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Browse 500 Maze Runner names, starting with characters, jobs and places from the series such as Thomas, Newt, Minho, Frypan and The Glade. The rest are new names on the same rule: Glader nicknames cut from long-dead thinkers and explorers like Kep, Tycho, Ada and Shack, plus earned nicknames, Keepers, cold adult titles and Scorch survivors.

About Maze Runner names

In The Maze Runner, James Dashner's 2009 novel and the series that followed, the teenagers sent into the Glade arrive with no memories and with new names taken from famous figures, many of them scientists and thinkers. They wear the names as nicknames: Thomas for Thomas Edison, Newt for Isaac Newton, Alby for Albert Einstein, Chuck for Charles Darwin, Gally for Galileo and Aris for Aristotle. Work in the Glade adds a second label, such as Runner, Keeper, Builder, Slicer or Med-jack.

This list begins with a block of names from the books and films: characters from Thomas to Deedee, then the Glade's jobs, then places, creatures and terms, ending with Group B. It is not a full cast list.

Everything after that is new. Most entries are short nicknames cut from the names of long-dead scientists, doctors, mathematicians, explorers and philosophers, for the boys of Group A and the girls of Group B: Kep from Kepler, Tycho from Tycho Brahe, Ada from Ada Lovelace, Lise from Lise Meitner, Shack from Shackleton. Around them are nicknames earned in the Glade, names with a job, formal names for the organization's doctors and guards, survivors of the Scorch and a small share of maze sections, creatures and trials. None of the new names come from the series.

How to choose Maze Runner names

Pick a namesake first, then shorten it the way a friend would. Kepler becomes Kep, Faraday becomes Fara and Hypatia becomes Tia.
Match the namesake to the character. A careful healer suits Lister or Flo, a mapmaker suits Merc, and a Runner suits an explorer such as Shack or Amund.
Add a job when you need a fuller name. Keeper Tycho, Med-jack Lise and Nellie the Runner say where a Glader works without inventing a surname.
Give adults from the organization a title and a surname only, as in Director Calloway or Technician Reyes. The distance is the point.
Earned nicknames come from one habit or one chore. Frypan is the cook in the books, and Ladle, Compass and Two-Laps follow the same idea.

Frequently asked questions

Which names on this list are from The Maze Runner?

The list opens with 59 names from the books and films. Characters come first (Thomas, Teresa, Newt, Minho, Alby, Chuck, Gally, Frypan and more), then jobs such as Runner, Keeper and Med-jack, then places and terms such as The Glade, Griever and The Scorch. It is not a full cast list, and everything after Group B is new.

How are Gladers named in The Maze Runner?

Each one is renamed after a famous figure and goes by a short form of the name. Thomas comes from Thomas Edison, Newt from Isaac Newton, Alby from Albert Einstein, Chuck from Charles Darwin, Gally from Galileo and Aris from Aristotle. Not every namesake is a scientist, and the series does not spell out every one.

Who are the new Glader nicknames named after?

Long-dead figures from science, medicine, exploration and philosophy, never anyone living. Kep comes from Johannes Kepler, Fara from Michael Faraday, Marie from Marie Curie, Emmy from Emmy Noether and Zeno from the Greek philosopher. The list shows only the nickname, the way a Glader would use it.

Can I use these names for fan fiction or roleplay?

Yes. The new names are meant for original Gladers, Group B characters, Keepers and adults in fan stories and roleplay. The series' own characters belong to their owners, so keep those to fan use. This page is a fan resource and is not connected to the author, the publisher or the film studio.

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All 500 Maze Runner names

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A: 29 names

Ada
Addie
Administrator Pryce
Alby
Alec
Alf
Alice
Amelia
Amos
Amp
Amund
Analyst Dunleavy
Anandi
Anax, Second-in-Command
Annie
Anning
Archia
Archie
Archivist Penhallow
Arete
Aris
Arya the Seed Sorter
Assistant Director Kessler
Astell
Audie
Aurel
Ava Paige
Aver
Avi

B: 40 names

Babb
Bagger
Bagger Bent
Bagger Mill
Bandage
Banna the Track-hoe
Bant
Baret
Bassi
Batu
Becca
Becq
Beetle Blade
Bell
Ben
Benny Underpass
Berg
Bering
Bessie
Beto
Bird
Biru the Record Keeper
Blaise
Blister
Bohr
Bolt
Boole
Bootlace
Bose
Boxfresh
Boyd
Boyle
Breadcrumb
Brenda
Builder
Builder Bern
Builder Max
Builder Stokes
Bunsen
Byrd

C: 27 names

Cabot
Callum
Cannon the Star Counter
Caro
Cass
Cav
Ceci
Cels
Chad
Chalk
Champ, First Through the Doors
Chancellor Deveraux
Chancellor Hargrove
Chuck
Cistern Joe
Clara
Clark the Wall Watcher
Clint
Closing Hour
Cole
Compass
Cook's Hand Avo
Cope
Corporal Yates
Counselor Bright
Crank
Cuve

D: 34 names

Dalia
Dalt
Dario
Darning
Dead End Twelve
Deedee
Delia
Dem, Keeper of the Gathering
Deputy Director Lindqvist
Des
Diog the Lamp Lighter
Dirac
Director Calloway
Director Whitlock
Doors
Dopp
Dora
Dottie
Dr. Adrian Holt
Dr. Celia Haddad
Dr. Evelyn Strand
Dr. Felix Brandt
Dr. Helena Marsh
Dr. Ingrid Solheim
Dr. Judith Amory
Dr. Lorraine Keats
Dr. Marcus Ellery
Dr. Miriam Castellane
Dr. Nathan Okoro
Dr. Oswald Finch
Dr. Priya Nair
Dr. Simon Achterberg
Dune
Dusty Ana

E: 13 names

Edd the Signal Caller
Edith
Ellen
Emer
Emilie
Emmy
Epi
Erat the Mapmaker
Ernie
Erwin
Escort Officer Banner
Euc
Eul

F: 13 names

Fahren
Falcon, Keeper of the Stores
Fara
Ferm
Fib
Firstlight
Flask
Flat Trans
Flem
Flight Officer Novak
Flo
Frypan
Furrow

G: 23 names

Gale
Galen
Gally
Gargi
Garrie
Gate Officer Lund
Gauss
Geiger
Gerty
Ginko
Ginny
Gita
Glass Moth
Goggles
Gravel
Greenie
Griddle
Griever
Group A
Group B
Guard Captain Rourke
Guard Sergeant Dace
Gudrid

H: 33 names

Hal
Halfday
Halfmoon
Hammer
Hannah
Hanno the Runner
Hans
Harriet
Harvey
Haystack
Hazen
Hector
Heloise
Heng the Builder
Hersch
Hertha
Hertz
Hester
Hettie
Hevel the Night Lookout
Hildy
Hippo
Hobbes
Holler
Hook
Hub
Hud
Humb
Hume
Hush Beetle
Hutt
Hux
Huy

I: 6 names

Ida
Ignacio
Ines
Irene
Ivy
Ivy Gate

J: 6 names

Janson
Jeff
Jenner
Jex
Jorge
Joule

K: 17 names

Kant
Keener
Keeper
Keeper of the Lanterns
Keeper of the Night Watch
Keeper of the Tool Shed
Keeper Tycho
Kel
Kep
Kettle
Kierk
Kings
Kirch
Kit
Knots
Koch
Kurt

L: 27 names

Ladle
Lamenter
Lana
Lantern
Lantern Eye
Lao
Lapp
Last Up
Latch
Laura
Lav
Lawrence
Lead Technician Sorensen
Leib
Leif
Leo
Lewis the Trail Marker
Linn
Lise
Lister
Liz
Locke
Longshift
Lonnie
Louie
Lupe
Lyell

M: 33 names

Mach
Mag
Mama Luz
Mapper
Marco
Marie
Marisol
Mark
Marta
Maud
Maury, Keeper of the Water
Med-jack
Med-jack Dix
Med-jack Lise
Med-jack Pare
Med-jack Seacole
Med-jack Semm
Medic Tanaka
Mend
Meng
Merc
Merit
Mileva
Mina
Minho
Mitch
Monitor Ellison
Monte
Monty
Morse
Mortar
Mourner
Mungo

N: 16 names

Nails
Nans
Needle Crawler
Neel
Nellie
Nellie the Runner
Nettie
Newt
Nick
Nietz
Night Warden Pike
Nightwatch
Nodi
Noor
Nurse Bellamy
Nurse Okafor

O: 13 names

Observer Hale
Observer Quist
Occam
Officer Medina
Officer Trask
Ohm
Old Esteban
Omar
Orderly Finn
Orv
Osa
Osler
Owen

P: 17 names

Paloma
Panel Chair Dorrance
Para
Patches
Pauli the Ledger Keeper
Pav
Peck
Pencil
Petra
Pilot Garrick
Planck
Plank
Plato
Proctor Lindgren
Psych Lead Amherst
Ptol of the Map Room
Pyth

Q: 1 name

Quartermaster Eames

R: 23 names

Rachel
Rama
Raman
Raz
Razi
Records Officer Swann
Rico
Riem
Rizmi
Ront
Rooftop Rae
Rooster
Rope
Ross the Gate Watcher
Rous
Roz
Ruben
Runner
Runner Drake
Runner Mallory
Runner Peary
Runner Speke
Runner Ynes

S: 46 names

Saca
Safe Haven
Salt Flat Sal
Saltlick
Sawdust
Scarecrow
Scrap
Second Runner Henson
Section Nine
Seed
Seki the Tally Keeper
Sen
Senior Analyst Morrow
Sergeant Holloway
Shack
Shade
Shen the Code Breaker
Shovel
Sibyl
Silas
Simone
Sklo
Slicer
Slicer Buff
Slicer Lam
Slopper
Slopper Abel
Slopper Kova
Snow the Med-jack
Soc
Sofya
Somer
Sonya
Sophie
Sparks
Spin
Splint
Spoons
Sprint
Steno the Slicer
Stewpot
Strabo, Keeper of the Maps
Subject Liaison Thorne
Sunburn Sam
Supervisor Tennant
Susie

T: 54 names

Tappi
Tarp
Tavo
Taz
Technician Abbot
Technician Reyes
Teresa
Tes
Tess
Thales
The Blood House
The Box
The Deadheads
The Drop
The Flare
The Glade
The Heat Trial
The Hollow Court
The Homestead
The Last Gate
The Long Corridor
The Map Room
The Maze
The Mechanic
The Narrows
The Night Walls
The Ninth Bend
The Right Arm
The Scorch
The Silence Trial
The Slammer
The Spiral
The Storm Walk
The Tunnel Test
The Turning Wall
Theano
Thomas
Tia
Tima
Tin Roof Tilly
Track-hoe
Track-hoe Carver
Track-hoe Merian
Track-hoe Muir
Treetop
Trina
Trota
Trowel
Tunnel Pete
Tur
Tusi the Builder
Two-Canteen Carla
Two-Laps
Tycho

V: 5 names

Vesal
Vesp
Vice Chancellor Imai
Vince
Volta

W: 17 names

Wailer
Wall Skitter
Wally
Warden Sloane
Watt
Weeper
Wegen the Map Copier
Whetstone
Whisper
Whittle
WICKED
Wilbur
Winston
Witt
Wolf
Woll
Woodpile

X: 1 name

Ximena

Y: 1 name

Yusuf

Z: 5 names

Zart
Zeno
Zhao
Zheng
Zhenyi