Fake data generator
Create up to 500 rows of made-up people for testing forms, databases and demos. Emails use only the domains reserved for examples, phone numbers use the numbers set aside for fiction, and addresses have obviously invented street names.
Runs in your browser: nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
How to use it
- Set the number of rows and tick the fields you need.
- Choose CSV or JSON. The output updates as you change anything.
- Press Copy to paste it into your test, or Download to save a file.
- Press Generate again for a new set of rows.
How it works
Each row picks a first name and surname from built-in lists, then builds an email from them (lowercase, with a number to reduce collisions) at one of the three reserved example domains. Phones use a US area code with 555-01 and two random digits. Birth dates are random days between 1950-01-01 and 2005-12-31. IDs are random version 4 UUIDs.
Example
A CSV row might read: 0b3f4c1e-0c1a-4e1f-9a7e-5b2c3d4e5f60,Emma Walker,emma.walker42@example.org,(415) 555-0137.
Tips
- Values in CSV are quoted when they contain commas, such as addresses.
- With only 99 possible phone numbers per area code, large batches will contain repeats; deduplicate if your test needs unique phones.
Frequently asked questions
Is any of this data real?
No. Names are random combinations of common first names and surnames, so one may match a real person by chance, but nothing is connected to any person. Do not use it to represent a real individual.
Why example.com, example.org and example.net for email?
RFC 2606 reserves these domains for documentation and testing, so they can never belong to a real mailbox. Test emails sent to them have nowhere to go, which keeps strangers from receiving your test messages.
Why do the phone numbers all look similar?
They have the form (area code) 555-01xx. In the North American numbering plan, 555-0100 through 555-0199 are reserved for fictional use, so they are safe to put in test data. The area code in front is only for realistic formatting.
How are the addresses made safe?
Street names such as Imaginary Lane or Nowhere Road and towns such as Faketown are invented, and the ZIP code starts with 000, which US ZIP codes do not use. They look like addresses but point nowhere.