Future names in good science fiction aren't random letters: they're today's names, worn smooth and mixed by a few centuries of travel. This futuristic name generator pairs short, sleek first names with surnames from all over the world, and double-barrelled ones for when families merge.
What future names really sound like
In good science fiction, future names aren't random letters: they're today's names, worn smooth and mixed by centuries of travel.
- Mixing: when people move, names travel with them, so a future crew list mixes surnames from every continent.
- Double-barrelled surnames join two families, as many families already do: Elara Okafor-Lindqvist.
- Sleek first names like Kael, Nova and Elowen are short, easy to say over a radio and hard to place in any one century.
Naming your crew
- Choose First name for a single name, Full name for a first name and surname, or Double-barrelled for a joined surname.
- Mix it up: a crew where every name comes from one place will feel like today, not the future.
- Famous names like Shepard, Ripley, Deckard and Atreides are left out.
For the ship they fly, try the Spaceship Name Generator, for the planet they're headed to, the Planet Name Generator, and for the city they left, the Cyberpunk Name Generator.
For the rest of the future, see all the sci-fi name generators.