Villager Names
A Fabric mod that assigns a random name to every villager. Entities who already have a custom name (e.g. via a nametag) will NOT be renamed by this mod.
Names
There is a pool of 242 names:
- 100 male names (England's top 100 male baby names of 2004)
- 100 female names (England's top 100 female baby names of 2004)
- 26 names from the NATO phonetic alphabet
- 16 bonus names [as of 1.0.1]
Affected entities
- Villagers
- Wandering Traders
- Guards from Guard Villagers [as of 1.0.2]
- Any [modded] entity that extends the
MerchantEntityclass
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as villagernames-1.0.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 10 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.