Deciding, in the Vowel app

From a long list to one name

Collecting names is the easy part. Vowel helps you finish: sort your list two names at a time, star your finalists, spend a day with each, then use the tools that settle it.

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Finalists in Vowel, with the A day with card

Sort two by two

Pick one of two names, again and again, and your top ten rise. It is easier to compare two names than to rank fifty.

Nothing is deleted. Names you let go can come back.

Vowel’s Our list, sorting two names at a time

Up to five finalists, and a day with each

Star up to five finalists, then spend a day with each of them. A name can be wonderful on a list and feel different once you live with it for a day.

A day with a finalist in Vowel: three small tests

Try it on for life

Try it on for life takes a name from the hospital bracelet to an 80th birthday card, so you can see whether it holds across a whole life.

Then the tools to settle it

Side by side, your finalists compared at a glance.
A coin flip, for when you want to learn which side you hope for.
Aurora’s pick, an opinion to react to.
A middle name that flows with the first.
And finally the whole name, with your surname.

In the free version

For 3 days after your first questions, everything is unlocked except the full Brief. After that, finalists and the decision tools come with The One: a one-time purchase (US $9.99), no subscription.

More about the app

The appEverything Vowel does, in one page.Why VowelThe gap we saw, and what we built.ConsultationsThree spoken sessions with Aurora: interview, review, decision.AuroraThe AI consultant: what she does, and what she doesn’t.TogetherTwo iPhones, two tastes, one name sealed together.The BriefThe document Aurora writes about your search. Never free.CompareVowel against swipe apps and against hiring a consultant.

Free on the site, today

No app needed.

The style quizGive the names you love and find your style.Name WrappedYour name the year you were born, and now.The name galaxy9,495 names on one map, by style.How to choose a baby nameThe method, step by step.

Questions

Do I lose the names I set aside?

No. Nothing is deleted: names you let go can come back.

How many finalists can I have?

Up to five.

What if I still can’t pick?

Use the coin flip, ask for Aurora’s pick, or compare your finalists side by side. Try it on for life and a day with each name also help.

What happens once I’ve chosen?

The Brief adds a keepsake once you have made your choice.

Are the decision tools free?

They are open during the first 3 days. After that, finalists and the decision tools come with The One, a one-time purchase.