diff --git a/cmd/agent/main.go b/cmd/agent/main.go
index 39fb0c6..71248f9 100644
--- a/cmd/agent/main.go
+++ b/cmd/agent/main.go
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/filmil/synod/internal/names"
 	"github.com/filmil/synod/internal/paxos"
 	"github.com/filmil/synod/internal/server"
 	"github.com/filmil/synod/internal/state"
 	paxosv1 "github.com/filmil/synod/proto/paxos/v1"
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
 var (
-	stateDir = flag.String("state_dir", "", "Directory for state files (required)")
-	grpcAddr = flag.String("grpc_addr", ":50051", "gRPC address to listen on")
-	httpAddr = flag.String("http_addr", ":8080", "HTTP address to listen on")
-	peerAddr = flag.String("peer", "", "Address of an existing peer to join the cell")
+	stateDir     = flag.String("state_dir", "", "Directory for state files (required)")
+	grpcAddr     = flag.String("grpc_addr", ":50051", "gRPC address to listen on")
+	httpAddr     = flag.String("http_addr", ":8080", "HTTP address to listen on")
+	peerAddr     = flag.String("peer", "", "Address of an existing peer to join the cell")
 	pingInterval = flag.Duration("ping_interval", 2*time.Minute, "Interval to ping peers")
 )
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func main() {
 				if err := store.AddMember(resp.AgentId, state.PeerInfo{GRPCAddr: *peerAddr, ShortName: "Unknown"}); err != nil {
 					glog.Errorf("Failed to add join peer to membership: %v", err)
 				}
-				
+
 				// Download the consensus value of the list of peers
 				ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 				kvResp, err := client.GetKVEntry(ctx, &paxosv1.GetKVEntryRequest{Key: "/_internal/peers"})
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func main() {
 					}
 					cell.ApplyMembershipChange(kvResp.Value)
 				}
-				
+
 				// After joining and getting the latest map, we must propose *ourselves* to the map!
 				glog.Infof("Proposing newly joined node self to /_internal/peers")
 				if err := cell.ProposeMembership(context.Background(), agentID, selfInfo); err != nil {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func main() {
 	}()
 
 	glog.Infof("Synod agent is up and running")
-	
+
 	if err := <-errChan; err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Server error: %v", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/internal/names/BUILD.bazel b/internal/names/BUILD.bazel
index 713bc7d..5e6cf3c 100644
--- a/internal/names/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/names/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,13 +1,31 @@
-load("@rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+load("@rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_binary", "go_library", "go_test")
 
 go_library(
     name = "names",
-    srcs = ["names.go"],
+    srcs = [
+        "names.go",
+        ":names_data",
+    ],
     importpath = "github.com/filmil/synod/internal/names",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    data = ["names.txt"],
-    deps = [
-        "@com_github_golang_glog//:glog",
-        "@rules_go//go/runfiles:go_default_library",
-    ],
+)
+
+go_test(
+    name = "names_test",
+    srcs = ["names_test.go"],
+    embed = [":names"],
+)
+
+genrule(
+    name = "names_data",
+    srcs = ["//third_party/names:names.txt"],
+    outs = ["names_data.go"],
+    cmd = "$(location :gen) $< $@",
+    tools = [":gen"],
+)
+
+go_binary(
+    name = "gen",
+    srcs = ["gen/gen.go"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
 )
diff --git a/internal/names/gen/gen.go b/internal/names/gen/gen.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a5496f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/names/gen/gen.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) != 3 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Usage: %s <input_txt> <output_go>\n", os.Args[0])
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	inputFile := os.Args[1]
+	outputFile := os.Args[2]
+
+	in, err := os.Open(inputFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Failed to open input: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	defer in.Close()
+
+	out, err := os.Create(outputFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Failed to create output: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	defer out.Close()
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "package names")
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "func init() {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "\tloadedNames = []string{")
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(in)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		name := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+		if name != "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "\t\t%q,\n", name)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error reading input: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "\t}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "}")
+}
diff --git a/internal/names/names.go b/internal/names/names.go
index d259c68..999f271 100644
--- a/internal/names/names.go
+++ b/internal/names/names.go
@@ -1,41 +1,14 @@
 package names
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"math/rand"
-	"os"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/go/runfiles"
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
 var loadedNames []string
 
 func init() {
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
-	
-	path, err := runfiles.Rlocation("_main/internal/names/names.txt")
-	if err != nil {
-		path, err = runfiles.Rlocation("synod/internal/names/names.txt")
-	}
-	
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("Failed to resolve names.txt runfile: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	file, err := os.Open(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("Failed to open names.txt: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		loadedNames = append(loadedNames, scanner.Text())
-	}
 }
 
 // Generate returns a random name from the pre-loaded list.
diff --git a/internal/names/names_test.go b/internal/names/names_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17e42f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/names/names_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package names
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGenerate(t *testing.T) {
+	if len(loadedNames) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("loadedNames is empty")
+	}
+	name := Generate()
+	if name == "" || name == "Anonymous" {
+		t.Errorf("Generate() returned %q, expected a name from the list", name)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/third_party/names/BUILD.bazel b/third_party/names/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4ac0d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/names/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exports_files(["names.txt"])
diff --git a/third_party/names/LICENSE b/third_party/names/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8e4415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/names/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Data from US Social Security Administration.
+Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/limits.html
+
+The Social Security Administration (SSA) makes this information available to the public. As a product of a United States government agency, these datasets are generally considered to be in the public domain.
diff --git a/internal/names/names.txt b/third_party/names/names.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/names/names.txt
rename to third_party/names/names.txt