Dino Name Generator

Fun names for pet and character dinosaurs

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Generate personal names for dinosaurs: pet-style nicknames like Rexy, Chomper, and Steggy, famous museum fossils like Sue and Dippy, and character names from Jurassic Park, The Land Before Time, and Dinosaur Train. Ideal for kids, plushies, games, and stories.

About dino names

A dino name is the personal name you give an individual dinosaur, as opposed to its species name like Triceratops or Velociraptor. In practice these come from four traditions. First, the fossils themselves: museums nickname their most famous skeletons, so we have Sue and Stan (T. rex), Dippy (Diplodocus), Sophie (Stegosaurus), Big Al (Allosaurus), and Scotty. Second, film and TV: Rexy, Blue, Delta, Echo, and Charlie from Jurassic Park and Jurassic World; Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, and Spike from The Land Before Time; Arlo and Spot from The Good Dinosaur; Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, and Don from Dinosaur Train.

Third is the playful pet-name style most kids and parents want: clip the species into a nickname (Steggy, Bronto, Anky, Pterry, Trike), or describe what the dinosaur does (Chomper, Stompy, Roary, Nibbles). Fourth is the deliberately mismatched human name, which is funny precisely because a nine-ton predator called Gerald or Mabel is absurd. Punny titles like Sir Chomps-a-Lot or Dinah Saur belong here too.

A good dino name should be easy for a child to shout, hint at what the animal looks like or does, and fit the tone of the project, whether that is a bedtime plush, an ARK: Survival Evolved tame, or a picture-book hero. This generator mixes all four, plus dig sites (Morrison), ancient plants (Sequoia), and paleontologists (Mantell).

How to choose dino names

Start from the species: a horned Triceratops becomes Trike, Topsy, or Tricey; a Stegosaurus becomes Steggy or Plates; a long-neck sauropod becomes Stretch or Lofty.
For a plush or toddler's toy, pick a two-syllable name with a soft ending (Rexy, Roary, Bronty, Chompers); they are easier for young kids to say and remember.
For a scary or dramatic dinosaur in a story or game, use a museum-style single name (Sue, Stan, Scotty) or a heavy word like Titan or Behemoth instead of a cutesy one.
Naming a whole herd or raptor pack? Copy Jurassic World and use a matching set: names that run through the alphabet (Blue, Charlie, Delta, Echo), gemstones, or places where fossils are found (Montana, Utah, Dakota, Alberta).

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a dino name and a dinosaur name?

Here 'dino names' means personal names for an individual dinosaur, like Rexy or Chomper. If you want species names such as Tyrannosaurus or Spinosaurus, use our Dinosaur Name Generator instead.

What are the raptor names in Jurassic World?

Owen Grady's raptor squad is Blue, Charlie, Delta, and Echo. The T. rex is nicknamed Rexy (officially Roberta), and Camp Cretaceous adds Bumpy the Ankylosaurus and Big Eatie and Little Eatie the T. rexes.

What are famous real dinosaur fossils called?

Sue at the Field Museum and Stan are the best-known T. rex skeletons; Dippy is the Natural History Museum's Diplodocus, Sophie its Stegosaurus, and Big Al is a famous Allosaurus. Scotty (Canada) and Trix (Netherlands) are other well-known T. rexes.

Can I use these names for a game character or a product?

Individual names are free to use, including commercially. Avoid presenting a character as an existing franchise dinosaur (for example, marketing a toy as Jurassic World's Blue) since that would involve trademarks.

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All 1,000 dino 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: 37 names

Achilles
Admiral Allosaur
Aero
Aftershock
Agent Ankylosaur
Agnes
Ajax
Al O'Saurus
Aladar
Alamo
Alberta
Allie
Allo
Amarga
Amber
Ammonite
Angel
Anky
Ankylo
Anne Kylosaur
Annie Ankylosaurus
Anning
Antonio
Anvil
Apato
Apex
Appalachia
Araucaria
Archibald
Argentino
Arkhane
Arlo
Armor
Ashy
Astro
Atlas
Auntie Saurus

B: 94 names

B-Rex
Baby Bop
Baby Louie
Baby Sinclair
Babycakes
Babysaurus
Badlands
Bahariya
Bam-Bam
Bandit Baryonyx
Banjo
Barney
Barnum
Baro
Baron Von Bite
Bartholomew
Bary
Basalt
Basher
Bastion
Battleaxe
Baylene
Beaky
Beanbag
Beanpole
Beatrice
Bedrock
Behemoth
Bellow
Bellowing Bill
Bellows
Beringia
Bernard
Bernissart
Beta
Big Al
Big Eatie
Big John
Big Mama
Bigfoot
Bighorn
Birdo
Biscuit
Bisti Beast
Bitey
Bitsy
Black Beauty

B, continued

Blade
Blankie
Blaze
Blinky
Blizzard
Blue
Blur
Bob
Bog
Bolt
Bone Cabin
Bones
Bonesy
Bonk
Boomer
Boop
Boulder
Bounder
Bracchi
Brachio
Bracken
Bramble
Breezy
Brenda
Briar
Brick
Brindle
Brine
Bristles
Broccoli
Brontes
Bronto
Bronto-Snorus
Brontoburger
Bronty
Bruiser
Bruno
Bruton
Brutus
Buckland
Bucky
Buddy
Bulldozer
Bumpy
Butch
Butternut
Buttons

C: 87 names

Caesar
Caldera
Canopy
Canyon
Captain Stomp
Carcha
Carl Notaurus
Carno
Cedar Mountain
Cera
Cera-Belle
Cerato
Cerberus
Chalk
Charger
Charlene
Charlie
Chaser
Chasmo
Cheep
Chewie
Chicxulub
Chimera
Chinle
Chirp
Chomper
Chompers
Chompette
Chompson
Chompy
Chompzilla
Chunk
Cinder
Ciro
Citadel
Clancy
Claw
Clawdette
Clawdia
Clawrence
Clever Girl
Cliff
Cliffhanger

C, continued

Clive
Clomp
Cloverly
Clubber
Clubmoss
Clubtail
Clutch
Coach Bigtooth
Cobble
Colin
Colonel Crunch
Colorado
Colossus
Comet
Como Bluff
Compy
Conifer
Cooper
Cope
Coprolite
Corduroy
Cornelius
Cory
Cosmo
Count Clawsworth
Countess Crestina
Cowboy Carnotaur
Crasher
Crater
Crayon
Crest
Crestie
Crestwell
Cresty
Cretacea
Cretaceous Kate
Crumb
Crunch
Cuddlesaurus
Cuvier
Cycad
Cyclone
Cyclops
Cypress

D: 57 names

Dagger
Dakota
Dame Dactyl
Dapples
Dash
Dasher
Dave
Deccan
Dee Nonychus
Deepdive
Deino
Delta
Dennis
Denver
Derek
Detective Diplodocus
Diesel
Digger
Digsy
Dil
Dilo
Dimetro
Dimples
Dinah Mite
Dinah Saur
Dinky
Dino
Dino-Sore
Dip Lodocus
Diplo
Dippy
Djadochta
Doctor Dactyl
Dolly
Domehead
Domey
Don
Doris
Dorothy
Dorset
Douglas
Downy
Doyouthinkhesaurus
Dozer
Dozy
Dragonfly
Dreadclaw
Dready
Drowsy
Drumheller
Drumstick
Duchess Dactyl
Duckbill
Ducky
Duffy
Dusty
Dweeb

E: 21 names

Earl
Earthshaker
Ebenezer
Echo
Edmonto
Eema
Egg Mountain
Eggatha
Eggbert
Eggsy
El Chocon
Elasmo
Elliot
Elvis
Ember
Empress Eggshell
Enid
Eruption
Estuary
Eunice
Excavata

F: 30 names

Fang
Fangston
Farmer Fernbrake
Feathers
Ferny
Finback
Firecracker
Firestorm
Flaming Cliffs
Flappy
Flash
Flint
Flipper
Floodplain
Fluffosaurus
Fluffy
Footprint
Fortress
Fossil
Fossilbert
Fossilina
Fran
Freckles
Frill
Frilly
Frond
Frosty
Fruita
Fuzzball
Fuzzy

G: 52 names

Gaia
Gale
Gally
Gargantua
Garnet
Gary
Gerald
Gertie
Gertrude
Geyser
Ghost
Gideon
Giganto
Giggles
Gigi
Gilmore
Ginkgo
Gizzard
Glacier
Gladiator
Gladys
Glen Rose
Glider
Gnarly
Gnash
Gnasher
Gnatalie
Gobbler
Gobi
Golem
Goliath
Gondwana
Gordo
Gorgo
Grandpa Longneck
Grandpasaurus
Granite
Granny Gnaw
Grazer
Grimlock
Grinder
Growler
Grumbles
Grumpasaurus
Grumpus
Grumpy
Grunt
Guacamole
Guido
Gulp
Gus
Gusty

H: 37 names

Hadro
Half-Pint
Halszka
Hammer
Hardhat
Harrumph
Hatch
Hatcher
Hateg
Headbutt
Heavyfoot
Hector
Helmet
Henrietta
Herbert
Hercules
Hilda
Hisser
Hitchcock
Homer
Honeybun
Honk
Hoppy
Hornsby
Horridus
Horseshoe Canyon
Horsetail
Hortense
Huffy
Hugasaurus
Huggy
Hurricane
Huxley
Hydra
Hyp
Hyperion
Hypsi

I: 10 names

Ichy
Icicle
Iggy
Iguano
Indominus
Indy
Irene
Iridium
Ironjaw
Itsy

J: 16 names

Jammies
Jane
Jasper
Jehol
Jet
Jimbo
Joe
Judge Jawbone
Judith
Juggernaut
Jupiter
Jura
Jurassic Clark
Jurassic Jack
Jurassic Pork
Jurassica

K: 18 names

Kaiser
Karoo
Kauri
Kayenta
Keith
Kelsey
Kem Kem
Kentro
Khaki
Khan
King Cryo
Kite
Knobbles
Knobby
Knuckles
Kong
Krag
Kron

L: 37 names

Lady Longtooth
Lagoon
Lambe
Lane
Lanky
Laramidia
Larry Lambeosaurus
Laurasia
Lava
Leaellyn
Leafmuncher
Leaper
Leidy
Leonardo
Liaoning
Libby
Lichen
Lightning Ridge
Linda
Little Eatie
Littlefoot
Lofty
Loki
Longhorn
Longlegs
Longneck
Lookout
Lord Longneck
Lori
Lourinha
Lovebug
Lufeng
Lullaby
Lumbering Larry
Lumpy
Luna
Lyme

M: 60 names

Mabel
Madame Maiasaura
Magma
Magnolia
Maia
Major Molar
Mamasaurus
Mamenchi
Mantell
Marigold
Marina
Marrow
Marsh
Mastodon
Matilda
Maureen
Maximo
Maximus
Mayor Mudfoot
Mazu
Meatball
Mesa
Mesozoa
Meteor
Micro
Midnight
Mignon
Milo
Mini
Minnow
Minotaur
Mira
Mischief
Missus Mosasaur
Mister Munchy
Misty
Moab
Momma Ida
Monarch
Mongolia
Monkey Puzzle
Monolith
Montana
Morrison
Mortimer
Mosa
Mosey
Mottle
Mr. Threehorn
Mrs. Pteranodon
Muddy
Mudstomper
Munch
Munchie
Munchkin
Muriel
Museum Mike
Mustard
Mutt
Mutta

N: 33 names

Nanuq
Napasaurus
Napper
Naptime
Nash
Nebula
Neera
Nemegt
Neptune
Nero
Nessie
Nestling
Nestor
Neuquen
Nevada
Neville
Nibbler
Nibbles
Nigel
Nightwatch
Nippy
Nitro
Nod
Nomad
Nomnom
Noodle
Norman
Nosehorn
Nosher
Nova
Nubbins
Nugget
Nurse Nibble

O: 21 names

Obsidian
Ochre
Odin
Officer Ornitho
Old Man Mesozoic
Omelette
Onyx
Oog
Oona
Opal
Oskar
Ostrom
Othniel
Otis
Otway
Ourano
Overlord
Ovi
Owen
Oxbow
Ozzy

P: 60 names

Pachy
Paddles
Paluxy
Pangaea
Panthalassa
Papasaurus
Paris Aurolophus
Parry
Patagonia
Pathfinder
Patsy
Peanut
Pebbles
Peekaboo
Peep
Peewee
Pelta
Penta
Percival
Petra
Petrie
Petrified Forest
Petunia
Pharaoh
Phoenix
Phyllis
Pickle
Pierce
Pillow
Pilot Pterosaur
Pinecone
Pipestone
Pipsqueak
Pirate Pteranodon
Plates
Platey
Plessie
Plod
Plume
Poppa Henry
Pork Chop
Pouncer
Prickles
Prickly Pete
Prince Pebblefoot
Princess Fang
Private Peck
Professor Plates
Proto
Prowler
Ptera
Pterence
Pterodonut
Pterry
Pterry-Fic
Puddlejumper
Puddles
Puffer
Pumice
Pyrite

Q: 5 names

Quake
Quarry
Queen Cretacea
Quetz
Quills

R: 50 names

Racer
Rajah
Rammer
Rampage
Ramsey
Rapt
Raptor
Rattles
Rattletail
Rawr
Rawrbara
Rawrley
Raymond
Rebel
Redwood
Reed
Reginald Rex
Reptar
Rex
Rexanne
Rexaroo
Rexford
Rexington
Rexter
Rexton
Rexy
Ribsy
Ridge
Ridgeback
Riggs
Ripper
Riptide
Roamer
Roarbert
Roarington
Roarke
Roarsome
Roary
Robbie
Rocco
Rocket
Rockslide
Rocky
Roxanne
Roxie
Ruby
Ruffles
Rufus
Rumble
Russet

S: 134 names

Sabre
Sailback
Salta
Sam
Samson
Santana
Sapling
Sarco
Saturn
Saur Loser
Saurabelle
Sauros
Sawtooth
Scamper
Scoot
Scooter
Scorch
Scotty
Scramble
Screech
Screecher
Scribble
Seaweed
Sedimentina
Seismo
Sentry
Sequoia
Sergeant Stomp
Shadow
Shaker
Shale
Sharptooth
Shelldon
Shelly
Shen
Sheriff Sharptail
Shield
Shiny
Short Arms
Shorty
Shredder
Shrimp
Shuffles
Sickleclaw

S, continued

Sienna
Sierra
Sillysaurus
Sir Chomps-a-Lot
Sir Rex-a-Lot
Skelly
Skimmer
Skipper Spinosaur
Skitter
Skullcap
Skully
Skya
Skydiver
Skyhigh
Skyscraper
Slash
Slate
Sledge
Sludge
Smalls
Smokey
Smoosh
Snackosaurus
Snaggle
Snappy
Snarl
Sneaky
Sniffer
Snoozer
Snorasaurus
Snorty
Snout
Snowball
Snuffles
Soarin
Solnhofen
Sophie
Sparky
Spartacus
Speedy
Spike
Spikes
Spiketail
Spikey
Spiky Sue

S, continued

Spino
Spot
Sprinkles
Sprint
Sprinter
Squawk
Squeaky
Squire Scaletail
Squirt
Squishy
Stampede
Stan
Steg O'Saurus
Steggy
Stegosausage
Stegs
Sternberg
Stilts
Stitches
Stomper
Stompington
Stompson
Stompy
Stoneface
Storm
Stormy
Strata
Stretch
Stromer
Stubbington
Stubby
Stumbles
Styra
Sucho
Sue
Sultan
Summit
Sunny
Surf
Susan
Swampy
Sweetpea
Swift
Swisher
Swoop

T: 84 names

T-Bone
Tadpole
Tailwhip
Talon
Tank
Tarbo
Tarpit
Tater
Taury
Tawny
Tea-Rex
Teal
Teeny
Tempest
Tendaguru
Terry Dactyl
Terry Saurus
Tethys
Thag
Thagomizer
Therri
Thesaurus
Thor
Thorn
Thorny
Thumbspike
Thumper
Thunder
Thunderclap
Thunderfoot
Thunderlizard
Thwack
Tiger Stripe
Tiny
Tiny Tim
Tiny Tina
Tiptoe
Titan
Titch
Toddles
Toebeans
Ton-Ton

T, continued

Tooter
Topaz
Topsy
Tornado
Toro
Tracker
Trailblazer
Trample
Treefern
Treetop
Tremor
Trevor
Triassa
Triassic Tess
Tricera-Bottoms
Tricera-Pops
Tricera-Tot
Tricey
Tricia
Trike
Trikey
Trinity
Tristan
Trix
Trixie
Troody
Trumpet
Try Sarah Tops
Tufts-Love
Tufty
Tumbles
Turbo
Twiggy
Twigsnap
Twister
Two Medicine
Ty Rux
Tyra
Tyrannica
Tyranno
Tyrannosaurus Tex
Tyrone

U: 4 names

Umber
Updraft
Url
Utah

V: 7 names

Veloci
Veloci-Rapper
Velvet
Vernal
Viking
Viscount Velociraptor
Vulcain

W: 28 names

Waddles
Wade
Waffles
Waldo
Wanderer
Wankel
Waterlily
Wattle
Wealden
Wegener
Whippersnapper
Whiptail
Whirlpool
Whizz
Whomp
Whoosh
Wight
Wildfire
Wilhelmina
Willo
Windy
Winton
Wishbone
Wizard Wingspan
Wobbles
Wollemi
Woog
Wrecking Ball

Y: 6 names

Yawner
Yixian
Ymir
Yolk
Yoshi
Yuty

Z: 12 names

Zealandia
Zephyr
Zeus
Ziggy
Zigong
Zilla
Zip
Zippy
Zofia
Zog
Zoom
Zoomer