1,000+ Catchy Hot Sauce Business Names
So, you've come up with the perfect hot sauce business idea, but in order to launch, you need a good business name.
And not just a name, but a creative and descriptive name that will make your hot sauce business stand out.
The name of your business will forever play a role in:
- Your customers first impression
- Your businesses identity
- The power behind the type of customer your brand attracts
- If you're memorable or not
We've put together a list of the best hot sauce business ideas, provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to name your business and give real-world examples of how other founders came up with the name of their business.
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Catchy hot sauce business name ideas
- Flaming
- Hi Heat
- Unbearable
- Real Heat
- Spice Up
- Crushed
- Jalapeno Bite
- Melted Lava
- Hurting Heat
- Heated
- Highly
- Intensively Hot
- Devil's Lava
- Adam's Blood
- Red Hot Sauce
- Its Hot
- Bright Red
- Hot Dip
- Really Spicy
- Real Hot
- Spice Dip
- Pepperish
- Spiciest
- Overwhelmed
- Spice Web
- Ultra Hot
- The Satan's Pit
- Igneous
- Feverish
- The Hectic Dip
- Red and Hot
- Temperature
- Kelvin
- Summer Hot
- Blazingly Hot
- Above Normal
- The Sour Dip
- Hot Apatite
- Heatly
- The Wild Red
- Spade
- Extra Hot
- Dripping Drip
- Overheated
- Tannour
- Triple Heated
- Hot Juice
- Exotically Hot
- Heat Shot
- Flare
- Heat Rush
- Furnace
- Boiling Dip
- Sizzling
- Burning Sensation
- Dodging Hot
- Dynamic
- Dead Serious
- Magnetic
- Spiced
- Hot Ice
- Piercingly Hot
- Contemporary
- Radical
- Lava
- Molten
- The Elite Sauce
- Hot Desire
- Allure
- Thick Heat
- Fierce
- Intense
- SuperSonic
- Fire
- Itchy Dip
- Hellish Heated
- The Peppery Scalding
- Agreeable
- Corrective Zest Spot
- Silky Chilli
- Yellow Warm Trading Co
- The Mild
- Spicery Group
- The Intolerable Scorching
- How
- Green Chile
- Darn Scorching Place
- Sweaty Heated Trading Co
- The Spicy Sizzling
- DarnHot
- Nahuatl Pop
- Yellow Seasoning Collective
- DriedChilli
- Distinct Sapidity Spot
- The Drear Warm
- DryHot
- Warm Co
- Sharp Sour Cream
- Warm Group
- Vehement
- Filtered Torrid
- BitingChilli
- Classic Flavour
- NiceHot
- DeadlyHot
- Scorching Boiling Co
- Less Chilli Spot
- The Chicago Torrid
- Faint Pepper Collective
- Cool Scalding
- Strong Sapidity Spot
- Powerful Boiling Pro
- Wicked Sweltering Trading Co
- Ketchup Group
- Excessive Heated
- The Literary
- The Mighty Sizzling
- Heated Co
- The Intolerable Overheated
- Deadly Heated
- The Adjective
- The Almighty
- Solar Sweltering Place
- The Soft
- The Typical
- MuchChilli
- The Peppery Overheated
- Torrid Place
- Finer Sapidity
Creative hot sauce business name ideas
- Regional Flavoured
- Warm Place
- Fishy Flavor
- White Scalding Place
- The Solar Warm
- Fresh
- Famine Flavour
- The Excessive Sizzling
- FishSauce
- The Pesky
- Adjective Overheated Trading Co
- Style Soy
- The Intolerable Warm
- Wicked Scalding Group
- The Sweaty Sweltering
- Uncommonly Scorching
- The Soy Ketchup
- Thick Boiling Collective
- Acrid
- InteriorHot
- Chopped Capsicum
- DamnedHot
- The Intolerable Scorching
- The Pepper
- The Wonderful
- The Fishy Flavor
- Bad Flavor
- The Secret
- Unco Sizzling Place
- Only Spice Up
- Finest Foretaste
- Filtered Scorching Collective
- Chile Co
- BrightHot
- Southern lights Spice
- Tasty Co
- Almighty Heated Co
- Zest Spot
- Bloody Torrid Spot
- The Sweet Savor
- Chilli Mash
- Sweaty Heated Trading Co
- Dry Scorching Collective
- Scorching Collective
- Heated Group
- TypicalHot
- The Chile Ketchup
- The Excellent Zest
- The Nice Soy
- PungentSpice
- Stronger
- Sweaty Scorching Group
- ThickHot
- The Dry
- Smooth Seasonings
- Green Chile
- How Heatable
- The Spicy
- Durn Boiling Co
- Nice Overheated
- The Dreadful Boiling
- Real
- Strong Sapidity Spot
- Adjective Scorching Spot
- The Conventional Boiling
- Boiling Place
- Warm Spot
- The Oven Scalding
- Extreme Boiling
- LocalFlavour
- Torrid Pro
- Less Scorching Trading Co
- Hellish Het
- Spice Up Trading Co
- Sweltering Pro
- Adjective Overheated
- The Spicy Boiling
- Dreadful
- Smooth Sausage Collective
- Spanish Slaw
- Crushed Chili
- WickedHot
- Heated Co
- Acrid Sapidity Trading Co
- Dry Chilly Trading Co
- The Dreadful
- The Finer
- The Wicked
- The Conventional
- White
- Overheated Place
- Wonderful
- Chopped Chilli Pepper
- How Torrid Pro
- The Peppery Scalding
- Spicy Group
- Chilly Spot
- Intolerable Warm
- Boiling Trading Co
- Little Scalding
- The Salty
- The Darn
- Vehement Scalding
- ArabianSpice
- Wondrous
- Faint Favourites
- The Extra Torrid
- Relish Trading Co
- The All
- Whilst
- PopularSpice
- DeliciousSpice
- Slight Seasoning
- The Chile Salsa
- The Awful
- Less Warm
- YellowHot
- The Sweaty Warm
- Overheated Pro
- Wonderful Sausage Pro
- The Yellow Scalding
- The Warm
- Savory Spice
- Cold Torrid
- Sweaty
- Subtle Spicier
- The Long Pop
- Intolerable
- SufficientSpice
Learn more about starting a hot sauce business:
Where to start?
-> How much does it cost to start a hot sauce business?
-> Pros and cons of a hot sauce business
Need inspiration?
-> Other hot sauce business success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a hot sauce business
-> Hot sauce business slogans
-> Hot sauce business Instagram bios
Other resources
Funny Hot Sauce Business Names
- The Almighty
- Sultry Overheated
- Familiar Seasoning Collective
- Spicery Co
- PeskyHot
- The How
- Conventional Sweltering Trading Co
- The Dried
- Bad Savor Collective
- SultryHot
- Spicy Co
- Drear Spicy
- Powerful
- Excellent
- Extreme Scorching Co
- The Sultry
- Cites Spice
- Conventional Spicy
- Pungent Savour Co
- Crushed Chili
- The Solar
- Oven Sweltering Spot
- AwfulHot
- How Heatable
- Deadly Spicy
- Deadly Scalding Place
- Indian Dill Trading Co
- Icy
- FamiliarSpice
- How Heat
- Adventure Group
- Crushed Curry
- Sweet Chili Spot
- Sausage Group
- Extra Chili Pepper
- EnoughSauce
- Extra
- Fried Capsicum Pro
- Thick Boiling Collective
- Uncommonly Sweltering Place
- The Piquant
- Heated Collective
- WickedHot
- Subtle Seasonings
- Devilish Boiling
- IcyHot
- Full Fall Into
- How Het
- Sizzling Trading Co
- Sliced Chilly Group
- The Wondrous
- Witty Chilli
- ChicagoHot
- The Distinctive
- The Adjective Sizzling
- Vehement Torrid Trading Co
- The Damned Heated
- Finer Fall For
- Mash Place
- How Sweltering Spot
- The Durn Spicy
- Excessive
- Cool
- Red
- Chile Trading Co
- The Fiery Overheated
- Basil Flavour
- White Torrid
- Oriental Herb Group
- The Awful
- The Sweaty
- Durn Heated Place
- The Less Overheated
- DamnedHot
- Scorching Boiling Co
- The Drear Warm
- Chicago Spicy
- More Chilli Collective
- The Pesky
- The Delicious Dill
- Torrid Trading Co
- The Sour
- The Awful Scorching
- Terrible Sizzling Collective
- Crushed Adventure Spot
- Real Overheated
- How Hairy
- Bright
- Heated Spot
- The Red Warm
- Tights Spice
- Extra Scalding
- ExtraChilli
- Only Spice Up
- Green
- Chilly Pro
- Chopped Capsicum
- Drear Boiling Spot
- Fishy Foretaste
- Overheated Co
- The Spicy
- Terrible Heated
- Very Sizzling
- More
- Peppery Sweltering
- Powerful Spicy Group
- GoodFlavour
- Sticky Overheated
- Adjective
- Smooth Seasonings
- Clamour Flavour
- PleasantSpice
- Whilst
- Dried
- The Excellent Spicery
- Southern lights Spice
- Crushed Chilly
- The Fine
- The Sticky Overheated
- Known
- Sticky Sweltering Spot
- Fiery Torrid Spot
- Very Sweltering Trading Co
- Nahuatl Pop Pro
- ScorchingHot
- Smooth Spice
- NuttyFlavour
- Overheated Pro
- Sizzling Spot
Cool hot sauce business name ideas
- Cool
- Sharp Spicery
- Distinct Sapidity Spot
- Sticky Sweltering Trading Co
- Subtle Spicy Group
- PreciousSpice
- Fresh Fall Into
- Overheated Collective
- Soy Trading Co
- Oriental Seasoning Collective
- Nikki Chilli
- Pretty
- The Sweet Savor
- ArabianSpice
- Excellent Savour Co
- Sizzling Collective
- Very Sweltering Trading Co
- Fishy Funky
- Sweltering Spot
- Crushed Chili Powder
- The Durn Spicy
- Interior Spicy Trading Co
- The Typical
- Solar Sweltering Place
- Exotic Spicery
- Whilst Spicy Spot
- Sticky Overheated
- Chicago Sizzling
- Fishy Faldo
- Season Co
- The Warm
- Warm Trading Co
- Red Pop
- Sultry Torrid Place
- The Icy
- Pesky Boiling
- Scalding Place
- OrangeSauce
- Indian Dill Trading Co
- The Dreadful Scorching
- The Chicago Torrid
- Fresh Chile
- Pepper Trading Co
- Sweltering Place
- Less Chilli Spot
- Chili Group
- UncommonlyHot
- Deadly Heated
- Wicked Sweltering Trading Co
- Strong Sapidity Spot
- Peppery Overheated
- Mini Chilli
- Yellow
- Very Overheated Collective
- Shrilly Chilli
- Hot Broth Collective
- Scorching Trading Co
- Terrible Sizzling Collective
- Warm Pro
- Durn Boiling Co
- The Piquant
- The Special
- How Sweltering Spot
- The Dreadful
- Pungent
- The Dried
- WhilstHot
- Extra Scalding
- Hellish Hairy
- ExoticSpice
- True Savour
- Hellish Warm
- Cranberry Broth Group
- The Soft
- Warm Co
- Adjective Overheated
- Fiery Overheated Spot
- Spicery Group
- VeryHot
- PumpkinSpice
- Nahuatl Chilly
- The Almighty
- HotChilli
- Heated Co
- Sharp Sauce
- The Chili
- The Bright
- Spanish Slaw
- Oven Sizzling Trading Co
- Biting Powder Co
- Adjective Scorching Spot
- Wondrous
- Precious Torrid Place
- White Scalding Place
- Darn Scorching Place
- Wonderful Scorching
- Damned Heated Group
- The Unco Sweltering
- Cold Boiling Co
- DrySpice
- How Heatable
- Solar Sizzling
- The Very Torrid
- Oven Torrid
- SweatyHot
- Heated Collective
- Dry Seasoning Place
- The Pretty Warm
- Dressing Co
- The All
- Powerful
- Whilst Boiling Trading Co
- Hellish Sweltering
- Lilies Chilli
- Herb Collective
- The Fresh
- The Oven Boiling
- The Damned Heated
- The Chopped Pop
- ClassicSauce
- Very Sizzling
- Warm Spot
- ExtraHot
- The Wicked
- The Deadly Scorching
- GoodFlavour
- Sufficient Spiciness
- The Corrective Pepper
- Witty Chilli
Unique hot sauce business name ideas
- The Solar
- The Typical Boiling
- Spicy Torrid Place
- Seasoning Co
- Gritty Chilli
- The Extra Sweltering
- The Unco
- The Red
- Less Scorching Trading Co
- DeliciousSpice
- Relish Trading Co
- The How
- WarmHot
- The Literary
- The Dreadful Overheated
- The Sweaty Warm
- Bloody Scorching Co
- Zest Spot
- Wonderful Sweltering Spot
- Spicy Warm
- Excessive Sweltering
- Dry Heated Group
- Piquant
- Spicy Co
- All Dill Trading Co
- Powerful Spicy Group
- Quickly Chilli
- Durn
- The Peppery Zest
- Salty Savor Group
- Intolerable Scorching Place
- Nice Overheated Group
- The Finer
- Overheated Spot
- The Little
- Fishy Tasty Co
- Fresh
- Chilli Mash
- PungentSpice
- Hellish Heated Up
- Hot
- Real
- Full Fondness
- Chopped Chili Powder
- Thingy Chilli
- Capsicum Co
- Fiery Sizzling Place
- AllSpice
- ExtremeHot
- White Torrid Co
- ExcellentFlavour
- The Vinous
- Sizzling Place
- Finest Foretaste
- Durn Heated Place
- DamnedHot
- Villa Chilli
- Oven
- The Dry Overheated
- HowHot
- Sultry Sweltering Pro
- Sweaty Torrid
- The Whilst Warm
- Interior Overheated
- OrientalFlavour
- Wonderful Torrid Pro
- The Conventional
- The Garlic
- Finer Fall For
- Scorching Spot
- Yellow Seasoning Collective
- Filtered Torrid
- Sticky Sweltering
- Uncommonly Sizzling Group
- Sweltering Trading Co
- Powerful Boiling Pro
- Darn
- Terrible Sweltering Pro
- Bloody
- Classic Juice Pro
- The Real Sweltering
- The Sharp
- Clamour Flavour
- WhiteHot
- Terrible Heated
- The Nice
- Silky Chilli
- Genuine
- Fried Capsicum Pro
- Telly Chilli
- WondrousHot
- Green Adventure
- Thick Boiling Collective
- AdjectiveHot
- Less Scorching
- The Seasoned
- The Bloody Scalding
- The Certain Herb
- Spicy Soy Sauce
- YellowHot
- Chilly Spot
- Delicious Paste Trading Co
- TerribleHot
- The Crushed
- Solar Scorching Group
- The Chopped
- DurnHot
- More Chilli Collective
- Heights Spice
- Aromatic Spicery Spot
- The Whilst Overheated
- The Filtered
- Hellish Het Up
- Pepper Spot
- The Hellish
- Torrid Place
- Typical
- Savour Place
- The Spicy Boiling
- Intolerable Warm
- The Chile Ketchup
- Scorching
- Adjective Spicy Pro
- The Oven Scalding
- Sharp Spicier
- Slight Seasoning
- Extra Spicy Trading Co
- The Durn
- The Pretty
Cute hot sauce business name ideas
- Golan heights Spice
- The Spicy
- Boiling Co
- Icy
- How Heated Up
- Acid
- The Preferred Juice
- Uncommonly Scorching Group
- Whilst Sweltering Collective
- Special Savor
- Dry Chilly Trading Co
- Only Spice Up
- Heated Pro
- Devilish Spicy Spot
- Adventure Co
- Ketchup Place
- Awful
- Thick Sweltering
- Almighty Heated Co
- Sweet Adventure Pro
- Intolerable Boiling Place
- Subtle Spice Up
- Hellish
- The Powerful
- Chilli Juice
- Nights Spice
- Small Spice Collective
- Spice Up Collective
- The Essential
- The Fishy Flavor
- Nice Spicy
- Interior Heated Trading Co
- The Fresh
- Creole
- Sharp Sour Cream
- The Bread
- The Peppery Scalding
- Conventional Warm Collective
- Crackle Flavour
- How Het
- Powder Place
- Nice Overheated
- Nippy Chilli
- Sour Sapidity Group
- LargeChilli
- The Sodium
- The Drear Warm
- How Heating
- Terrible Overheated Spot
- Thick Overheated Place
- Oven Sweltering Spot
- InteriorHot
- Heated Group
- Drear Warm
- Chilli Gravy
- ScorchingHot
- Dearly Chilli
- Fiery Scalding Spot
- The Yellow Scalding
- Pesky Overheated Trading Co
- DryHot
- Powerful Scalding
- The Dreadful Torrid
- Deadly Scalding Place
- Sites Spice
- The Mighty Sizzling
- Overheated Co
- Adventure Trading Co
- Sodium Steak Sauce
- DryChilli
- Nice
- The White
- Sun Warm
- Subtle Spicier
- Strong Spice Up
- Cold Warm Co
- Hellish Hairy
- The Dark
- SweetChilli
- Scorching Scorching Spot
- Vinous
- Delicious
- Adventure Spot
- EnoughSauce
- RealHot
- ChilliSauce
- Soft Scalding
- Warm Place
- The Solar Warm
- Excessive Overheated Collective
- How Spicy Place
- How Torrid Pro
- Spice Up Spot
- Filtered Scorching Collective
- Season Collective
- Pesky Torrid Group
- Hellish Hottie
- The Wondrous Boiling
- Pungent Savour Co
- PowerfulHot
- Finer
- Drear Boiling Spot
- Spice Up Trading Co
- Cruel
- The Sun
- Hellish Het
- Conventional Boiling
- Fishy Fragrance
- Pesky Sweltering
- FermentedSauce
- Fiery
- The Very
- How
- Popular Pepper Trading Co
- Green
- Ketchup Pro
- Chopped Capsicum
- The Excellent Zest
- Sliced Chili Pepper
- The Powdered
- More
- StrongSpice
- Conventional Sweltering Trading Co
- Extra Boiling
- The Peppery Overheated
- How Heat
- DevilishHot
- PleasantSpice
- BottledSauce
Clever hot sauce business name ideas
- Sapidity Trading Co
- The Darn
- SlicedChilli
- All Pepper
- Less Warm
- Earthy Relish
- Flavor Place
- Interior
- The Uncommonly Heated
- The Small
- Sweet
- Overheated Group
- Tasty Co
- PepperyHot
- Warm Group
- Finest Fragrance
- Very Warm Trading Co
- Nutty
- FamiliarSpice
- How Het Up
- Soft Sweltering Group
- Chopped
- Southern lights Spice
- The Yellow
- Mighty
- Familiar Seasoning Collective
- Soft Warm Collective
- Enough Zest Co
- Sun
- The Vehement Overheated
- Corrective Zest Spot
- Smooth Soy
- Damned Overheated
- Windy Chilli
- The Filtered Heated
- Sliced Chilly Group
- Excessive Sizzling Co
- Mighty Overheated
- Hellish Heat
- Extra Pepper Co
- Interior Sweltering Co
- Pesky Spicy Pro
- Slight Sculpin
- How Sweltering Place
- The Whilst
- Bad
- ButterSauce
- Faint Pepper Collective
- Fresh Dill Place
- Excessive Sizzling
- The Green
- Pesky Spicy
- The Bitter
- The Adjective
- Warm Torrid Pro
- Vehement Warm Group
- The Long Pop
- Little Scalding
- Precious Spicy Co
- Smooth Spice
- Thick
- The Fragrant
- FieryHot
- Best Mash
- Archaic Relish Group
- FinestFlavour
- The Soy Ketchup
- WhilstHot
- Little
- Damned
- The Sticky Overheated
- Scalding Group
- Sausage Group
- Chopped Chile
- The Much Herb
- The Vehement Sizzling
- Finer Fondness
- Excellent
- OvenHot
- PiquantSauce
- LittleHot
- Indie Chilli
- Cold
- Broth Place
- Vehement Scalding
- Typical Heated Place
- The Extra Torrid
- TypicalHot
- YellowSauce
- Finer Sapidity
- Faint Fall For
- Sweet Chili Spot
- SpicyFlavour
- The Dreadful Warm
- Powerful Overheated
- Interior Scorching
- Crushed Chile
- Vehement
- DeadlyHot
- Scalding Co
- Conventional Spicy
- Musky
- The Nice Soy
- Nice Torrid Place
- Thick Heated Co
- The Favorite
- Spicy Pro
- Sharp Spiciness
- SmoothSauce
- UncoHot
- Fiery Torrid Spot
- The Finest
- The Mighty Torrid
- Full Flavoured
- Savor Group
- Long Spicy
- Spicy Spicy
- IcyHot
- AromaticSpice
- The Chile
- Colour Pro
- The Sticky
- Visual Rosemary
- Yellow
- White Warm
- The Distinctive
- DarnHot
- The Strong
- Spice Co
Best hot sauce business name ideas
- Chopped Cumin
- Crushed Curry
- Boiling Place
- The Peppery
- The Filtered Scalding
- The Whilst Sizzling
- The Slight Spiciness
- Pesky
- DisagreeableFlavour
- Additional Zest Collective
- Sizzling Spot
- WickedHot
- Wicked Scalding Group
- Hellish Heatable
- The Intolerable Heated
- WonderfulHot
- The Dreadful Boiling
- Fishy Foretaste
- Sweaty
- The Pretty Sweltering
- ThickHot
- Sausage Collective
- Torrid Group
- Mild
- ImportantSpice
- The Pretty Heated
- The Less Overheated
- DriedChilli
- Uncommonly Scorching
- SunHot
- Vehement Torrid Trading Co
- The Full Savor
- Mash Collective
- Savour Group
- The Intolerable Scorching
- Spicy Spot
- Sweaty Heated Trading Co
- FilteredHot
- StickyHot
- The Typical Sizzling
- SoftHot
- Sharp Slaw
- The Cruel
- Sticky
- The White Sweltering
- The Sweet Spice
- The Adjective Sizzling
- Sweltering Pro
- Sliced Spice
- How Hotspot
- NuttyFlavour
- Peppery Spicy Collective
- Agreeable
- Ketchup Group
- The Real
- The Chile Salsa
- Rich
- The Acrid Colour
- Known
- Extreme Scorching Co
- Warm Warm Place
- Juice Group
- StrangeFlavour
- The Spicy Sizzling
- Mash Place
- Last rites Spice
- Dried
- Cold Scalding
- Famine Flavour
- Excessive Warm Group
- Cool Scalding
- Conventional
- CoolHot
- Scorching Collective
- The Unco Overheated
- Scalding Spot
- Boiling Group
- Acrid
- Spicy Group
- Pepper Collective
- Precious Sweltering Group
- Devilish Boiling
- Devilish Sweltering
- DrearHot
- Scalding Trading Co
- Damned Scalding Pro
- The Fried
- The Warm Sizzling
- The Sweaty
- Paddock Flavour
- VinousFlavour
- Subtle Seasonings
- The Thick Scalding
- PopularSpice
- Uncommonly Torrid
- Warm Torrid
- Best
- The Intolerable Warm
- Better Savour Trading Co
- Wonderful Sausage Pro
- Boiling Pro
- Sharp Spice Up
- Overheated Trading Co
- Belly Chilli
- Strange Sapidity Trading Co
- DreadfulHot
- Hellish Heated
- Fermented Spice Collective
- The Cold
- Vehement Heated Collective
- Interior Heated
- Less Boiling Pro
- The Pepper
- The Fine
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- Curious Savour Co
- ParticularFlavour
- Conventional Overheated Pro
- Uncommonly Spicy
- Fried Adventure
- Excessive
- Bad Savor Collective
- Typical Scorching Trading Co
- The Damned
- ExtraChilli
- LessHot
- Spicy Steak Sauce
- PeskyHot
- ThickSauce
Guide: How To Name Your Business
Why Is Your Business Name Important?
Your business name is one of the single most important pieces to starting a business.
Why?
Because your business name has power.
It reflects your reputation, your mission, values, and represents what people (and customers) are searching for.
It impacts the way in which people remember, refer you, and perceive your business
When choosing your business name, there's a lot to think about in order to get it right - so it's important not to rush this process.
Let's take a look at everything you need to consider before deciding on a business name:
Tips To Consider When Naming Your Hot Sauce Business:
Simple is always better
This means a few different things. Your hot sauce business name should always be:
- Easy to spell
- Easy to pronounce
- Easy to remember
Consider avoiding long names as much as possible, as this will only lead your customers forgetting your name and feeling frustrated.
To test this point, try to think of any well-known reputable brand off the top of your head.
The first that come to mind for me are Alexa, Google, Nike, Apple - each unique in their own way (hence, easy to remember) , less than six characters and easy to spell.
Your Business Name Should Define What You Do
The name of your business should reflect a defining characteristic of what you do.
Before your customer goes to your website or speaks to you, the name of your business should spark some initial thoughts in their brain as to what you're all about.
For example, marketingexamples.com describes exactly what their company is about: providing great examples of marketing tactics.
Consider SEO When Naming Your Business
Bottom line: If you don't show up in google, you're going to make it that much more challenging for customers to find you.
There are several different aspects to think about when it comes to SEO & naming your hot sauce business:
- Try not to pick a business name that's crowded with other businesses
- Consider naming your business based on highly searched keywords
- Make sure the name of your business matches search intent and what people are looking for
Think about the emotions you want to evoke
Your business name has the power to evoke certain emotions and thoughts from your customer.
It has the ability to evoke a positive or a negative feeling. An inclusive or an exclusive feeling. A fearful or a loving feeling.
It's not to say that any of these feelings are wrong, but it's important to ensure that they are in line with your values and mission.
For example, the brand Death's Door makes me feel a bit risky and uncertain - but that's the point. They're selling Gin.
Try Not To Pick Something Too Limiting
Your business name should be fitting for the future and growth of your business, that way you don't have to confront a re-brand down the road.
If you choose something too narrow, it may be challenging to diversify your product and revenue streams down the road.
Here are some tips to avoid making this mistake:
- Try not to name the business after a particular geographical area (this makes it hard to grow in other areas)
- Try not to name the business after only one product you sell
- Try not to name something based on a current trend
Brainstorming Names For Your Business
If you're in the brainstorming phase and trying to come up with a business name, there are a few key things to think about in order to get the juices flowing:
- Write out a list of words that reflect your brand, personality, team etc. These should be the first things that come to your mind and you shouldn't have to think too hard about it.
- Look at competition in the space and see if there's a common theme. Write down some key words or phrases that resonate with you and add them to the list.
- Think about the emotion you want to evoke with your business name
- Ask yourself: If I had to describe my business in one word, what would it be?
From there, you can create a shortlist based on the words that resonate best with you and follow the naming guidelines above.
Tips on naming your business
In addition to the requirements from the State, there are some general naming guidelines that may help you down the road as well.
We've put together a full guide here for naming your business here but will also cover the most critical pieces below:
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As soon as you resonate with a name (or names), secure the domain and social media handles as soon as possible to ensure they don't get taken.
Other general naming tips
- Consider SEO when naming your business
- Consider naming your business something that reflects what you do and/or who you are
- Keep it simple! Easy to spell, easy to pronounce and easy to remember
- Try not to pick something too limiting that could impact your businesses growth in the future!
Check out our full naming guide here.
Here is a video covering all factors to consider when naming your LLC:
Examples of Great Business Names
When choosing a business name, it's critical that you look at other examples of businesses not only in your space, but business names in other industries that have done particularly well.
Here are a few examples of great business names (+ how some of these businesses came up with their name):
Competitor Analysis Example
One great way to name your business is by looking at the competition and getting inspiration.
Gia Paddock, founder of Boutique Rye analyzed other businesses in the space and added her own personal spin to her business name:
A popular national brick & mortar women’s boutique that many may have heard of is called Francesca’s… How original, right? So we came up with Boutique Rye named after our son, Riley. We put "boutique" in front to be a little different.
The name "Boutique Rye" checks the boxes for naming a business:
- Short and simple
- Easy to spell and easy to remember
- Clearly defines what the company does
- Optimized for SEO (people searching for boutiques)
- Unique and personal touch - tells a story.
Ask Other People
Sometimes, coming up with a name is as easy as asking other people, whether that be friends, family, people at a coffee shop, or in Spyq Sklar case, his own customer!
How we came up with the name Cat Sushi:
So, we put together a quick business plan and set aside some money that we were willing to risk. One of our loyal customers actually came up with the name. We still give them free cat food.
Read the full story ➡️ here
The name "Cat Sushi" checks all the boxes for naming a business:
- Memorable and funny
- Short and simple
- Obvious that they sell treats for cats
- Fun & unique story - their customer literally came up with the name of their business!
The Amazon Example
Formerly called "Cadabra", Jeff Bezos decided that the name was too obscure, hard to spell, and easy to misinterpret.
The name Amazon came from a simple dictionary search .
Jeff Bezos wanted something that started with an A, looked through a dictionary and came up with the word Amazon.
When he told his team, he didn't care for anyone else's input. He was set on it.
Here's how the word "Amazon" checks all the boxes (aside from being worth a trillion dollars):
- Represents the largest river in the world, making it very memorable
- The story and meaning of the word matches the vision of the company: To be the larger and better than any other business!
- The name allows for future growth opportunity - they didn't name something specific to just "books," even though at the time, that's what it was.
- Easy to spell, pronounce and recommend!
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