I’m having so much fun making these count-along games! For those of you who haven’t played this game before, here are the rules. This game has two namebanks, one for boys and one for girls. To create the family, you answer questions and then count along how many letters are in your answer. For example, in the question “what is your favourite animal?”, the person answering dog will count along 3 names whilst someone who likes penguins will count along 7. Where the answer is a number, count along that number rather than the number of letters in that number. For example, in the question “how many siblings do you have?”, someone with one sibling will only count along 1 space, not 3. Make sure to pick up where you left off each time, otherwise your family will have the same few names! However, if you count through the whole namebank before you complete the family, you should start again from the beginning and cycle back through.
If you enjoyed this game, you can play my other versions HERE and HERE.
I’ve tried to make this one longer to give you more chance to use different names. This time you have 30 people to name! As always, feel free to add any details that you fancy, like occupations, backstories or even a plus 25 years!
LN: count the last letter of your last name [A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, etc.]
DH(95): FN: count your favourite animal [count 11 if you don’t like animals] // MN: count your favourite food
DW(83): FN: count the title of your favourite book // MN: count your favourite colour (maiden: count your birthday)
DD1(62): FN: count your dream job // MN: count your top girl’s name
DS1(60): FN: count the number of minutes past the hour it currently is // MN: count the number of children you’d like to have [count 11, if you don’t want children]
DS2(59): FN: count the total of the numbers of your birthday day [eg someone born on the 10th of the month counts 1 as 1+0 = 1] // MN: count your favourite sport [count 15 if you don’t like sports]
DS3/DS4(58): FN: count the colour of your shirt // MN: count your hair colour & FN: count your top boy’s name // MN: count your favourite flower
DS5(55): FN: count your favourite TV show // MN: count the hour it is currently on a 24 hour clock [1pm = 13, 2pm = 14, 3pm = 15, etc.]
DD2(53): FN: count an actor you like // MN: count one of your GP names
DD3(51): FN: count your favourite scent // MN: count your favourite colour to wear
DS6(49): FN: count somewhere you’d like to visit on vacation // MN: count your favourite board game or video game [count 21 if you don’t like either]
DS2(59):
DW(60): FN: count your dominant hand // MN: count the last digit in your phone number (maiden: count the first digit in your speaker volume)
DD1(30): FN: count your favourite pizza topping [count 19 if you don’t like pizza] // MN: count along your favourite season
DD2(28): FN: count your middle name [count 1 if you don’t have one, or 17 if you have more than one] // MN: count your favourite car [count 15 if you don’t have one]
DD3(27): FN: count the current weather // MN: count your favourite drink
DS1(22): FN: count the third digit in your year of birth // MN: count along your favourite school subject
DS2(17): FN: count your favourite comedian // MN: count your favourite author
DS3(58):
DW(53): FN: count a language you’d like to learn // MN: count a place you’d like to visit (maiden: count the object you are currently sitting on [count 9 if you’re standing])
DD1(30): FN: count your second favourite colour // MN: count your grandfather’s name
DD2(25): FN: count your favourite font or typeface // MN: count the letters in the current day of the week
DD3(21): FN: count your best friend’s last name // MN: count the length of your username
DS4(55):
DW(55): FN: count the last digit in the current temperature [count 10 if it ends in 0] // MN: count along the number of siblings you have [count 16 if you don’t have any] (maiden: count your favourite film)
DS1(25): FN: count your last name // MN: count your dad’s middle name [count 1 if he doesn’t have one]
DD2(53):
DH(55): FN: count your height to the nearest imperial foot // MN: count your favourite band [LN: count the colour of your phone]
DD1(36): FN: count the 6th digit in your phone number // MN: count the number of pets you have [count 15 if you don’t have any]
DD2(34): FN: count your favourite fruit // MN: count your favourite actress
DD3(32): FN: count your favourite ice cream flavour [count 12 if you don’t like ice cream] // MN: count your eye colour
DD4(30): FN: count the last song you listened to // MN: count the last digit in your country’s emergency number [count 10 if it ends in 0]
DS6(49):
DW(61): FN: count the total of the numbers in your username [count 1 if your username doesn’t have any numbers] // MN: count the colour of your hair elastic [count 21 if you don’t have one, count 16 if it’s multiple colours, or count 10 if you have more than one and they don’t match] (maiden: count 10 if you prefer stripes or 19 if you prefer spots)
DD1(22): FN: count the colour of your socks [count 3 if you’re not wearing any, count 6 if they’re multicoloured, or count 16 if they don’t match] // MN: count the second digit in your door number [count 10 if it ends in 0, count 15 if it is a single digit number, or count 17 if your house doesn’t have a number].
LAST NAMES:
Main, McGann, Macmillan, Hart, Ritchie, Bassett, Miller, Tennyson, Belcher, Gordon, Boxall, McEwen, Ford, White, Baker, Davies, Lorca, Attwood, Sparrow, Saxon
GIRLS:
Wren, Zinnia, Philippa, Sophia, Zara, Katya, Wendy, Willow, Winifred, Adele, Adeline, Thomasin, Adelaide, Adrina, Alana, Alice, Theodosia, Junia, Lydia, Maria, Miryam, Sparrow, Star, Storm, Summer, Winter, Skye, Violet, Olivia, Penny, Rosie, Trixie, Sheridan, Carmen, Esme, Irina, Jane, Sevilla, Valencia, Verona, Vienna, Victoria, Roisin, Alessandra, Allegra, Chiara, Rhiannon, Seren, Astoria, Aurelia, Abbie, Bea, Phoebe, Sabrina, Selene, Autumn, Heather, Paloma, Phoenix, Primrose, Rain, Robin, Sol, Naomi, Rebekah, Ruth, Sapphira, Susanna, Nadiya, Natasha, Tatiana, Zoya, Lorna, Morwenna, Nessa, Rosen, Antoinette, Avril, Millie, Pippa, Tess, Harper, Piper, Poet, Ada, Marian, Mary, Megara, Melody, Merida, Margot, Ophélie, Everly, Grey, Hollis, Margarita, Rosemary, Sage, Tea, Crystal, Logan, Madison, Morgan, Leonor, Louisa, Matilda, Maud, Daphne, Julia, Amelia, Andromeda, Angelina, Apolline, Jasmine, Jennifer, Jessie, Joy, Madeleine, Ivy, Jade, Lavender, Constance, Dorothea, Hestia, Irene, Iris, Juno, Lorelei, Persephone, Hermione, Lily, Luna, Marietta, Minerva, Grace, Hope, Lark, Luz, Alaska, Delphi, Deva, Georgette, Iris, Isabelle, Josèphine, Juliette, Galena, Opal, Pearl, Peridot, Quartz, Topaz, Fionnuala, Maeve, Niamh, Oona, Renée, Emerald, Esmeralda, Garnet, Hazel, Indigo, Elliot, Cerise, Clementine, Coral, Ebony, Elettra, Gemma, Gianna, Leonora, Lucia, Elestren, Elowen, Endellion, Gwenora, Meraud, Eleanor, Eugenie, Isabel, Joanna, Laura, Eilonwy, Elinor, Elsa, Flora, Helen, Jane, Diana, Miranda, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Demelza, Eileen, Emmeline, Ginevra, Helena, Delphine, Eléonore, Élodie, Éloïse, Aurora, Damaris, Dinah, Eden, Elizabeth, Esther, Eve, Clove, Juniper, Clarissa, Emma, Georgiana, Hero, Cherry, Cassandra, Charity, Anneth, Carenza, Caroline, Cecilia, Delilah, Elise, Gloria, Lucy, Cariad, Cerys, Gwen, Lowri, Myfanwy, Camellia, Bliss, Felicity, Mercy, Serenity, Temperance, Billie, Josie, Kitty, Libby, Lottie, Marnie, Belle, Carrie, Celia, Charlotte, Clara, Daisy, Beatriz, Eve, Fleur, Gabrielle, Genevieve, Artemisia, Evangelina, Liliana, Katarzyna, Arimathea, Artemis, Berenice, Claudia, Ariadne, Electra, Fauna, Gaia, Hera, Arabella, Ariana, Augusta, Bellatrix, Alicia, Marigold, Marina, Olive, Onyx, Poppy, Aisling, Brennan, Bridget, Caitlin, Erin, Aimee, Amelie, Anaïs, Ottavia, Rosaria, Addison, Brennan, Cruz, Darcy, Delaney, Talitha, Alba, Amethyst, Verity, Bethan, Simonetta, Valentina, Zaira, Bronte, Catherine, Rosalie, Sophie, Vivienne, Zoe, Anise, Rosa, Saffron, Sapphire, Scarlett, Silver, Morag, Shona, Emilia, Pomona, Rosmerta, Molly, Laila, Rebecca, Romola, Anthea, Mariangela, Ophelia, Rowenna, Steren, Holly, Ivy, Lark, Linnea, Marisol, Lourdes, Florence, Geneva, India, Ireland, London, Carla, Catalina, Clara, Esperanza, Estella, Lola, Beatrice, Camille, Celeste, Chloe, Claire, Anastasia, Anita, Ariel, Athena, Scout, Alexis, Celeste, Meredith, September, Teagan, Adeliza, Alexandra, Angela, Cecily
BOYS:
Theo, Will, Clark, Cooper, Deacon, Fletcher, Shepherd, Cobain, Cosmo, Jaret, Simeon, Nathaniel, Oliver, Percy, Robin, Scott, Balthasar, Ferdinand, Lysander, Merrick, Myles, Quinlan, Talbot, Tanner, Wilson, Xavier, Quill, Russell, Sebastian, Victor, Alain, Blaise, Rory, Alessandro, Cosimo, Leandro, Leonardo, Revolution, Austen, Bertram, Atlas, Darcy, Dorian, Edmund, Dylan, Emrys, Remus, Ronald, Seamus, Sirius, Vincent, William, Alastar, Brennan, Eoin, Lorcan, Niall, Raphael, Reuben, Rufus, Silas, Phileas, Ptolemy, Quillan, Constantine, Leopold, Cedar, Merit, Maximiliano, Zafiro, Mariano, Matteo, Teodoro, Atticus, Peter, Marco, Martin, Miguel, Rafael, Santiago, Eugene, Flynn, Frederick, George, Hamish, Malachi, Matthias, Moses, Noah, Philip, Phineas, Madden, Peregrine, Luke, Lucius, Neville, Chase, Ocean, October, Robin, True, Ever, Louis, Tristan, Alfredo, Leonidas, Michael, Milo, Felix, Gabriel, Hermes, Ishmael, Lennon, Lennox, Logan, Oisin, Padraig, Kale, Rye, Sage, Justice, Jory, Massen, Adam, Arthur, Christopher, Claude, James, Jared, Jesse, Jethro, Joel, Ianto, Llewellyn, Owain, Rhys, Huxley, Jacoby, Absalom, Alexander, Hugo, Jasper, Hawk, Jay, Leif, Oak, Rio, River, Harris, Hudson, Forest, Fox, Finch, Harrison, Hendrix, Howard, Gaël, Henri, Octavius, Alexei, Boris, Fabien, Spencer, Bryn, Cole, Noel, Cairo, Esteban, Guillermo, Gregorio, Javier, Ephraim, Ezekiel, Ezra, August, Dmitri, Misha, Vladimir, Alistair, Duncan, Ewan, Dashiell, Eli, Valor, Aled, Gareth, Danube, Kingston, Norway, Phoenix, Copper, Lazuli, Barley, Basil, Augustus, Charlie, Dean, Dennis, Draco, Garrick, Gregory, Harry, Andrew, Asher, Benjamin, Daniel, David, Elijah, Alfred, Storm, Wolf, Thames, Billie, Ainsley, Julien, Laurent, Oberon, Olivier, Orlando, Romeo, Carlos, Diego, Enrique, Solomon, Stephen, Thaddeus, Abbott, Bennett, Bowie, Darwin, Elliott, Ambrose, Hywel, Sorrel, Digory, Jago, Noble, Reason, Elm, Falcon, Evander, Jason, Leander, Birch, Bertie, Jake, Leo, Quinn, Sam, Jorge, José, Julio, Thomas, Tobias, Zachary, Blue, Grey, Indigo, Jet, Rowan, Russet, Joseph, Joshua, Jude, Justus, Jensen, Jones, Madden, Kingsley