diff --git a/src/components/people/PersonMergeDropdown.tsx b/src/components/people/PersonMergeDropdown.tsx
index 9fd9959..4a8bab0 100644
--- a/src/components/people/PersonMergeDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/people/PersonMergeDropdown.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import { CaretDownIcon } from "@radix-ui/react-icons";
 import FaceThumbnail from "./merge/FaceThumbnail";
 import ErrorBlock from "../shared/ErrorBlock";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { Label } from "../ui/label";
+import { Select, SelectItem, SelectContent, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "../ui/select";
 
 interface PersonMergeDropdownProps {
   person: IPerson;
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ export function PersonMergeDropdown({
   const [primaryPerson, setPrimaryPerson] = useState<IPerson>(person);
   const [merging, setMerging] = useState(false);
   const [threshold, setThreshold] = useState(0.5);
+  const [name, setName] = useState<"nameless" | "tagged">("tagged");
   const { toast } = useToast();
 
   const selectedIds = useMemo(
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ export function PersonMergeDropdown({
   };
 
   const fetchSuggestions = () => {
-    return listSimilarFaces(person.id, threshold)
+    return listSimilarFaces(person.id, { threshold, name: name })
       .then(setSimilarPeople)
       .catch(() => {
         toast({
@@ -168,11 +171,11 @@ export function PersonMergeDropdown({
       setSimilarLoading(true);
       fetchSuggestions();
     }
-  }, [threshold, open]);
+  }, [threshold, name, open]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (open && !similarPeople.length) fetchSuggestions();
-  }, [open, person.id, similarPeople]);
+  }, [open, person.id, similarPeople, threshold, name]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setPrimaryPerson(person);
@@ -291,10 +294,11 @@ export function PersonMergeDropdown({
             handleSearch(e.target.value);
           }}
         />
-        <div>
-          <label htmlFor="threshold" className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-300">
+        <div className="flex gap-2">
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 flex-1">
+          <Label htmlFor="threshold">
             Threshold
-          </label>
+          </Label>
           <Input
             type="number"
             step="0.01"
@@ -303,9 +307,24 @@ export function PersonMergeDropdown({
             value={threshold}
             onChange={(e) => setThreshold(parseFloat(e.target.value))}
             placeholder="Threshold (0 to 1)"
-            className="mt-2"
           />
         </div>
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 flex-1">
+          <Label htmlFor="threshold">
+            Name
+          </Label>
+         <Select value={name} onValueChange={(value) => setName(value as "nameless" | "tagged")}>
+          <SelectTrigger>
+            <SelectValue placeholder="Select a name" />
+          </SelectTrigger>
+          <SelectContent>
+            <SelectItem value="all">All</SelectItem>
+            <SelectItem value="tagged">Tagged</SelectItem>
+            <SelectItem value="nameless">Nameless</SelectItem>
+          </SelectContent>
+         </Select>
+        </div>
+        </div>
 
         {selectedPeople.length > 0 ? (
           <div className="flex flex-nowrap overflow-x-auto gap-2 py-2">
diff --git a/src/handlers/api/people.handler.ts b/src/handlers/api/people.handler.ts
index f1d1d29..3d4e9e5 100644
--- a/src/handlers/api/people.handler.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/api/people.handler.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ export const mergePerson = (id: string, targetIds: string[]) => {
   return API.post(MERGE_PERSON_PATH(id), { ids: targetIds })
 }
 
-export const listSimilarFaces = (id: string, threshold: number) => {
-  return API.get(SIMILAR_FACES_PATH(id), { threshold: threshold })
+interface IListSimilarFacesParams {
+  threshold: number;
+  name: "nameless" | "tagged";
+}
+export const listSimilarFaces = (id: string, params: IListSimilarFacesParams) => {
+  const { threshold, name } = params;
+  return API.get(SIMILAR_FACES_PATH(id), { threshold: threshold, name: name })
     .then((response) => response.map((person: any) => cleanUpPerson(person, true)));
 }
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diff --git a/src/pages/api/people/[id]/similar-faces.ts b/src/pages/api/people/[id]/similar-faces.ts
index 4a2e01a..b2937b5 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/people/[id]/similar-faces.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/people/[id]/similar-faces.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ interface IQuery {
   id: string;
   page: number;
   perPage: number;
-  nameLessOnly: boolean | string;
+  name: "nameless" | "tagged" | "all";
   minimumAssetCount: number;
   sort: ISortField;
   sortOrder: "asc" | "desc";
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default async function handler(
     const {
       id,
       threshold = 0.5, 
+      name,
     } = req.query as any as IQuery;
 
     const currentUser = await getCurrentUser(req);
@@ -97,7 +98,16 @@ export default async function handler(
       )
       .limit(12);
 
-    return res.status(200).json(people);
+
+    const filteredPeople = people.filter((personRecord) => {
+      if (name === "nameless") {
+        return !personRecord.name || personRecord.name === "";
+      } else if (name === "tagged") {
+        return personRecord.name && personRecord.name !== "";
+      }
+      return true;
+    }); 
+    return res.status(200).json(filteredPeople);
   } catch (error: any) {
     res.status(500).json({
       error: error?.message,