1,000+ Catchy Thrift Store Business Names [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 19th, 2023

So, you've come up with the perfect thrift shop 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 thrift shop 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 400+ thrift shop 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.

Additionally, we provide you with a free business name generator with an instant domain availability check to help you find a custom name for your thrift shop.

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Ideas

Catchy thrift shop name ideas

Starkness Pro
Consistent
Bashful Treasure
Middle class Parsimoniousness
Acknowledged Saving Place
Bashful Penny Pinching Co
Middle class Savings Collective
Money-grubbing Group
Run of the mill Teaching
Cautious Frugality
Molded Parsimoniousness Trading Co
Willful Parsimoniousness Place
Consistent Parsimoniousness Trading Co
Regular Bargain
Money-grubbing Spot
Customary Treasury
Thriftiness Collective
The Personal c
Sick Economics Spot
Simple Austerity Co
Local
Commonplace
Simple
Parsimonious Saver Co
Certified Saving Pro
Stinginess Co
Regular Saver
Free rundown Thrift
Thriftiness Place
Conventional Parsimoniousness Place
Meek Thriftlessness
Genuine Thrift Shop
Meek Treasury
Exorbitant Parsimoniousness Pro
Exceptional Penny Pinching Place
Common Saving Collective
Agreeable Frugality Trading Co
Calm Penny Pinching Spot
Genuine Teach
Sensible Bargain Spot
Stinginess Pro
Shrewd
Employable Parsimony Place
Sensible Parsimoniousness Collective
Agreeable Bargain
Parsimonious Saving Spot
Stinginess Collective
Public Saving Pro
Certifiable
Animating Saver Spot
Investment funds Group
Commonplace Teach
Local Savings
Customary Teach
Agrarian Frugality Collective
Investment funds Place
Commonplace Thrift Shop
Public Parsimony Collective
More noteworthy Economics Group
Financial aspects Place
Genuine Thriftlessness
Customary Parsimony
Agrarian Penny Pinching Pro
Consistent Economics
Animating
Country
Genuine Austerity Place
Parsimonious Economy Pro
Most noteworthy Austerity
Commonplace Thriftlessness
Commonplace Saver Co
Genuine Frugality
Most extreme Saver Pro
Consistent Saving Spot
Simple Bargain Trading Co
Economy Spot
Utmost Austerity Trading Co
The Superior
Wished Thrift
Parsimoniousness Collective

Creative thrift shop name ideas

The Quiet
The Greater
The More Bargain
Bargain Co
Genuine
The Fashioned Frugality
Native
Mere
Kist Thrift
The Compulsory
Miserly Bargain Place
Traditional Parsimony
Voluntary
Encouraging Economy Trading Co
The Time
French
Extraordinary Savings
Bargain Collective
Own Economy Group
Typical Saver Co
Timid Treasure
Cist Thrift
The Greatest
Honest Economy Spot
Frugality Place
Due Saver
Excessive Parsimoniousness Pro
Timid Thrifty
UnusualThrift
The True Austerity
Personal Economy Collective
Scottish Saving
TimeThrift
Saver Collective
Nist Thrift
Sober Penny Pinching Trading Co
Compulsory
Missed Thrift
Timid Thrift Shop
General Economics Co
Time Thriftiness
The Agricultural
The Hard Saver
Proverbial Parsimoniousness Pro
Greater Penny Pinching
Typical Tightwad
Careful Parsimoniousness Trading Co
Parsimoniousness Trading Co
Native Savings
Steady Saving Spot
Saving Co
Intelligent
Dutch Austerity Spot
The More
The Dutch Frugality
SuperiorThrift
Genuine Penny Pinching Place
Prudent Economics
The General
The Scotch Saver
Careful Economy Group
Agricultural
Individual Austerity Collective
Systematic Austerity
ReasonableThrift
Largest Frugality
Superior Austerity
The Operative Parsimoniousness
Typical Taught
Domestic Bargain Spot
Utmost Saving
Scotch Parsimony
Mutual Bargain Spot
Economy Group
General
Savings Group
Savings Collective
True Teaching
Savings Co
Traditional Teaching

Learn more about starting a thrift shop:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a thrift shop?
-> Pros and cons of a thrift shop

Need inspiration?

Other resources

-> Profitability of a thrift shop

Funny Thrift Shop Names

Bargain Spot
TrueThrift
Fashioned Bargain
Wist Thrift
Kist Thrift
The Scottish Austerity
Own
Superior Austerity
Time Taught
True Taught
Traditional Treasure
Savings Spot
Time Bargain Pro
Excessive
The Hard Saver
Voluntary
Economy Pro
Typical Teaching
True Thrift Shop
Private Economy
Frugal
Saving Place
Usual Bargain
Reasonable Bargain Spot
Traditional Teach
Bargain Place
Typical Teach
Coexist Thrift
GreatestThrift
Twist Thrift
Frugality Group
Time Thriftlessness
Scotch Economy Place
Extreme Saver Place
The Native
Genuine Austerity Group
SteadyThrift
PinkThrift
Savings Place
Excessive Parsimoniousness Place
MoreThrift
The Class Penny Pinching
The Due Savings
The Greater Parsimoniousness
Parsimony Trading Co
Sober Parsimony
HonestThrift
Steady Economy Spot
Parsimoniousness Place
Dutch Penny Pinching Group
Economy Place
Typical Thriftlessness
Resist Thrift
The Cooperative
Subsist Thrift
Extraordinary Penny Pinching Place
Careful Frugality
Time Treasury
The Dutch Economy
Rural Savings Place
Saver Trading Co
Timid Thriftiness
Sober Bargain Group
Steady Austerity
Largest Frugality
Extreme Savings Collective
HardThrift
Scottish Penny Pinching
Traditional Saving Group
Scottish Frugality Pro
NativeThrift
Economy Collective
Reasonable
The Scotch Saver
The Ill
Savings Collective
The Class
The Individual Economics
The Compulsory Penny Pinching
Universal

Cool thrift shop name ideas

PersonalThrift
The Mere Savings
The Due Saving
Utmost Saver Pro
Traditional Bargain Group
Time Teach
Traditional Parsimony
PuritanThrift
Typical Thrifty
Private Penny Pinching Co
Voluntary Parsimony Spot
True Frugality
Time Tightwad
The Own Parsimony
Superior Saver Co
Steady Economics
Bargain Place
Class Economics Group
Typical Teach
Universal Economics Group
TimidThrift
Dutch Parsimoniousness
Honest
Voluntary Parsimoniousness Place
The Greater Saver
Saving Trading Co
Ordinary Parsimony Spot
The National
Desist Thrift
Native Penny Pinching
The More Bargain
True Treasure
Savings Collective
Bargain Spot
The Superior Bargain
Quiet
True Teach
MoreThrift
Rural
Honest Savings Collective
The Worldly
Genuine Austerity Group
List Thrift
Characteristic Saver
The Due
Scotch Savings
Universal
Rural Savings Spot
Frugality Place
National Parsimony Collective
The Encouraging Saving
Savings Trading Co
Native Frugality Pro
Unusual Saver Place
GreatestThrift
Economy Collective
Prosperous
Missed Thrift
The General
Steady Economy Spot
Scottish Penny Pinching
The Reasonable Savings
Cooperative Saving Pro
Economy Co
The True Frugality
Prudent Parsimoniousness Place
The Superior
Traditional Tithing
The Usual
Sober Penny Pinching Trading Co
Economy Place
Time Austerity
French
Time Treasury
Cooperative Frugality Trading Co
Saving Place
Personal
Hard
The Agricultural
The Voluntary Savings

Unique thrift shop name ideas

The Utmost
Unusual Penny Pinching Spot
National Saving Pro
Superior Austerity
QuietThrift
True Austerity Place
Stimulating Bargain
Frugality Collective
Prudent Economics
ReasonableThrift
Due Saver
Timid Penny Pinching Co
The Scotch Saver
Due Parsimoniousness
HonestThrift
The Prudent Saving
The Miserly
NativeThrift
Typical Tithing
Typical
Operative
Traditional Thrifty
Genuine Penny Pinching Place
Fished Thrift
The Scotch Savings
Bargain Collective
SteadyThrift
Saving Co
Pink
TrueThrift
Operative Saver
Parsimony Co
Austerity Co
Traditional Taught
Excessive Economics Spot
The Universal
The Personal
The Native Parsimony
Prosperous Parsimony Group
Characteristic
Saver Group
Ill Austerity
Dutch Austerity Spot
GreaterThrift
UtmostThrift
Time Bargain Pro
Saver Co
True Treasury
The Ill Parsimony
Traditional Saving Group
Time Teaching
Savings Co
Frugal Bargain Co
The Ill
Largest Saving Collective
The Wise
Tryst Thrift
The Compulsory Penny Pinching
PrivateThrift
Largest
Typical Teaching
Unusual Austerity Collective
Savings Group
Extreme Savings Collective
Ordinary Parsimoniousness Place
The Ordinary Savings
CharacteristicThrift
Miserly Bargain Place
The Greater Parsimoniousness
More Economics Co
Traditional Teach
The Careful
The Wise Parsimoniousness
True Taught
The Class
Liszt Thrift
Savings Place
Compulsory Penny Pinching Group
Austerity Spot
The Rural

Cute thrift shop name ideas

Mere Bargain Trading Co
Penny Pinching Collective
French Frugality Trading Co
Grist Thrift
Wished Thrift
The Typical Saving
Enlist Thrift
The Individual Economics
Scotch Economy Place
Penny Pinching Place
The Private
Timid Thriftiness
Miserly Bargain
Steady Saving Spot
Time Saving
Timid Teaching
The Miserly Economy
Personal Economy
Agricultural Penny Pinching Pro
The Time Savings
The Operative Parsimoniousness
True Thriftlessness
Timid Thriftlessness
Ovarian cyst Thrift
Quiet Penny Pinching Spot
Systematic Penny Pinching
Timid Tightwad
Largest Saving
Personal Economy Collective
True Thriftiness
Parsimoniousness Spot
Bourgeois Economics
The Fashioned Frugality
Timid Teach
Systematic
True Thrift Shop
Resist Thrift
Saver Trading Co
Utmost
Frugal
The Ill Savings
Universal Frugality Spot
The Class Penny Pinching
Respective
The Pink
Scottish Frugality Pro
HardThrift
Fist Thrift
Economics Trading Co
The Hard
Sober Saving
Encouraging Parsimoniousness Collective
Typical Taught
Due
Own
Scottish Saving
IndividualThrift
Bourgeois Parsimoniousness Co
Class Parsimony Group
Universal Savings
Careful Frugality
The Dutch Economy
The Scotch
Voluntary
Steady Parsimoniousness Trading Co
The Time
Domestic Bargain Spot
Typical Thriftiness
The Reasonable
Mere Parsimony
Economics Spot
National
Fashioned Penny Pinching Group
Dutch Penny Pinching Group
Extraordinary Penny Pinching Place
Bourgeois Economics Pro
The Domestic
Miserly Saving Spot
Respective Frugality
Wist Thrift

Clever thrift shop name ideas

Mutual Savings
Domestic Saving Spot
The Proverbial
Typical Thriftlessness
ProsperousThrift
Excessive Parsimoniousness Pro
Usual Bargain
Nist Thrift
Kissed Thrift
Pink Economy Pro
Austerity Trading Co
CooperativeThrift
The Utmost Parsimony
General Parsimoniousness
Utmost Savings Co
Time Tithing
Excessive
Sober Bargain Group
Bargain Trading Co
Cooperative Bargain
Miserly Penny Pinching Pro
Traditional Economics Collective
Cooperative
Personal Parsimoniousness Place
Pink Economy Co
Reasonable Parsimoniousness Collective
Stimulating
Time Parsimony Group
Agricultural Frugality Collective
Parsimony Pro
Economy Group
SoberThrift
True Saving Pro
The Cooperative Austerity
Frugality Group
Time Taught
Extreme
Dutch Bargain Co
WiseThrift
The Due Austerity
Greater
Savings Spot
The Mere
Parsimony Collective
Schist Thrift
Saving Spot
Coexist Thrift
General Economics Co
Scottish Saver Co
Ill Economics Spot
Sober Penny Pinching
Proverbial Bargain Trading Co
IntelligentThrift
Extraordinary Austerity Collective
Sea Penny Pinching
Timid Parsimony Co
Universal Austerity Place
Voluntary Saving Place
Penny Pinching Group
The Individual
Steady Austerity
Due Saving
The Own
The Cooperative Frugality
IllThrift
Parsimoniousness Collective
The Frugal
Economics Place
AgriculturalThrift
Steady Economics Group
Prudent Saving Spot
Gist Thrift
Usual Saver
Unusual Savings Pro
More Saving Group
The Quiet Economy
Proverbial Bargain Spot
The Excessive Saver
CompulsoryThrift
The National Economy

Best thrift shop name ideas

Scotch Parsimony
National Austerity Pro
Stimulating Saver Spot
TraditionalThrift
Time Savings Collective
Penny Pinching Spot
The Compulsory Austerity
Economy Spot
RuralThrift
Personal Bargain
RespectiveThrift
Scottish Bargain Trading Co
Extraordinary Savings
The Scottish Austerity
Parsimoniousness Trading Co
Assist Thrift
Universal Bargain
Systematic Austerity
Parsimony Place
The Usual Austerity
The Native
Quiet Austerity Collective
Voluntary Saver
Genuine Parsimony Trading Co
Bargain Co
MiserlyThrift
Wise
The French Austerity
Frugal Penny Pinching Group
Time Thriftiness
Traditional Treasury
Private Economy
Universal Austerity
The Cooperative
MereThrift
Time Treasure
The Encouraging
Own Economy Trading Co
Economy Pro
Private
Frugality Co
Exist Thrift
Austerity Place
Sea Frugality
Consist Thrift
Individual
The Prosperous
Delist Thrift
Parsimony Trading Co
The Bourgeois
Mutual Bargain Spot
Parsimony Spot
The True Austerity
Prosperous Bargain Spot
TimeThrift
ClassThrift
Extraordinary Bargain Spot
Own Savings Collective
Private Parsimoniousness
Bourgeois Saving Group
The Due Economy
Bargain Pro
The Steady
The More
The Pink Parsimoniousness
More
The Extraordinary
Ordinary Parsimoniousness
Cyst Thrift
Dished Thrift
The Compulsory
The Commercial
Savings Pro
The Ordinary
Timid Treasure
Own Economy Group
The Quiet Penny Pinching
Subsist Thrift
General
CommercialThrift

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 Thrift Shop:

Simple is always better

This means a few different things. Your thrift shop 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 thrift shop:

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.

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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