How Much Is My Minecraft Name Worth? (2026 Value Guide)

Here's the honest version: most usernames are worth a little, a few are worth a lot, and the difference comes down to a handful of things you can check in about ten seconds. This guide uses namenab's live market board, so every number below comes from real public listings, not guesses.

What decides how much a Minecraft name is worth?

Four things do most of the work: length, whether it's a real word, whether it's all letters, and how easy it is to say.

namenab fits a model to every public asking price it can find for a username. The things that model measures are:

• Length. Shorter names are rarer, and the model never lets a shorter name be worth less than an otherwise similar longer one. Three characters is the shortest a new name can be.
• Real-word strength. A real English word is worth more than a non-word, and a common word more than an obscure one.
• Letters vs. digits. Any digit or underscore (like "k3b") pulls the price down.
• Pronounceability. For names that aren't words, easy-to-say beats keyboard mash.

On top of that, if your exact name has its own asking prices or a recorded sale, the quote leans toward those. For the full list of what helps and what doesn't, read what makes a Minecraft name valuable.

What are names like mine listed at right now?

This is namenab's market board as of October 3, 2026. Each name counts once (the median of its distinct asking prices), and the "middle half" is the range the middle 50% of names in that group are listed at.

Two things jump out. First, real words beat non-words at every length. Second, some groups are thin: only 4 three-letter words and 7 four-character non-words had public asks, so treat those rows as rough signals. The live version, updated as new listings come in, is on the market board.

Why does namenab show two prices?

Because a seller's asking price and what a buyer actually pays are different numbers, and almost no real sale prices are public.

"Listed around" is the ask: what sellers list names like yours at. "Likely sale" is the bid: what a buyer would probably pay. namenab gets the bid by looking at listings where the best buyer offer is posted right next to the asking price. On listings of $300 and up, those offers run about 69% of the ask (43 pairs from 17 sellers). For names asking $100 or less, namenab uses 15%, and says plainly that this is a judgment: unremarkable names mostly get no offer at all. Between $100 and $300 the ratio tapers from one to the other.

That's why cheap names lose more of their ask than pricey ones. More on this in asking price vs sale price.

What does namenab quote for some example names?

Here are namenab's quotes for a few names, as of October 3, 2026:

Each of these comes with a range, and the ranges are wide. The quote for "fox," for example, puts the likely sale anywhere from $2,760 to $8,915. That width is honest: names in the same group really do get listed at very different prices.

How do I check my own name?

Type it into the checker on namenab's home page. It's free and there's no login. You'll get:

1. Whether the name is registered to a Minecraft account, from Mojang's public lookup.
2. A likely sale (bid) and a listed-around price (ask), each with a range.
3. A confidence label that tells you what the quote rests on: comparable names only, the name's own asks, or a recorded sale.
4. The evidence: any asks, buyer offers or sales for that exact name, plus recent asks for comparable names, with links.

If nobody holds the name, it has no resale value. It may simply be free to claim. See how to check if a name is available.

How accurate is a name quote?

namenab tests its model by hiding each listed name and predicting it from the rest. The prediction lands within 2x of that name's real asking price 51% of the time, and the typical miss is about 1.9x. That's a range, not a promise, which is why every quote shows one.

Keep three limits in mind. Public data is a floor: most deals close privately on Telegram and Discord. namenab's data holds exactly one clean recorded username sale, so the likely sale is built from buyer offers, not from a pile of sales. And buying or selling accounts goes against Mojang's terms, so any deal carries real risk. If you're thinking about one anyway, read namenab's safety page first.

The full method, including every count behind it, is on the methodology page. Ready to see your number? Check your name now.