Sims name generator

Names for your Sims, their household and their town, from realistic to ridiculous.

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How to name your Sims

The Sims names its premade families with a wink: the Goths are gothic, the Landgraabs are rich, and Bob Pancakes is exactly who you think he is. You can play it straight, with realistic first and last names that fit an ordinary suburb, or go for puns, alliteration and themed families for a legacy challenge, where every generation follows a letter, a color or a theme. Describe your Sim's age, personality or household, and the generator writes names that fit your save.

5 tips for naming your Sims

  1. Choose a tone

    Decide if your save is a realistic story or a comedy. Realistic Sims need ordinary names; a chaos household can take puns.

  2. Let the name be a joke

    The game does it too: Bob Pancakes, Don Lothario. A surname that tells you who the Sim is makes them easy to remember.

  3. Theme a legacy

    Legacy players often name each generation by a theme: the alphabet, flowers, gems or Greek gods. Pick the theme before the founder.

  4. Match the town

    A family in a desert town and one in a snowy mountain village should not sound the same. Let the world shape the name.

  5. Pick a surname for everyone

    A household shares a last name, so choose one that works for a toddler and a grandparent alike.

Want names made for yours? Describe what you're naming and Nomi finds names that fit.

Frequently asked questions

Decide on the tone of your save first. For a realistic story, pair an ordinary first name with a common surname; for a comedy, use a pun or a name that says what the Sim is, like the game's own Bob Pancakes.

Puns that read as a phrase: Justin Case, Paige Turner, Al Dente. They work best on Sims whose personality matches the joke.

Pick a theme that can last ten generations: the alphabet, colors, flowers, gems or gods. Name the founder first and plan the heirs from there.

No. The game's premade families, like the Goths, the Landgraabs and the Calientes, already have names. The names here are original.

Yes, in your game, Let's Plays and stories. The Sims belongs to its owners, so do not sell official-looking merchandise with these names.

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