Random Name Picker
Pick random names from your list, or from a built-in sample. Results appear instantly. Use Regenerate to draw again.
Random
Name list
Names (one per line, optional)
How many
Picked names
How to Use
Paste your own list, or leave it blank for the sample names.
Choose how many names to pick. Results appear instantly.
Regenerate to draw again. Picks can repeat.
Copy the names, or switch to numbers or dice.
Name picker at a glance
Your list or ours
Paste names one per line, or skip the box to use the sample set.
Repeats allowed
Each pick is independent, so the same name can appear more than once.
Stays here
Picks run locally in this browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Your names stay private.
Picking runs locally in your browser. Custom lists are not uploaded.
About picking a name from a list locally
Random Name Picker draws one or more names from the list you type (one per line) using Web Crypto in this browser. Regenerate draws again. Nothing is uploaded. Use it for raffles, standup facilitators, classroom groups, and “who goes first.” Empty lines are ignored. A list of one name always returns that name.
This is not a weighted raffle with ticket counts unless the panel says so. It is not a cryptographically published drawing. Do not paste a confidential employee roster on a shared machine. We do not persist the list. Random Number Generator is the sibling when the items are numbers, not names.
Related: Dice Roller, Random Number Generator, UUID Generator, Lorem Ipsum. Password Generator if you meant a secret rather than a name.
The URL is /tools/random-name-picker. We do not email the winner. Duplicate names in the list are separate tickets. Close the tab to drop the roster from memory.
What is the name picker?
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Random Name Picker FAQ
It draws from the list you type (one name per line) with Web Crypto in this browser. Regenerate draws again. Empty lines are ignored. Nothing is uploaded and the list is not persisted.
Not unless the panel says so. A list of one name always returns that name. Do not paste a confidential roster on a shared machine.
Use Random Number Generator. Dice Roller is for polyhedral dice. UUID Generator is for identifiers, not display names.