Generate random first or full names for characters, stories, games, and testing — pick a gender, style, and count, then copy your results. Everything runs in your browser.
A random name generator picks a name for you from a built-in list instead of you having to think one up. It's a shortcut for the moment you need a name — for a character, a placeholder record, a test account — but don't particularly care which specific name it is, only that it sounds like a real one. This tool draws from separate lists organized by gender and by style, and can optionally pair a first name with a surname to produce a full name in one click.
Writers reach for a random name generator when naming characters for a story, screenplay, or tabletop campaign and don't want to get stuck picking the "perfect" name before moving on. Game masters and game designers use it to populate NPCs, shopkeepers, or generated worlds on the fly. Developers and QA testers use it to fill sample data, seed a database, or produce realistic-looking placeholder records without using anyone's real name. It's also useful for icebreakers, naming placeholder documents or projects, and any other situation where a quick, plausible-sounding name is all you need.
The names this tool produces are not a statistically representative sample of any real population's actual name distribution. They're pulled from a curated, fixed-size internal list built for variety across genders and styles — not from census records, birth-registry data, or any naming-frequency study. That means the tool can't tell you how common a name actually is, which names are trending in a given country or year, or anything else that would require real demographic data. Treat it as a source of plausible, respectful name suggestions, not as a research or statistical tool.
Yes. It's free to use, with no sign-up, no limit on how many times you can generate names, and nothing to install.
Yes. Set "Number of names" to anywhere from 1 to 50, and a fresh batch of that many names generates together each time.
Yes. Set Gender to Male or Female to draw only from that list, or leave it on Any to mix both at random across your results.
No. Every name is generated in your browser and is never sent to Brekzy or logged anywhere. Once you leave or refresh the page, that batch is gone unless you've already copied it.
Yes. These names work well for characters, stories, games, and any other creative or fictional use — that's exactly what this tool is built for.
No. They're drawn from a curated, fixed internal list built for variety and coverage across styles and cultures, not from census or naming-frequency data. Don't treat the mix of results as a reflection of how common any name actually is in the real world.
Yes. Set Name Type to "First name only" and every result will be a single given name with no surname attached.
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