Draw names for your gift exchange
A free name drawing generator for families and offices. Keep couples apart, draw online, and share one link where each person picks their name to see who they drew. No sign-up.
How to draw names online
List everyone taking part
Add each person, 3 to 50 people. The whole family, the whole team, or just the cousins.
Keep couples apart
Pick any two people who shouldn't draw each other, like partners or siblings. Add a spending limit and the day you swap gifts, if you like.
Draw names
One tap. Everyone gives one gift and gets one gift, and nobody draws their own name.
For families and offices
Drawing names for a family
Keep partners, and anyone who lives together, from drawing each other, so nobody ends up buying for the person they shop for anyway. The organizer page never shows the matches, so whoever runs the draw can draw a name too.
Drawing names at the office
No work email addresses to collect and nobody to sign up. Set the budget and the exchange date once, and they show on everyone's match. Share the link in your team chat or by email.
After the draw
Each person's link also invites them to make a free wishlist. Once it has a wish, whoever drew them sees it on their match and can book a gift from it.
Planning the rest? Hand out the Secret Santa questionnaire so everyone shares a few favorites, read how Secret Santa works, or swap the draw for a game of white elephant.
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Questions and answers
How do I draw names online for a gift exchange?
Type each name above in its own row, and tap Add person for the next. Add any pairs to keep apart, a budget and an exchange date if you like, and tap Draw names. You get one group link: share it, and each person picks their name and sees who they're buying for.
Does anyone see all the matches?
No page does. The organizer page shows who has joined, never who drew who, so the person running the draw can take part. The group link does open any name, so ask everyone to pick only their own.
Can we draw names by email or text?
Yes. Share the group link yourself by text, email, WhatsApp or your office chat, or add email addresses and we'll send the invites for you. Emails are optional.
Can I keep couples from drawing each other?
Yes. Once the names are in, pick two people under Keep apart and add as many pairs as you need. Neither person in a pair will draw the other. If the pairs leave someone with no one to draw, the page tells you who, so you can remove a pair.
Is it free?
Yes. Drawing names is free for 3 to 50 people, with no sign-up.
Does everyone need an account?
No. Neither you nor anyone opening a link needs an account. Each link also offers to make a free Wishes wishlist, which is optional and asks for a free sign-in with Apple, Google or email. Booking a gift asks for the same sign-in.
How many people can draw names?
From 3 to 50. For a bigger group, split it into teams and draw names for each team separately.
What if someone joins or drops out after the draw?
Sign in on your organizer page to add or remove people. Only the matches that need to change are redrawn, and anyone whose match changes gets an email if we have their address.