DnD elf names

Four subraces, four different sounds. Every number below comes from 10,000 draws of this site's own generator at seed 20261026 — pools and method are printed under the tables, and the script is on the page, so you can re-run it and get the same figures.

The answer in one table

10,000 draws per subrace, seed 20261026
Subrace	Distinct full names	Repeat rate	Mean letters	Mean syllables	Busiest ending
High Elf	9,940	0.60%	7.88	2.71	-or
Wood Elf	9,956	0.44%	7.46	2.70	-wyn
Drow	9,953	0.47%	7.69	2.76	-eth
Half-Elf	9,968	0.32%	7.04	2.80	-el

Read it as: no subrace repeats more than 0.60% of a 10,000-name run, and the four land within 0.84 letters of each other. The difference between them is not length; it is which endings they lean on.

What each subrace actually sounds like

High Elf — 9,940 names in 10,000 draws

High Elf builds a given name from 11 openings × 6 vowels × 10 endings, then a clan name from 8 first elements × 8 second elements. In 10,000 draws at seed 20261026 it produced 9,940 distinct full names and 7,365 distinct given names, with 60 of full names repeating (0.60%). The mean given name is 7.88 letters over 2.71 syllables.

Its five busiest endings in that run:

High Elf — most common closing syllables
Ending	Names	Share
-or	1,086	10.86%
-wen	1,037	10.37%
-mir	1,036	10.36%
-dor	1,029	10.29%
-las	1,028	10.28%

Twelve names from the same seed:

Dheriel Fernbough
Dhiogiawen Fernshadow
Saviariel Galeshadow
Ciothil Moonleaf
Faecenor Moonbrook
Liasath Dawnshadow
Civaewyn Starwhisper
Meliolas Nightbrook
Memir Thornwhisper
Cioriador Galehollow
Miolas Thornshadow
Riagiomir Dawnleaf

Wood Elf — 9,956 names in 10,000 draws

Wood Elf builds a given name from 11 openings × 5 vowels × 10 endings, then a clan name from 8 first elements × 8 second elements. In 10,000 draws at seed 20261026 it produced 9,956 distinct full names and 7,977 distinct given names, with 44 of full names repeating (0.44%). The mean given name is 7.46 letters over 2.70 syllables.

Its five busiest endings in that run:

Wood Elf — most common closing syllables
Ending	Names	Share
-wyn	1,250	12.50%
-rin	1,250	12.50%
-ath	967	9.67%
-eth	965	9.65%
-orn	964	9.64%

Twelve names from the same seed:

Weral Fernbough
Woyaenorn Silverwake
Maethewyn Starwake
Braseth Galewake
Yaenenol Nightbrook
Thasath Moonbough
Fetorin Fernwake
Yivaefimas Thornshadow
Nisil Silverleaf
Sovisen Galebrook
Terin Starleaf
Thisaewyn Fernbrook

Drow — 9,953 names in 10,000 draws

Drow builds a given name from 10 openings × 5 vowels × 10 endings, then a clan name from 8 first elements × 8 second elements. In 10,000 draws at seed 20261026 it produced 9,953 distinct full names and 8,398 distinct given names, with 47 of full names repeating (0.47%). The mean given name is 7.69 letters over 2.76 syllables.

Its five busiest endings in that run:

Drow — most common closing syllables
Ending	Names	Share
-eth	1,029	10.29%
-iss	1,027	10.27%
-ael	1,027	10.27%
-ith	1,026	10.26%
-ess	1,024	10.24%

Twelve names from the same seed:

Quiryn Ashhearth
Quolunith Shadowweaver
Nusaquular Webhearth
Sumiliss Nightspire
Thaquosael Shadowveil
Rinir Venomspire
Voraneth Venomshade
Thaesoress Ashshade
Roquisor Shadowshade
Lozaemun Venomweaver
Thosael Coldveil
Thosaerith Venomcrest

Half-Elf — 9,968 names in 10,000 draws

Half-Elf builds a given name from 10 openings × 5 vowels × 10 endings, then a clan name from 8 first elements × 8 second elements. In 10,000 draws at seed 20261026 it produced 9,968 distinct full names and 8,524 distinct given names, with 32 of full names repeating (0.32%). The mean given name is 7.04 letters over 2.80 syllables.

Its five busiest endings in that run:

Half-Elf — most common closing syllables
Ending	Names	Share
-el	1,000	10.00%
-ir	1,000	10.00%
-on	1,000	10.00%
-il	1,000	10.00%
-ar	1,000	10.00%

Twelve names from the same seed:

Cerel Fernbough
Caejonir Silverwake
Tonaculon Starbough
Novelil Dawnleaf
Facaesar Silverbrook
Menis Galeleaf
Saemanan Galewhisper
Finaeror Fernwhisper
Maecesen Silverwhisper
Jaerimath Galewake
Faesar Nightbrook
Faeniran Galewind

Syllable shape

How many syllables the given name has, out of 10,000
Subrace	2 syllables	3 syllables	Mean
High Elf	3,228	6,453	2.71
Wood Elf	3,576	5,833	2.70
Drow	3,066	6,238	2.76
Half-Elf	3,024	5,973	2.80

What the numbers support

Wood elf is the capped one. Two endings (-wyn, -rin) hit 1,250 names each — the per-batch ceiling the generator enforces at 10,000 draws. Nothing else in the four subraces reaches it except high elf's -or at 1,086, and half-elf never gets close: ten endings at exactly 1,000 each.
High elf is the longest and the least repetitive. 7.88 letters per given name, and 7,365 distinct given names in 10,000 draws — the widest spread of the four, because its opening table has 11 entries against wood elf's 11 over a smaller vowel set.
Half-elf is the flattest. Ten endings at 1,000 each and 8,524 distinct given names: the pool is small enough that the balance counter never has to press against its ceiling, so the output looks even rather than varied.

How this was measured

Pools. High elf: 11 openings × 6 vowels × 10 endings for the given name, plus 8 × 8 = 64 clan names. Wood elf: 11 × 5 × 10 and 64 clans. Drow: 10 × 5 × 10 and 64 clans. Half-elf: 10 × 5 × 10 and 64 clans.

Sample. 10,000 names per subrace, one tracker per subrace, gender Neutral, the five styles cycled in order, seed 20261026.

Counting. A "closing" is the ending the generator appends, returned by the call itself — not guessed from spelling. Syllables are counted as vowel groups in the given name. Repeat rate is (10,000 − distinct full names) ÷ 10,000.

Reproduce it

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Open the generator, paste the line below in the console, and it prints the same four tables for seed 20261026. If the numbers differ, the pools changed — the script reads them from the live generator, not from a copy.

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