Need to pick someone from a list? Spin the Random Name Generator to easily and fairly select a name instantly! It works right in your browser. Learn how to customize your wheel.
The Random Name Generator Wheel is the ultimate digital tool for picking a person out of a crowd. Whether you are calling on a student, picking a volunteer, or deciding who has to take out the trash, this wheel removes all human bias. Just input your list of names and let the spinning wheel decide fate.
Get started in under 30 seconds — here's how.
Review the entries on the wheel.
Add or remove options as needed.
Click to spin the wheel.
Get your random pick!
The fairest way to choose someone.
Keep students engaged by using the wheel to randomly select who answers the next question.
In daily standups or team meetings, spin the wheel to decide the speaking order.
Nobody wants to volunteer? The wheel is the most impartial way to assign tasks or chores.
You can easily paste hundreds of names into the list. The wheel will automatically size them to fit.
Yes! When a name is picked, a popup appears with a "Remove" button. Clicking this takes them off the wheel for the next spin.
Open the "Text" tab on the right side of the screen and paste your list from Excel, Word, or an email (one name per line).
Drawing names from a hat is a tradition as old as time, but it’s flawed. The pieces of paper aren't always folded identically, and subconscious bias can easily slip in. A digital Name Spinner guarantees mathematically perfect randomness. It ensures that every single entry has the exact same probability of being selected.
If you have a recurring list of names—like a classroom roster or a team at work—you don't have to re-type them every time. Simply create your wheel, and use the Share/Save feature to bookmark the unique URL. Whenever you open that link, your roster will be perfectly preserved and ready to spin.