Inca Names Generator

Five real names of the Inca world a press: rulers, queens, gods and titles, with recorded meanings.

Inca Names Generator

  1. Mallku"Spirits of the mountains": the strength of the mountains, in the form of a condor.
  2. Huayna CapacName of the eleventh Sapa Inca, 1493–1527. Wayna Qhapaq: "the young generous one".
  3. Mama Ocllo CoyaName of the queen of Topa Inca Yupanqui in the list of Sapa Incas.
  4. AtahualpaName of the last effective Sapa Inca of the empire, 1532–1533. Also written Atawallpa.
  5. Sinchi RocaName of the second Sapa Inca. Sinchi Ruq'a Inka: "valorous generous Inca".

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How it works

This Inca names generator deals real names only: the Sapa Incas and their queens, the gods, and court titles. Nothing is made up, so it works as an Inca name generator for history class as well as for a story.

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Draw five names

A press deals five names of four kinds: the Sapa Incas, their queens (the coyas), gods and goddesses, and court titles.

What the names mean

Most of these names are Quechua. Inti is glossed Sun and Mama Killa Mother moon. Huayna Capac is "the young generous one" and Lloque Yupanqui "the glorified lefthander". A card gives a meaning only where the article gives one; where scholars call a translation mistaken, as with Topa Inca Yupanqui, the card gives none.

  • Quechua is a living family of languages, so most of these names have more than one spelling.

Questions and answers

What are some Inca names?

Pachacuti, Huayna Capac, Atahualpa and Manco Capac are names of Sapa Incas, the rulers. Mama Ocllo and Rahua Ocllo are names of queens. Inti, Illapa and Mama Killa are the gods of the sun, the thunder and the moon.

What does Sapa Inca mean?

Sapa Inca was the title of the monarch of the Inca Empire. Wikipedia glosses sapa as "the only one"; other terms for the ruler were apu, "lord", and qhapaq Inka, "mighty Inca".

What language are Inca names in?

Mostly Quechua, which the Inca lords promoted as the official language of the empire. Quechua is a family of languages rather than one language, and it is still spoken in the Andes.

Who was the last Sapa Inca?

Atahualpa was the last effective Sapa Inca of the empire, in 1532 and 1533. Túpac Amaru, who ruled at Vilcabamba in 1571 and 1572, was the last to hold the title.

Can it make up an Inca-sounding name?

No. Every name on the list is recorded, and the page says where. This site does not invent names in the style of a real people.

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Rulers (Sapa Incas) 20

  • Atahualpa Name of the last effective Sapa Inca of the empire, 1532–1533. Also written Atawallpa.
  • Capac Yupanqui Name of the fifth Sapa Inca. Qhapaq Yupanki Inka: "splendid accountant Inca".
  • Huascar Name of the Sapa Inca of 1527–1532. Classical Quechua: Waskhar.
  • Huayna Capac Name of the eleventh Sapa Inca, 1493–1527. Wayna Qhapaq: "the young generous one".
  • Inca Roca Name of the sixth Sapa Inca. Inka Ruq'a: "magnanimous Inca".
  • Lloque Yupanqui Name of the third Sapa Inca. Lluq'i Yupanki: "the glorified lefthander".
  • Manco Capac Name of the first Sapa Inca, in the founding legend. Quechua: Manqu Qhapaq.
  • Manco Inca Yupanqui Name of the Sapa Inca of 1533–1544, the first ruler at Vilcabamba.
  • Mayta Capac Name of the fourth Sapa Inca. Quechua: Mayta Qhapaq.
  • Ninan Cuyochi Name of an heir who was Inca for only a few days in 1527. Quechua: Ninan Kuyuchiq.
  • Pachacuti Name of the ninth Sapa Inca, 1438–1471. Pachakutiy means "the turn of the world".
  • Paullu Inca Name of an Inca who ruled in Cuzco, 1536–1549. Also written Pawllu Inka.
  • Sayri Túpac Name of a ruler at Vilcabamba, 1544–1560.
  • Sinchi Roca Name of the second Sapa Inca. Sinchi Ruq'a Inka: "valorous generous Inca".
  • Titu Cusi Name of a ruler at Vilcabamba, 1563–1571. Quechua: Titu Kusi Yupanki.
  • Topa Inca Yupanqui Name of the tenth Sapa Inca, 1471–1493. Quechua: Thupa Inka Yupanki.
  • Túpac Amaru Name of the last Sapa Inca, 1571–1572. Thupaq: "royal" or "shining"; amaru: "snake".
  • Túpac Huallpa Name of a Sapa Inca of 1533. Also written Tupaq Wallpa.
  • Viracocha Inca Name of the eighth Sapa Inca: the name of a god.
  • Yahuar Huacac Name of the seventh Sapa Inca. In Quechua spelling: Yawar Waqaq.
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Queens (coyas) 15

  • Chuqui Huipa Name of the queen of Huascar in the list of Sapa Incas.
  • Cura Ocllo Name of the coya, or queen, of Manco Inca Yupanqui.
  • Cusi Huarcay Name of a ñusta and queen, married to Sayri Túpac.
  • Cusirimay Name of the queen of Huayna Capac in the list of Sapa Incas.
  • Mama Anawarkhi Name of the queen of Pachacuti in the list of Sapa Incas.
  • Mama Cahua Name of the queen of Lloque Yupanqui in the list of Sapa Incas.
  • Mama Chikya Name of the queen of Yahuar Huacac in the list of Sapa Incas.
  • Mama Chimpu Qurihillpay Name of the queen of Capac Yupanqui in the list of Sapa Incas.
  • Mama Cora Name of the queen of Sinchi Roca in the list of Sapa Incas.
  • Mama Mikay Name of the queen of Inca Roca in the list of Sapa Incas.
  • Mama Ocllo In the founding legend, the queen of Manco Capac. Quechua: Mama Uqllu.
  • Mama Ocllo Coya Name of the queen of Topa Inca Yupanqui in the list of Sapa Incas.
  • Mama Runtu Quya Name of the queen of Viracocha in the list of Sapa Incas.
  • Mama Takukaray Name of the queen of Mayta Capac in the list of Sapa Incas.
  • Rahua Ocllo Name of the queen of Huayna Capac in the list of Sapa Incas.

Gods and goddesses 27

  • Amaru "Sacred serpent": a serpent deity linked with wisdom, water and earth.
  • Axomamma "Mother of potatoes": goddess of potatoes.
  • Catequil God of thunder and lightning in the northern Peruvian highlands.
  • Ch'aska "Morning star": goddess of dawn, twilight and dusk.
  • Chuychu "Rainbow"; also written K'uychi.
  • Copacati A lake goddess.
  • Ekeko A god of the hearth and wealth.
  • Illapa "Thunder and lightning": god of thunder, lightning and rain.
  • Inti The sun god; the name is glossed "Sun". Considered the most important god.
  • Kon God of rain and wind that came from the south.
  • Mallku "Spirits of the mountains": the strength of the mountains, in the form of a condor.
  • Mama Killa "Mother moon": goddess of the moon, of marriage and of festivals.
  • Mama Nina "Mother of fire": goddess of light, fire and volcanoes.
  • Mama Qucha "Sea mother": goddess of the sea and of fish.
  • Mama Quinoa "Mother of quinoa grain": goddess of quinoa.
  • Mama Rayhuana Goddess of flora and fauna.
  • Mama Sara "Maize mother": goddess of grain.
  • Mama Wayra "Mother of wind": goddess of air and winds, protectress of the birds.
  • Pacha Kamaq "The Earth maker": a creator god. Also written Pachacámac.
  • Pachamama Also Mama Pacha: "Mother nature or Mother Earth".
  • Paryaqaqa "Stone falcon": a god of water from before the Incas.
  • Qoyllur "Star": goddess of the stars, the companion of Mama Killa.
  • Urpihuachay "The one that gives birth to pigeons": creator goddess of birds and fishes.
  • Urquchillay God who watched over the herds; worshipped mainly by Inca herders.
  • Uru God of weaving and of quipus, the knotted-cord records.
  • Viracocha The creator, called the god of everything. Quechua: Wiraqucha.
  • Wasikamayuq "The one who takes care of home": guardian god of the home.

Titles 12

  • Amauta "Master" or "wise one": a title for teachers.
  • Apu "Lord": another term for the Sapa Inca, and the name for the spirit of a mountain.
  • Chasqui A messenger of the Inca Empire. Also chaski.
  • Coya Also quya: the principal wife of the Inca.
  • Inkap Rantin A confidant and assistant to the Sapa Inca.
  • Intip Churin "Son of the sun": what the Sapa Inca was called.
  • Kuraka An official: the governor of a province or a communal authority. Also curaca.
  • Ñusta Roughly "princess": a highly noble woman.
  • Qhapaq Also capac: roughly "king". Qhapaq Inka: "mighty Inca".
  • Sapa Inca Title of the monarch of the Inca Empire. Sapa: "the only one".
  • Sinchi In later years sinchi meant leader.
  • Willaq Umu "Priest who recounts": the High Priest of the Sun.

How this list was compiled: A list by a written rule, built on 2026-10-03; every name is on record and none is made up. Rulers and queens: the names in the tables of English Wikipedia's article Sapa Inca (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapa_Inca), with the years of rule the table gives, and two queens of the Neo-Inca State from their own articles; the queen the table gives for Atahualpa is left out because her own article describes her differently. A Quechua spelling or a meaning is printed only where the ruler's own article states one; where the article calls a translation mistaken, the card gives none. Gods: names from the list of deities in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca_mythology with the gloss that list gives, chosen for a school reader; gods of death and darkness are left out. Titles: from the Sapa Inca and Inca Empire articles and the article of each title. A card names a name and tells no life story. Spellings follow the articles; Quechua is a living family of languages and has more than one spelling for most of these names. The plan asked for Quechua given names in use today; English Wiktionary lists one (Inti), so that group was not written. Licence: Facts from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); the selection and the wording of every line are ours.