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Spin the wheel to randomly select names for games, parties, board game nights, or any group activity. Fair, fun, and completely random selection every time.
The Random Name Picker is a free online wheel spinner that makes fair, unbiased selections from any list of names or options. Whether you are running a party game, a classroom activity, or a team decision, the wheel removes the awkwardness of choosing by hand and adds a bit of drama while it does it.
Board game nights, classroom activities, team meetings, party games, contests and giveaways — anywhere you need a random, defensible choice. The animated wheel builds anticipation and makes the moment of selection something the whole group watches.
Add your names, press spin, and watch the wheel slow to a stop. No registration, no download, nothing to configure first. It works the same on a desktop, a tablet, or a phone passed around a table.
Your list stays private — every name is handled inside your browser and nothing is sent to a server. The tool is free with no hidden costs, premium tier, or subscription, and you can export your list to reuse it next time.
The spin animation eases out over a duration you control, and winners can be removed automatically so the same person cannot be picked twice. Session statistics and a timestamped history of every result let you show exactly how a selection was made.
Fairness matters most when the result decides something — a prize, a turn, a grade. Here is exactly how the picker keeps every result unbiased:
Every spin draws from your browser's own random number generator to pick the winner. Each name has an exactly equal chance; there is no weighting, no memory of past results, and no pattern to exploit.
The wheel lands where the generated number says it lands. Nobody — including us — can nudge, predict, or replay the outcome of a spin.
Everything happens in front of you, in your browser. You watch the wheel spin, slow down, and stop, and the animation is a faithful reflection of the selection that was made.
With 10 names, each has exactly a 1 in 10 chance. The wheel is divided into equal segments, so the visible geometry matches the actual odds.
How it works: when you press Spin, the tool generates a random rotation. Whichever name sits under the pointer when the wheel stops is the winner. The whole sequence is automatic and cannot be predicted or manipulated.
Type in the participants. Edit, remove, or shuffle the list as you go.
Press the spin button and watch the wheel rotate and ease to a stop.
The winner is announced, and every result is kept in the history below.
Beautiful spinning wheel with realistic physics and smooth animations.
Add, edit, remove, and shuffle names with a simple interface.
Adjust spin duration and choose to remove winners after selection.
Track the number of participants and spins in your current session.
Save your name lists and spin history.
Keep track of all previous winners with timestamps.
Decide who goes first, pick teams, or select the next game to play.
Choose who performs next, picks the music, or selects the party game.
Select students for presentations, group leaders, or classroom helpers.
Pick who presents first, assign tasks randomly, or choose a meeting lead.
Fairly select winners for prizes, contests, or promotional giveaways.
When nobody can decide between the options, let the wheel choose.
Yes. Each spin uses your browser's built-in random number generator, and every name occupies an equal segment of the wheel, so each has exactly the same chance of winning. Nothing weights the result and no previous spin affects the next one.
As many as you can read on the wheel. Large lists still spin correctly, but the labels get thin past roughly 30 entries — for a big giveaway, spin in rounds or use the remove-winner option to narrow the field.
Yes. Turn on “remove winner after spin” in the settings and each winner is taken off the wheel automatically, which is what you want for drawing an ordered list or assigning unique roles.
No account, and it is free with no premium tier. You can use every feature — the wheel, history, statistics, import and export — without signing up.
No. Names are held in your browser and never transmitted to a server, so a class list or a list of customers stays on your own device.
Yes. Export your list and spin history to a file, then import it the next time you need the same group — useful for a recurring class, standup, or game night.
No registration, no tracking of your content, no server uploads. Don't just take our word for it:
Your files and text are processed entirely on your device. Nothing is ever sent to us.
Once loaded, this tool keeps working with your Wi-Fi turned off. Try it.
Open your browser's DevTools → Network tab. You'll see zero requests carrying your data.
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