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The NameForge Naming Corpus

Name: NameForge Naming Corpus v1
Creator: NameForge
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Every name generator on this site is a declared grammar: a set of building blocks plus the pattern that assembles them. This page publishes all of it. 1,744 building blocks across 48 generators, the exact assembly pattern for each, where the blocks came from, and how large a space of combinations each grammar can choose from. There is no combined total in that list on purpose: summing the selection spaces of 48 unrelated grammars produces a figure nobody is choosing across, large enough to lose precision in a JSON number, and easy to quote without the caveat that follows. Free to download, free to reuse, CC BY 4.0.

Corpus totals
Generators described	48
Building blocks published	1,744
Largest selection space	3,115,148,010,095,278,000,000 (the dnd forge)
Version	v1
Licence	CC BY 4.0

Download

nameforge-corpus-v1.json holds every block set with its full item list. nameforge-corpus-v1.csv holds the same data one row per block set, which is the shape that opens usefully in a spreadsheet. Both are generated from the same arrays the live generators run on, so they cannot drift out of step with the site.

How to cite this

NameForge. NameForge Naming Corpus v1. 2026. CC BY 4.0. https://nameforge.name/data

BibTeX

@misc{nameforge-corpus-v1, author = {NameForge}, title = {NameForge Naming Corpus v1}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {\url{https://nameforge.name/data}}, note = {CC BY 4.0} }

What the numbers mean, and what they do not

The selection space is the number of distinct combinations of building blocks a grammar can choose. It is computed from the live word lists by the formula printed next to it on every generator page, so any figure here can be rechecked with a calculator.

It is an upper bound on distinct names, not a count of them. The engine lower-cases the parts it joins, collapses a run of three identical letters and collapses a run of three or more vowels, and any of those can map two different selections onto one output string. Where a generator draws whole names from a curated list rather than assembling them, the two figures are the same and the list is short on purpose. Both cases are marked in the per-generator entries.

One thing this dataset deliberately does not claim: that any name it can produce is unused, unregistered or free to trademark. A grammar built from ordinary English words and common sound patterns will produce real surnames, real brand names and real handles by coincidence, and this site checks none of them against any register.

Every generator in the corpus

Sorted by selection space. Each entry links to its own page with the full block lists, the provenance note and a copyable citation.

All generators in the corpus
Generator	Category	Blocks	Selection space	Pattern
D&D	Characters	51	3,115,148,010,095,278,000,000	`[given syllables] [family syllables], [class]`
Character	Characters	39	259,595,667,507,939,840,000	`[given syllables] [family syllables]`
Ranger	Characters	39	259,595,667,507,939,840,000	`[given syllables] [family syllables]`
Wizard	Characters	49	161,119,728,000	`[syllables] [epithet]`
Rogue	Characters	49	161,119,728,000	`[syllables], [alias]`
Warrior	Characters	49	161,119,728,000	`[syllables] [epithet]`
Elf	Fantasy Races	40	21,967,680,000	`[syllables](+[suffix])`
Fantasy	Fantasy	39	16,111,972,800	`[syllables](+[suffix])`
Human	Fantasy Races	39	16,111,972,800	`[syllables](+[suffix]) [syllables](+[suffix])`
Sci-Fi	Characters	34	5,313,945,600	`[syllables](+[designation suffix])`
Dragon	Creative & Music	35	3,363,897,600	`[syllables], [title]`
Demon	Creative & Music	32	1,093,791,600	`[syllables], [title]`
Kingdom	Places & Realms	28	593,409,600	`[syllables]+[realm ending]`
Dwarf	Fantasy Races	53	423,360,000	`[syllables] [Prefix][suffix]`
Tiefling	Fantasy Races	40	121,532,416	`[virtue name]`
City	Places & Realms	36	5,307,120	`[syllables]+[place suffix]`
Orc	Fantasy Races	33	4,238,640	`[syllables](+[suffix])`
Village	Places & Realms	33	2,545,200	`[syllables]+[place suffix]`
Goblin	Fantasy Races	31	2,523,312	`[syllables](+[nickname suffix])`
Clan Tag	Creative & Music	116	2,796	`[four-letter word]`
Streamer	Modern & Everyday	45	2,400	`[Adjective][Noun]`
Team	Modern & Everyday	40	800	`[Adjective] [Noun]`
Username	Modern & Everyday	48	576	`[Adjective][Noun] as one fused word`
Medieval	Characters	48	560	`[given] [surname]`
Tavern	Places & Realms	40	400	`The [Adjective] [Noun]`
Gamertag	Modern & Everyday	40	400	`[Adjective][Noun] as one fused word`
Band	Creative & Music	38	380	`[Adjective] [Noun]`
Startup	Modern & Everyday	34	288	`[RootA][RootB] as one fused word`
Business	Modern & Everyday	34	288	`[RootA][RootB] as one fused word`
Superhero	Creative & Music	32	260	`[Prefix] [Core]`
Clan	Creative & Music	32	256	`[Adjective][Noun] as one word`
Spaceship	Modern & Everyday	32	256	`[Adjective] [Noun]`
Vampire	Creative & Music	28	208	`[Given] [House]`
Halfling	Fantasy Races	28	192	`[given] [family]`
Fairy	Creative & Music	28	192	`[Adjective][Noun]`
Alien	Creative & Music	28	192	`[PartA][PartB]`
Robot	Modern & Everyday	28	192	`[PartA][PartB]`
Pirate	Creative & Music	28	180	`[Epithet] [Given]`
Barbarian	Characters	26	176	`[given] [epithet]`
Witch	Creative & Music	26	176	`[Given] [Epithet]`
Mermaid	Creative & Music	26	176	`[Root][Suffix]`
Knight	Characters	26	160	`Sir [given] [title]`
Angel	Creative & Music	26	160	`[Root][Suffix]`
Goddess	Creative & Music	26	160	`[Root], Goddess [of the Domain]`
Nickname	Modern & Everyday	28	56	`[Word]`
Cat	Modern & Everyday	24	24	`[Name]`
Dog	Modern & Everyday	24	24	`[Name]`
Gnome	Fantasy Races	16	16	`[given]`

Attribution

Reuse is welcome under CC BY 4.0. The one thing asked in return is the attribution line: Data: NameForge Naming Corpus v1, https://nameforge.name/data

Last reviewed 6 August 2026. Corpus v1. Method: how NameForge builds a name. Built and maintained by FusionStudios.