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Upcoming Minecraft username drops, tracked live
37 Days watches short Minecraft: Java Edition usernames around the clock and lists the ones about to become available again. Right now it is tracking 42 upcoming name drops. Every drop comes with the time window it is expected in, shown in your own time zone, and a live countdown.
Use the search box as a Minecraft name availability checker: type a username and see whether it is taken, available, blocked by Mojang, or about to drop. New to this? Read how Minecraft name drops and the 37-day rule work.
Minecraft name drops: questions and answers
What is a name drop?
When a Minecraft: Java Edition player changes their username, the old one is not free straight away. It stays reserved for 37 days, in case the player wants it back, and after that anyone can take it. The moment a reserved name becomes available again is called its drop.
Where do these times come from?
We look up short names over and over. When a name that had an owner stops having one, its owner renamed away at some point between our last two looks, so the name will drop 37 days after that. Since we only know the rename happened between two looks, each drop has a window rather than an exact second: the narrower the window, the closer together those looks were.
Is a drop guaranteed?
No. The previous owner can take the name back during the 37 days, and a name can be blocked by Mojang. When that happens the drop is removed from this list. The windows are estimates made from our own observations, not data published by Mojang.
Can I check any name?
The list only shows the next few drops. To see any other, type its whole name in the search box: if it is going to drop, you get its window. If it is not, we tell you what our last look at it found: taken, available, or not allowed by Mojang. That answer is as old as that look, so an available name may have been taken since.
How long does a Minecraft name take to become available after a name change?
37 days. For the first 30 the previous owner cannot change their name again, and for about a week after that only they can take the old name back. If they do not, it is released to everyone on day 37.
Why are 3-letter Minecraft names so hard to get?
A username needs at least three characters, and there are only about fifty thousand three-character combinations of letters, digits and underscores. Nearly all were taken years ago, so one only becomes available when its owner renames, and many players are waiting for that moment.
Does this work for Bedrock gamertags?
No. Bedrock Edition uses Xbox gamertags, which follow Microsoft's own rules. Everything here is about Minecraft: Java Edition usernames.
How do I claim a name?
Change your username from your Minecraft profile page as soon as the name is available. An account can change its name once every 30 days, so make sure yours is able to before the window opens.