Random Name Picker
Free random name picker: paste a list and draw a winner — or several, with no repeats — using a fair shuffle. Nothing you enter is ever uploaded.
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- ✓ Runs in your browser — nothing uploaded
- ✓ No sign-up
- ✓ Free, no limits
This random name picker draws a winner from a list you paste in — names one per line or separated by commas. Ask for a single winner for a giveaway or a classroom cold-call, or pick several at once with no repeats to seed teams, assign an order, or draw multiple prize-winners.
The draw is a genuine shuffle, not a pick-one-and-hope. It runs a Fisher–Yates shuffle over your whole list using your browser's cryptographic randomness, then takes the winners off the top — which guarantees every name has an equal chance and every ordering is equally likely. Naive shufflers (sorting by a random key, or picking a random index and retrying on collisions) quietly bias toward some positions; this one doesn't, so a public draw is defensible if anyone asks how it was done.
It matters that it's private: entrant lists, student names and staff rotas are exactly the kind of thing you shouldn't hand to a random website. Here the list never leaves your browser — the shuffle runs on your device, nothing is uploaded, and the page works offline. Free, no account, no limit on list size.
Frequently asked questions
How do I pick a random winner from a list?
Paste your names (one per line or comma-separated) and press Pick. The tool shuffles the whole list fairly and shows the winner. Ask for more than one winner to draw several at once, with no name repeated.
Is the draw actually fair?
Yes. It uses a Fisher–Yates shuffle driven by your browser's cryptographic random source, so every name has an equal chance and every ordering is equally likely — the standard, unbiased way to shuffle, suitable for a public giveaway.
Can other people see my list?
No. The names stay in your browser and are never uploaded — the shuffle runs on your device. You can confirm it in the Network tab, or disconnect from the internet and it still works.