Random Name Picker
Pick one or several unique entries from a list with browser-generated randomness and no replacement.
Start with your input
Edit the example or replace it with your own text.
Choose your options
These settings are optional. Keep the defaults to get started.
How to use Random Name Picker
- Load the example or enter your own values.
- Choose the relevant options and run the tool.
- Review the result, then copy it or download a local file.
When this tool is useful
Choose participants for a small activity, select examples from a list or make a casual random choice. Paste one entry per line and choose how many to draw. Entries are trimmed and exact duplicate labels are removed before selection, so pasting the same label twice does not increase its chance. The result contains the selected entries in draw order.
Reading the result and limitations
Selection uses a Fisher–Yates shuffle with browser cryptographic randomness and rejection sampling to avoid modulo bias. Each run is independent and draws without replacement within that run. This is a local convenience tool, not an externally audited draw, and it does not save history or provide a reproducible seed. Labels differing only by letter case remain separate. At most ten thousand unique entries are supported; the draw count cannot exceed the available entries.
Example input
Ada Grace Linus Margaret Alan Katherine Donald
What are the main limits of Random Name Picker?
Selection uses a Fisher–Yates shuffle with browser cryptographic randomness and rejection sampling to avoid modulo bias. Each run is independent and draws without replacement within that run. This is a local convenience tool, not an externally audited draw, and it does not save history or provide a reproducible seed. Labels differing only by letter case remain separate. At most ten thousand unique entries are supported; the draw count cannot exceed the available entries.
Is input uploaded?
Processing takes place in your browser. This tool does not send your input or selected files to a conversion API.