Funny Monkey Name Generator
Banana puns, primate wordplay and cheeky monkey names
Funny monkey names from end to end: primate puns like Chimp Off the Old Block, Never Gibbon Up and Orangutantrum, banana jokes like Sir Peels-a-Lot, mock titles such as Chief Banana Officer and deadpan picks like Kevin.
About funny monkey names
Monkeys are the comedians of the animal world in most people's minds, so a joke name rarely feels out of place. This list is wordplay from start to finish, whether the monkey is a pet, a plush toy, a game companion or a character in a story. The biggest group is primate puns: Chimp Off the Old Block, Ape-ril Showers, Goodnight Baboon, Never Gibbon Up, Lemurade, Orangutantrum and Pro Bonobo. Apes and lemurs are not monkeys, strictly speaking, but the puns were too good to leave out.
Banana and fruit jokes come next, such as Banana Split, Sir Peels-a-Lot, Plantain Sailing and Grape Expectations, followed by swinging, tail and treetop phrases like Swing Vote, Tall Tail and Branch Office. Mock titles give a small animal a big job: Chief Banana Officer, Vice President of Snacks, General Nuisance. For behavior there are names like Shenanigans, Snack Thief and That's Not Yours, and for a deadpan laugh you can call a monkey Kevin or Janet from HR.
Everything is clean and plainly about the animal, so the names suit family games, children's stories and the sock monkey on the shelf. A long pun works best with a short call name: Silverback to the Future can simply be Silver.
How to choose funny monkey names
- Say the pun out loud before you commit. Gibbon Take and Howler You Doing only work when spoken, while Ape-ril reads best on a name tag.
- Match the joke to the habit. Snack Thief fits a monkey that raids the lunch box in your story, and Sir Hangs-a-Lot fits the plush that dangles from a shelf.
- Naming a troop? Keep one theme, such as See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Speak No Evil, or a set of office titles like The Intern, Regional Manager and Head of Snacks.
- Give the long ones a short call name. Marmoset Knock You Out shortens to Marmo, and Dark Side of the Baboon to Boon.
Frequently asked questions
What are some funny names for a monkey?
Puns are the quickest laugh: Chimp Off the Old Block, Banana Split, Sir Peels-a-Lot, Monkey Wrench and Goodnight Baboon are all in the list. For a different kind of joke, try a mock title like Chief Banana Officer or a deadpan human name like Kevin.
What is a good pun name for a chimp, gorilla or orangutan?
For a chimp, try Chimply the Best, Mission Chimpossible or Chimpion. Gorillas get Gorilla My Dreams and Silverback Guarantee, and orangutans get Orangutango and Orangutantrum. These animals are apes and not monkeys, but their puns sit naturally beside the monkey ones, so the list includes them.
Are these monkey names suitable for kids?
Yes. The list was written without crude, adult or mean-spirited jokes, and every name is plainly about an animal. That makes it a fit for plush toys, school stories, classroom mascots and family games.
Can I use these names for a game character or a mascot?
Yes, for personal use they are all fair game, and short ones like Bananza, Chimpion and Baboonzo fit most name fields. For a team mascot or anything you plan to sell, do your own search first to see whether someone else already uses the name.
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All 500 funny monkey names
A: 19 names
- A Fistful of Bananas
- Agent Double-O Banana
- All Thumbs
- Also Phil
- Anna Banana
- Ape-ocalypse Now
- Ape-parently
- Ape-plause
- Ape-rentice
- Ape-ril
- Ape-ril Showers
- Ape-thetic
- Ape-tizer
- Ape-tly Named
- Apes of Wrath
- Apesolutely Not
- Apple of My Eye
- Arm Day
- Astro-Nut
B: 48 names
- B-A-N-A-N-A-S
- Ba-Boom
- Baboon Animal
- Baboon River
- Baboon Walk
- Baboonlight Sonata
- Baboonzo
- Baboozle
- Bad Apple
- Bad Baboon Rising
- Bad Hair Day
- Bad Influence
- Banana Bread
- Banana Cabana
- Banana Drama
- Banana Karenina
- Banana Pancake
- Banana Peel Gag
- Banana Phone
- Banana Split
- Banana Stand
- Bananas the Third
- Banandit
- Bananza
- Banoffee
- Barb
- Barrel of Laughs
- Bedlam
- Bellhop
- Berry Naughty
- Best Before Friday
- Big Keith
- Big Top
- Blue Chimp Stock
- Bon Ape-tit
- Bonkers
- Bonobo Fide
- Bonobo Voyage
- Boomerang
- Bouncy Castle
- Branch Office
- Branching Out
- Brian
- Bunch Break
- Bunch Line
- Bunch of Trouble
- Bunchkin
- Butterfingers
C: 43 names
- Calm and Collected
- Can You Peel It
- Cannonball
- Canopy Bed
- Captain Peelbeard
- Captain Swing
- Capuchin Obvious
- Capuchin's Log
- Capuchino
- Category Five
- Caught Red-Handed
- Cautionary Tail
- Cheeky Monkey
- Cherry Picker
- Chief Banana Officer
- Chief Executive Primate
- Chief Mischief Officer
- Chimp Change
- Chimp Off the Old Block
- Chimp on My Shoulder
- Chimp Scampi
- Chimpion
- Chimpkin Pie
- Chimply Irresistible
- Chimply the Best
- Chimpressive
- Chimpromptu
- Chimprovise
- Circus Act
- Class Clown
- Cliffhanger
- Co-Pilot
- Coach Coconut
- Coco Loco
- Coconutty
- Code Monkey
- Comic Relief
- Commodore Coconut
- Copacabanana
- Couch Potato
- Count Bananula
- Curtain Climber
- Cymbal Monkey
D: 13 names
- Dance Monkey
- Daredevil
- Dark Side of the Baboon
- Decaf Capuchin
- Definitely a Cat
- Deputy Dangle
- Dial M for Mischief
- Director of Chaos
- Dirty Hairy
- Do Not Encourage
- Dramatic Exit
- Dream a Little Lemur
- Duchess of Dangle
E: 1 name
- Employee of the Month
F: 25 names
- Fairy Tail
- Feeling Vine
- Fiasco
- Fig Deal
- Figment
- Finders Keepers
- Fire Mandrill
- First Mate
- Flight Risk
- Flying Monkey
- For a Few Bananas More
- Forgive and Forgibbon
- Forrest Chimp
- Free Climber
- Fresh Squeezed
- Fridge Raider
- Fruit Cocktail
- Fruit Inspector
- Fruit Salad
- Fun Size
- Funky Monkey
- Fur Elise
- Fur Real
- Furry Tale
- Furry Toddler
G: 35 names
- Gail
- Gary
- General Nuisance
- Geoff
- Get Down From There
- Gibbon a Break
- Gibbon It My All
- Gibbon Peace a Chance
- Gibbon Take
- Give It Back
- Glenn
- Go Fig-ure
- Going Ape
- Gone Bananas
- Gone with the Vine
- Goodnight Baboon
- Goofball
- Gordon
- Gorilla Cheese
- Gorilla Gardening
- Gorilla Marketing
- Gorilla My Dreams
- Got Your Hat
- Governor Grabby
- Grabby Hands
- Grand Theft Banana
- Grape Escape
- Grape Expectations
- Gravity Optional
- Grease Monkey
- Green Thumb
- Greg the Intern
- Grip Strength
- Guard Dog
- Guava Nice Day
H: 26 names
- Hair Apparent
- Hair Force One
- Hand in the Cookie Jar
- Hang in There
- Hang Loose
- Hang Time
- Hangry
- Hank
- Hat Thief
- Head of Snacks
- Hear No Evil
- Heard It Through the Grapevine
- Heckler
- Her Royal Hairiness
- Here Today, Gone Tamarin
- High Potassium
- Hijinks
- His Royal Hairiness
- Hold My Banana
- Honey Bunch
- Hooked on a Peeling
- Hot Air Baboon
- Houseplant
- Howler at the Moon
- Howler Back
- Howler You Doing
I: 8 names
- In Full Swing
- Incident Report
- Indoor Voice
- Infinite Monkey
- Infinite Typewriters
- Insurance Claim
- Interior Decorator
- It Wasn't Me
J: 8 names
- Janet
- Janet from HR
- Jazz Hands
- Juice Box Hero
- Jungle Boogie
- Jungle Gym
- Just Dave
- Just Hanging
K: 4 names
- Kaboom
- Kevin
- Kevin from Accounting
- Kiwi Be Friends
L: 23 names
- Lady Peelsworth
- Lady Swingsworth
- Lap Dog
- Law of the Jungle
- Leave Lemur Alone
- Leg Day Optional
- Lemon Aid
- Lemur Entertain You
- Lemur Meringue
- Lemur Tell You
- Lemurade
- Licensed Troublemaker
- Limb-o
- Little Red Vest
- Little Terror
- Live Wire
- Look at Me
- Loose Cannon
- Lord Leapington
- Lord of the Swings
- Lord of the Vines
- Low Maintenance
- Low-Hanging Fruit
M: 35 names
- Macaque and Cheese
- Macaque Attack
- Macaquerena
- Macaquiato
- Madam Mischief
- Maestro Mango
- Main Character
- Major Headache
- Major Mischief
- Mandrill Sergeant
- Mango Tango
- Marmoset Knock You Out
- Marmoset There'd Be Days
- Mayor of Bananatown
- Melon Collie
- Merry Chimpmas
- Middle Management
- Minister of Mischief
- Mission Chimpossible
- Mission Control
- Model Citizen
- Monkey Bars
- Monkey Bread
- Monkey Do
- Monkey in the Middle
- Monkey Puzzle
- Monkey See
- Monkey Suit
- Monkey Wrench
- Monkeyshines
- Mood Swing
- Morning Person
- Mr. Tamarin Man
- My Accountant
- My Lawyer
N: 17 names
- Nana Nirvana
- Nana Puddin
- Needs Supervision
- Never Gibbon Up
- Never Skips Arm Day
- Nigel
- Night Shift Supervisor
- No Apeologies
- No Refunds
- Noise Complaint
- Nonsense
- Norm
- Not Again
- Not Brian
- Not on the Table
- Not Yet Ripe
- Nothing More Than Peelings
O: 18 names
- O Capuchin, My Capuchin
- Oh No Bonobo
- Olive Branch
- Once in a Blue Baboon
- Oopsie Daisy
- Opposable Thumbs
- Orang Juice
- Orange You Glad
- Orangu-tang
- Orangutangerine
- Orangutangle
- Orangutango
- Orangutantrum
- Organ Grinder
- Other Gary
- Out on a Limb
- Over the Baboon
- Overripe
P: 46 names
- Pandemonium
- Papaya Don't Preach
- Parkour
- Party Animal
- Party Crasher
- Peach Fuzz
- Pear Pressure
- Peel Appeal
- Peel Deal
- Peel of Approval
- Peel of Fortune
- Peel Out
- Peel Session
- Peel the Love
- Peeling Groovy
- Peels on Wheels
- Personal Trainer
- Phil
- Photobomb
- Pick of the Bunch
- Pie in the Face
- Pirate's Sidekick
- Plantain Clothes Officer
- Plantain Sailing
- Plantain Truth
- Please Don't
- Plucky Sidekick
- Plum Crazy
- Plum Tuckered
- Plus One
- Pratfall
- Prehensile Pal
- Primate Directive
- Primate Minister
- Primate Real Estate
- Primate Rib
- Primate Suspect
- Primate Time
- Prince of Peels
- Private Plantain
- Pro Bonobo
- Professor Bananas
- Professor Peelgood
- Public Nuisance
- Pull-Up Champion
- Put That Down
Q: 2 names
- Quality Control
- Queen of the Canopy
R: 14 names
- Raiders of the Lost Snack
- Read the Vine Print
- Ready, Marmoset, Go
- Regional Manager
- Regular Craig
- Rent Free
- Repeat Offender
- Return of the Macaque
- Ringmaster
- Ripe for the Picking
- Ripe Old Age
- Rubber Chicken
- Rule of Thumb
- Rumpus
S: 52 names
- Sandwich Bandit
- Scallywag
- Second Banana
- Secretary of Snacks
- See No Evil
- Seltzer Bottle
- Sergeant Shenanigans
- Shenanigans
- Shoulder Buddy
- Show-Off
- Sideshow
- Silverback Guarantee
- Silverback Scratcher
- Silverback to the Future
- Silverbackpack
- Simian Says
- Sir Chatters-a-Lot
- Sir Climbs-a-Lot
- Sir Grabs-a-Lot
- Sir Hangs-a-Lot
- Sir Peels-a-Lot
- Skulduggery
- Slapstick
- Slip Hazard
- Slippery When Peeled
- Small Roommate
- Smoothie Operator
- Snack Auditor
- Snack Negotiator
- Snack Thief
- Snatcher in the Rye
- Sock Monkey
- Some Like It Ripe
- Sour Grapes
- Space Monkey
- Speak No Evil
- Special Agent Peel
- Splitsville
- Stairs Are Optional
- Stan
- Sticky Fingers
- Stop That
- Stunt Double
- Sugar Rush
- Sunglasses Thief
- Swing and a Miss
- Swing Set
- Swing Shift
- Swing State
- Swing Theory
- Swing Vote
- Swingin' in the Rain
T: 37 names
- Tail of Two Cities
- Tall Tail
- Tamarin Never Knows
- Tamarin's Another Day
- Tax Collector
- Terrible Idea
- Test Pilot
- Thanks a Bunch
- Thanksgibbon
- That's Not Yours
- The Fast and the Furriest
- The Good, the Bad and the Fuzzy
- The Intern
- The Sound of Mischief
- The Wild Bunch
- Third Gary
- Third Wheel
- Thumb War
- Tightrope
- Tiny Acrobat
- Tiny Fez
- Tiny Tornado
- Tiny Tricycle
- Tire Swing
- Tomfoolery
- Too Much Coffee
- Top Banana
- Trampoline
- Trapeze Artist
- Travel Size
- Tree Hugger
- Tree Musketeers
- Tree Surgeon
- Tree's Company
- Treehouse Rules
- Treemendous
- Two Thumbs Up
U: 4 names
- Unicycle
- Unpaid Intern
- Unsupervised
- Usual Suspect
V: 7 names
- Very Normal Pet
- Vice President of Snacks
- Vine and Dandy
- Vine Dining
- Vine Not
- Vine Sommelier
- Vine Time
W: 10 names
- Welcome to the Jungle
- Well Behaved
- Wendy
- When Hairy Met Sally
- Where's My Phone
- Who Did That
- Whoopsie
- Wimpy Chimp
- Wise Guy
- Wrecking Crew
Y: 3 names
- Yes, We Have No Bananas
- You Know the Mandrill
- Your Highness, Literally