Suggest names as they come to you. A suggestion counts as your yes, it waits on your partner's phone, and when you both say yes, it's a match.
Choosing a name together usually happens in fragments: a list in one person's notes, a name mentioned in the car, a veto nobody remembers giving. Bump Duo keeps it in one place that you both answer.
How name matching works Suggest a name: Either of you adds one — girl, boy or neutral, with a note if it needs one. Suggesting it counts as your yes. It waits for the other one: On your partner's phone it says “Waiting for you”; on yours, it's waiting for them. Love it or pass: Two answers, deliberately no “maybe”. A name you're unsure about is one you haven't answered yet. Two yeses make a match: When the other one loves it too, it's a match — and the one who suggested it is told.
Nothing is final Either of you can change your mind: An answer can be changed later. A match lasts only as long as you both still love it. A pass doesn't delete: A name one of you passes on moves to a “Didn't like” list — out of the way, but not gone, and not suggested again by accident. Duplicates are caught: Case and accents are ignored, so Zoë and Zoe are the same suggestion.
Tips for choosing together Only suggest names you actually like — your suggestion is your vote. Use the note for the story behind a name. “After my grandmother” is worth knowing before the other one answers. Say the full name out loud, with the surname, before you both commit. Give a name a few days in the waiting list. Some grow on you.