What Is SayMyName.io? An AI Name Pronunciation Tool Explained
SayMyName.io is an AI name pronunciation tool that lets you search any name and hear it spoken aloud, or record a personal "name card" so others can hear how you say your own name. It's built for the moments where names get said out loud — work, graduation, class, community settings — and per the site, both searching and creating a card are free, with no credit card required and a card taking about a minute to make.
The two things you can do
The site frames its whole product around two actions, and both are free:
- Search a name — type any name and hear it pronounced. The site states there's nothing to install and nothing to sign up for to do this.
- Create your card — record your own name once, and share it so people who meet you get it right from then on.
If your problem is "I don't know how to say this person's name," use search. If your problem is "people keep saying my name wrong," create a card.
Searching a name: what happens
You type a name into the search field and get audio playback of the pronunciation. The example on the site shows a card for "João Vitor Martins" with a language tag of Portuguese (Brazil), marked Beta, and a Practice now prompt: press play, then try saying it yourself.
That practice loop is the useful part — you're not just hearing it once, you're repeating it while the reference audio is fresh.
What the language tag tells you
Names are not pronounced the same way across languages, and the card surfaces a language label (Portuguese (Brazil) in the example) alongside the audio. When you search a name, check that label: if it doesn't match the person's actual background, the audio may be a reasonable guess rather than the pronunciation they use.
Creating a name card
A card is a shareable page for your own name. From the site's example card (Amara Okafor, Head of Design at Northwind), a card can carry:
- Your name and role
- A phonetic-style breakdown — the example shows "uh MAH ruh oh KAH for"
- Audio of you saying it
- A short link in the form
saymyname.io/yourname
The site says creating one is free, takes about a minute, and needs no credit card.
Where to put the link
The site's guidance is to paste the one link wherever your name already appears:
| Place | What it does |
|---|---|
| Email signature | Every email you send teaches one more person |
| Chat message | Answers "how do you say your name?" once, not repeatedly |
| Calendar invite | They hear your name before the call starts |
| On a call | A name tag that says it out loud if tapped |
The pattern is the same everywhere: attach the link to something you're already sending, so nobody has to ask a third time.
Using it with a team
The site describes a team flow: everyone records a card once, and before a call or intro you can hear how a colleague says their own name. The stated benefits are that new starters are greeted properly on day one, no one has to ask again, and it works for people you've never met in person.
This matters most for distributed teams and for names that get mangled in text-only channels like chat and email, where there's no audio to copy.
Who it's for
The site lists these contexts, each with its own entry point:
- At work — workplaces
- At graduation — universities
- In class — schools
- In your community — nonprofits
- Just you — individuals
It also notes the tool is already in use at charities, startups, universities, and public bodies.
What to check before relying on it
- The language tag on search results. AI-generated pronunciation is a best guess; a card recorded by the person themselves is authoritative.
- Whether the name has multiple valid pronunciations. If it does, the person's own card is the only version that settles it.
- Pricing for anything beyond the free tier. The site has a Pricing page and Login/Sign Up options, so some functionality may sit behind an account or paid plan — the free claims on the homepage cover searching and creating a card, not necessarily everything.
The short version
Use SayMyName.io's search when you need to say someone else's name and don't know how. Create a card when you're tired of correcting people. The card is the higher-value half: it's recorded by the person whose name it is, so it removes the guesswork that AI pronunciation alone can't.