Do you want to choose among a list of options fairly and unbiased? Like if you are a content creator and announce giveaways by choosing the lucky name randomly on the screen in front of your audience, or you are an educator and want to select a student for a certain activity randomly. As a parent, you are confused and want to select a name from some selected names, or like whenever you’re stuck in such kinds of decisions.

Use our name wheel. Enter the names and spin; it will stop on a name by default. For your satisfaction, you can make many changes to its settings to use this tool as per your requirements.

A Wheel of Names is a fun tool that looks like a spinning wheel. Our spinner wheel helps you pick a random name or item from a list when you’re unsure what to choose. The options are written on different parts of the wheel. You just click to spin it, and it randomly stops on one. You can use it for games, raffles, classroom activities, or whenever you can’t decide, making the choice transparent and unbiased.

How to Use the Wheel of Names

It’s very easy to use our name wheel spinner in just three simple steps to get random results.

1. Enter the names in the dialog boxes. You can add your own custom names.
2. Spin this random wheel tool by pressing the Spin button.
3. Get the result where the wheel randomly stops.

How to Customize the Wheel of Names Settings

You can use our name wheel in many ways by changing its settings. Here’s how you can do it.

Add Your Own Names to the Wheel

• First, click the “Clear” button to remove the default names already appearing on the wheel.
• Next, type in your own list or just copy and paste it into the box. The wheel will update automatically as you add the names.

If you want to change the order the names appear on the wheel, use the shuffle button. If any name appears twice, use the Remove button to remove the duplicate.

Use the AI-generated option to fill the Wheel

• In the entries box, click “Idea Generation.” Then type what kind of ideas you want and how many. You can get up to 16 AI-generated ideas. After that, click “Generate.”
• Wait a moment while the wheel fills up with your new ideas automatically.
• If an error message shows up on the screen, just refresh the page and try again.

How to Change the Wheel Colors

• To change the color of the wheel slices, first click on “More Settings.”
• Choose the slice color you want to change.
• Pick your new color.
• In the same way, keep picking and changing the wheel segment colors to your liking.

How to Add a Background Image to the Wheel

• First, click on More Settings for this Random Name Picker.
• Then turn on the Use Image Background option.
• Then, click “Upload Image” and choose the picture you want to use.

How to Edit the Winning Message

So if you want to change the winning message that the wheel shows when it randomly stops at a name, here’s how to customize the winning message.

• Click on “More Settings.”
• Find the box that says “Popup win message” and click inside it.

Type your winning message that you want people to see when a name is chosen.

Customize Wheel Sounds and Spin Effects

By default, when you spin our random name wheel, it makes a ticking sound. It also shows confetti and plays clapping sounds when someone wins. You can turn these on or off if you want. Here’s how.

• On a computer, the settings are on the right side of the wheel. On a phone or small screen, the settings are below the wheel.
• To change the sound, find the Volume slider. Move it up or down. If you set it to 0%, the wheel will be silent.

In the same settings box, you’ll see options to turn applause and confetti on or off.

Customize the Spin Speed and Duration

You can also customize the wheel spinning time or its spinning speed. Here’s how to do it.

• If you are using this tool on a computer, then you can find these settings on the right side of the wheel. On a phone or small screen, they appear below the wheel.
• Adjust the spin time from 1 to 60 seconds, slider to choose how long the wheel spins. 
• If you want the wheel to spin extra slowly, turn on the slow spin switch.

How to Remove Names That Win

If you want to take off the names that have already won, so they don’t get picked again, and the same way, you might also want to see the list of winners to keep track. Here’s how you can do that.

When a name wins and the popup shows up, click the “Remove From Wheel” button to take that name off the wheel.

To see who has already won, click the “Results” tab at the top of the box where you entered the names.

Hiding The Settings Box

If the settings box is bothering you, and you want to clear the screen for a clearer view. Here’s how.

• Above the settings boxes, there is an eye-shaped icon.
• Click that eye icon to show or hide the settings.

Features of Our Wheel Picker

Learn more about our wheel spinner by reading through its features.

Free of Cost

Our random name picker tool is free, and you can spin it unlimited times without any charge.

Customized Names

You can add names of your choice in the dialog boxes and remove the pre-filled ones to avoid getting the same result. Moreover, you can keep track of the winning names you got earlier by spinning the wheel.

Background Sounds

To give you the real vibe of picking a name in public, we’ve added background sounds like hooting and applause when the wheel spins and stops. You can also change the sound, as mentioned in the steps above.

Online Tool

No need to download anything. Just start entering your names on our website and get your results instantly online.

Colored Wheel

To make the interface more vibrant, we’ve designed the wheel with different colored segments so that each entry stands out clearly and looks visually appealing to users.

Where You Can Use Our Name Wheel

In many situations in our daily life, we face moments of indecision like choosing a name, picking an item for a buffet, or deciding which student in the class will participate in an activity. You can use this tool to get transparent and unbiased results every time.

• School: Teachers or P.E. coaches can use it to make random groups of students for class activities or assignments.
• Home: At home, spin this wheel to help decide who will do the chores among family members.
• Games: You can use it to pick a random player for games like Truth or Dare, guessing movies, and more.
• TikTok Challenges: Some TikTok challenges are all about picking things at random, like which makeup product to use in a challenge or what ingredients to cook with. Make such decisions quickly with our wheel picker.
• Research: When researchers need to pick a small random group from a bigger crowd, they can use this spinner wheel to help.

Our Wheel of Names is a free and fun tool that helps you pick one option from many when you can’t decide. Whether you’re a content creator, a teacher, a mom, or a business owner, we all face moments where every choice feels equal. In those times, it’s nice to have a fair and honest way to decide, something everyone can trust and agree with. Just type in your options, spin the wheel, and let it choose for you.

FAQs

How can I duplicate some entries on this wheel?

Simple, enter the names more than once. If you have some entries or you want to increase the likelihood of choosing any particular name, then enter that name more than once.

Can I use this wheel picker offline?

Once you have landed on our page, you can use the tool even if you are offline.

How to undo any changes I made to the wheel?

Simply press Ctrl + Z, and you can undo the text that you have entered in any wheel slice.