Random names

To make random names I have used public lists and chosen the 1000 most popular male names, 1000 most popular female names and 1000 most popular last names or surnames.

Real random names

Real American names are combined to new random names.

American names are very international due to the variety in the Americans cultural and ethnic background.

So beside the typical English and American names there's also lots of Latin names like Italian and Spanish names. And from northern Europe Scandinavian names and German names. From Asia there is Chinese names and from the Middle East Arab names and Jewish names.

How to make a random name

A random female name is made from a combination of random first name and a random last name. And sometimes a random middle name is added.

Male and female random names

The online random name generator makes 50% random female names and 50% random male names.

30% of both male and female random names are given a middle name. An in 10% of the names the middle name will be a name for the opposite sex or a surname.

So eg a female random name would have a male first name as a middle name or a surname as middle name. And vice versa the boy name wold have a girls name or surname for the middle name.

List of random names

All the random names are saved to a list, so you can save the names for later.

Cool random names

The random name generator will often surprise with cool random names. Randomness gives cool random names.

When we try to make random names our self we usually keep thinking in the same tracks. We have usually a limited numbers of real names to chose from.

Try for example to write down all the male fist names you know. In best you probably only remember only a couple of hundred different male names. But trying to make your own random names is of course also limited by our personal preferences for names.

Bad random names

There will of course also a be a lot of bad random names. Random names that sounds stupid, ridiculous or just plain bad names.

A random name generator has no way to decide if a random name has the quality a good name should have.

Find random names

American names

At the census.gov you can find some huge lists of American names. They are divided into lists of American male names, American female names and American surnames. Make you own American random names.

Lists of English names

At these name lists lists of English boy names and lists of English girls names you can also read about the meaning of the male and female names. Fun lists if you wanna put a symbolic quality to the name. Perhaps in a book or a online game.

True randomness and random names

A random algorithm gives variety to the list of random names. This algorithm dictates how the combinations of male and female names and middle and last names, making the final random name.

For the randomness itself I use the build in JavaScript random generator. This kind of programming and computer randomness is not absolutely true randomness, but is often referred to as semi randomness.

Random theory

Unpredictable and true randomness can only be generated by true chaotic systems and phenomenons. A chaotic system will unpredictable and will therefore could guarantee a true random outcome.

Scientists use this fact, when they generate random numbers from atmospheric noise of the background radiation from the universe.

True randomness is necessary in scientific work and research. In practical use the randomness of a computer generator in sufficient to guarantee random names.

More about randomness

Read a lot more aboutRandomness at the wiki.

At random.org you can also read aboutTrue Randomness.

Other random names

Random fantasy names

If you're looking for a random name with a more exotic sound try the Fantasy Name Generator. The Fantasy Name Generator makes random names with a totally different approach. And you can get inspiration for different names, to use as first names, middle names, last names, male and female names.

Fun random names

If you want fun random names you could try the Superhero Name Generator

The Superhero Name Generator generate totally different sorts of random names.

Random names. Where to use them

You can use random names for many purposes.

Random names for literature

If you're writer and needs to come with new random names for your books. The random name generator is the perfect place to get the name. The random names are suited for everything form novels.

Random names anonymity

If you want to be anonymous a random name can come in very handy. And John Smith is not always the most suited. Or at least it is very easy to recognize as a false name and anonymous name.

Random anonymous names can of course be used both online at the Internet and in real life, where you don't wanna use you real name.