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Top rhymes for songwriters

Words that rhyme withnames.

Songwriting rhymes for names

These rhymes are specially chosen by our unique songwriting rhyming dictionary to give you the best songwriting rhymes.

  • flames
  • james
  • name
  • say
  • way
  • take
  • make
  • they
  • away
  • same
  • day
  • ain't
  • stay
  • face
  • made
  • came
  • hey
  • days
  • place
  • break
  • play
  • change
  • game
  • pain
  • wait
  • babe
  • wake
  • late
  • hate
  • makes

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Perfect rhymes for names

  • exclaims
  • flames
  • james
  • aims
  • proclaims
  • claims
  • hames
  • theory of games
  • blames
  • frames
  • lames
  • dames
  • shames
  • acclaims
  • maims
  • tames
  • inflames
  • cames
  • counterclaims
  • disclaims
  • airframes
  • sames
  • aimes
  • adames
  • crames
  • rhames
  • ames
  • boardgames
  • fames
  • games
  • grames
  • haimes
  • haymes
  • henry james
  • ijames
  • jas
  • kames
  • mainframes
  • nicknames
  • olympian games
  • olympic games
  • saint james
  • st-james
  • st james
  • surnames
  • william james
  • winter olympic games


Near rhymes for names

Near rhymes work great for songwriting, often giving a more interesting feel than perfect rhymes.


Want to know what rhymes with names?

Looking up rhymes for "names" is easy. Finding rhymes that work in a song is harder—so we curated rhyming words built for songwriters.

Whether you're drafting a hook, a verse, or a pre-chorus, the right rhyme can unlock the next line. Use these to spark ideas fast.

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