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Random name picker

Spin a wheel to pick a name at random. Paste a list, click spin, and get a fair result — free, no account.

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Press Space to spin · F for fullscreen

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Ready-made wheels

Skip the typing — each of these opens the same wheel with a list already loaded.

How to use the name picker

A random name picker is the fastest fair way to choose one person or option from a list. Paste names, spin the wheel, and let chance decide — for classrooms, giveaways, stand-ups, and game nights.

  1. Add names

    Type or paste one name per line. Duplicate lines are kept as separate slices so someone listed twice has twice the chance.

  2. Spin

    Click the wheel or press Space. The result uses the browser’s cryptographic random number generator, then the wheel animates to that slice.

  3. Share or go fullscreen

    Copy the share link to keep the same list. Fullscreen hides chrome so the wheel is readable on a projector.

About this tool

Teachers use a name picker instead of drawing popsicle sticks because it is visible to the whole room. Everyone sees the spin, so the pick feels fair. The same pattern works for raffles, choosing who presents, and picking a restaurant.

If you need groups rather than a single winner, use the random team generator. If you need a number rather than a name, use the random number generator. All of them run locally.

Frequently asked questions

Is the wheel actually random?
Yes. The winning index is chosen with crypto.getRandomValues before the spin starts. The animation only plays out that already-chosen result — it does not “land wherever it stops.”
Do you store the names I paste?
No. Names live in your browser (and in the share URL if you create one). Nothing is uploaded to Pikkit.
Can I remove a winner and spin again?
Yes. After a spin you can drop the winner from the list so the next pick is from the remaining names — useful for calling on students without repeats.