Piglin Names
by Serilum
Piglin Names gives every piglin a default or custom name, so piglins in the nether carry names like villagers in the Villager Names mod.
What it does
Piglins that spawn receive a randomly chosen name from a built-in list of more than 5000 names. Separate lists of pre-defined male and female names can be turned on or off in the config, and capitalization of custom names can be switched too. Server owners may add their own custom names and combine them with the defaults, and a setting decides whether both lists are used at once.
Commands let players remove a name from a loaded piglin or rename it. The mod is server-side only: only the server needs it, players join without installing anything. It requires Collective and is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with builds covering 1.20.1 – 26.3. Source code and an issue tracker are public, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
The mod adds nothing to the blocks, items or mobs themselves; it only changes how piglins are named when they are loaded in a world. Every current file targets 26.3, released on 2026-10-02, and the mod was first published on 2024-07-20.
Key features
Default name list
Piglins are given a name picked at random from a built-in list of more than 5000 names.
Custom name lists
Server owners can add their own names and choose to combine them with the default male and female lists.
Name removal and renaming
Commands remove the name from a loaded piglin or give it a new one.
Capitalization option
Custom names are capitalized automatically, and the setting can be turned off in the config.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Nether servers
Server owners who want the nether to feel more populated can have every piglin carry a name.
Adventure maps
Map makers can rely on named piglins as recognizable characters with fixed or random names.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who run a multiplayer world with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge or Quilt and want named piglins without installing anything on their own clients.
How it compares
Villager Names covers villagers, not piglins, and is server-side with All rights reserved, so it is not open source; it is published for 1.20.2 – 1.21.11. Piglins Guard Everything is also server-side and open source under the MIT License, but it targets piglin behavior, with files for 1.19 – 1.21.4. Piglin Gold Trim Protection is a client and server mod for Forge and NeoForge only, under the MIT License, for 1.20.1 – 1.21.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piglin Names | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Villager Names | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.2 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-02-21 |
| Piglins Guard Everything | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-01-02 |
| Piglin Gold Trim Protection | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21 | Client and server | 2026-02-15 |
Questions
Does Piglin Names require another mod?
Does every player need Piglin Names installed?
Which loaders does Piglin Names support?
In the catalog
Piglin Names is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Piglin Names gives all piglins in the world a default or custom name to liven up the nether. While villagers have been getting named since 2019 via Villager Names, piglins have not gotten that same threatment. Until now! Default names are randomly chosen from a list of 5000+ names. It is also possible to add your own…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/piglin-names
- Owner
- Serilum
- Published
- 2024-07-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15