Discover drawnames features people love

drawnames helps you organize an online stress-free gift exchange and find thoughtful gifts for friends, family and colleagues, for any occasion, no matter where you are.

All our features are free and designed to keep gifting simple and every surprise special.

Secret Santa features

Everything you need for a Secret Santa that's fun for everyone and easy to set up.

Never draw your own name

drawnames excludes everyone’s own name from the draw, so the group never has to start over. Read more

drawnames screen showing Emily as the name drawn for the participant.

Set exclusions

Add exclusions for couples, siblings, household members, or anyone else who should not be matched. Read more

drawnames screen showing a gift exchange draw restriction. The heading 'Emily won’t draw' appears above a list of participants with selectable checkboxes: Alex, Chris, David, and Sarah. Chris is selected with a checked blue checkbox and a blue outline around the row, while the other participants are unselected. Decorative gift boxes are visible at the top against a light blue festive background.

Organize Secret Santa in ChatGPT

Organize your Secret Santa in a minute with the free drawnames plugin for ChatGPT. Read more

The drawnames plugin page in chatGPT showing a 'Try in chat' button.

Secret Santa for Large Groups

Organize Secret Santa for a small team, a whole company, or any large group. Read more

Phone screen showing a Secret Santa group with a long participant list, illustrating that large groups are supported. Under the question 'Who are you drawing names with?'

Wish list features

One place to save your wishes and see your loved ones', for thoughtful gifts all year round.

Wish list group

A group for sharing wishes and making thoughtful gifting easy all year round. Read more

Inviting a group to drawnames with a single shareable link

Birthday wish list

Save all your birthday wishes in one place and help others choose a gift you’ll like. Read more

No duplicate gifts

Gifts on a wish list can be secretly marked as reserved, so the surprise stays intact and no gift is bought or given twice.

Gift Finder features

A world of inspiring gift ideas to help you find the perfect gift for anyone and any occasion.

Convenient filters

Narrow down gift ideas by age, price, category, and more to find a thoughtful gift in seconds.

Trending gifts

Get inspired by the gifts that are trending right now, handpicked by other gift-givers.

Type and discover

Find gift ideas even faster with personalized suggestions that appear as you type.

Search suggestions provided in the drawnames Gift Finder

Trusted for millions of gift exchanges

Every year, millions of people around the world use drawnames to draw names fairly, avoid do-overs, and keep gift exchanges fun for everyone.

25 Years

of bringing loved ones together

42M+

names drawn yearly

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