Did You Know?
- Hajime Isayama has stated that Eldian names are intentionally Germanic to mirror real-world European history. Eren's name is actually Turkish, meaning 'saint' or 'holy person' — a deeply ironic choice for a character whose path leads anywhere but salvation.
- Most Survey Corps surnames translate directly in German: Jaeger (hunter), Arlert (noble + hard), Springer (jumper), Leonhart (lion-heart), Braun (brown). The surnames double as character descriptors — a naming technique Isayama uses so consistently that fluent German speakers can read the cast list as a personality guide.
- The Marleyan Warrior Unit's names carry ironic meanings in Romance languages — Porco Galliard's first name literally means 'pig' in Italian, foreshadowing his Jaw Titan transformation and puncturing his pride. Falco, fittingly, means 'falcon.'
This Attack on Titan name generator (AoT for short) produces original character and OC names with a first name and surname, filtered by faction and heritage, so a Survey Corps scout and a Marleyan officer don't come out sounding alike. Below are 44 canon names to browse first, then how the generator shapes its output for OCs and surnames.
Survey Corps and the 104th Training Corps
| Eren Yeager | Protagonist; the surname is reported to come from the Yeager rifle |
| Mikasa Ackerman | Survey Corps soldier; reported to be named after the battleship Mikasa |
| Armin Arlert | Survey Corps strategist |
| Levi Ackerman | Survey Corps captain, "humanity's strongest soldier" |
| Erwin Smith | 13th Commander of the Survey Corps |
| Hange Zoë | 14th Commander; gender left unstated by the creator |
| Jean Kirstein | 104th Training Corps cadet |
| Connie Springer | 104th Training Corps cadet |
| Sasha Blouse | 104th cadet; reported to be named after Sacha Baron Cohen |
| Marco Bott | 104th Training Corps cadet |
| Floch Forster | Former cadet who later joins the Yeagerists |
| Mike Zacharius | Survey Corps squad leader |
| Moblit Berner | Survey Corps member and Hange's aide |
| Petra Ral | Member of Levi's squad |
| Oluo Bozado | Member of Levi's squad |
| Eld Jinn | Member of Levi's squad |
| Günther Schultz | Member of Levi's squad |
| Nanaba | Survey Corps squad member |
| Keith Shadis | Instructor and former Survey Corps commander |
Marley, Warriors and Titan Shifters
| Reiner Braun | Warrior; Armored Titan |
| Bertolt Hoover | Warrior; Colossal Titan |
| Annie Leonhart | Warrior; Female Titan |
| Zeke Yeager | Beast Titan; Eren's brother |
| Pieck Finger | Warrior-unit Titan shifter |
| Porco Galliard | Warrior-unit Titan shifter |
| Marcel Galliard | Porco's brother, a former Warrior |
| Ymir | Titan shifter who appears among the cadets |
| Grisha Yeager | Eren's father; Attack Titan shifter |
| Dina Fritz | Eldian woman in Marley's internment zone |
Royals, Military Police and Garrison
| Historia Reiss | True queen, also known as Krista Lenz |
| Rod Reiss | The real king, who transforms into a giant Titan |
| Frieda Reiss | Former Founding Titan holder |
| Uri Reiss | Member of the Reiss family |
| Ymir Fritz | Origin of the Titan power |
| Kenny Ackerman | Levi's maternal uncle; led the Anti-Personnel Control Squad |
| Nile Dok | Commander of the Military Police Brigade |
| Marlowe Freudenberg | Military Police officer who joins the Survey Corps |
| Hitch Dreyse | Military Police member |
| Boris Feulner | Military Police member |
| Traute Carven | Second-in-command of the Anti-Personnel Control Squad |
| Dot Pixis | Garrison commander; reported to be modeled on Imperial Japanese Army general Akiyama Yoshifuru |
| Hannes | Garrison squad leader who saves Eren and Mikasa |
| Rico Brzenska | Garrison officer |
| Carla Yeager | Eren's mother |
How This Generator Shapes Names
The generator doesn't remix the names above. Its prompt asks for new names in the series' register: mostly two or three syllables, European-sounding, and weighted rather than decorative. Two form fields do the steering.
The first is faction: Survey Corps, Garrison, Military Police, Warrior Unit, Yeagerist or civilian. The second is heritage: Eldian from Paradis, Marleyan, Eldian from the internment zone, royal bloodline or Ackermann. Pairing them changes the output, so a Garrison name reads plainer than a Military Police one.
Ackermann names get a separate rule: one or two syllables, hard consonants, because Levi and Kenny are both short. Internment-zone names lean toward biblical forms, and royal names lean toward Latin or symbolic ones. These are this tool's choices for readability, not an official naming system from the series.
- Noran, Wylen, Brenn: Germanic sound with soldier weight
- Selah, Tobiah, Miriam: biblical forms for the internment zone
- Brix, Hael, Torn: short names for the Ackermann line
- Tyler, Jayden, Destiny: too modern for the setting
- Aer'ith, Zel'ara: apostrophe fantasy names from another genre
- Theodoric, Bartholomew: too ornate for an Ackermann
Naming an AoT OC and Choosing a Surname
Start with the faction, then the surname. In canon, most characters have a given name plus a surname (Eren Yeager, Reiner Braun), and original characters read most naturally in that two-part format. Set the heritage field first, generate a handful, and keep the one that is easy to say aloud.
If you need only a surname for an OC, generate with the full-name format and read just the second word. Avoid reusing a canon surname such as Ackerman or Reiss unless your character is meant to belong to that family. Skip surnames that are real celebrity names, and skip single-word names for anyone outside the Ackermann line.
For another dark-fantasy naming style, try the Dark Souls name generator, or browse more series in anime character names.
Sources
- List of Attack on Titan characters, Wikipedia: character names, factions and the naming trivia noted above.
- Attack on Titan, Wikipedia: series background and serialization dates.
Common Questions
What is an AoT name generator used for?
It gives you new first-name-plus-surname combinations for fan fiction, roleplay characters and original characters set in the Attack on Titan world. You choose a faction and heritage, and it returns names that fit that group instead of copying canon characters.
How do I make an AoT OC name that fits the series?
Use a European-sounding given name and a matching surname, and keep it to two or three syllables. Pick the faction and heritage first so the generator tilts toward Germanic, biblical or Latin sounds. Avoid modern English names and fantasy apostrophes.
Does this generator give AoT last names?
Yes. Set the name format to full names and every result includes a surname. The canon tables above show the surnames used for each group, so you can check an idea against them before you commit to it.
Updated October 2026: added 44 sourced canon names in three tables, explained how faction and heritage steer results, and rewrote the FAQs around OC and surname searches.
