Best names plugins for WordPress
The most popular names plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Name Directory leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of BuddyPress Real Names (30+) and Nordic Name Days (10+). All 7 plugins tagged “names” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 names plugins
- 1.
Name DirectoryThe most installed names plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 81 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 2.
BuddyPress Real Names30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago.
- 3.
Nordic Name Days10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 4.
Estasoft Name CatalogFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 5.
Slodds Baby Name GeneratorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “names”
Name Directory
Up in the last 7 days:1#4,247by Jeroen Peters5 days ago
Name directory (glossary) with many options like multiple directories, integrated search, non-latin characters, recaptcha, HTML editor and many more.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(81)
- Downloads
- 58/day
BuddyPress Real Names
#24,944by grosbouff13 years ago
BuddyPress Real Names allows you to change the regular nickname displayed for a user to anything you want.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Nordic Name Days
Up in the last 7 days:474#29,405by Sami Keijonen12 years ago
Register shortcode [sk-nnd-name-days] to display current day of the weeek, day and name day.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Estasoft Name Catalog
#50,190by ESTASOFT TECHNOLOGIES27 days ago
A fast, searchable names directory for WordPress: bulk import, search, browse A-Z, and a name of the day.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Slodds Baby Name Generator
Down in the last 7 days:4,905#61,768by Slodds2 months ago
Baby name generator and popularity trends chart with 1,000 names, meanings, origins, and 11 years of US data through 2025.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day