The Ultimate Planet Name Generator

Name the Worlds You Imagine

Every planet needs a name that speaks to its climate, culture, and story — from frozen wastelands to jewel-like ocean worlds. Whether you're building a space opera, designing a game universe, or mapping a sci-fi campaign, the right planetary name sets the scene. Our Planet Name Generator is your orbital cartographer, ready to produce endless, lore-friendly names for every world you conceive.

Your Atlas for Stellar Naming

Stop settling for boring or inconsistent planet names. Our tool is optimized to deliver evocative, thematic names that fit any genre — realistic, mythic, alien, or poetic. Choose a biome, tone, or cultural influence and let the generator populate your system with memorable world names.

Key Features:

• Genre & Tone Filters: Generate names for Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Realistic Astronomy, or Alien-style worlds.
• Biome & Trait Options: Specify desert, ocean, ice, volcanic, gas giant, ringed planet, habitable, or barren to match the planet's character.
• Cultural Styles: Produce names inspired by human languages, invented alien phonetics, or classical/mythic roots.
• Bulk Generation: Create entire star systems at once — names for planets, moons, and orbital stations.
• Instant & Free: Create unlimited planet names with no sign-up required and save favorites for your lore bible.

How to Use the Planet Name Generator

Naming worlds is quick and fun — a few simple choices produce a catalog of fitting names.

1. Choose a Genre: Pick Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Hard-Science, or Alien to set the naming rules.
2. Select Biome & Traits: Indicate whether the world is oceanic, volcanic, tundra, gas giant, ringed, etc.
3. Pick a Style: Human (Latin, Norse, Japanese), Mythic, or Invented Alien phonetics for tone consistency.
4. Generate / Bulk Create: Click "Generate" for single names or "Generate System" to create multiple planets and moons.
5. Review & Save: Add favorites to your world list and export names for use in maps, lore documents, or game assets.

Use Cases: Who Is This For?

For Sci-Fi Writers & World-builders

Populate star charts and planetary databases with coherent, evocative names.
Scenario: Naming a binary system and its six planets for your space opera — generate themed names like Aurelia Prime, Velk-9, or Thalassa IX.

For Game Developers

Quickly create location names for maps, mission briefs, and level design.
Scenario: Procedurally generate a region of colonizable worlds with consistent naming conventions for UI and in-game lore.

For Tabletop & RPG GMs

Keep sessions flowing with on-the-fly planet names for encounters and travel logs.
Scenario: Players discover a new sector; generate immediate planet and moon names to populate the star map.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Can I generate names that sound scientifically realistic?

Yes — choose "Hard-Science" and the generator favors plausible astronomical naming patterns and alphanumeric designations alongside evocative names.

Can I create an entire star system at once?

Absolutely. Use "Generate System" to produce a primary star, orbiting planets, moons, and labels for belts or stations in one go.

Are the names reusable in commercial projects?

Yes — generated names are provided for your creative use. For major commercial releases, consider a quick availability check for trademarks if names are very similar to existing IP.

Can I tweak generated names?

Yes — you can edit, combine, or apply suffix/prefix variations to fine-tune names to your world’s linguistic rules.

Is the Planet Name Generator free?

Yes — unlimited generation and saving of favorites are free with no account required.