Baby Names API
The Baby Names API provides tens of thousands of unique and popular baby names for boys, girls, and gender-neutral names.
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/v1/babynames GET
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/babynames
Returns 10 baby name results.
Parameters
genderoptionalBaby name gender. Must be one of the following:
boy,girl,neutralpopular_onlyoptionalWhether to only return popular (top 10%) of names. Must be either
trueorfalse. If unset, default istrue.
Headers
X-Api-KeyrequiredAPI Key associated with your account.
Response
A JSON array of strings, or an error if the request is unsuccessful.
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https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/babynames?gender=neutralHeaders
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Code Examples
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curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/babynames?gender=boy" \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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