NobodyNamed

US baby name popularity data from SSA records (1880-2025): search, trends, geography, culture.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    US baby name popularity data from SSA records (1880-2025): search, trends, geography, culture.

    How to connect

    How to connect NobodyNamed to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://nobodynamed.com/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect NobodyNamed to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://nobodynamed.com/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect NobodyNamed to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://nobodynamed.com/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (12)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    search_namesAutocomplete search for US baby names. Returns up to 10 suggestions matching the given prefix.
    get_name_dataReturns full yearly birth count timeseries (1880–2025) for a given name for both sexes, including trend classification (rising/stable/declining/endangered/extinct), peak year, and peak count.
    get_names_by_statusReturns a curated list of names filtered by trend status.
    get_year_namesReturns the top baby names for a given birth year (1880–2025).
    get_site_metadataReturns top-10 names per year, total birth counts per year, and the full year range covered by the dataset.
    compare_namesSide-by-side comparison of 2-3 names: full yearly series for each so trends can be plotted or contrasted directly.
    get_name_twinFinds the names whose popularity trajectory over time is most similar to the given name (cosine similarity on the yearly series), i.e. names that rose and fell together.
    get_decade_namesReturns the top baby names aggregated across an entire calendar decade.
    get_year_moversYear-over-year rank changes for the top 100 names of each sex vs. the prior year: biggest gainers, biggest losers, and new entrants.
    get_name_enrichmentReturns a precomputed profile for a name: estimated living population and median age, its popularity wave shape, cultural catalysts (events/media tied to spikes), historical demographic profiles by era (top occupations, region, urban vs. rural), and regional anomalies (states where it over-indexes).
    get_name_diasporaReturns the geographic spread of a name over time: where it originated, when it peaked nationally, which states adopted it and when, and how many states never adopted it.
    get_name_debutsReturns every name that appeared in SSA records for the first time in the given year — genuine linguistic novelties, celebrity imports, invented spellings, or names newly crossing the 5-birth reporting threshold.