Secret Santa Generator – Draw Secret Santa pairs fairly
The Secret Santa generator assigns Secret Santa pairs among participants so no one gets themselves or their partner. Enter participant names and everyone gets a secret gift-giver.
The tool sends each participant information about their secret Santa via email or shows results behind a hidden link. You can set budgets and additional preferences.
How does Secret Santa work?
Secret Santa is a Christmas tradition where everyone in a group buys a gift for one other person — but secretly. This way everyone receives a gift without having to buy for multiple people. The generator ensures no one gets themselves, and couples don't get each other (if desired). Budget is usually agreed upon in advance.
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Browse all tools →The Secret Santa generator randomly assigns gift exchange participants into pairs so no one gets themselves. A classic tool for family, friend group, or workplace Secret Santa events.
Enter participant names and the generator will secretly assign each person their gift recipient.
- Add participants to the list and let the generator make fair assignments.
- Each participant sees only their assigned gift recipient.
- You can set exclusions (e.g., spouses don't get each other).
The drawing is completely random – each participant gets exactly one gift recipient.
- At least 3 participants are needed for the drawing to work.
- If there are too many exclusions, the drawing may be impossible – reduce restrictions.
- Share results before gift shopping so everyone has time to prepare.
Secret Santa events are more fun when budget and rules are agreed upon in advance.
- Agree on a gift budget with everyone beforehand – it reduces pressure.
- Drawing results are shown only once – remember your result.
- The tool doesn't permanently store participant information.