1,000+ Catchy Taxi Cab Company Names

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Updated: April 14th, 2025

So, you've come up with the perfect taxi cab company 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 taxi cab company 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 taxi cab company 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 taxi cab company name ideas

Xotaxi
Grab a Cab
MyTaxi
Pa Taxi
Green Road
SpeedMaster
Across Town
Vintage Cab
5 min taxi
MaxiTaxi
Without Gasoline
GloryRoad
Yellow Cab
Easy Rider
Zeus Taxi
Line Drive
Sure taxi
Fast Ride
Easy Ride
Relax Trip
OneWay
Drive Thru
King Of Taxi
Ride in Pride
Solar Road
Mr. Taxi
First Fleet
Taxi Power
CabDrive
OneRoad
Quick cabs
TaxiFul
Taxi Road
Catch a cab
Let it Ride
Taxi Stop
LowPriceTaxi
Joy Ride
Classic cabs
Fisrt Drive
AngelTaxi
Allied Ride
Organic Taxi
Relax Road
24 Hour cabs
Taxic
TaxiMode
fast cab
Peace Taxi
Haul Ass
Organic Road
RiverTaxi
We deliver
Cab Tap
FoundTaxi
Car Pool
True Taxi
Follow That Cab
WindWay
Cab Street
Call A Cab
Full Service
Grab Cab
MiniTaxi
Idol Taxi
Driverless
Green Energy Taxi
Best Ride
We Drive
CabWay
SuperTaxi
First Ride
ITaxi
YourTaxi
Drive Home
UltraTaxi
OneTaxi
V-Taxi
Fast Fleet
WindTaxy
AAA cabs
Cab Around
Total Taxi
EasyWay
Let Us Drive
CheapTaxi
Death cap Cab
Cuch Car
Locomotive Taxis
The Cuch
The White
Open
The Beautiful Railcar
TinyCar
Truck Group
Vacant Rental
Trade gap Cab
Conditioned Carriage
Three
Elevator Car Pro
NiceTaxi
The Single Chauffeur
Own Vehicle
Railway Car Group
Gondola Place
Standard Truck Co
Car Trading Co
Driven Machine
The Dilapidated
Blue Driver Place
StreetCar
Class Cabriolet
Cab Place
The Mini
Elevator Car Place
Fast
UnmarkedCar
TiltCab
Ramshackle Cab
Cab Trading Co
Free Hack Co
Tiny
Drawn Chauffeur
Three Railway Car
Cheap Cart
The Green Taxicab
Rental Pro
Standard Driver Co
Regular Driver Group
Next Rental Co
Nearest Taxicab Spot
Blackly Taxi
The Fancy
The Rickety Ride
Cheap
Own
The Fast
HackneyCab
Available
Cramped Carriage
InchCab
AvailableCab
Dark Cart

Creative taxi cab company name ideas

The Local Cab
Contour map Cab
Engineer Car
Green Cabbie Pro
Truck Group
Career Car
OwnCar
Second
Cuch Cabbie Pro
SolitaryTaxi
Crowded Chariot
Private Truck Co
WoodenCab
Auto Spot
Flap Cab
Adhere Car
Fourwheeled
Ordinary Taxicab Pro
Belated Cab
Share Car
The Minute
Fast Cable Car Spot
Unwrap Cab
Solitary Truck
Cramped Compartment
Tiny Trolleybus
Green Taxi
Collective Rental
Class Taxi Trading Co
Inexpensive Taxicab Co
Cabriolet Spot
The White
Conventional Cabriolet
The Triumphal Auto
Plastic wrap Cab
Decrepit Rental Co
ClosedTaxi
Cabbie Taxi
The Ancient Truck
The Side Motorcar
Minute Cabbie
Huge
Battered Taxicab Collective
Car Place
Old Cabriolet
War Car
Blue Machine Collective
Lackey Taxi
The Next Car
Street Gondola Pro
Comfortable Cart Pro
White Automobile Trading Co
ArmoredCar
Hansom Car Pro
Open
The Wheeled
Expensive Motorcar Place
GrandTaxi
The Unlicensed
Crowded Cart
ExpensiveTaxi
The Yellow Truck
Cabbie Collective
Crowded Motorcar Spot
Horsedrawn Cart
Vacant
RearCab
Mini
Conventional
The Hired Taxi
Heated Cabriolet Place
Drawn Chauffeur
NiceTaxi
Elevator Car Pro
Railroad Car Place
The Cramped Cart
Tiny Taxi Rank
Private
Freight Railcar Place
Quick
Crowded Vehicle Collective
CompactCar
Automobile Trading Co
EmptyCar
Door Car
Hap Cab
The Next
Next Driver Co
Regular Chauffeur
The Freight
ExpensiveCar
Oncoming
The Trolley
Lure Car
Cheap Cruiser
The Rickety Ride
Street Automobile Collective
Cassie Taxi
Taxicab Group
Cap Cab
Local
CharteredTaxi
Used Automobile Place
NewCar
Driver Collective
Standard Hack Trading Co
Machine Co
The Powered Machine
Water Driver
Ancient Cab Collective
Compact Railcar
BatteredTaxi
Hack Hack Co
Private Driver Place
Trolley Railcar Trading Co
Big Hack
Railcar Place
Truck Place
Big Railroad Car
Crowded Carpark
The Green Auto
Comfortable
Proni Cabriolet Spot
Unoccupied
The Occasional Hack
Gap Cab
The Second Cable Car
The Yellow
The Official
Vehicle Spot
Tiny Tow Truck
Occasional Taxicab Collective
Railcar Co
Wheeler Cart Spot
The Electric Truck
Electric Hack Group
Cuch Cubicle
Elevator Car Trading Co
The Cylinder Machine
Yellow Cabriolet
Crowded Cabbie
Cheap Gondola Spot
The Drawn

Learn more about starting a taxi cab company:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a taxi cab company?
-> Pros and cons of a taxi cab company

Need inspiration?

-> Other taxi cab company success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a taxi cab company

Other resources

-> Taxi cab company tips

Funny Taxi Cab Company Names

Big
Blue Machine Collective
The Oncoming
Taxi Place
For Car
Double Taxi
Cable Car Collective
Booby trap Cab
The Own
Vacant Hack Pro
Own Auto Pro
Class Cabbie
Sure Car
Free Hack Co
Patsy Taxi
WarmCab
Wacky Taxi
Machine Pro
Collective Rental
TinyCar
Street Gondola Pro
Taxies Taxi
Oncoming Truck
Wheeler
The Rickety Ride
Electric Hack Group
Wrecked
Fashioned
Hand
Hack Co
Elevator Car Place
Cart Pro
Cramped Cabin
Driver Collective
WreckedCar
The Unmarked Machine
Distance
Rickety Chauffeur
Career Car
Unoccupied
Used Automobile Place
ElectricTaxi
Front
Crowded Carriage
Blue
The Tiny
RamshackleTaxi
The Quick
Old Chauffeur
Closed Truck
Bright Cabbie Spot
Air Vehicle
Quick
The Hired Driver
Occasional Driver
The Belated
The Green Automobile
Nice Vehicle
Roomy Cabriolet Place
The Oncoming Machine
The Occasional Hack
Front Hack Group
The Battered
Dark
The Mini Chauffeur
Class Carmaker
The Strange
Empty Auto Co
ClosedCar
Share Car
Driver Group
Cart Place
The Locomotive Taxicab
Raspy Taxi
WheelerCab
Next
The Occasional Cab
Taxicab Spot
GreenCab
Cheap Cab
The Hired
Cramped Compartment
The Cramped Cart
Yellow
Oncoming Taxicab
Strange Machine Trading Co
Grand Vehicle
Railroad Car Trading Co
Acme Taxi
Cable Car Place
Local
Stationary Taxicab Collective
Crowded Cadillac
The Hackney Cart
Private Truck Co
Metered
Down
Open Driver
Drawn Cab Place
The Crowded
Decrepit Rental Co
The Blue
NextCab
The Ramshackle
Tiny Taximan
Ride Spot
Crowded Chauffeur
Require Car
Ear Car
Cheap Cruiser
Tiny Machine Co
Gondola Co
Shabby Taxis
Three Gondola
Occasional Auto Spot
Private Elevator Car Spot
SmartCab
The Flat Automobile
Big Chauffeur Place
Strange Motorcar
Compact Cart
WoodenCab
The Wheeled Cabriolet
Cart Collective
Wheeler Hack
Standard Truck Co
OnlyTaxi
Tiny Tram
Rent
DecrepitTaxi
Tiny Taxicab
Ride Trading Co
The Cheap
RedTaxi
Machine Co
Next Rental Trading Co
Gypsy
SlowTaxi
The Rent
The Local Cab
Cab Group
Glassy Taxi
The Ancient Truck

Cool taxi cab company name ideas

Bound
Regular Chauffeur
The Old
Old Gondola Group
Ramshackle
The Green
Distance Cart Collective
Decrepit
Gift wrap Cab
Belated Driver
Wind gap Cab
Liberty cap Cab
Crowded Cadillac
Double Taxi
Open Hack Trading Co
Cuch Cockpit
Only Taxicab
CollectiveTaxi
Ordinary Hack
Car Co
Severe Car
Fashioned Cabbie
The Bloody Vehicle
Comfortable Car
Railway Car Group
Cart Place
Driver Spot
The Local Cab
Taxis Co
Three Automobile Co
The Side Motorcar
Roomy Driver Pro
Rent Machine Pro
OncomingTaxi
Raspy Taxi
OnlyTaxi
Ordinary Vehicle Collective
The Second Cable Car
New
The Blue Gondola
Occasional Vehicle Group
Share Car
The Communal Vehicle
Taxicab Trading Co
First Chauffeur
Ride Place
Same
BigTaxi
Shabby
Conventional Chauffeur
Proni Taxis Trading Co
Truck Place
Short
The Gypsy Cart
Clap Cab
The Dilapidated
Solitary
ExpensiveCar
Blasting cap Cab
Elevator Car Trading Co
The Same
Comfortable
The Old Driver
Nice Railway Car Pro
Elevator Car Group
Rear Elevator Car Collective
Hand Gondola Pro
The Huge
Motor Cart Collective
Cab Place
Hap Cab
Auto Spot
ShinyCar
Cabbie Collective
Second Railway Car Collective
Unmarked Vehicle
Rear Driver Spot
SmallCar
Class Carmaker
RedCab
Closed Automobile Spot
RegularCab
The Ramshackle
Only Car Pro
The Ramshackle Driver
Happy Taxi
Collective Rental
The Strange
The Green Auto
Tiny
The Bright Hack
RedCar
Vacant Chauffeur Pro
Yellow
Front Hack Group
The Closed
The Occasional Chauffeur
Nearest Car
Class Railcar
TinyCab
Stationary Ride
Front Hack Collective
Premier Car
Vehicle Group
WreckedCar
DecrepitTaxi
Hired Truck Place
Shiny Vehicle Spot
First Cab Group
Expensive Vehicle Pro
Taxicab Place
Solitary Cabriolet
One Elevator Car Trading Co
Yellow taxis Taxi
Wheeler Hack
Closed Cabin
The Locomotive
Battered Taxicab Collective
Fancy Cable Car Pro
LightCar
Green
The Drawn
Crowded Motorcar Spot
Closed
Minute
Rent
Nearest Taxicab Spot
Rear Cart
OrdinaryCab
The Hired Driver
Strange Machine Trading Co
BatteredTaxi
Hackney Taxi
Fast Rental
The Battered
Empty Truck Co
Compact Crate
Conventional Cabriolet
Class Truck Place
White Elevator Car
Down Vehicle Group
Trolley Railcar Trading Co
Triumphal Elevator Car Group

Unique taxi cab company name ideas

Standard Driver Co
WheeledTaxi
The Cuch
Chartered Ride Pro
Air Vehicle
Metered
Conditioned Hack
Gondola Pro
Closed Hack
New Cable Car Place
Ramshackle Cab
TwoCar
AvailableCab
Car Spot
Decrepit Vehicle Collective
RicketyTaxi
The Powerful Automobile
First Cabriolet Pro
Vacant Rental
Compact Railroad Car Pro
Car Pro
Small Cable Car Collective
Occasional Auto Spot
Flap Cab
Hack Co
The Available Hack
Apache Taxi
Truck Collective
Dilapidated
ExpensiveTaxi
Driver Place
NextCab
Wheeler Cart Spot
Driver Pro
The Mini
Bound Vehicle Collective
Unmetered
The Freight
Cable Car Pro
Cab Group
Ride Pro
Tiny Taximan
The Used
Cart Pro
BigCar
Front Taxi Group
Chartered
The Nearest
The Single Chauffeur
Dark
Were Car
Private
The Triumphal Auto
Second Machine
Hack
The Chartered Hack
The Second Truck
The Fashioned Cabbie
Elevator Car Co
The Second Driver
The Next Cabriolet
The Cheap
Root cap Cab
Sore Car
DistanceTaxi
The Front
Locomotive Taxis
Green Taxicab Trading Co
Class Cabriolet
OwnCar
The Gypsy Cabriolet
Closed Cubicle
The Class
Nice Cab
The Hack
The Minute
The Unoccupied
Cassi Taxi
The Oncoming
The Old Motorcar
Standard Truck Co
The Powered Machine
StandardCab
Distance Cab Place
Dark Cart Place
CompactCar
InchCab
Cart Spot
WoodenCab
Shabby Taxis
Class Cart
Three Gondola Pro
The Comfortable
Expensive Motorcar Place
Motorcar Spot
Private Driver Place
Fancy Taxi
Cuch Cabbie Pro
The Ordinary
MinuteTaxi
Quick Taxicab Pro
Obscure Car
Watch cap Cab
Tiny Chauffeur Group
The Tiny
Available Driver
Empty Chauffeur Pro
Nearby Driver Collective
Cheap
The Oncoming Machine
The Hired Taxi
Tiny Taxicab
Rent Railcar Place
Cheap Automobile Spot
Empty
Closed Truck
Exactly Taxi
The Locomotive Taxicab
Side Elevator Car
EmptyCar
The Closed Motorcar
Open Driver
The Compact Railroad Car
Taxis Group
Crowded Car
Auto Collective
Big
Street
Gondola Spot
Weather map Cab
Triumphal
Blue Driver Co
Bright Truck Collective
Electric Car Trading Co
SecondCar
FashionedCab
Chauffeur Place
App Cab
Rental Spot
Blackly Taxi
The Open Car
Distance
Railcar Trading Co

Cute taxi cab company name ideas

Gap Cab
The Double
Chair Car
Communal
Water Cab
The Yellow Truck
Cuch Compartment
Nearby Cart Trading Co
Green Taxi
Three
Bloody Car
Collective
Truck Group
TinyCar
Single Cab Co
Hired Railcar Spot
Nancy Taxi
Tiny Truck
Dilapidated Hack
Machine Group
HackneyCab
ComfortableCab
Fast Truck Collective
The Three Railcar
The Conditioned
Truck Co
Crowded Cart
The Minute Cab
Old Truck Pro
Nearby Cab Spot
Motor
ElectricTaxi
Front
The Chartered
Inexpensive Truck
RearCar
SameTaxi
Dark Cart
Own Auto Pro
Cramped Cabbie
Horsedrawn
DoubleCab
The Wheeled Cabriolet
The Standard
Motor Hack Trading Co
The Hired
Conventional Cubicle
Driver Group
ConditionedTaxi
White Auto
Stationary Taxicab Collective
Class Container
The Wheeler
Gypsy Cabriolet Co
Tear Car
Mere Car
The New
Single Ride
Horsedrawn Cart
Score Car
Cabby Taxi
The Air Taxicab
Big Hack
Shiny Railway Car
Hack Place
Yap Cab
The Proni
Open Railcar Group
Regular Driver Group
Armored Motorcar Collective
Crowded Cockpit
The Shabby
Class Cab
Unoccupied
Chartered Cart Collective
White Driver
Cylinder Carload
Horsedrawn Taxicab Pro
Conditioned Carriage
Cavalier Car
Vehicle Trading Co
Crowded
The Communal
Conditioned Cabriolet
Dilapidated Taxicab Co
HansomCab
Trade gap Cab
HorsedrawnCab
StreetCar
The Trolley
Crowded Taxis Trading Co
Compact Railcar
The Second Taxis
Taxi Trading Co
Door Car
The Grand Cab
Tallahassee Taxi
Tacky Taxi
Peer Car
Red Hack Trading Co
Air Car
HandCar
Jackie Taxi
The Little Elevator Car
Fashioned Car Place
Crowded Vehicle Collective
The Heated
Green Cabbie Pro
The Solitary
Big Chauffeur Place
Conventional Compartment
ArmoredCar
DrawnTaxi
Fast
Blue
Single Taxicab Spot
Strap Cab
Crowded Cruiser
Ride Spot
Oncoming Truck
Machine Trading Co
Railroad Car Place
Local
Cheap Carmaker
Cable Car Collective
Decrepit Rental Co
Cylinder Cart
Refer Car
Cable Car Co
Sap Cab
Hand
The Rent
The Occasional Cab
Cramped Compartment
Sure Car
The Unmarked Railcar
The Shiny Gondola
Elevator Car Pro
The Open
The Light Elevator Car
OccasionalTaxi
Light Auto
SolitaryTaxi

Clever taxi cab company name ideas

Cramped Carriage
The Ancient Truck
Yellow Machine
Cabriolet Trading Co
Cramped Car
Gatsby Taxi
Closed Carmaker
Spare Car
The Private Cable Car
Bloody
Strange Motorcar
Sassy Taxi
Driver Spot
Railcar Place
Tilt Chauffeur Spot
Class Chariot
Air Taxicab Place
Cart Co
Elevator Car Place
Two Railway Car
Austere Car
Cabbie Group
Speed trap Cab
Stir Car
Automobile Collective
Cabriolet Collective
ProniCab
Wrecked Elevator Car Group
Nice
NearbyTaxi
Lure Car
TramCar
Big Railroad Car
Single Ride Trading Co
Motorcar Pro
The Down Truck
Ride Co
Crowded Carpark
FancyCar
The Battered Driver
BlueTaxi
Hour Car
The Beautiful
The Decrepit
Ordinary
Crowded Cabin
Cradle cap Cab
Pair Car
First Cart
QuickTaxi
Wheeled Cart Collective
Cart Collective
The White
Blue Machine Collective
ConventionalCab
Truck Spot
Only Cabbie
Solitary Cabbie Trading Co
TriumphalCar
Hear Car
Crafty Taxi
Nice Vehicle
StolenCar
Decrepit Cabbie Spot
Chauffeur Collective
Vehicle Pro
The Cramped
GrandTaxi
BelatedCab
The Green Car
Expensive
SecondCab
Second Railway Car Place
AvailableTaxi
Double Cart Trading Co
Gypsy
The Inch Cart
The Available
Machine Co
Wooden
Double
Galore Car
OpenTaxi
Class Carload
Closed Crate
Pap Cab
Taxis Spot
WheelerCab
Beautiful
Light
Crowded Cab
Taxicab Spot
The Powerful
Flare Car
Proni Cabriolet Spot
OldCar
Stolen
Proni Cart
Gypsy Chauffeur
DarkenedCab
RamshackleTaxi
Battered
Conventional Taxis Collective
TinyTaxi
Conventional Car
Vehicle Collective
War Car
The Unmetered Cab
Belated
Ordinary Taxicab Pro
Own
Cabbie Pro
Vehicle Place
Tiny Tow Truck
Wheeled Vehicle
Conditioned Car
Oncoming
Tiny Trolleybus
ClosedCar
Freight Railcar Place
ClosedTaxi
The Crowded
NearestCab
Tiny Transport
The Own Automobile
Inky cap Cab
Taxicab Pro
TiltCab
NewCar
Lore Car
Infer Car
Crowded Crate
Nearest Taxis Collective
Inch
The Electric
Inexpensive Taxicab Co
Hackney
The Tram
Ancient Car Spot
The Air
PreTaxi
CrampedCab
SingleCab

Best taxi cab company name ideas

Conventional
Tiny Tucker
The Air Hack
The Wheeler Chauffeur
The Hand Motorcar
Drawn Driver Place
Unwrap Cab
Gondola Co
Private Truck Co
Chartered Ride
Cheap Gondola Spot
BlueCab
Automobile Trading Co
The Inch
Fourwheeled
UnoccupiedTaxi
Huge
Conditioned Compartment
The Empty Vehicle
First Truck Co
Three Gondola
Powerful Motorcar
Locomotive Car Spot
Compact Cruiser
Crowded Carload
The Next
Slap Cab
MotorCar
Cab Trading Co
The Unlicensed
Mini
ArmouredCar
The Warm Cabriolet
Slow Hack Pro
Wrecked Railcar
The Mini Chauffeur
Vacant
OfficialCar
Tier Car
First Car Spot
The Private Hack
GreenCar
SlowTaxi
Hired Railcar Collective
Class Cabbie
Yellow Taxi Pro
Railway Car Co
Auto Group
Down
Require Car
Cramped Cabriolet Pro
Hired
Standard
Ear Car
Wacky Taxi
The Next Car
The Conventional
The First
Class
Rickety Chauffeur
The Single Hack
Poor Car
Clear Car
Belated Cab
Class Cockpit
Driver Collective
Drawn Cab Place
Hired Hack Trading Co
Locomotive Driver
The Water
Trolley
Compact Chariot
Railroad Car Trading Co
Next Driver Co
Car Collective
RearCab
Rental Auto Co
Heated Cabriolet Place
The Empty Cable Car
Rear
Motor Motorcar Trading Co
Available
Cabbie Spot
The Hackney
Compact
Crowded Chauffeur
Car Trading Co
Short Cart Collective
The Electric Railway Car
CharteredTaxi
GreenCab
The Expensive Cart
Cylinder
First Elevator Car Place
The Electric Truck
Conditioned Driver Spot
Cabriolet Spot
Railway Car Spot
The Rickety
Regular Cabbie
SingleTaxi
The Ramshackle Ride
Gray
Cylinder Crate
Career Car
The Cylinder
The Official
The Warm Car
Ordinary Cart Pro
Tiny Taximeter
Acne Taxi
Unmarked
Comfortable Cart Pro
HiredTaxi
Hack Hack Co
The Unmarked Machine
Inexpensive
The Green Automobile
Crowded Cabbie
Beautiful Railroad Car
Vehicle Spot
Nearest
The Cramped Cart
YellowCar
Green Taxi Co
First
Bore Car
The Empty
Open Railway Car
Automobile Pro
Closed Compartment
The Powered Motorcar
The Fast
Machine Collective
Solitary Truck
Fourwheeled Cabriolet Trading Co
Cab Co
Vehicle Co
Contour map Cab
The Double Truck
Cheap Cruiser
The Own
Shabby Cabriolet

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 Taxi Cab Company:

Simple is always better

This means a few different things. Your taxi cab company 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 taxi cab company:

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:

You can check for domain availability here:

Find a domain starting at $0.88

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.

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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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Pat Walls

I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.

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