What makes a username rare?
An honest look at what we measure—and what we can’t know.
Character first. Hype second.
OG User Rater uses fixed rules. The same name, platform and scoring configuration produce the same result. We analyze length, composition, character transitions, repetition, symmetry, dictionary associations and a simple English pronounceability heuristic.
A transparent weighted score
| Category | Default weight | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Character rarity | 25% | Measured structure, heuristic score |
| Visual appeal | 15% | Subjective heuristic |
| Memorability | 15% | Subjective heuristic |
| Pronounceability | 10% | Subjective heuristic |
| Meaning & recognition | 10% | Subjective heuristic |
| Pattern quality | 10% | Subjective heuristic |
| Collector desirability | 10% | Evidence required |
| Market appeal | 5% | Evidence required |
When evidence is absent, collector desirability and market appeal are marked unscored. The remaining 85% of default weights is renormalized to 100%. For example, each supported score is multiplied by its weight, the products are added, and the sum is divided by 85. Changing weights in the owner dashboard affects subsequent calculations.
How price estimates work
Each name gets a type based on its platform and shape, like a 3-letter Discord name or a 4-letter real word on TikTok. In October 2026 we looked at what names of each type are listed for on username marketplaces and set a price range for each type. A name’s score decides where it sits in that range. Every visitor sees the same estimate for the same name.
These are asking prices, not completed sales, and real deals vary a lot. Buying or selling accounts breaks the rules of Discord, Roblox, Instagram and TikTok, and accounts can be banned. Listings we checked:
- Discord and Roblox seller channels linked from an OGU forum (asking prices, current offers and sales, October 2026)
- A username marketplace’s Instagram and TikTok listings (October 2026)
- GameBoost — Korblox and Headless Roblox accounts
- GameAccountValue — Robux resale and Headless account prices
- A verified seller’s Discord username list on an OGU forum (asking prices and current offers, October 2026)
- OG Discord — real-word Discord usernames
- CleanUsers — real-word Discord usernames
- G2G — Discord username listings
- 16 Team — Discord username stock
- GameBoost — Roblox 4-letter accounts
- PlayHub — Roblox 3-letter accounts
- PlayerUp — Roblox, TikTok and Instagram username listings
- Quey — Instagram handle price ranges
Rarity is a product-defined description
95–100 Legendary · 90–94 Elite · 80–89 Very Rare · 70–79 Rare · 55–69 Uncommon · 35–54 Common · below 35 Basic. These are descriptive ratings, not empirically verified scarcity. Theoretical combinations are not available-user counts.
Four platforms, different constraints
Discord: 2–32 lowercase letters, numbers, periods or underscores. No consecutive periods. Source
Instagram: Provisional: 1–30 letters, numbers, periods or underscores. Platform confirmation required. Source
Roblox: 3–20 letters or numbers, with at most one underscore, never first or last. Source
TikTok: Letters, numbers, periods and underscores; no final period. 2–24 ASCII length rule is provisional. Source
Rules were researched on October 18, 2026. Instagram syntax and TikTok length/ASCII assumptions are provisional. Moderation, reserved names and real-time eligibility are not checked. A syntax pass is not an availability or ownership check.
Market evidence has to earn its place
Estimates require at least three approved, non-fictional, verified username-only sales from two sources, within 365 days and with at least 60% feature similarity. We compare length, composition, overall quality and recognized meaning. Median-relative outliers are excluded. Sales are weighted by similarity and recency. Listings are displayed separately and never treated as completed sales.
Non-USD imports require an explicit FX rate and timestamp within seven days of the evidence date. Low/high ranges use 20th/80th percentile observations; the central estimate is a weighted mean. Confidence is low under ten qualifying sales and medium thereafter. No heuristic dollar prices are fabricated.
Platform policies still apply
Names are interesting to study; that does not make account transfers permitted. See Discord’s terms, Roblox’s terms, Instagram’s terms, and TikTok’s regional terms. This product does not claim names or automate account transfers.
Community taste stays independent
The stabilized positive rating uses (upvotes + 5) / (total votes + 10). This neutral prior prevents one or two votes from dominating established entries. Community votes never change the rarity calculation.