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Random name picker

Pick names from a list one at a time with no repeats, each taken off once picked, for turns, presentations and classrooms. Free, with no account or uploads.

Pick names one at a time

Each name picked leaves the wheel, so nobody comes up twice. Put everyone back with one press.

AvaNoahPriyaMateoZaraKenjiLenaOmar
8 entries
How it works and help
Every pick is drawn by your browser’s cryptographic generator before the wheel moves. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.

A little help along the way

Follow these steps. Every option is explained underneath. Everything happens in your browser; nothing you type is sent anywhere.

  1. Type or paste your listOne entry a line: names, places to eat, chores. Shuffle, sort or clear it with the buttons under it.
  2. Say what you are doingPick one is the usual. Take turns takes each pick off the wheel, for an order with no repeats. Make teams shares everyone out. Secret Santa has everyone draw someone to give to.
  3. SpinPress Spin, the wheel itself, or Ctrl or ⌘ and Enter in the list. The pick is drawn first; the wheel only shows it.
  4. Read the resultThe pick is said in large letters. Take it off the wheel, spin again, or copy a link that carries the list.

Questions people ask

Does a name come up twice?
No. Each name picked is taken off the wheel, so the picks give an order with no repeats. “Put everyone back” starts again.
Can I see the order names were picked in?
Yes: the order is listed under the names, first to last, until you put everyone back.
Is it fair to the names left?
Yes. Each spin draws from the names still on the wheel, each as likely as the others.

This page is the Spin the wheel, opened for this one job; every other tool it has is one press away. Each of its settings is explained on the Spin the wheel's own page.

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