NameSpire 1.2

• License:

  Free to try; $9.95 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

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• Downloads:

  568

• Operating Systems:

  Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

• Limitations:

  7-day trial, nag screen

• Date Added:

  February 09, 2005

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version NameSpire 1.1

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Publisher's description of NameSpire

From Suzanney Software:

NameSpire is an entertaining and distinctive name-ranking and charting software application. NameSpire lets you easily peruse the most popular names, including origin and meaning, in the United States as determined by the Social Security Administration. Find out if a name is becoming too popular, look for a name with a certain number of syllables, or find a name that sounds like a particular word or other name. Let NameSpire show you.

Version 1.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Editor's review of NameSpire

• 4.0 stars

• "NameSpire"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: NameSpire 1.2

This program offers plenty of ways to research names even though its information has not been updated since 2003. Using the program's Namealyze feature, users can customize a search using gender, syllables, vowels, consonants, length, origin, and meaning options, or search through names one by one. Similar programs include a standard search for the most popular names in a given year, but this program's Popularity tab goes beyond the basics and offers many unique search functions including names that have declined in popularity each year or largest year-to-year gain in popularity. With more than 4,700 names in the database, the well-designed and friendly interface makes the name-search process fun. NameSpire includes an optional Tips window at start-up but lacks the ability to print results. Strangely enough, the program cannot be uninstalled directly from the Start menu, though you can remove it via the Control Panel. The fully-functional seven-day trial is enough to gives expectant-parents a feel for its value.

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