This Minecraft username generator makes names that fit Minecraft's rules: 3 to 16 characters, using only letters, numbers and underscores. Choose a style, from mob and block names to cool, PvP, funny, cute and short OG-style names, and add numbers if the one you want is taken.
How long can a Minecraft username be?
A Minecraft Java Edition username must be 3 to 16 characters long and can only use letters, numbers and underscores.
- Length: on Java Edition a username must be 3 to 16 characters long.
- Characters: letters, numbers and underscores only. No spaces, dots or symbols, so Ghast Buster becomes GhastBuster or Ghast_Buster.
- Unique: every Java username is taken by one account only, so popular words go fast. Adding a number or an underscore is the usual way round it.
- Changing it: you can change your Java username once every 30 days, from your Minecraft profile.
- Bedrock Edition (consoles, phones, Windows) uses your Xbox gamertag instead, which has its own rules.
Every name this generator makes fits the Java rules, so it'll work on either edition.
Cool, funny, PvP and OG Minecraft names
The best Minecraft usernames are short, easy to spell out loud and say something about how you play.
- Mob and block: names built from the game itself, like GhastBuster or CopperTamer.
- Cool: sharp two-part names like IronSpark or Onyx_Hawk.
- PvP: sweaty, competitive names for duels and Bedwars.
- Funny: names that admit what really happens, like LostMyBed or DirtLover.
- Cute: soft, friendly names that suit cosy builds.
- OG: short, rare-looking names in the style of early Minecraft accounts.
None of the styles is just for boys or just for girls; pick whatever suits you. If you'd rather build a name from your own, try the Minecraft name from your name generator. For other games, there's the Gamertag Generator.
For everything else in Minecraft, see all the Minecraft name generators.
More for your Minecraft world: server and SMP names, clan and faction names and pet names.
Want a matching channel? The YouTube Channel Name Generator has names for Minecraft YouTube channels too.