Random Name Picker 2026 – Spin a Wheel of Names

A random name picker (also called a wheel of names) turns your list of names into a colorful spinning wheel. Press spin and the wheel slows down and lands on one name at random. It is the fastest fair way to choose someone – a student to answer, a winner for a giveaway or a person to go first.

• Teacher modesaves a separate list for every class, so you never retype names.
• No repeatsremove picked names automatically until everyone has had a turn.
• Full screenon the projector keeps the whole class engaged.
• Privatestudent names stay in your browser and are never uploaded.

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   Paste or type your names, one per line – or import them from Excel.

2. 2

   Pick a color palette and a spin time you like.

3. 3

   Tap the wheel (or press Space) and announce the name that appears.

4. 4

   Copy the results history whenever you need a record of who was picked.

Use the name picker for Secret Santa warm-ups, choosing a meeting note-taker, deciding who presents first, picking a winner from live-stream comments or splitting chores at home. For team splits, try the random team generator; for numbers, use the random number generator.