Dandadan Name Generator

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Generate Dandadan style names for original characters: present-day students like Haruto Ebihara and Koharu Kirishima, nicknames like Ufotan, comic spirit titles like Jet Grandpa and Breakdance Bride, and visitors from UFO and cryptid lore like Kecksburg Acorn Pilot.

About Dandadan names

Dandadan, the manga by Yukinobu Tatsu, runs on one joke that never gets old: ghosts and aliens are both real, and both are after the same two teenagers. Momo Ayase believes in spirits, Ken Takakura believes in UFOs, and the names in the series split the same way. The humans have ordinary present-day Japanese names and silly nicknames (Okarun, Jiji). The spirits have blunt titles that say exactly what they are (Turbo Granny, Acrobatic Silky, Evil Eye). The aliens and creatures are lifted from real UFO and cryptid lore, such as the Flatwoods Monster, the Dover Demon and the Tsuchinoko.

This list follows that split. About a third is students, in given-name-first order and one plain romanization with no long-vowel marks: Haruto Ebihara, Koharu Kirishima, Mio Nanjo. Then come nicknames in the Okarun mould (Ufotan, Kaidancchi, Megane-kun), mediums and neighborhood exorcists (Granny Yae the Spirit Medium), and school clubs and haunted spots (Rooftop Signal Society, Old Hibari Tunnel).

The other side is the monsters. Spirit titles pair a stunt with an everyday figure: Jet Grandpa, Trampoline Nun, Escalator Moonwalker. Visitors take a real sighting or cryptid and give it a day job: Kecksburg Acorn Pilot, Rendlesham Night Shift, Bigfoot Shoe Salesman. Eleven names are characters from the series; the rest are new.

How to choose Dandadan names

  • Give a human character both halves: a full name for the class register and a nickname for everyone else. Yuto Gamo can be Gyoza to his friends, and Sayaka Mogami can be Sayarin.
  • Build a spirit title the way this list does: one motion or sport plus one ordinary person or place. Staircase Hurdler and Karaoke Widow work because you can picture the fight scene from two words.
  • Keep ghosts and aliens on separate shelves. A yokai title should sound local and domestic (Kotatsu Dweller, Mosquito Coil Grandma), while a visitor should sound like a case file with a job (Zeta Reticuli Exchange Student, Tractor Beam Intern).
  • Use the sighting names as a starting point for research. Hopkinsville, Pascagoula, Varginha and Shag Harbour are real UFO cases, and reading about one will give you a design and a plot.
  • Keep spellings consistent across a cast. This list writes Kotaro and Ryo without long-vowel marks, so match that if you add names of your own.

Frequently asked questions

Which names here are from Dandadan itself?

Eleven: Momo Ayase, Ken Takakura, Okarun, Seiko Ayase, Aira Shiratori, Jin Enjoji, Jiji, Kinta Sakata, Vamola, Acrobatic Silky and Evil Eye. They are included as style anchors. The other 489 are new names in the same manner, not characters from the manga or anime, and this is a fan page with no connection to the series' creator or publishers.

Are the spirits on this list real Japanese legends?

Mostly no. Titles such as Escalator Moonwalker, Bullet Train Bride and Vending Machine Hermit are made up for this list in the comic style of the series. A few entries borrow a real legend or a classic school mystery and add a joke, such as Jinmenken the Talking Stray, Jinmengyo of the Koi Pond and Kokkuri Kid. For traditional spirits and classroom legends, the yokai and urban legend generators linked on this page are the better source.

Are the alien and cryptid names based on real lore?

Many are. Entries like Hopkinsville Goblin Gang, Kecksburg Acorn Pilot, Loveland Frogman Swim Coach and Tsuchinoko Bounty Poster take the name of a well-known sighting or cryptid and add a comic role. Others, such as Planet Gyoza Trade Envoy and Mothership Parking Attendant, are plain inventions.

What order are the Japanese names in?

Given name first and family name second, the order the English editions of the manga use, so Rin Narumi has the given name Rin and the family name Narumi. In Japanese the family name comes first. The student names are ordinary modern names and are not meant to refer to any real person.

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A: 21 names

  • Abduction Akira
  • Abduction Shift Supervisor
  • Abduction Survivors Study Group
  • Acrobatic Silky
  • Aipon
  • Aira Shiratori
  • Akari Katsuragi
  • Akito Kurebayashi
  • Almas Hitchhiker
  • Ami Dojima
  • Andromeda Cram School Tutor
  • Aoto Maruyama
  • Arata Kido
  • Arisa Fuwa
  • Art Room Staring Bust
  • Asahi Takamine
  • Atsushi Haneda
  • Auntie Kiyo, Salt and Sutras
  • Ayaka Kashiwagi
  • Ayane Nonomura
  • Azusa Hirano

B: 18 names

  • Backflip Bus Driver
  • Backstroke Grandma
  • Bamboo Grove Hide-and-Seeker
  • Bancho
  • Bathhouse Cannonballer
  • Batsquatch Night Courier
  • Betelgeuse Bowling League
  • Bicycle Bell Phantom
  • Bigfoot Shoe Salesman
  • Bigfoot-senpai
  • Black Triangle Valet
  • Blackboard Scratcher
  • Bon Dance Straggler
  • Breakdance Bride
  • Broom Closet Sumo
  • Bucho
  • Bullet Train Bride
  • Bunyip Plumber

C: 21 names

  • Caddy the Sea Serpent Caddie
  • Cartwheel Crossing Guard
  • Chalk Dust Phantom
  • Champ of Lane Four
  • Chiaki Sugiyama
  • Chihiro Kase
  • Chiipon
  • Chika Uehara
  • Chinatsu Genda
  • Chiyo the Rice-Throwing Medium
  • Chizuru Hayashi
  • Chopstick Duelist
  • Chupacabra on a Scooter
  • Cicada Shell Collector
  • Class 2-B UFO Watch
  • Class Rep
  • Crane Game Claw
  • Crop Circle Art Club
  • Crosswalk Ballerina
  • Cryptid Kid
  • Cryptid Photo Club

D: 12 names

  • Dai Usami
  • Daiki Sunohara
  • Daisuke Yanagida
  • Dashcam Passenger
  • Delivery Scooter Ronin
  • Detention Desk Drummer
  • Dial-Up Banshee
  • Dodgeball Demon
  • Dogman Mail Carrier
  • Double Dutch Sisters
  • Dover Demon's Cousin
  • Dr. Isopod

E: 10 names

  • Eikichi the Wandering Monk
  • Eita Kawakubo
  • Elevator Contortionist
  • Emi Wakabayashi
  • Emirin
  • Enoki Crossing Flagman
  • Eri Hojo
  • Escalator Moonwalker
  • Europa Ice Fisherman
  • Evil Eye

F: 13 names

  • Far Side Landlord
  • Fast-Forward Grandpa
  • Fax Machine Wraith
  • Festival Mask Collector
  • Fireworks Chaser
  • Flatwoods Visitor
  • Fortune-Teller Kimie
  • Fresno Nightcrawler Twins
  • Fujipon
  • Fuka Harada
  • Fumika Shimada
  • Fumiyo the Spirit Photographer
  • Futon Beater

G: 16 names

  • Gaku Doi
  • Genzo of the Roadside Shrine
  • Ghost Magnet
  • Ghost Story Lunch Group
  • Go Suganuma
  • Go-Home Club, Paranormal Division
  • Goatman of the Overpass
  • Goldfish Scoop Champion
  • Goro Hirayama
  • Granny Tome the Barrier Setter
  • Granny Yae the Spirit Medium
  • Great Red Spot Dry Cleaner
  • Grey in a School Uniform
  • Guardrail Gymnast
  • Gym Storage Vaulter
  • Gyoza

H: 27 names

  • Hacchi
  • Hakase
  • Hallway Slide Tackler
  • Haru Bando
  • Haruna Inui
  • Harupyon
  • Haruto Ebihara
  • Haruyo the Neighborhood Psychic
  • Hatsune Hara
  • Hayato Kobayakawa
  • Hazuki Sano
  • Hibagon of the Bus Stop
  • Hideki Tanigawa
  • Higurashi Drive-In Ruins
  • Hikari Kagawa
  • Hikaru Morishita
  • Himari Okiura
  • Hina Mochizuki
  • Hinata Ohara
  • Hiroto Kanemoto
  • Hisako the Ghost Whisperer
  • Home Economics Apron Lady
  • Honoka Kamiya
  • Hopkinsville Goblin Gang
  • Hot Spring Synchronized Swimmers
  • Hotarubi Bridge
  • Hula Hoop Granny

I: 7 names

  • Ibuki Furuya
  • Ichika Sakurada
  • Ine the Purifying Salt Wholesaler
  • Isamu Aramaki
  • Issie on Summer Vacation
  • Itsuki Akutsu
  • Izumi Kawabata

J: 12 names

  • Jackalope Track Star
  • Jaywalking General
  • Jersey Devil Delivery
  • Jet Grandpa
  • Jiji
  • Jin Enjoji
  • Jinmengyo of the Koi Pond
  • Jinmenken the Talking Stray
  • Jinpachi the Spoon Bender
  • Jo Kume
  • Jump Rope Twins
  • Jun Tsuruta

K: 45 names

  • Kaede Isshiki
  • Kagero Heights, Room 404
  • Kaicho
  • Kaidan Circle
  • Kaidancchi
  • Kaito Yokomizo
  • Kana Miyamoto
  • Kanapon
  • Kanata Tabata
  • Kanbei, Exorcisms by Appointment
  • Kanon Nomura
  • Karaoke Widow
  • Karasu Ward Shopping Arcade
  • Karin Tamura
  • Kazuki Nishina
  • Kazuma Terada
  • Kecksburg Acorn Pilot
  • Kei Sone
  • Keita Enomoto
  • Ken Takakura
  • Kendama Ace
  • Kenji Yano

K, continued

  • Kenta Hasumi
  • Kickboard Kid
  • Kikue the Charm Seller
  • Kinta Sakata
  • Kirigaoka Radio Tower
  • Kiyoka Endo
  • Koharu Kirishima
  • Kohei Gunji
  • Koki Sekiguchi
  • Kokko
  • Kokkuri Kid
  • Kokona Machida
  • Kongamato Hang Glider
  • Kosei Kitazawa
  • Kota Nakanishi
  • Kotaro Seto
  • Kotatsu Dweller
  • Kotone Sanada
  • Kraken Sushi Chef
  • Kuiper Belt Courier
  • Kurumi Murata
  • Kyo Eguchi
  • Kyoko Nagasawa

L: 10 names

  • Lantern Limbo Dancer
  • Last Train Conductor
  • Laundry Pole Vaulter
  • Library Shusher
  • Limbo Landlady
  • Little Green Salaryman
  • Lizard Man of the Car Wash
  • Loveland Frogman Swim Coach
  • Low Battery Specter
  • Lunch Line Cutter

M: 56 names

  • Maamin
  • Mach Speed Mamachari
  • Madam Tsuruko of Sunflower Arcade
  • Madoka Kanbara
  • Maho Tokiwa
  • Mai Sakaguchi
  • Makoto Jinnai
  • Man in Black, Trainee
  • Manami Kazami
  • Mao Shibuya
  • Marathon Mailman
  • Maro
  • Martian Canal Gondolier
  • Masae of the Back-Alley Altar
  • Masato Shirakawa
  • Master Dokan, Discount Exorcist
  • Medium Fusae
  • Megane-kun
  • Mei Tsukamoto
  • Microwave Meal Monk
  • Midnight Ramen Slurper
  • Miipon
  • Mikazuki Pond Rowboat Ghost
  • Minato Mitarai
  • Minori Matsui
  • Minoru Iwasaki
  • Mio Nanjo
  • Mirei Tsuji

M, continued

  • Misaki Asakura
  • Miss Nudibranch
  • Missed Stop Passenger
  • Mitsue of the Incense Shop
  • Mitsuki Fukuda
  • Miyu Nogami
  • Mizuki Koizumi
  • Mocchi
  • Mokele-mbembe Crossing
  • Momiji Dam Night Watchman
  • Momo Ayase
  • Momoka Kuramochi
  • Monjiro the Cryptid Tracker
  • Moonwalk Monk
  • Morimori
  • Mosquito Coil Grandma
  • Mothership Parking Attendant
  • Mountain Pass Drifter
  • Mr. Coelacanth
  • Mr. Fiddler Crab
  • Mr. Hermit Crab
  • Mr. Horseshoe Crab
  • Mr. Pistol Shrimp
  • Mr. Tardigrade
  • Mrs. Sea Cucumber
  • Ms. Cuttlefish
  • Music Room Speed Pianist
  • Mystery Spot Mako

N: 19 names

  • Nabe-chan
  • Nagare River Underpass
  • Nahuelito Paddle Boat
  • Nana Otsuka
  • Nanami Amano
  • Naoki Akiyoshi
  • Natsuki Shinohara
  • Nene Kubo
  • Nessie's Pen Pal
  • Nessie-chan
  • Night School Patrol
  • Night Shift Store Manager
  • Ningen of the Ice Rink
  • Noa Hoshino
  • Noboru Egawa
  • Nodoka Baba
  • Non-chan
  • North Building, Thirteenth Stair
  • Nozomi Mashiko

O: 12 names

  • Occult Club Room, Second Floor
  • Ogopogo Lifeguard
  • Okaken
  • Okaken Boss
  • Okarun
  • Old Hibari Tunnel
  • Old Man Gonzo the Bell Ringer
  • Oort Cloud Hermit
  • Orang Pendek Shortstop
  • Orion Belt Buckle Collector
  • Otoha Abe
  • Overpass Tap Dancer

P: 15 names

  • Pachinko Phantom
  • Palm Reader Otome
  • Parkour Priest
  • Pascagoula Claw-Hand Trio
  • Pause Button Boy
  • Persimmon Tree Swinger
  • Photocopier Twin
  • Piano Bench Hoverer
  • Piggyback Uncle
  • Planet Gyoza Trade Envoy
  • Platform Edge Tap Dancer
  • Pleiades Transfer Student
  • Prez
  • Professor Yokai
  • Proxima b Pen Pal

R: 37 names

  • Rear-View Mirror Waver
  • Reina Minase
  • Reirei
  • Relay Baton Ghost
  • Ren Numata
  • Rendlesham Night Shift
  • Reo Misawa
  • Reptilian Substitute Teacher
  • Rest Stop Regular
  • Revolving Door Hermit
  • Rewind Girl
  • Rhythmic Ribbon Lady
  • Ricchan
  • Rice Cooker Oracle
  • Rice Paddy Backstroker
  • Rika Yagami
  • Riko Kikuchi
  • Riku Nakagome
  • Rin Narumi
  • Rina Sugimoto
  • Ringtone Phantom
  • Rinrin
  • Rintaro Komori
  • Rio Urushibara
  • Ririka Kondo
  • Riverbank Saucer Spotters
  • Rocket Auntie
  • Roll Call Extra
  • Rooftop Pole Vaulter
  • Rooftop Ryo
  • Rooftop Signal Society
  • Roswell Understudy
  • Rui Tokuda
  • Ryo Yasuda
  • Ryota Umemiya
  • Ryuji Fukazawa
  • Ryusei Nishiwaki

S: 60 names

  • Sakaki Shrine Back Gate
  • Saki Mikami
  • Sakucchi
  • Sakura Kusakabe
  • Sana Shindo
  • Satoshi Inagaki
  • Satsuki Kaneko
  • Saturn Ring Toss Champion
  • Saucer Kid
  • Saucer Section Chief
  • Sayaka Mogami
  • Sayarin
  • Scarecrow Shadowboxer
  • School Pool Lane Hog
  • Seijuro the UFO Taxi Driver
  • Seiko Ayase
  • Seiya Matsunaga
  • Serpo Return Flight
  • Setsuko, Third-Generation Medium
  • Seven Mysteries Investigation Team
  • Shag Harbour Diver
  • Shaved Ice Empress
  • Sheepsquatch Barber
  • Shibacchi
  • Shigezo the Ofuda Calligrapher
  • Shin Wada
  • Shinji Oba
  • Shiori Hamasaki
  • Shiranui Bathhouse
  • Shizue the Dowser

S, continued

  • Shizuku Yamane
  • Sho Sasahara
  • Shogo Fujisaki
  • Shopping Cart Racer
  • Shota Oshiro
  • Shrine Maiden Suzuka, Part-Time
  • Shrine Step Sprinter
  • Shun Chikami
  • Shunsuke Uchiyama
  • Signal Sato
  • Sirius B Vending Rep
  • Sister Chiyono the Card Reader
  • Skateboard Shogun
  • Skunk Ape Perfumer
  • Sky Fish Swarm
  • Sliding Door Slammer
  • Slow-Motion Sprinter
  • Snow Day Sledder
  • Soma Kurata
  • Sora Yamanobe
  • Sota Isobe
  • Speed-Skating Samurai
  • Spirit Photo Review Board
  • Spirit Sense Zero
  • Sports Day Ghost Runner
  • Staircase Hurdler
  • Static Channel Lady
  • Subaru Motohashi
  • Sumire Yokota
  • Suzume Hill Water Tower

T: 42 names

  • Taiga Higashiyama
  • Takeru Shimomura
  • Takkun
  • Takoyaki Juggler
  • Taku Yuasa
  • Takumi Minegishi
  • Tall Nordic Hall Monitor
  • Tama-chan
  • Tamaki Watabe
  • Tami the Lucky Cat Whisperer
  • Tanuki Hollow Bus Stop
  • Tatami Surfer
  • Tatsuki Nagatomo
  • Taxi Meter Ghost
  • Teppei Nitta
  • Tetsuya Fujinami
  • The Human Antenna
  • Three-Legged Race Partner
  • Thunderbird Kite
  • Tic Tac Pilot
  • Ticket Gate Limbo Queen

T, continued

  • Tokujiro the Talisman Printer
  • Toll Booth Twins
  • Toma Sagawa
  • Tomoe Ogawa
  • Tomomi Nagumo
  • Tomoya Hatakeyama
  • Torazo the Ghost Plumber
  • Toshie the Tea Leaf Reader
  • Tractor Beam Intern
  • Trampoline Nun
  • Tsubaki Ishida
  • Tsubasa Daimon
  • Tsuchi
  • Tsuchinoko Bounty Poster
  • Tsuchinoko Uncle
  • Tsuchinon
  • Tsukimi Hill Abandoned Hospital
  • Tug-of-War Anchor
  • Tunnel Dare Committee
  • Tunnel Sprinter
  • Typhoon Day Kite Flier

U: 11 names

  • UFO-chan
  • Ufotan
  • UMA Hunters After School
  • UMA-kun
  • Umarin
  • Umbrella Thief of Platform Three
  • Umeko, Retired Exorcist
  • Unicycle Salaryman
  • Urara Taniguchi
  • Usagi Mountain Observatory
  • Uta Shiomi

V: 6 names

  • Valensole Lavender Thieves
  • Vamola
  • Varginha Three
  • Vending Machine Hermit
  • Venus Weather Girl
  • Voronezh Giant in Bronze Boots

W: 7 names

  • Wakaba Imai
  • Wakana Ayukawa
  • Wataru Kajiwara
  • Well Bucket Yodeler
  • Westall Saucer Crew
  • Wind Chime Whistler
  • Wow Signal Caller

Y: 22 names

  • Yamato Ogiwara
  • Yanagi Slope Roller Skater
  • Yasuji the Haunted House Realtor
  • Yayoi Takeda
  • Yeren Yoga Teacher
  • Yeti in the Walk-In Freezer
  • Yocchan
  • Yohei Tajima
  • Yomogi Pass Phone Booth
  • Yua Sudo
  • Yui Ebisawa
  • Yuji Yoshikawa
  • Yuka Takigawa
  • Yukari Hori
  • Yuki Niimura
  • Yukipi
  • Yuma Zaizen
  • Yuna Ichinose
  • Yurucchi
  • Yusuke Momose
  • Yuto Gamo
  • Yuzuki Chono

Z: 1 name

  • Zeta Reticuli Exchange Student