Name Picker

Name Picker

Randomly pick one or more names from a list for giveaways, team selection, random draws, and classroom activities. Enter names, click Pick, and watch the animated selection reveal the winner. Split names into teams, generate tournament brackets, weight entries, and track pick history — all in your browser.

How to Use

Enter names in the text area — one per line, comma-separated, or tab-separated. Set how many names to pick and whether duplicates are allowed. Click the Pick button to randomly select winners with an animated spinning effect. Use the Team Generator to split names into equal groups, or the Tournament Bracket to create single-elimination matchups. Add weights with “Name x3” syntax for weighted entries.

Features

• Random Name Picking — Pick one or multiple names with cryptographically secure randomness (crypto.getRandomValues). Optional animated spinning effect that cycles through names before revealing the winner.
• Flexible Input — Enter names one per line, comma-separated, or tab-separated. Quick actions to sort, remove duplicates, shuffle, or clear all names. Live count of entered names.
• Weighted Entries — Use “Name x3” syntax to give names multiple chances. Perfect for raffle-style draws where some entries have more tickets.
• Pick History — Running log of all picks in the session with timestamps. Never lose track of previous results. Clear history when starting fresh.
• Team Generator — Split all names into N equal teams with one click. Re-shuffle to get different team compositions. Great for classroom groups, sports teams, or project assignments.
• Tournament Bracket — Generate a single-elimination tournament bracket with randomized seeding. Visual bracket display in HTML/CSS.
• Exclude List — Specify names to exclude from picks without removing them from the main list. Useful for excluding previous winners.
• Reproducible Results — Optional random seed for reproducible picks. Same seed + same list = same results every time.

Use Cases

Perfect for classroom random calling, giveaway winner selection, raffle draws, team formation for group projects, meeting ice-breakers, Secret Santa assignments, tournament seeding, jury selection simulation, random task assignment, and any situation where you need fair, unbiased random selection from a list of names.