Random name generator

Want to pick a name from a list you already have, like a class roster or a list of entrants? Use the random name picker. This page makes up new names.

• American combines common US first names with common US surnames, such as Smith, Johnson, Garcia, Nguyen and Rivera. First names mix classic choices (James, Mary, Michael, Elizabeth) with recent favorites (Liam, Olivia, Harper, Mason).
• International mixes first and last names from across Europe and the English-speaking world: Hugo Lefebvre, Giulia Rossi, Felix Weber, Freya Andersson.
• Fantasy builds names from syllables for four styles: elf (flowing, vowel-rich names), dwarf (short, hard consonants), wizard (old-sounding, mysterious) and sci-fi (sharp, alien-sounding). About a third of fantasy results get a two-part name.

For the American and International styles you can choose female names, male names or a mix. Tick Add a middle name for a first, middle and last name.

• Writers: name minor characters quickly, or find a fantasy name for a city, a ship or an elf.
• Game masters and gamers: name NPCs on the fly in D&D or name a new character.
• Developers and testers: fill forms, databases and mockups with realistic-looking sample names instead of "Test User 1".
• Teachers: create word problems and examples with varied names.
• Designers: realistic names in mockups make layouts easier to judge than lorem ipsum.

The American and International styles use real first and last names, combined at random. That makes the results look natural, but it also means a generated name may belong to a real person. Don't use generated names to impersonate anyone or to fill official documents. For test data that must not match real people, consider adding a clearly fake marker or using the fantasy style.

Each batch contains no duplicates, and you can generate as many batches as you like.

In the American style, names are written first name then last name, the US order. The International style uses the same order, and keeps accents where a name has them (Chloé, García), so the results look authentic.

• Say it out loud. A name that's hard to pronounce trips up readers.
• Vary first letters. If your main characters are Mason, Mia and Mark, readers will confuse them.
• Match the setting. A modern American story wants the American style; a high-fantasy world suits elf or wizard names; a space opera fits sci-fi.
• Mix and match. Take a first name from one batch and a surname from another.

Need a handle instead of a real-looking name? Try the username generator.

Every name is chosen with your browser's cryptographic random generator, so each first and last name in the list has the same chance. The fantasy generator joins a random beginning, middle and ending syllable and cleans up triple letters so the result stays pronounceable. Nothing you generate is stored or sent anywhere; copy the names you like before you leave the page.