A baby name library
built for real decisions

What you will find here

MyGall covers the most popular names in the United States as recorded by the Social Security Administration. Each name page includes:

• An etymology that traces the name to its earliest documented roots, often back to Proto-Indo-European or Proto-Semitic ancestors.
• A historical timeline of saints, royalty, biblical figures, and literary characters who carried the name.
• A popularity chart drawn from US births records going back to 1880.
• Cultural variants across languages, plus diminutives and related forms.
• Plain-language answers to the questions parents actually ask.

How MyGall is different

Most baby name sites rank by traffic. MyGall ranks by real US births and pairs each entry with editorial context that takes time to research. There are no AI-generated lists, no clickbait categories, and no top 50 names for capricorns born in spring filler.

The team writes from the perspective of a careful editor: third person, factual, neutral. When a fact is uncertain, the page says so. When two etymologies compete, both are presented. Good naming decisions deserve good information.

Who is behind it

MyGall is edited by Linda Hartmann, a writer with a long-standing interest in onomastics, with research and pages produced by the MyGall Research team. Technical and product direction comes from Dimitar Georgiev.

How to use the site

• Start with the Top 500 feed on the homepage if you want to scroll and discover.
• Browse girl names or boy names if you already know the gender.
• Use Most Popular to see the entire ranking with year-by-year detail.
• Open any individual name page for the full story, popularity chart, and related names.

Have a correction or a name you would love to see covered next? Reach out at our contact page.