International fake names

I generate the fake names from 3 lists of real American names. Boys and girls names and surnames. These lists are huge. And together with the multi ethnic American society, the result is a broad range of good aliases and bogus identities.

Because of the international American society the fakes names can be English or American, Latin (like Italian or Spanish) Scandinavian, French, German etc. From Asia there is Chinese and Japanese; And from the Middle East, Arab and Jewish names.

Result is international fake names usable for any multi cultural community and multi ethnics society.

Realistic fake names

The fake names are very realistic because they're generated from real ones. It gives them a lot of credibility.

How to make a good fake name

As an example a fake female name is made from a combination of a female first name and a surname. Sometimes a male and sometimes a female middle name is added. It's all controlled by a random algorithm.

The overall result is some good fake name for girls.

I make 50% fake male and 50% fake female names. 30% of them are added a middlename of either sex.

List of fake names

All the fake names are saved to a list. The list are designed so you easily can copy it and save it. And the you got your own personal list of random names for future reference and use.

Cool fake names

Randomness gives cool names. Cool fake names are characterized by being realistic without being obviously false.

When we try to come up with random names our self we often keep thinking in the same tracks. We choose from a pretty small range of names and often we'll end with similar results. The predictability will often reveal them as obviously fakes.

You could try to write down all girl names you know. You probably can remember only a limited numbers. Maximum a few hundred if you really put your mind to it.

When we try to make our own fake names we are also limited by our personal preferences for names. To make real cool names, we need a random generator.

List of real and fake names

American names

At the census.gov you can find some huge lists of American names. There are list with American male and American female names and American surnames. Use them to make your own American fake names.

Many of the American names are international, so the American lists are indeed some of the best resources you can find for making good random names.

Lists of English names

For inspiration to make up good English name use the lists of English boy names and lists of English girls names. At these name lists you can also read about the meaning of the male and female names. Very good lists if you want to put a symbolic quality or meaning to your false identities. It could for a character in a book, a song or a person, a player in an online game or the screen name in your favorite online community.

Surname generator

Of course this application also can be used a surname generator. Just throw away any first and middle names, and there you go: a Surname Generator choosing from 3000 real surnames to generate a fake surname.

Definition of fake names

A false or fictitious name is called a pseudonym or pen name, for authors. For artist a false name could be a stage name. Also the words alias is often used. And at the online communities the word screen name is commonly used.

No matter what you choose to call it I try to make cool alias, as well as cool screen names, cool pseudonyms and cool avatars.

Alternative fake names

Random name generator

For alternatives you can check the Random Name Generator. The random name generator are based on real American boys, girls and surnames. They are randomly chosen and combined to new and random American and International names.

Fantasy names

If you're looking for a bogus name with fantasy feel try the Fantasy Name Generator. It makes fake names with a different approach. Get a cool fantasy alias and good fantasy pseudonyms from this RPG generator.

Funny names

If you want to make funny names fun you definitely should try the Superhero Generator. Funny and humorous random names for more entertaining and relaxed use.

The Superhero Name Generator makes superhero names. Funny and with a heroic undertone.

Fake names in literature

If you're journalist or a writer, and you can't use the real names and identity in a book or article. You got to make up a name and use a false one.

False identities to be anonymous

On the Internet we often want to be anonymous. A false name is the answer. And John Smith is not always the best choice. At least it's pretty obvious that the name is false. Often a little more exotic fake name would be the better choice.

Fake anonymous names can of course be used both online at the Internet and in real life. If you don't want to use you real name. let the fake name generator make great false one for you.

Usability

My main focus is usability and I want to make web applications that are easy to use. The generators interface is easy to overview and the names are generated with a single click.

There's no forms to fill, no decisions to make. Just a big button to press.

While you click the button the generator pick up all the names and write them to a list. So you won't miss any of them even though you are clicking to wild or are loosing focus for a short while..

The programming behind

Just like all my other generators also this one is programmed in JavaScript JavaScript makes generation fast. Much faster than most other generators on the web, who are programmed in server side languages like php, asp, .net or likewise.