Funny Reindeer Name Generator
Joke names for a ninth reindeer and beyond
Funny reindeer names for the ninth spot on the sleigh or a whole replacement team, from clumsy cousins like Crasher and Blunder to puns like Rude-olph, Sir Hoofs-a-Lot and Sleigh What.
About funny reindeer names
The famous eight got their names in the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," and Rudolph joined in 1939, in a booklet Robert L. May wrote for the Montgomery Ward stores. Everyone after that is fair game, which is why "name the tenth reindeer" is such a reliable classroom prompt and party game. This generator is built for it: 500 joke names for the reindeer who did not make the team.
The biggest group is the clumsy cousins, names that follow the sound of the originals and then go wrong: Crasher, Blunder, Stumbler, Rude-olph, Prima Donner and Blintzen. Around them you will find the bench team (Understudy, Seasonal Hire, And Keith), nose, hoof and antler jokes such as Low Beam, Jingle Hooves and Wi-Fi Antlers, sleigh and snow puns like Sleigh What and Snow Joke, carol and film parodies like Jingle Bell Wreck, and a long run of flight and delivery mishaps: Roof Damage, Wrong Chimney, Recalculating and Delayed in Transit.
The jokes are meant to be clean, so the list works for school activities, office contests, ugly-sweater teams and place cards at the holiday table. The famous nine are not in the list under their plain names, since those reindeer already have jobs.
How to choose funny reindeer names
- For a tenth reindeer, start from a real one. Change a letter or a rhyme in Dasher, Comet or Blitzen and you get names in the style of Crasher, No Comet and Glitzen.
- Running a class or party game? Give everyone the same prompt, such as the reindeer who got lost, and let them choose from mishap names like Wrong House and GPS Signal Lost.
- Naming a team of eight? Keep to one theme so the set reads as a joke: all workplace names, all delivery problems or all clumsy cousins.
- Say it in the rhythm of the song. A joke name that fits the spot where Rudolph goes, two or three syllables, is the easiest one to sing.
Frequently asked questions
What are some funny reindeer names?
Clumsy versions of the famous names get the quickest laugh: Crasher, Blunder, Rude-olph and Prima Donner. Puns work well too, such as Sir Hoofs-a-Lot, Jingle Hooves, Sleigh What and Oh Deer, along with mishap names like Roof Damage and Missed the Roof.
What is a funny name for a ninth or tenth reindeer?
Names that admit the reindeer is an extra are a safe bet: Understudy, Benchwarmer, Ninth Wheel, Santa's Second Choice or And Keith. For a Rudolph stand-in, try Low Beam, Fog Light or Rudolph's Stunt Double.
Can I use these names for a school or office activity?
Yes. The list was written to be family-friendly, with no crude or adult jokes, so it suits classroom writing prompts, door-decorating contests, party games and ugly-sweater teams. Generate a batch, let everyone pick a favorite and put it to a vote.
Where do the real reindeer names come from?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid and the pair now known as Donner and Blitzen come from the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Rudolph was added in 1939 by Robert L. May in a booklet for Montgomery Ward, and the song followed in 1949.
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All 500 funny reindeer names
A: 21 names
- Afraid of Heights
- Alan
- All I Want for Christmas Is Food
- Alleged Grandma Incident
- Also Nigel
- Alternate
- Ambrosia Salad
- And Keith
- Anonymoose
- Antlanta
- Antlantic City
- Antlantis
- Antler Management
- Antlers of Doom
- Archduke of the Attic
- Arrives in January
- Ask Mrs. Claus
- Assistant Reindeer Manager
- Ate Santa's Cookies
- Auntie Antler
- Autopilot
B: 33 names
- Baby Carrot
- Backordered
- Backseat Driver
- Backup Dancer
- Bad Dancer
- Bah Humbug
- Balderdasher
- Baron von Jinglehoof
- Barrel Roll
- Bartholomew Jinglesworth
- Batteries Not Included
- Behoove Yourself
- Belly Flop
- Benchwarmer
- Bernadette
- Black Friday
- Blinker
- Blintzen
- Blitzen Pieces
- Blitzen's Intern
- Blunder
- Bowl Full of Jelly
- Boxing Day
- Breakdancer
- Broken Candy Cane
- Brrrito
- Brrruce
- Brussels Sprout
- Buffy the Vampire Sleigher
- Bumbler
- Bumper
- Bumpy Landing
- Burnt Cookie
C: 44 names
- Canned Cranberry
- Captain Turbulence
- Cariboo-hoo
- Carrot Bandit
- Carrot Cruncher
- Carrot Stick
- Carry On
- Chance of Reindeer
- Chandelier
- Cheese Ball
- Cheese Log
- Chief Sleigh Officer
- Chimney Inspector
- Chocolate Moose
- Christmas in July
- Claus for Concern
- Claustrophobic
- Clearance Rack
- Clive
- Clive the Reindeer
- Coal Miner
- Coat Rack
- Cocoa Bomb
- Cold Hooves
- Cold Shoulder
- Cold Turkey Sandwich
- Colin
- Colonel Peppermint
- Comet Me Bro
- Comet Sans
- Comic Relief
- Commander Cocoa
- Complainer
- Cookie Coma
- Cookie Crumbler
- Cookie Thief
- Corporal Clumsy
- Count Down
- Countess Candycane
- Crash Landing
- Crasher
- Cupid Shuffle
- Cupid's Wingman
- Cyber Monday
D: 36 names
- Dad Dancer
- Dame Glitterhoof
- Dancing Queen
- Dash Cam
- Dashboard
- Dashed Hopes
- Dasher's Cousin Dave
- Dawdler
- Day After Christmas
- Dead Battery
- Deer Abby
- Deer Diary
- Deer in Headlights
- Deer John
- Deer Me
- Deer Santa
- Deer Sir or Madam
- Deerdre
- Deerly Beloved
- Definitely Not a Moose
- Delayed in Transit
- Desmond
- Destroyer of Roofs
- Detour
- Dinner
- Director of Air Traffic
- Disco Hooves
- Dizzy
- Doctor Deerlittle
- Donner Summer
- Donner's Brother-in-Law
- Doorbuster
- Doris
- Down in History
- Dragon Sleigher
- Dry Turkey
E: 8 names
- Earl of Eggnog
- Ebenezer Snooze
- Eggnog Latte
- Eggnog Mustache
- Eleven Months Off
- Emergency Exit
- Escape Claus
- Every Time a Bell Rings
F: 23 names
- Fa La La Llama
- Fancy Prancer
- Feliz Navideer
- Figgy Pudding
- Fiona
- Five Golden Rings
- Fixer Upper
- Flashlight
- Flight Risk
- Flightless
- Flip Flops
- Fog Light
- Foggy Christmas Eve
- Food Coma
- Four Left Hooves
- Fra-Gee-Lay
- Free Shipping
- Freelancer
- Freezer Burn
- Frequent Flyer
- Fruitcake Doorstop
- Full Signal
- Fumbler
G: 16 names
- General Confusion
- General Jingles
- Gift Receipt
- Gillian
- Ginger from Reception
- Glenda
- Glitzen
- Glowstick
- Goner
- Goody Two Hooves
- GPS Signal Lost
- Gravity
- Green Bean Casserole
- Grounded
- Grumbler
- Gutter Ball
H: 24 names
- Haberdasher
- Half Off
- Half-Eaten Carrot
- Happy Hooves
- Hat Rack
- Hawaiian Shirt
- Hazard Lights
- Head of Roof Operations
- Headlight
- Heat Wave
- Hedge Trimmer
- Herd It Here First
- Hiccup
- High Beam
- Hilary
- His Excellency Blunderhoof
- Ho Ho Hold On
- Ho Ho Hum
- Ho Ho Oh No
- Holding Pattern
- Holiday Pay
- Holly from HR
- Hooves of Fury
- HR Complaint
I: 10 names
- Ice Breaker
- Ice Ice Baby
- Ice Scraper
- Ice to Meet You
- Icy What You Did There
- Intern
- It Behooves Me
- It Wasn't Me Grandma
- Itchy Hooves
- Itchy Sweater
J: 8 names
- Jelly of the Month Club
- Jet Lag
- Jingle All the Way
- Jingle Bell Wreck
- Jingle Hooves
- Jingleheimer Schmidt
- Joy from Payroll
- Jumper Cables
K: 4 names
- Keith
- Kenneth
- King of the Roof
- Klaus the IT Guy
L: 24 names
- Lady Prudence Snowbottle
- Late for Christmas
- Latecomer
- Layaway
- Layover
- LED Nose
- Leftover Stuffing
- Leonard
- Let It Slow
- Lichen It a Lot
- Lichen Subscribe
- Lichen What I See
- Light Reindeer Showers
- Like a Light Bulb
- Like Monopoly
- Line Dancer
- Loafer
- Long Winter's Nap
- Look Out Below
- Lord Antlerbury
- Lost Luggage
- Low Beam
- Lump of Coal
- Lumpy Gravy
M: 20 names
- Madonner
- Major Award
- Major Delay
- Malcolm
- Marjorie
- Marshmallow Fluff
- Martin
- Maybe It's Cold Outside
- Mayday
- Mayor of Tinsel Town
- Middle Seat
- Milk Spiller
- Mini Marshmallow
- Missed the Roof
- Missile Toe
- Mistletoe Dodger
- Moira
- Mumbler
- Muncher
- Muriel
N: 22 names
- Napper
- Naughty List
- Near and Deer
- Necromancer
- Needless to Sleigh
- Nice-ish
- Nick from Logistics
- Nigel
- Nightlight
- Ninny Muggins
- Ninth Reindeer
- Ninth Wheel
- No Comet
- No Fly List
- No Signal
- No Wings
- Noel in Shipping
- Noel-It-All
- Nosedive
- Not a Moose
- Now Dash Away
- Nutcracker Sweet
O: 12 names
- Off Season
- Office Party
- Oh and Colin
- Oh Deer
- Oh Fudge
- On Vacation
- One Horse Open Sleigh
- One Night a Year
- Ornament Breaker
- Out for Delivery
- Oversleeper
- Overtime Pay
P: 25 names
- Package Not Found
- Partridge in a Pear Tree
- Party Crasher
- Peppermint Bark
- Permafrost
- Permanent Naughty List
- Phyllis
- Picked Last
- Pink Bunny Suit
- Plan B
- Plus Trevor
- Polar Opposite
- Pole Position
- Pole Vaulter
- Porch Pirate
- Prancer Schmancer
- Prancer's Understudy
- Present Dropper
- Prima Donner
- Princess Sparklehoof the Clumsy
- Private Property
- Procrastinator
- Professor Frostington
- Pumpkin Spice
- Purple Reindeer
R: 34 names
- Rabbit Ears
- Raindeer
- Ralph the Red-Nosed
- Randolph
- Raymond
- Recalculating
- Red Eye
- Regifted Fruitcake
- Reginald Frostnose II
- Regional Sleigh Manager
- Rein It In
- Reinbow
- Reincoat
- Reindeer Chow
- Reindeer Delay
- Reindeer Games
- Reindeer Number Nine
- Reindrop
- Reinstorm
- Rerouting
- Retired to Florida
- Return Policy
- Return to Sender
- Ribbon Chewer
- Robin from Dispatch
- Roof Damage
- Rooftop Menace
- Rude-olph
- Rudolph the Red
- Rudolph's Agent
- Rudolph's Publicist
- Rudolph's Stunt Double
- Rudy from the Mailroom
- Runs on Carrots
S: 79 names
- Salt Truck
- Same Day Delivery
- Santa's Least Favorite
- Santa's Second Choice
- Satellite Dish
- Seasonal Employee
- Seasonal Hire
- Second Helping
- Second String
- Secret Santa
- Sergeant Snowpants
- Shed Sheeran
- Shedding Season
- Shingle Bells
- Shiny Nose
- Shipping and Handling
- Shop Steward
- Short Runway
- Signature Required
- Simon
- Sir Crash-a-Lot
- Sir Hoofs-a-Lot
- Sir Snacks-a-Lot
- Sir Trips-a-Lot
- Slacker
- Sleigh All Day
- Sleigh Anything
- Sleigh Belle
- Sleigh Cheese
- Sleigh It Ain't So
- Sleigh My Name
- Sleigh No More
- Sleigh of Hand
- Sleigh Ride Share
- Sleigh What
- Sleigh Ya Later
- Sleighcation
- Sleighway to Heaven
- Slipper
S, continued
- Smasher
- Smiling's My Favorite
- Snacker
- Sneezer
- Snoozer
- Snorer
- Snow Big Deal
- Snow Doubt
- Snow Joke
- Snow Patrol
- Snow Plow
- Snow Problem
- Snow Pun Intended
- Snow Tires
- Snowbody Home
- Soggy Sprout
- Some Assembly Required
- Son of a Nutcracker
- Spare
- Spare Tire
- Splasher
- Spritzen
- Square Dancer
- Squirrel in the Tree
- Stale Gingerbread
- Standby Passenger
- Stocking Stuffer
- Store Credit
- Stuart
- Stuck on the Housetop
- Stumbler
- Subordinate Claus
- Substitute
- Such a Clatter
- Sugar Crash
- Sugar Rush
- Sunburn
- Sunscreen
- Supply Chain
- Supreme Leader of Snacks
T: 29 names
- Tacky Tinsel
- Tailspin
- Tangled Lights
- Tap Dancer
- Tape Dispenser
- Temp
- Tenth Reindeer
- The Gift That Keeps Giving
- The New Guy
- Thin Ice
- Third Helping
- Time and a Half
- Timeshare
- Tinseltoes
- Tiny Dancer
- Tracking Number
- Trainee
- Tree Tipper
- Tree Topper
- Trevor
- Triple Dog Dare
- Tundra Blunder
- Tundra Struck
- Turbulence
- Turn Signal
- TV Antenna
- Twinkle Hooves
- Two Turtle Doves
- Two Weeks Notice
U: 5 names
- Ugly Sweater
- Uncle Antler
- Understudy
- Union Rep
- Up to Snow Good
V: 2 names
- Velvet Elvis
- Vixen's Plus One
W: 16 names
- What Goes Up
- What's the Matter
- Whiner
- White Elephant
- Wi-Fi Antlers
- Winging It
- Wobbler
- Won't Start
- Workers' Comp
- Wreck the Halls
- Wrong Address
- Wrong Chimney
- Wrong Continent
- Wrong House
- Wrong Roof
- Wrong Turn