diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index 7cde6ffd052..d405a9e1f64 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ datum/preferences
 
 	proc/copy_to(mob/living/carbon/human/character, safety = 0)
 		if(be_random_name)
-			real_name = random_name()
+			real_name = random_name(gender)
 
 		if(config.humans_need_surnames)
 			var/firstspace = findtext(real_name, " ")
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index 6206102826b..64564552c95 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 	if(isnull(species)) species = "Human"
 	if(isnull(language)) language = "None"
 	if(isnull(nanotrasen_relation)) nanotrasen_relation = initial(nanotrasen_relation)
-	if(!real_name) real_name = random_name()
+	if(!real_name) real_name = random_name(gender)
 	be_random_name	= sanitize_integer(be_random_name, 0, 1, initial(be_random_name))
 	gender			= sanitize_gender(gender)
 	age				= sanitize_integer(age, AGE_MIN, AGE_MAX, initial(age))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
index 48704fd8213..ea35f3c0833 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 				src << "\blue Now teleporting."
 				observer.loc = O.loc
 				if(client.prefs.be_random_name)
-					client.prefs.real_name = random_name()
+					client.prefs.real_name = random_name(client.prefs.gender)
 				observer.real_name = client.prefs.real_name
 				observer.name = observer.real_name
 				observer.key = key
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 
 		if(ticker.random_players)
 			new_character.gender = pick(MALE, FEMALE)
-			client.prefs.real_name = random_name()
+			client.prefs.real_name = random_name(new_character.gender)
 			client.prefs.randomize_appearance_for(new_character)
 		else
 			client.prefs.copy_to(new_character)