Random name generator can make 6 billion random names. Random male and female names. The name randomizer are based on the 3000 most popular English and American names.
About the name generator project
"I wanna make easy to use generators and cool names." Read more about the project
The Random Name Generator
The Random Name Generator use real American names to create unique and random names. The 1000 most popular male and 1000 female names, are combined with the most popular 1000 surnames to make random names.
The result is that the Random Name Generator can make over 3 billions different and unique random names.
Random Name Generator Inspiration
If you don't like the names made by the name generator, just hit the generator button again and get a new random name in a split second.
If the Random Name Generator doesn't make the perfect name, you'll find lots of inspiration, suggestions and ideas to make random names yourself. Just remember to save the list of random names to future use.
Name randomizer
The generator also works a the perfect name randomizer. It randomize names in a 100% realistic way, due to it's use of real American names.
At the same time it's a full blown unisex name randomizer. It makes 50% male and 50% female names. To complete randomisation the male and female names are often mixed, using girl names for boy middle names, and vice versa.
Randomisation is based on the build in JavaScript Math.random() function added some complex random algorithm developed to make highest possible variations in the output of the randomizer.
Name generators usability
My main focus when designing web applications is on usability. I want to keep the applications very easy to use for everybody.
Names are generated with a single click on a button. No forms to fill, no check boxes to check. The generator does the work, not you.
Programming of the generators
My Generators is based on JavaScript programming.
JavaScript makes the Generator much faster than other name generators that usually are programmed in server side programming languages like php.
Random names
To make random names I have used public lists of real American and chosen the 1000 most popular male names, 1000 most popular female names and 1000 most popular last names or surnames.
United States of Americ has always been a multi ethnic society due to centuries of immigration from different countries and cultures.
So beside the most common English and American names there's also lots of Latin, Italian and Spanish names. From northern Europe there are Scandinavian and German names. Asia is represented by Japanese and Chinese names and from the Middle East, there's Arab and Jewish names.
Male and female random names
The online random name generator makes 50% male and 50% female names.
30% of both male and female names are given a middle name. In 10% of the names the middle name will be a name for the opposite sex or a surname.
List of random names
All the names are written to a list, so you can save them for future use. That's extremely convenient, because it allows you to click the generate button at a very high frequency, without missing a single name in the process. And it allows you to examine the list later, or share them with friends and colleagues.
Cool random names
The random name generator will often surprise with cool random names.
When we try to make fake 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 female names you know. In best you probably only remember a couple of hundred different ones. Making your own fake names is also limited by our personal preferences. Overall the result often is predictable and kind of boring
Bad random names
There will of course also a be a lot of bad random names. They might sound stupid, ridiculous, be hard to articulate or just plain bad.
A random generator has no way to decide if a name has real star quality. Real quality can only be determined by the human brain. The machine intelligence can't really be creative or think out of the box.
Find real names
American names
At the census.gov you can find some huge lists of American names. They are divided into lists of American male, American female and American surnames.
Lists of English names
At these lists: lists of English boy 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 your naming.
True randomness
A random algorithm gives variety to the generated names. This algorithm dictates how the combinations of male and female names and middle and last names, should be.
For the randomness itself I use the build in JavaScript random generator, the Math.random function(). 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 computer randomness is sufficient to guarantee a unpredictable outcome in a name randomizer like this.
More about randomness
Read a lot more aboutRandomness at the wiki.
At random.org you can also read aboutTrue Randomness.
Other fake names
Fantasy identities
If you're looking for a name with a more exotic sound try the Fantasy Name Generator. The Fantasy Name Generator is also based on randomness but uses a different approach. Names are based on the fantasy and RPG universe and will be generic and unrecognizable in origin.
Funny stuff
If you want a little more funny approach you could try the Superhero Name Generator. Perfect for creating superhero and villain characters.
Random and fake names for literature
If you're writer and need to come with new characters for your books. On of the harder things with writing is often the naming of characters. A name generator can be really helpful in that process.
Anonymity
If you want to be anonymous a fake or false 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 fake.
False and fake identities can of course be used both online at the Internet and in real life, where you don't wanna use you real one.
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