630+ Catchy Bakery Business Names

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Updated: June 10th, 2025

So, you've come up with the perfect bakery 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 bakery 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 bakery 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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Ideas

Catchy bakery name ideas

Euphorium Bakery
Clever Cookie
Goldstar Bakery
Oh My Goodies
Hot Crossed Buns
The Cherry Pie
Infinity Scones
Making & Baking
Sunrise puffs
Baker’s Dozen
Crispy crunchies
The Muffin Room
Cookie Cutter Club
Mousse Boutique
Sugar on Top
Buttercup Bakery
All You Knead
Beautiful Flakes
Buttercup Co.
Granier Bakery
Good Morning Bakery
Crummiest Cakes
Crumble & Flake
Elegant Confections
Creative Cakes
Pinecrest Bakery
Good Day Bakers
Muffin Top
ChocoLove
Boardwalk Bakery
Cupcakes Squared
YumTum
Delicious Bakes
ThoroughBread
Shake and Baked
Flour Shower
The Buttered Roll
Angel Bake
Muffin Tin Team
Go-nuts Doughnuts
Absolutely Muffin
We Knead Dough
A Cupcake Queen
Holy Cannoli
Sensational Cookies
Yes We Pan
Larry’s Butterfinger Bites
Sweet Eats
Golden Brown
The Cake Corner
Sunrise Delights
Charm City Cakes
Bread Pitt
Sweetie Pie
Daily Manna
Bread and Butter
Cotton Cakery
Warm Delights
Dolly Madison Bakery
Pie Charts
Queen of Tarts
Creamy Creations
The Crusty Croissant
Batter and Bake
Dave’s Custard
The Fluffy Cupcake
Cakewalkers
Sunshine Bakery
Donut Bar
The Vanilla Bean
Happy Bakery
The Good Stuff Cookie
Marla’s Sweet Treats
The Gingerbread House
Toasted Sugar
Anytime Cakes
Bread Bakers
Sprinkled with Sweetness
Cake Topper
Savory Cakes
Warm Delight
Sweetcakes
The Sweet Spot
All Your Cake
Sweet Addiction
Patty Cakes
Tasty Time
The Warm Muffin
Jarosch Bakery
Pleasing Eats

Creative bakery name ideas

Knead to Know Bread
Bread Winners
Drive-By Pies
Chester’s Cheesecakes
Flour Bakery & Cafe
Sweet Revenge Bakery
Hole in One Doughnuts
Bake It Right
Bread & Butter
TastyTum
Irresistible Bakes
Cookie Monster
The Cookie Jar
Finest Donuts
The Rolling Scone
Rising Loaf
Butternut Bakehouse
Moonbeam Bakery
Baked Delight
Diamond Bakery
Kona Kakes
Shake and Bakers
Neat Eats
Sweet Tooth
Cake Lounge
The Amazing Bake
Cherry on Top
The Cake Room
Pink Frosting Bakery
Better Bakery
Bake Yourself At Home
Sunrise Pies
Sweet Sensations
Sugar and Nice
Penny’s Cake Pops
Beautiful Breads
Cake and Art
The Cake Bake
Tasty Delights
Layers
The Gingerbread Country
Cakes N’ Flakes
The Flaky Croissant
Nu age cookies
Confections with Care
Beautiful treats
Humble Pie Desserts
Cookie Monsters
The Bread Box
For Goodness Baked
Sugar Booger
Colonial Bakery
Nutmeg Bakery & Cafe
Cakes of Paradise
The Milk Bar
Artsy Tartsy
Sugar Shaker Bakery
Bread Time
Starry Lane Bakery
Bake Love
Our Daily Bread
Sugar & Spice
Imperial Bakery
The Grateful Bread
Eats and Treats
Cupcakes & More
Great Bakers
Red Velvet Bakery
Knead Bread?
Bun n’ Bread
Cookie County
Baked Good
Sally’s Honey Muffins
Hot Pastries
Supreme Sweets
The Heavenly Bakers
Three Dog Bakery
Sweet Sugar Bakery
Crumbs
Bake Off
Butter Up
Piece of Cake
Muffin Tops
Village French Bakery
The Village Bakery
Extraordinary Desserts
Cake Batter
Buttercream Delights
Dominican Cakes
The Bagel place

Learn more about starting a bakery:

Where to start?

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

Need inspiration?

-> Other bakery success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a bakery
-> Bakery slogans
-> Bakery Instagram bios
-> Bakery Instagram captions

Other resources

-> Blog post ideas for a bakery

Funny Bakery Names

The Muffin Man
Cake Lake
Pastry Emporium
Bake n’ Flake
The Happy Baker
Dream Puffs
The Bread Basket
Takes the Cake Bakery
Bountiful Bakes
Olee Cake and Pastry
PureBread
Cake Monkey Bakery
Mama’s Cupcakes
Baked Satisfaction
Every day’s Delight
Cookie Crumble
Cake and Spoon
Baked Bonanza
ChocoLovers
Bake Me Happy
Oven Men
Happy Harvest
The CinnaMan
Mama’s Kitchen
Snack on the go
Snack Park
Flour Girls
Delightful Desserts
Cake House
The Baker’s Table
Sweetie Pies
Sugar Fix
Confection Connection
The Cooling Rack
Cake Walk
The Sweet Room
Bread Lounge
Junior’s Bakery
Frosting Fun
Evans Bake Shop
Yummy Tummy
Cakey Bakey
Magnolia Bakery
Sweet Breads
Bread & Salt Workshop
Grandma’s Kitchen
Pretty Bake
The Baking Room
Sweet Lady Jane Bakery
First Comes Batter
Delicious Pastries
Pieous
Toasted Meringue
The Dreamy Danish
Crispy’s Donuts
Sweet Indulgence
Dream Pies
Valley Bakery
Finders Keepers
Angel Cakes
Curls and Rolls
Out of the Oven
Creative Confections
Rockin’ Rolls
Chocolate Dreams
Cupcake Nation
Vegan Danish Bakery
Flying Apron
Frosting Fiend
Dessert Delights
Dreamy Bakes
Magic Bread
Amazing Confections
Golden Baked Cakes
Golden Crust
Betty’s Bake Sale
Dangerously Delicious Pies
Smart Cookie
Jake’s Cakes
Disco Danish
Warm Bakes
Skippity Scones
The Breakfast Bakers
Honey Bunny
Sugar and Scribe Bakery
The Cupcake Bakery
Pie in the Sky
The Twisted Churro
Sweet Sprinkles
Pitchoun!

Cool bakery name ideas

It’s a Piece a Cake
Blossom Bakery
The Pie Place
Cake County
The Cake Fairy
Sweet Treats
Sprinkles Bake Shop
Sugarbloom Bakery
Insomnia Cookies
My Cupcake World
Treats and Scones
Beautiful Bakes
The Bread Boss
Pie Bar
We Do Dough
Flavorish Bakery
Cookie Encounter
Sunshine Confections
Sugar Street Sweets
Sweet Bakes
Nutty Creations
Rico Bakery
Perfect Pastries
Brett’s Confetti Cakes
Cozy Cookies
The Bread Machine
Cutie Pies
Batter Chatter
Me Myself & Pie
Upper Crust Bakery
The Chocolate Chip
Hunny Bun
The Bake House
YumCakes
Outstanding Oven
In the Mix
Crusty crunchies
Baked Perfection
Roma Bakery
Charlotte Bakery
Nothing Batter Cakes
Cake Time
Amazin’ Glazin’
The Nutty Bunch
Sprinkles
Mother Confections
Bake Best
Lovely Bakes
Fresh Baked
Glad Bakes
Bake Rapture
FunBun
Lucky Rice Cake
Mad Batter
Fresh Friends
Great Confections
Super Buffet
Just Cakes
Buttercream Dreams
City Cakes
The Bagel Shop
Make It Or Bake It
ChocoBake
For Goodness Cake
Sticky Buns
The Graceful Baker
Cake O’Clock
Take the Cake
Bake & Take
Milk & Cookies Bakery
Healthy Hearth
Sweet Cheeks Baking Company
The Cake Lair
Bread Fed
Bakeology
Donut Panic
Frost Goddess
Fluffy Biscuits Bakery
Cakes, Cookies & Confections
Frosting Freaks
Make It Sweet
Vanilla Dreamz
Sweet Serenity
Bake My Day
Cookie Cutters
Neat Treats
The Rolling Pin
Cake n Bake
Plentiful Pastries
Neat Sweets

Unique bakery name ideas

BakeTime
Smashing Dough
The Slice
Sweet Teeth
Love Cakes
Good Bread
Pleasure Pastries
Sunrise Bakery
The Mix-Up
Treat Confectionery
Bootstrap Bakery
Cake My Day
The Pie Chart
The Charming Baker
The Bun Also Rises
The Doughnut Lair
Delectable Desires Pastries
True Loaf Bakery
Party Pastries
Batter Up
The Cookie Home
Prime Baguette
Snickerdoodles
The Great EsCake
New York Cupcakes
Flour Box Bakery
Bake It Perfect
The Dough Knot
Bake Away
Make & Bake
Bread Beauty
Manhattan Cupcakes
Red-hot Crunchies
Burned Pro
Cooked Trading Co
Cooked Place
Slow Cooked
Fresh Scorched Pro
Slow Dry Pro
Home Burned Place
The Griddle Burned
Burnt Place
Fresh Dry Collective
Honey Toughened Spot
Sunbaked Trading Co
Hardened Group
Twice Hardened Spot
Slow Tempered
Sunbaked Spot
Honey Dry
Fresh Cooked Group
The Fresh
Scorched Trading Co
Grill Sunbaked Collective
Honey Scorched Place
Oven Hardened Pro
FreshBaked
The Fresh Treated
Half Parched Collective
Honey Burned Place
Home Tempered Spot
Fresh Cooked
Grill Hardened Co
Burnt Collective
Griddle Cooked
Home Scorched Trading Co
Honey Dry Pro
Hardened Collective
Honey Treated Pro
Half Scorched Pro
The Half Burnt
The Twice Scorched
Home Dry Pro
Cooked Spot
Twice Dry Trading Co
The Slow Parched
Griddle Cooked Group
Slow Toughened
Griddle Toughened
Burned Trading Co
Fresh
Dry Pro
Twice
Half Hardened Co
Slow Scorched Trading Co
Half Scorched
The Home Dry
Burnt Group
Burnt Pro
Oven Burned

Cute bakery name ideas

Home Burned Trading Co
SlowBaked
Half Burned Spot
Grill Parched Pro
Grill Dry
The Grill Scorched
Dry Co
Honey Dry Place
The Home Treated
Oven Hardened Group
Oven Treated Spot
TwiceBaked
Fresh Toughened
Grill
Grill Toughened
Honey Sunbaked
Half Treated Pro
Twice Cooked Trading Co
Burned Place
Half Burned
Half Sunbaked
Half Toughened Pro
Grill Scorched
Toughened Co
The Oven Hardened
Honey Parched Collective
Honey Sunbaked Place
Parched Collective
Twice Cooked Spot
Slow Burned
Oven Scorched Trading Co
HoneyBaked
Twice Dry Spot
The Oven Sunbaked
Parched Trading Co
Home Toughened
Dry Group
Scorched Co
Dry Spot
Griddle Treated Pro
Oven Toughened
Home Parched Group
Treated Trading Co
Griddle Sunbaked Spot
Half Burnt
Honey Hardened Spot
Twice Toughened Place
Grill Dry Pro
Toughened Trading Co
Tempered Spot
The Griddle Dry
The Twice
Fresh Scorched
The Slow
The Grill
The Fresh Burned
Griddle Tempered Collective
Twice Hardened Group
Draped Baked
Tempered Trading Co
The Grill Treated
The Griddle Sunbaked
The Half Burned
The Griddle Scorched
Twice Toughened
Griddle Dry Group
Half Parched Pro
Home
Home Scorched Co
Home Parched
Fresh Cooked Place
Twice Tempered Co
Slow Treated Pro
Twice Hardened Place
Twice Treated
Burned Group
Twice Toughened Collective
The Oven Burned
Griddle Toughened Trading Co
Fresh Tempered Pro
Twice Scorched Pro
Slow Parched Pro
Scraped Baked
Oven Tempered Collective
The Home Cooked
Slow Burned Spot
Burnt Co
Fresh Dry
Honey Parched
Oven Treated

Clever bakery name ideas

Hardened Place
The Twice Toughened
Half Sunbaked Collective
Griddle Sunbaked Place
Twice Burnt Co
Tempered Group
Griddle Burnt
HalfBaked
Scorched Spot
Home Tempered Place
The Honey Burned
Half Toughened
Griddle Treated
Slow Toughened Pro
Burnt Spot
HomeBaked
Slow Toughened Trading Co
GrillBaked
Parched Co
Half Tempered Collective
The Slow Treated
The Slow Hardened
Honey Cooked Collective
The Honey Tempered
Honey Scorched
Tempered Place
Sunbaked Collective
Slow
Cooked Pro
Fresh Dry Pro
The Half Parched
Treated Place
Toughened Place
Toughened Pro
The Griddle Toughened
Twice Parched
Twice Tempered Trading Co
Griddle Tempered
Fresh Hardened Group
Grill Parched Collective
Oven Parched
Slow Burnt Trading Co
Grill Burned
Home Parched Collective
Oven Tempered
Half Tempered
The Twice Burnt
The Honey Toughened
Griddle Sunbaked
Slow Toughened Co
Griddle Treated Place
Twice Burnt
Taped Baked
Twice Cooked
Parched Group
Grill Burnt Pro
Honey Burnt
Slow Scorched Co
Oven Burnt
The Half
Hardened Spot
The Slow Scorched
Parched Spot
Home Parched Trading Co
Tempered Pro
Home Dry
The Home
Home Treated
Sunbaked Group
Burned Co
Twice Tempered Group
Twice Dry Pro
The Half Scorched
Half
Parched Place
Grill Dry Group
Grill Scorched Collective
Slow Hardened Co
Half Burnt Trading Co
Griddle Parched Spot
Fresh Burnt Collective
Toughened Collective
The Oven Scorched
Tempered Collective
Cooked Group
The Honey Cooked
Honey Burned Trading Co
Treated Collective
Twice Parched Place
Grill Dry Trading Co

Best bakery name ideas

Hardened Co
Twice Dry
Oven Toughened Group
Griddle Scorched Trading Co
OvenBaked
Oven Hardened
Griddle Dry Spot
The Grill Sunbaked
Twice Burnt Pro
Slow Dry
Toughened Spot
Griddle Sunbaked Pro
Griddle Hardened Trading Co
Grill Tempered
Half Treated
Honey Cooked
Treated Co
Fresh Burned Collective
Honey Tempered Trading Co
Burned Spot
Grill Tempered Spot
The Half Dry
Fresh Scorched Co
The Fresh Tempered
Burnt Trading Co
GriddleBaked
Home Cooked Trading Co
Fresh Sunbaked Trading Co
Home Tempered Pro
The Fresh Burnt
Home Toughened Group
Slow Treated Place
The Twice Sunbaked
Treated Spot
The Slow Tempered
Cooked Co
Oven
Half Parched
Half Dry Collective
Escaped Baked
Parched Pro
Toughened Group
The Oven Treated
Half Hardened Spot
The Honey Sunbaked
Grill Burnt
Honey
The Grill Dry
Fresh Burnt Place
The Griddle Tempered
Fresh Burnt Trading Co
The Honey
Slow Scorched
Oven Tempered Pro
Home Burned Group
Twice Burned Collective
Sunbaked Pro
The Half Tempered
Slow Scorched Place
The Oven Toughened
Scorched Group
The Grill Cooked
The Half Treated
Half Burned Pro
Dry Collective
Fresh Burned Co
Grill Sunbaked Group
Griddle
The Oven
Oven Treated Pro
The Grill Hardened
Home Sunbaked Collective
Griddle Scorched Co
Oven Tempered Place
Shaped Baked
Twice Burned Spot
Oven Dry
Slow Treated
Sunbaked Co
Cooked Collective
The Griddle
Griddle Toughened Place
The Home Scorched
Honey Toughened Collective
Griddle Tempered Group
Home Tempered
Dry Place
Dry Trading Co
Oven Dry Collective
Tempered Co

Home Bakery Name Ideas

Sweet Treats Bakery
Homemade Delights Bakery
The Cake Lady Bakery
Homemade Bakery
The Sugar Shack
The Whisk & Bake
Batter Up
The Cake Nest
Bake House
The Doughy Delight
Pastry Palace
Oven Fresh
The Cake Crafters
Sugar Bowl
The Cake Kitchen
The Homemade Pastry Shop
Bake Shop
The Cake Cottage
Sweet Shop
The Pastry Shop
Cake Coop
The Homemade Cafe
The Cake Oven
Pastry Kitchen
The Cake Corner
Bake Room
Cake Basket
The Homemade Cake Co.
Pastry Lane
The Cake Box
Whisk & Roll
The Cake Creations
The Sweet Bites
Bake Studio
The Cake Cabinet
Homemade Desserts
Pastry Cottage
The Cake Cart
Sweet Treat
The Bake House
Cake Kitchen
Homemade Pies
The Pastry Parlor
Cake Cast
The Sweet Shop
Bake Barn
The Cake Cafe
The Homemade Bread
Pastry Patch
Cake Cupboard
Tout de Sweet Cakes
Cake Me Proud
Sweet Humble Pie
Bake Love, Not War
Pie or Die
Cakes in a hurry
Bake It to the Limit
Cake My Day
The Baker’s Heart
Bake It Stop
Making Dough
Sweet Exchange
Golden Toast Bakeshop
Cake Me Home Tonight
Bake Me Home Tonight
Cinnamint Bakery
Cake District
Sweet Wave
Soulzz Pies
Golden Bakery
The Cake Whisperer
Bake n’ Take
Mom’s Bakery
Baked With Love
Grandma’s Kitchen
Dangerously Delicious Pies
Cakey Bakey
Pie in the Sky
Sunrise Bakery
Cake Art
Daily Delights
The Sweet Spot
Goldstar Bakery
The Sweet Sensations
Molly’s Cupcakes
Corner Bakery Cafe
Cherry On Top
Sweet Dreams
Deliciosa
Antoinette
Happy Cakes
Sugar Rush
Cuppa Heaven
Kate’s Cupcakes
One Cup Delight
Cookie Monster
The Cookie Jar
Grandma’s Cookies
Treats From The Oven
Tastes Of Home

Cupcake Store Names

Sweet Treats Bakery
Bake Me Happy
Cupcake Haven
Bliss Bakery
The Cupcake Factory
Butter Lane
Sugar Rush Bakery
Butter Sweet Cupcakes
Cake Craze
Cupcake Cuties Bakery
Cupcake Kingdom
Cupcake Lounge
Sweet Tooth Bakery
Charmed Cakes
Caketopia
Cookies for You
The Cupcake Emporium
Crazy Cupcakes
Cupcake Corner
Crumbs Bake Shop
Cake Avenue
Our CupCakery
Whipped Bakery
The Cupcake Miracle
Cupcake Central
The Cupcake Castle
The Cake Room
Muffins and Cuppins
Sweet Dreams Bakery
Cupcake Republic
The Cupcake Shop
The Cup and the Cake
Cake Oasis
Cupcake Palace
Sugar High Bakery
Cupcake Island
Caketopia
Cupcake Corner
The Cupcake Crush
Cakes and Coffees
Cupcake Craze
The Happy Cupcakes
Cake Castle
Legendary Cupcake
Sweet Delights Bakery
The Big Small Cake
The Cupcake Cottage
The Veggie Cupcake
Cake Cravings
The Cupcake Shack
Sugar Coated Bakery
The Pink Cupcakes
Cake City
A Piece of Cupcake
The Cupcake Cafe
Tea Time Cupcakes
Cupcake Couture
The Cupcake Temptation
Cake Crafters
Tiny Delights Cupcakes
Sweet Sensations Bakery
Cookie Casa Bakery
The Cupcake Company
Flippin’ Good Cupcakes
Cake Craze Bakery
Star Cupcakes
Sugar Snap Bakery
Sweetime
Cake Couture
Swirlz Cupcakes
The Cupcake Cart
Sugar Seduction
Cupcake Kingdom Bakery
The Cute Little Cupcake Shop
Cake Crafters Bakery
Cupcakes and More
Sweet Treats Cupcakes
Oh Taste and See
The Cupcake Shop Bakery
JAM Cupcakery
Cake Craze Cupcakes
The future of cupcakes
Sugar Rush Cupcakes
Family Secrets
Cake Craze Bakery & Cafe
Oh My Cupcakes!
The Cupcake Emporium Bakery
The Magic Oven
Cupcake Corner Bakery
Empire Cupcake
Cake Avenue Bakery
Cupcakes to Go Go
Whipped Cupcakes
Sweet Chic Cupcake
Cupcake Central Bakery
The Cupcake Counter
The Cake Room Bakery
Twisted Sisters Sugar Shack
Sweet Dreams Cupcakes
Colossal Cupcakes

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 Bakery:

Simple is always better

This means a few different things. Your bakery 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 bakery:

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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