At least three.
You get one link per person. Nobody sees the others.
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No email addresses needed
Most generators ask for an email address for every person. This one gives you one private link per person to send yourself.
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Couples kept apart
The generator can keep a couple from drawing each other, either way round.
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The pairs stay secret
Even as the organiser, you do not see who has whom. Each private link shows one name.
Questions
- Is it free?
- Yes, with no ads, no account and no email addresses.
- How are the names shared?
- You get one private link per person to send in any chat or email. Each link shows one name.
- Does it need email addresses?
- No. You send the links yourself, and the generator never asks for an email address.
- Can the organiser see who has whom?
- No. Your page as the organiser has the links, not the pairs.
- Can I keep a couple from drawing each other?
- Yes. Write the couple on one line, like Anna & Tobias, and the generator keeps them apart.
- How do I draw names for Secret Santa online?
- Type the names, one a line, and draw. Each name gets a private link that shows who it has.
- Is this a Secret Santa name picker?
- Yes. It picks a name for each of you, never your own.
- Can people add gift ideas or a wishlist?
- Yes, on the Secret Santa sign up sheet before the draw. Gift ideas come to you in private notes to pass on. Secret Santa sign up sheet.
- How does Secret Santa work?
- You draw one name and buy a gift for that person in secret, within a price limit. The rules and how to run one.
- Is there a Secret Santa questionnaire?
- Yes, a free printable with the questions to ask, full or short. Secret Santa questionnaire.
- How is it different from white elephant?
- In white elephant, the gifts go in one pile and can be stolen, and no names are drawn. White elephant rules.
- What if someone drops out?
- Draw again with the new list and send the new links.
- How long is it kept?
- Three months. Then the generator deletes it, names and all.
- Can I plan the party too?
- Yes. A free Kitokoto date poll finds the evening that suits the group. Find the date.