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Averages 32 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Fridays around 11 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (100%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
32 19%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
5 15%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
43 10%
Activity Rank #4,410 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#4,410 1,109
Top 5%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
1%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
9%

r/BabyNames Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0204060051015Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (32 chars)
Peak Day Tuesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
81%
10–99
19%
100–999
0%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 57%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 5
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 204

r/BabyNames Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 7 PM
Mon 10 AM
Tue 1 PM
Wed 5 PM
Thu 10 AM
Fri 11 PM
Sat 9 PM

r/BabyNames Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Girl 🩷487 (48.9%)5
Boy 🩵393 (39.5%)4
Surprise 💚115 (11.6%)5

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

100%text posts

r/BabyNames Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
name
479 (48.1%)
543
baby
239 (24.0%)
544
names
228 (22.9%)
451
girl
162 (16.3%)
660
boy
158 (15.9%)
539
help
136 (13.7%)
446
middle
92 (9.3%)
441
thoughts
59 (5.9%)
442
think
34 (3.4%)
562
need
32 (3.2%)
543

r/BabyNames Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/BabyNames Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/BabyNames Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/BabyNames FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/BabyNames?

Based on posting volume, r/BabyNames is most active on Fridays around 11 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/BabyNames?

r/BabyNames averages 32 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/BabyNames get?

Posts on r/BabyNames average about 5 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/BabyNames get most?

On r/BabyNames, most posts are text posts (100%)