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Name Nerds

A community for those interested in names. Your posts are welcome so long as they stay on the topic of names and remain civil

883k subscribers2,759 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)2,167 authors / mosince 2013

r/namenerds has 883k members (+4.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,759 posts a month from 2,167 people. Top topics: Baby Boy Names, Baby Names and Baby Boy Names.

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Size and growth

How r/namenerds has grown

r/namenerds

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+4.6%in 12 months · +0.8% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026882k
Growing882k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/namenerds

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−22%vs Sep 2025 · −2.2% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.8k
QuieterPeaked at 5.7k in Jan 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/namenerds

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Baby Boy Names3.5%
  2. Baby Names2.0%
  3. Baby Boy Names2.0%
  4. Girl Names Middle Help2.0%
  5. Girl Names & Middle Names1.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Forvo
  2. PredictMyBaby
  3. MixedName
  4. BabyCenter
  5. Geneanet

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