Draw Names for your Secret Santa Gift Exchange!
There have already been 3,461,539 names drawn this year.
drawnames is the simplest Secret Santa Generator online for Christmas. It’s fast, fun and free!
- Secret Santa Generator with wish lists
- Make exclusions: who shouldn’t draw whom
- Search personal gift ideas in our Gift Finder
How to use drawnames
It’s easy to make a wish list using the gift finder
Draw names for your Secret Santa or make a wish list group without drawing names. You can find the most popular gifts for men and women in our gift finder.
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New: The drawnames App
Make your gift exchange easy with the free drawnames Secret Santa app. Download the Secret Santa app and organise your gift exchange with exclusions and wish lists. No ads, and no registration required.
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How does it work?
Enter the names
Enter the names of people to organise your Secret Santa with. You can still add names or delete them after you confirm the group.
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Add exclusions and group details
If there are enough group members, you can make exclusions: who shouldn’t draw whom. You can also add details like a group name and the date of the celebration.
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Send the invitations
You need to send the invitations as soon as the group has been created. You can do this via email, Facebook or other social media.
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Make your wish list
Don’t keep your Secret Santa guessing! Make a wish list of the gifts you’d like. Did you know that you can also set up a group just to share wish lists?
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Draw the names
Now it’s also possible to watch the draw live, so that everyone sees whose name they’ve drawn at the same time.
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Draw names for all occasions
Christmas
25 December 2024
With tinsel and cheer, Christmas is soon here! Plan a Secret Santa exchange to draw names with family and friends!
Diwali
1 November 2024
Diwali is one of the most important Hindu holidays. At Diwali we place twinkling lights in and around the house.
Secret Santa
1 December 2024
Secret Santa takes place in December. For this popular festive tradition, family, friends and co-workers draw names and exchange gifts with each other.
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Our family used draw names and it worked so well! We willdefinitely use it again
Drawn names worked really well for our group. Thank you!