Random name picker

Spin the wheel — or spin a raffle drum, start a draw machine, crack open a draw ball, pull a name from a hat. Free, fair and no sign-up needed.

Alice
Bob
Charlie
Diana
Ed
Fatima
George
Harriet

8 entries · minimum 2 to draw · saved in your browser

Seven ways to pick a name

Most name picker wheels stop at the wheel. This one doesn't — because once you're past 30 names, a spinning wheel turns into an unreadable pie chart. Pick the draw style that fits your list and your occasion; they all share the same name list and the same fair randomness.

A free random name picker that goes beyond the wheel

Add as many names or options as you like — type them in or paste a whole list from a spreadsheet — then draw. Whether you use it as a wheel of names, a random winner picker, or a decision wheel for settling arguments, every entry has exactly the same chance. Remove each winner and keep drawing to work through a full order.

Unlike most online spinner wheels, this one uses crypto.getRandomValues() — the same cryptographic randomness used in security applications — rather than the weaker Math.random() that most random name generators rely on. No sign-up needed, and your list stays in your browser.

Use it for

Drawing names for a sweepstake?

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