Demon Species Name Generator

Names for demon races, breeds and infernal castes

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Generate demon species names for whole races of fiends rather than individuals: folkloric kinds like lilitu and rakshasa, invented breed names like Vrakhul and Skarrowen, and descriptive castes such as Pit Lurker and Plague Herald for bestiaries, games and worldbuilding.

About demon species names

A demon species name works differently from a demon's personal name. Asmodeus or Graz'zt names one being; succubus, balor or rakshasa names a whole kind, and the word has to carry rank, habitat and behaviour at a glance. Real demonology is full of these class words: the Mesopotamian lilitu, gallu and utukku, the Hebrew shedim and mazzikin, the Persian daeva and druj, the Hindu asura, vetala and pishacha, the Arabic ifrit, marid and ghul, the Japanese oni and gaki. Each is a short, foreign-sounding noun that can take a plural and sit in a sentence like 'three gallu broke the ward'.

Modern games and fiction add two more styles. One is the invented breed name, usually harsh and consonant-heavy: balor, vrock, hezrou, glabrezu, cacodemon, mancubus. The other is the descriptive caste, an English compound that tells you what the thing does or where it lives: pit fiend, shadow demon, plague herald, bone devil. Good bestiaries mix all three, so the lowest dretch-like dregs get a grubby common name, mid-rank hunters get a coined word, and elite or noble castes get a Latin or liturgical ring.

This generator draws on every tradition: genuine folkloric demon kinds from a dozen cultures, original coined species in several phonologies, Latinate orders, and descriptive castes for hierarchies, homebrew settings and monster manuals.

How to choose demon species names

Decide the species' role before naming it: lowly swarm demons suit short ugly words (dretch, manes, imp), hunters suit harsh coined names (vrock, Skarrowen), and ruling castes suit Latin or Greek forms (Ignifer, Tartarid).
Make sure the name pluralises cleanly. Lilitu, oni and shedim work as both singular and plural; a name ending in -us or -ix should have an obvious plural your players or readers will actually say.
Keep one phonology per infernal realm: if your abyss uses zh, kh and double consonants (Vrakhul, Ghazzun), do not mix in soft Elvish-sounding breeds unless that contrast is the point.
Descriptive caste names should name a concrete trait or job (Flesh Weaver, Plague Herald, Pit Lurker), not a vague adjective; avoid stacking the same head word such as wraith or fiend across a whole bestiary.
Borrowing a real folkloric kind like rakshasa, aswang or tzitzimitl brings its own lore, so read up on the original before attaching new traits to it.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a demon species name and a demon name?

A demon name identifies one entity, like Mephistopheles or Baphomet, while a species name identifies a whole kind of demon, like succubus, balor, rakshasa or shedim. Species names are common nouns: they take plurals, describe a caste or breed, and are what a bestiary or monster manual lists.

What are some real types of demons from mythology?

Mesopotamian lore has lilitu, gallu, utukku and rabisu; Jewish tradition has shedim, mazzikin and dybbuk; Persian tradition has daeva and druj; Hindu and Buddhist texts name asura, rakshasa, pishacha, vetala and preta; Arabic folklore has jinn, ifrit, marid and ghul; Japanese folklore has oni and gaki; and Aztec myth has the tzitzimitl. Many of these appear in this generator alongside invented species.

How do I invent a demon species name for my own setting?

Pick a consistent sound palette for the realm, such as hard kh, zh, rr and double consonants, then build short two or three syllable words that are easy to pluralise, like Vrakhul, Dhuroth or Szarn. Reserve Latinate names such as Ignifer or Carnifex for high castes and plain English compounds such as Pit Lurker for common or descriptive kinds.

Can I use D&D or Doom demon types like balor and cacodemon?

Classic names like balor, marilith, vrock, cacodemon and mancubus are trademarks or product identity of their publishers, so they are fine for home games, fan content and reference, but original published work should use folkloric kinds or the invented species names here, which are free to use.

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All 500 demon species names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 25 names

Abaddonite
Abiku
Abyssal Dreg
Abyssal Eel
Abyssine
Acheronite
Adze
Akkrath
Akuma
Ala
Alkilith
Alp
Alu
Arachnotron
Arch-vile
Armanite
Asakku
Asanbosam
Ash Wraith
Ashkari
Ashkurai
Asura
Aswang
Attic Gaunt
Avernal

B: 33 names

Baalthrek
Babau
Baelthur
Bal-Bal
Balor
Baratrine
Barbed Devil
Barlgura
Baron of Hell
Barrakul
Batibat
Bearded Devil
Bell Gorger
Bezzekhai
Bhuleth
Bhuta
Bies
Bile Stalker
Blight Bearer
Blood Vintners
Bone Cobblers
Bone Orchard Keeper
Bonechoir
Boneherald
Brakthul
Breath Takers
Brellok
Brimstone Brute
Brine Ghast
Bukavac
Bulezau
Buso
Buta Kala

C: 19 names

Cacodemon
Caliginus
Cambion
Candle Eaters
Carnifex
Cellar Hag
Chain Ghoul
Charnel Hound
Chasme
Chort
Churel
Cihuateteo
Cinder Hulk
Cinerite
Cocytid
Corpse Gardener
Cradle Thief
Cruciator
Crucible Fiend

D: 31 names

Daeva
Daitya
Danava
Dashkai
Decay Priest
Deepmaw
Devorax
Dhalgoth
Dhremoth
Dhuroth
Dimme
Dirge Singers
Div
Dolorax
Draumir
Dreamflayers
Drekavac
Drekhan
Dreszeth
Dretch
Drokhul
Drossinae
Drought Hound
Drowned Choir
Drozhai
Drude
Druj
Duatid
Durgai
Durzzeth
Dybbuk

E: 10 names

Ekhari
Ekhoth
Ekimmu
Ember Shrike
Empusa
Ephialtes
Erebine
Erinyes
Eurynomos
Eyelid Moth

F: 12 names

Faceless One
Famine Stalker
Ferragant
Fever Midwives
Flagellant
Flaymaster
Flenser
Flesh Weaver
Fog Walker
Forsworn
Frostfiend
Furnace Hulk

G: 34 names

Gaki
Galehound
Gallows Fruit
Gallu
Gashadokuro
Gehennite
Gello
Ghaddar
Ghael
Ghastlings
Ghazzun
Ghornak
Ghorvash
Ghul
Ghulrath
Ghurveth
Gibbet Crow
Gidim
Glabrezu
Glacier Maw
Gloom Leech
Gluttonmaw
Gnawers
Gorefiend
Goristro
Gormoth
Graha
Grave Farmer
Gravewarden
Grazzum
Grezzai
Griefsmiths
Grinners
Gutter Saint

H: 19 names

Hailborn
Hakthari
Hangman's Crop
Haskelon
Hearth Crawler
Helgoth
Hell Cantors
Hell Knight
Hesskul
Hessrakai
Hezrou
Hinn
Hoarwraith
Hoktari
Hollow One
Hollowmaw
Horned Devil
Hundun
Hungerers

I: 20 names

Ibrekh
Ice Devil
Icegaunt
Ichor Drinkers
Ifrit
Ighnari
Ignifer
Ikhen
Ikkurai
Ikthari
Ilthraz
Imp
Incubus
Infernal Choristers
Irkallan
Ishvrakai
Iskarii
Iskhul
Ixxen
Izzreth

J: 4 names

Jenglot
Jikininki
Jinn
Jorogumo

K: 20 names

Kakodaimon
Kallikantzaros
Karakondjul
Karvethi
Kaszar
Kelp Hag
Kelveth
Keres
Keyhole Imp
Kezzrakh
Kharrai
Khazmodai
Khethai
Kiln Wight
Knell Keepers
Krasue
Krivash
Kumbhanda
Kurnugite
Kuzrath

L: 14 names

Lacerant
Lamia
Lantern Stalker
Larvae
Lash Keeper
Lemure
Lemures
Leyak
Lightning Leech
Likho
Lilin
Lilitu
Lilu
Lustwraith

M: 33 names

Malakor
Maledictine
Manananggal
Mancubus
Manes
Mara
Mare
Marid
Marilith
Marrow Millers
Marrowgaunt
Maskim
Maulgrim
Maurezhi
Mawspeaker
Mazzikin
Melkhari
Mharrath
Mirror Moth
Mist Gaunt
Mogwai
Molthur
Molvai
Molydeus
Morghul
Mormo
Mortifer
Morvane
Mould Ghast
Mulgrath
Mulvrakh
Murrgath
Murvoth

N: 24 names

Nakthul
Nalfeshnee
Nalusa Falaya
Nameless One
Naraki
Nasnas
Nasu
Nazrathi
Nebbeth
Nesskhai
Nessurai
Nharroth
Nhuroth
Niflheimer
Nightmare
Nimrathe
Nirrvash
Noctivagus
Nocturnid
Nukekubi
Nupperibo
Nure-onna
Nythrakai
Nyzzrakh

O: 13 names

Obayifo
Ogbanje
Olgrath
Oni
Onoskelis
Orrhaz
Orrokhul
Orthakai
Orveth
Orzhai
Ossigar
Ossravi
Ozhrak

P: 22 names

Pain Elemental
Pain Harvester
Painweaver
Pairika
Pazrakai
Peelers
Pelgarath
Pestilor
Phi Pop
Phlegethont
Phlegrath
Pishacha
Pit Fiend
Pit Lurker
Pit Wretch
Plague Herald
Popobawa
Preta
Psoglav
Putrifer
Pyrelord
Pyrrhagon

Q: 7 names

Qarin
Qelthar
Qiongqi
Quasit
Quellith
Quorrath
Qutrub

R: 12 names

Rabisu
Rakshasa
Rakshasi
Ravvek
Reef Maw
Rhazgul
Rhazzun
Rimehulk
Rot Widow
Rukkoth
Rust Gnawer
Rutterkin

S: 46 names

Salt Weeper
Saltwraith
Sandfiend
Sanguivore
Sarrakeen
Scabwings
Schrat
Screamwrights
Se'irim
Sebettu
Sethrakul
Shadow Demon
Shadow Tailors
Shaitan
Shedim
Sheolith
Shiqq
Si'lat
Sigbin
Skalrathi
Skarrethi
Skarrowen
Skelvar
Skin Tanners
Skinthief
Skitterers
Skorvash
Skyrrath
Slag Crawler
Sleep Thieves
Sorrovin
Sorrow Sower
Soulrender
Spore Hulk
Steam Fiend
Stikini
Strix
Stygian
Succubus
Sulphur Hound
Sulphurine
Sulrathi
Szarn
Szaveth
Szevarai
Szorrekh

T: 32 names

Tallow Kin
Tamuresh
Taotie
Taowu
Tartarid
Tear Brewers
Tempestine
Tenebrion
Tennoch
Thaggoth
Thakkurai
Tharrgul
Thazzur
Thessuleth
Thoggul
Thorvash
Thrackul
Threshold Hound
Thunderwretch
Thusk
Tide Hulk
Tithe Reaper
Tiyanak
Tokoloshe
Tongue Tailor
Tophetine
Toyol
Tsevrin
Tzaggurai
Tzevul
Tzitzimitl
Tzorath

U: 17 names

Udug
Uhlraz
Ulgorath
Ulmoth
Ulvreth
Ulzakar
Umbratile
Unburied
Unmade
Unquiet
Urzgoth
Ushi-oni
Ustulor
Uthraxi
Utukku
Uvrakh
Uzzoth

V: 25 names

Vaezzeth
Vaktari
Vantessyr
Vaskari
Vassekh
Vastator
Vaszeth
Velkhane
Velthrim
Vemmoth
Venom Nurses
Vetala
Vethrum
Vexith
Vezzari
Voice Stealers
Void Pipers
Vokhai
Voracis
Vorago
Vrakhul
Vrenthari
Vrock
Vulgoth
Vyrrakh

W: 8 names

Wanyudo
Weepers
Wekufe
Wendigo
Widow's Harvest
Wither Hag
Wound Sower
Wrathborn

X: 2 names

Xarrok
Xibalban

Y: 8 names

Yaoguai
Yezzrakai
Ymmirath
Yochlol
Yskarii
Ysseth
Yurgoth
Yzgoth

Z: 10 names

Zaathrim
Zarrok
Zevrai
Zharroth
Zheth
Zhurrai
Zlydzen
Zmeu
Zolvai
Zvenrai