The Random Name Picker lets you quickly and fairly draw one or more random names from any list. Simply paste your names — one per line — choose how many winners you need, and click to pick instantly.
Use the Shuffle button to randomize the order of your list, or enable "Remove after picking" to ensure no one gets selected twice. Perfect for classroom activities, raffles, giveaways, team assignments, door prizes, and any situation where you need a fair, unbiased random selection.
All processing happens entirely in your browser — your names are never uploaded or stored on any server.
Yes, the picker uses a cryptographically seeded random function to select names with equal probability for each entry in the list.
Yes! Use the "Winners" input to set how many names you want to draw at once. Each pick is guaranteed to be unique within that draw.
Yes, enable "Remove after picking" and each picked name will be automatically removed from the list so it cannot be selected again.
Shuffle randomizes the order of all names in your list using the Fisher-Yates algorithm — a well-known unbiased shuffling method.
There is no hard limit. The tool handles hundreds or even thousands of names without any issues.
Absolutely. Everything runs locally in your browser. No names are sent to, stored on, or processed by any server.
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