# Name Generator (`datavault/name-generator`) Actor

Name Generator is a fast, lightweight Apify actor that generates realistic first names, last names, or full names based on gender and country of origin. It supports 59 countries worldwide and is built for high performance, flexibility, and reliable large-scale name generation.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/datavault/name-generator.md
- **Developed by:** [Datavault](https://apify.com/datavault) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Other
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 21 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.01 / 1,000 name generations

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Name Generator

High-performance name generator for Apify. This actor generates realistic first and last names based on gender and country of origin.

### Features

- **Fast & Lightweight**: Built for maximum speed and minimal resource usage.
- **59 Countries Supported**: Realistic names from a wide range of global regions, including:
  - **North America**: US, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica.
  - **Europe**: UK, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Greece, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Estonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria.
  - **Asia**: China, Japan, Korea, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal.
  - **Middle East / Eurasia**: Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic.
  - **South America**: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia.
  - **Oceania**: Australia, New Zealand.
  - **Africa**: Nigeria.
- **Gender Specific**: Generate names for males, females, or both.
- **Flexible Modes**: Generate only first names, only last names, or full names.

### Input Parameters

- `count`: (Integer) Number of names to generate.
- `gender`: (String) "male", "female", or "any".
- `country`: (String) "US", "UK", "CA", "SE", "DE", "FR", "ES", "FI", "RU".
- `mode`: (String) "firstName", "lastName", or "both".

### Output

The actor outputs a dataset where each item represents a generated name:

- `firstName`: The generated first name (if requested).
- `lastName`: The generated last name (if requested).
- `fullName`: The full name (if both are requested).
- `gender`: The gender of the name.
- `country`: The country of origin.

#### Sample Input

```json
{
    "count": 10,
    "gender": "any",
    "country": "US",
    "mode": "both"
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `count` (type: `integer`):

How many names to generate.

## `gender` (type: `string`):

Gender for the first names.

## `country` (type: `string`):

The country origin for the names.

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Specify if you want first name, last name or both.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "count": 10,
  "gender": "any",
  "country": "any",
  "mode": "both"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

The list of generated names.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("datavault/name-generator").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("datavault/name-generator").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call datavault/name-generator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,datavault/name-generator"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/leklRc3e55PJAyQAH/builds/PwMZZnRZaqvLUoTAD/openapi.json