Random Name Picker Wheel

Paste your list of names, spin, and the wheel picks one at random. Names drop off the wheel once they’re picked, so everyone gets a turn before anyone goes twice. Teachers use it for cold calls, groups use it to decide who goes first, and it works for giveaways too.

Random Name Picker Wheel

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How it works

  1. 1 Delete the sample names and paste your own, one per line (straight from a spreadsheet works).
  2. 2 Tap “Pick a name”.
  3. 3 The picked name leaves the wheel. Untick “Remove each result” if repeats are fine.
  4. 4 Tap Reset to put every name back.

No repeats until everyone’s had a turn

“Remove each result” is on by default here, so each name comes up once. When the wheel is down to the last two, it stops removing so you can still spin. Reset puts the full list back.

Share your wheel

Edited the wheel? Tap “Copy link to this wheel” and send it to anyone. The link carries your entries, so it opens exactly the wheel you made, with no account and nothing saved on our side. Paste it in a group chat, a class page or a stream description.

Where it helps

  • → Classrooms: who answers next, who presents first, who gets the line-leader job.
  • → Teams: who takes notes in the meeting, who books the next lunch.
  • → Giveaways: paste the entrants and spin on stream.
  • → Holidays: who opens the next present, or the order for a White Elephant swap.

Sample names on the wheel

Names

  1. Amara
  2. Ben
  3. Chloé
  4. Diego
  5. Ella
  6. Finn
  7. Grace
  8. Hiro
  9. Isla
  10. Jonah
  11. Kemi
  12. Luca

Embed this wheel on your site

Free for classrooms, blogs and event pages. Paste this where you want the wheel to appear. It works on phones too.

Questions

Is the name picker truly random? +

Yes. Every name gets an equal slice and the wheel stops at a random point. With removal on, each spin picks fairly from whoever is left.

Can I use it for Secret Santa? +

For drawing gift pairs, use the Secret Santa generator instead: it makes sure nobody draws themselves and sends each person a private link.

How do I keep my class list? +

After pasting the names, tap “Copy link to this wheel” and bookmark it. The link opens the wheel with your list already on it.

Can I put it on my class website? +

Yes, there’s free embed code further down the page.

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