The Baby Names API provides tens of thousands of unique and popular baby names for boys, girls, and gender-neutral names.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/babynames
Returns 10 baby name results.
gender optionalBaby name gender. Must be one of the following: boy, girl, neutral
popular_only optionalWhether to only return popular (top 10%) of names. Must be either true or false. If unset, default is true.
X-Api-Key requiredAPI Key associated with your account.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/babynames?gender=neutral1
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[
"Quinn",
"Mackenzie",
"Cody",
"Kelly",
"Duncan",
"Shelby",
"Shane",
"Zane",
"Jordan",
"Lake"
]1
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import requests
gender = 'neutral'
api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/babynames?gender={}'.format(gender)
response = requests.get(api_url, headers={'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'})
if response.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
print(response.text)
else:
print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.