Names
Planet Name Generator
Used by developers, writers, and creators worldwide.
A planet name generator produces names for fictional planets and worlds, ready to populate a galaxy. A good planet name balances the exotic and the believable — Veridia, Tharsis Prime, Cygnus IX — sounding like a real world charted by explorers rather than random letters. This generator mixes evocative base names with science-fiction conventions like designations and numbers, so your worlds feel like part of a coherent, surveyed universe. Use it for science fiction novels, tabletop campaigns, video games, and worldbuilding, whether you need a single homeworld or a whole star map of destinations. Generate a batch and choose names that suit each world's character, from a lush garden planet to a forbidding industrial outpost.
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How to use
- Choose your options above
- Click Generate
- Copy your result
Detailed instructions
- Choose how many planet names you want.
- Click Generate to produce names for fictional worlds.
- Pick names that suit each world's character.
- Group worlds with a shared base name for a star system.
Use Cases
- •Planets and worlds in science fiction
- •Star maps and settings for tabletop campaigns
- •Video-game and visual-novel worlds
- •Naming colonies, outposts, and homeworlds
- •Space-opera and exploration worldbuilding
- •Sci-fi project and server names
Tips
- →Keep names pronounceable so readers can hold them in mind.
- →Use designations and numbers to suggest a charted, scientific galaxy.
- →Share a base name across planets in one star system.
- →Match the name's feel to the world — lush, industrial, or forbidding.
FAQ
what makes a good planet name
A good planet name balances the exotic and the believable — evocative enough to feel alien, but pronounceable and coherent enough to sound like a real surveyed world. Mixing base names with conventions like designations (Prime, IX) or catalogue numbers lends a sense of a charted, scientific universe.
should planet names follow a system
A consistent naming convention makes a galaxy feel real — for instance, official catalogue-style designations for surveyed worlds and older, evocative names for long-settled ones. Varying the style can also signal a world's history, from a numbered outpost to a named homeworld.
how do i name a whole star system
Often a system shares a base name with the planets distinguished by designations or numbers — like Cygnus Prime, Cygnus IX, and so on. This mirrors how real exoplanets are named after their star, and it instantly groups worlds into coherent systems.