Naviname data sources
What feeds Naviname, what the numbers mean, and where the limitations are.
Public naming datasets
Naviname uses stored baby-name data and locally generated similarity features to power public search. The public-facing experience is oriented around baby-name popularity, alternate spellings, and related-name discovery rather than genealogical completeness or legal-name verification.
What a popularity view can and cannot tell you
Popularity-related views can help you compare names against one another, but they do not represent every possible real-world usage context. A name can feel common in one social circle and uncommon in another. The site is best treated as a comparative research tool, not the final word on cultural familiarity.
Why similarity is approximate
Similarity on the map is produced from stored vectors and related ranking features. That means closeness is useful, but not literal. Two names may appear near each other because of spelling patterns, sound, shared variants, or other neighboring signals rather than because they are true substitutes in every family or region.
How to report a concern
You can reach Naviname at admin@naviname.com. We read support and privacy questions there.