Enter a name
Start the Name 100 Women game with any real woman you can remember. The page does not provide suggestions or autocomplete, so every answer comes from your own memory.
Timed memory challenge
Can You Name 100 Women?
Take the Name 100 Women challenge by typing 100 real women from memory. No repeats. The timer starts after your first correct answer.
- No account required
- Real-time name verification
- Shareable result
Classic challenge
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Accepted names
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01Name real women
Living or historical people both count.
02No repeats
Each verified person can score once per game.
03Use a full name
Add detail when a short name is ambiguous.
How to play
How to play Name 100 Women
Name 100 Women is deliberately easy to start and difficult to finish. You need only a browser, a keyboard and whatever names you can recall. There are no multiple-choice clues and no account wall between you and the game.
Get a clear result
Submit with Enter or the button. The game separates accepted, duplicate, ambiguous and unverified answers so you know whether to continue, add a fuller name or retry later.
Reach 100
Keep going until the Name 100 Women challenge accepts 100 different people. It ends automatically at the target, or you can give up, review your total and copy a shareable result.
Valid answers
What counts as a woman in this game?
A person counts when reliable public data, such as Wikidata or Wikipedia, identifies them as a woman. The person must be real, uniquely identifiable and represented by at least one Wikipedia page.
Name 100 Women applies the same public-data rule across countries, professions and historical periods. Fame is not part of the test.
Real and publicly documented
Living and historical women are both eligible when one public record clearly identifies the person and a Wikipedia page exists. The rule applies equally to people from different countries, periods and professions, without a separate fame threshold.
Established public names
Birth names, stage names and reliable public aliases can count when they resolve to one person rather than several possible people. A familiar public name does not have to match the page title word for word when the identity is still clear.
Short or shared names
An ambiguous answer needs a fuller public name. The game will not reveal a candidate list because suggestions would give away possible answers. Adding a surname or using the fuller form from a public record usually gives the server a more precise entry to check.
Fictional, non-person or repeated
Characters, organizations and places are excluded. Alternate spellings of an accepted woman share one Wikidata identifier, so the same person scores only once. Failed and duplicate attempts receive their own feedback and never increase the accepted total.
Memory strategy
Build your Name 100 Women list from broad categories
Recalling 100 people is easier when you search memory in groups. Categories are prompts, not game restrictions or bonus rounds.
MusicHistoryScienceSportPoliticsLiteratureFilm & TVBusiness
Start where recall is easiest
Begin with the subjects, playlists, teams, books and news you already follow. Familiar areas create momentum before the timer makes a blank moment feel urgent. The Name 100 Women timer waits for your first accepted answer, so you can choose that starting point without losing time.
Follow one cluster at a time
Within a field, move across countries, decades, roles or events. Name 100 Women accepts any real woman who satisfies the same verification rules; the category only organizes your thinking. Once one cluster slows down, a related field or an earlier decade can provide the next useful prompt.
Switch lanes when you stall
Move from recent culture to history or from entertainment to science and sport. Returning later often unlocks another group of names faster than chasing one stubborn answer. Consistent progress matters more than solving every uncertain entry in the order it first appears.
Use the clearest public name
Full names reduce ambiguity, while established stage names may also work. Private people without qualifying public records are unlikely to be verified, and the game never asks for your own name. If a valid public figure is still not recognized, keep the entry and report the unexpected result after the attempt.
Verification
How Name 100 Women checks an answer
The browser sends a name; the server follows an explicit, rule-based path before returning a result.
- 01
Check local records
Verified aliases, manual corrections, the fast cache and stored database records are checked first. A local match avoids an unnecessary external request.
- 02
Identify the person
When needed, Wikipedia finds the likely page or redirect and Wikidata confirms a stable identifier, person type, public attributes and Wikipedia coverage.
- 03
Return one clear status
The identifier is checked against accepted answers before the server returns accepted, duplicate, ambiguous, invalid or a retryable temporary error.
Frequently asked questions
Name 100 Women questions and answers
These answers cover the rules players most often need before or during a Name 100 Women attempt. They describe the current real-women MVP rather than future game modes.
What counts as a correct answer?
A name counts when it can be matched to a real person whom reliable public data identifies as a woman and who has a Wikipedia page.
Do nicknames and stage names count?
Yes, when the name is a well-established public alias that can be matched to one person.
Can I name the same person twice?
No. Every accepted answer is stored by its Wikidata identifier, so alternate spellings of the same person still count only once.
When does the timer start?
The timer starts only after the server accepts your first correct answer.
Do fictional women count?
No. The current game accepts real people only.
Is the Name 100 Women game free?
Yes. The game is free to play in your browser, and you do not need to create an account or provide your own name before starting.
Can women from any country or time period count?
Yes. The challenge can include living or historical women from any country, profession or period when they meet the same public-data rules.
What should I do if a valid name is not accepted?
Try the person's fuller public name first. If the result is still unexpected, use the contact page to report the entered name, expected person and a relevant Wikipedia or Wikidata link.
Does refreshing the page keep my game?
No. Refreshing starts a new game session. Finish, give up or copy your result before reloading if you want to keep the score from the current attempt.
Your turn
Why try to name 100 women?
See how many real women you can recall before memory runs dry.
