MLP Name Generator

Choose a number from 1 to 10, optionally pick male or female, and the MLP name generator shows that many My Little Pony characters, each as a card with the character's name and picture. The list holds 395 canon names, split almost evenly between 198 stallions and 197 mares, and runs from Friendship is Magic through Equestria Girls to the Generation 5 cast. It's for fans who want a random pony to draw, cosplay, quiz on or borrow a naming style from.

Settings and what they do

• Number of MLP names, 1 to 10. Each press shuffles the filtered list and shows the first few, so a single batch never repeats a character.
• Gender: Random (both lists, the default), Male or Female. The split follows how the fandom wiki categorizes each character; group entries such as "Cutie Mark Crusaders" or "Royal guards" sit with whichever gender the group mostly is.

Every result comes with an image, pulled from our own hosted set of character art, so you can see the pony rather than just read the name.

Who's in the list

The 395 names are existing characters, not invented ones. That covers:

• The Mane Six and their families: Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, plus Big McIntosh, Granny Smith, Shining Armor, Flurry Heart and the Pie sisters.
• Ponyville and Canterlot background ponies: Lyra Heartstrings, Derpy, DJ Pon-3, Cheerilee, Bulk Biceps, Fancy Pants, Filthy Rich, Hoity Toity, Dr. Hooves and dozens of Apple-family relatives (Apple Fritter, Apple Cobbler, Apple Bumpkin).
• Villains and creatures: Discord, King Sombra, Lord Tirek, Cozy Glow, Grogar, Ahuizotl, Chancellor Neighsay, Cerberus, Gilda, Garble.
• Equestria Girls versions, marked with "(EG)" after the name: Applejack (EG), Flash Sentry (EG), Cutie Mark Crusaders (EG).
• Generation 5: Izzy Moonbow, Hitch Trailblazer, Sunny Starscout's circle and others from the 2021 film onward.
• Pairs and groups that share a card: Flim and Flam, Mr. and Mrs. Cake, Bright Mac and Pear Butter, Limestone Pie and Marble Pie.

Ways to use a random pony

• Drawing prompts. Draw whoever comes up. Background ponies with two or three seconds of screen time make better practice than the Mane Six you've drawn a hundred times.
• Fandom trivia. Hide the name, show the picture, and see who can identify Buck Withers or Lemony Gem. The gender filter makes rounds easier to balance.
• OC naming patterns. The tool doesn't invent original-character names, but ten random canon names show the formula clearly, and you can build your own from it (see below).
• Picking a cosplay, plush or Roblox skin when you can't decide.
• Screen names and pet names. Blossomforth, Firecracker Burst and Sandbar work fine outside the fandom.

How My Little Pony names are built

Almost every pony name in the list is two ordinary English words, and the words hint at the character's cutie mark or job. Once you see the patterns you can name an OC in a minute:

• Object + quality: Rainbow Dash, Lightning Dust, Cloud Kicker, Fleetfoot, Diamond Tiara.
• Food, especially apples and baked goods for the Apple family and Ponyville earth ponies: Apple Fritter, Caramel Apple, Cheese Sandwich, Cherry Jubilee, Blueberry Curls.
• Plants and weather for pegasi and nature ponies: Lily Valley, Daisy, Autumn Blaze, Drizzle, High Winds.
• Gems and light for unicorns and Canterlot society: Amethyst Star, Emerald Green, Fleur de Lis, Luster Dawn, Moondancer.
• Puns on real names and titles: Bill Neigh, Hughbert Jellius, Jeff Letrotski, Chancellor Neighsay, Prince Blueblood.
• Generation 5 style drops the puns for cheerful compound names: Izzy Moonbow, Hitch Trailblazer, Sunny Starscout.

Pick the theme that matches your OC's cutie mark, pair a concrete noun with a bright adjective or a second noun, and check the result out loud for accidental horse puns you didn't intend.

Related fandom name tools

If you want fandom names from elsewhere, there's a Harry Potter Name Generator, a Saiyan Name Generator for Dragon Ball characters, a Clone Trooper Name Generator and a Random K-pop Idol Generator that, like this one, draws real people with photos. The Wolf Name Generator suits animal OCs. You can browse all name generators in one place.