rootlet: baby names
Swipe your way to the one
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Swipe baby names, save your favorites, and match with a partner to find the ones you both love. Works fully offline — no account needed to start.
Naming a tiny human is a big deal. rootlet makes it fun.
Swipe through 1,900+ baby names — keep the ones you love, pass on the ones you don't. Every one comes with a real meaning, origin, and popularity history. Your favorites collect in one place, so a scattered list of maybes turns into a shortlist you actually feel good about.
Naming with a partner? Connect with a single code and your likes quietly sync between your two phones. When you both like the same name, it's a match — no more spreadsheets, group texts, or "wait, which one did you like?"
Prefer to browse on your own first? That works too. rootlet runs fully offline and needs no account — start swiping the moment you open it.
WHAT'S INSIDE
• Swipe — a simple, satisfying way through a huge catalog of names for girls, boys, and unisex picks.
• Likes — every name you've loved, plus the matches you share with your partner.
• Middle names — try first-and-middle combinations against your last name, with a read on how the rhythm and syllables land.
• Name DNA — see the style hiding in your choices, and a compatibility score for how your taste lines up with your partner's.
• Play — dig into Hidden Gems and Rising Stars, and rank your favorites head-to-head to find your true number one.
• Meaning & popularity — tap any name for its meaning and a popularity graph built from real US Social Security data (1900–2025), so you know if a name is timeless, trending, or delightfully rare.
• Say it out loud — tap any name to hear it, with phonetic respellings for the ones text-to-speech usually mangles (Saoirse, Joaquin, Ximena). Works offline.
• Badges — little milestones to collect as you go.
BUILT TO BE EASY
• No account needed — start swiping instantly, fully offline.
• Save your names to an email and password so a new phone brings everything back — on your own, no partner needed.
• Connecting with a partner syncs your likes so you can see your matches. Saving and syncing are the only parts that go online, and both are completely optional.
• Delete your account and its data anytime, right from the app.
Whether you're naming solo or with someone else, rootlet turns the overwhelming into the enjoyable. Find a baby name you love.
Ratings & Reviews
The developer, Laura DeWald, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Laura DeWald
- Size
- 40.7 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Laura DeWald