RANDOM PERSON GENERATOR
Make up a random person in one click: a first and last name, a birth year, an age and a home state. Names follow real US popularity data, so someone born in 1960 sounds like it. Every person is fictional.
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Who should it make?
Made-up people
Your random people
Press Generate to make up a person with a name, birth year, age and home state.
Where the names come from
The generator draws a birth year from 1946 to 2008, then one of the five most popular names for that year. Three of the 63 years it uses:
Born in 1960
Women: Mary, Susan, Linda, Karen, Donna
Men: David, Michael, James, John, Robert
Born in 1985
Women: Jessica, Ashley, Jennifer, Amanda, Sarah
Men: Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua, Daniel
Born in 2005
Women: Emily, Emma, Madison, Abigail, Olivia
Men: Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Ethan
All 34 women's first names: Abigail, Alexis, Amanda, Amy, Angela, Ashley, Ava, Barbara, Brittany, Carol, Deborah, Debra, Donna, Emily, Emma, Hannah, Heather, Isabella, Jennifer, Jessica, Karen, Kimberly, Linda, Lisa, Madison, Mary, Melissa, Michelle, Olivia, Patricia, Samantha, Sandra, Sarah, Susan
All 17 men's first names: Andrew, Christopher, Daniel, David, Ethan, Jacob, James, Jason, John, Joshua, Matthew, Michael, Nicholas, Richard, Robert, Tyler, William
The 15 last names: Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones, Garcia, Miller, Davis, Rodriguez, Martinez, Hernandez, Lopez, Gonzalez, Wilson, Anderson
Sources: Social Security Administration, Top 5 Names in Each of the Last 100 Years(data certified April 16, 2026) andUS Census Bureau, Top 15 Most Popular Last Names in the U.S. (2010 Census)(released December 2016). Both checked November 10, 2026.
Ways to use a random person generator
Characters for stories and games
Need a name for a side character or a tabletop NPC? Generate five and keep the one that fits. Names match the decade the person was born in, so they sound right for their age.
Sample data and mockups
Fill a form, a slide or a design mockup with believable names instead of "John Doe". Every person is made up.
Classroom and ESL practice
Give students a random person and ask them to introduce that person: name, age and where they live.
Improv and icebreakers
Hand out a random person to each player and have them stay in character for a round.
Random Person Generator FAQ
Are these real people?
No. Each person is made up by combining a popular first name, a common last name, a birth year and a state at random. Any match with a real person is a coincidence, as it would be with any common name.
Where do the names come from?
First names come from the Social Security Administration's list of the five most popular baby names in each year. Last names are the 15 most common surnames in the 2010 Census. The person's first name is always one of the top five for their sex in their birth year.
How old can the random person be?
Birth years run from 1946 to 2008, so everyone turns 18 or older this year. The page shows the age the person turns this year, not their age today: someone born late in the last year may still be 17 until their birthday.
Can I pick a random person from my own list?
Yes. Paste your names into the random name picker and spin. It can also remove each person once they have been picked.
Does it make up addresses, emails or phone numbers?
No. Made-up contact details can belong to real people, so the generator stops at a name, a birth year and a state.