Free Secret Santa generator
Draw names online in under a minute, free. Invite your group by link, keep couples apart, build wishlists from real gifts, and get an exclusive 15% code named after your group. No passwords, no app, no ads.
Start your Secret Santa
One form, under a minute. Then share your link and watch the names roll in.
- A fair draw: nobody gets themselves, couples kept apart
- Totally secret: even you can't see who has whom
- Wishlists of real gifts, inside your budget
- From 3 to 500 people: family, friends or the whole office
A code with your name on it
Your group gets its own code, like RIVERSIDE15 or SMITHFAMILY15: 15% off gifts for everyone in it, until 31 December.
Everything a Secret Santa needs, and nothing it doesn't
Most name generators stop at a name in an email. Ours runs the whole thing: the invites, the draw, the wishlists, the reminders and the big reveal, for five people or five hundred.
Nobody draws themselves, couples and teams can be kept apart, and we avoid two people buying for each other. The draw happens once, on our server, with proper randomness, and the organiser can't peek unless the whole group is told first.
- Draw names online in under a minute, free
- No passwords, no app, no ads
- Invite by link, QR code, WhatsApp, Slack, Teams or email
- Exclusions for couples, households and teams
- Nobody draws themselves, and we avoid two people buying for each other
- The organiser can't see who has whom (unless the group agrees first)
- Wishlists of real gifts, with likes, sizes and a hint for your Santa
- A shop of gifts inside your budget, each with its arrival date
- An exclusive 15% code named after your group, valid to 31 December
- Late joiners and drop-outs fixed by changing as few names as possible
- Reminders a week before, on the last order day and on the day
- A reveal on the night: find out who your Santa was and say thank you
Your group's own 15% code
Every group gets an exclusive code named after it: the Riverside office gets RIVERSIDE15, the Smith family gets SMITHFAMILY15. It takes 15% off gifts at Next Day Gifts for everyone in the group, once each, from the draw until 31 December.
It works for your people only, so it stays yours: the email at checkout has to be one that joined the group.
A wishlist your Santa can actually buy
Tap "Add to my Secret Santa wishlist" on any gift in our shop, and your Santa sees it, with the price and the day it would arrive. Add your likes, dislikes, sizes and a cheeky hint too.
Your Santa gets a shop of gifts inside the budget, with your wishlist at the top and a tick on every gift that arrives before the swap.
Secret Santa questions
Straight answers. Anything else? Email hello@nextdaygifts.co.uk.
More on Secret Santa
Is the Secret Santa generator really free?
Yes. Creating a group, inviting people, drawing names, wishlists, reminders and the reveal are all free, with no ads. You only pay if you choose to buy a gift.
Do people need an account or a password?
No. People join with their name and email. Each email we send has a sign-in button, and anyone can ask for a fresh link on the group page.
Can the organiser see who has who?
No, not by default. The organiser can switch on "organiser can see the draw" before names are drawn, and everyone in the group is shown that it's on.
Can I keep couples or housemates apart?
Yes. Add an exclusion for any two people and they will never draw each other. If your exclusions make a draw impossible, we tell you exactly who is stuck before you draw.
What if someone joins late or drops out?
We fix the draw by changing as few names as possible, and only the people whose person changed get an email. Everyone else keeps the person they have.
How does the 15% code work?
Every group gets its own code, built from its name, such as RIVERSIDE15. It takes 15% off gifts at Next Day Gifts until 31 December, once for each person in the group, using the email they joined with.
How many people can join one group?
Up to 500 people in one group, from three upwards. Bigger companies can run several groups, one per team or office.