Gangster Name Generator
Street names and wiseguy nicknames with real menace
Generate gangster names in every style that has ever scared a jury: Prohibition bootleggers, mob soldiers with a nickname in quotes, Harlem kingpins, cholo street names, and modern hood monikers like Lil Smoke and Big Rico. Built for novels, rap personas, GTA characters, Halloween costumes, and tabletop crime games.
About gangster names
A gangster name is almost never the name on the birth certificate. It is a nickname earned on the street, and the best ones come from a specific place: a physical trait (Baby Face Malloy, Legs Delaney, Eddie Sad Eyes), a weapon or habit (Typewriter Tierney, Tommy Cigars), a job on the crew (Wheelman Wally, Bagman Benny), or a story nobody tells the cops (Vinnie Two Times, Drainpipe Cusimano, Violin Case Hurley). The 1920s and 30s press fixed the classic format of first name, nickname in quotes, surname, and the FBI still uses it in indictments today.
The modern street version works differently. Hood names are short and said fast: a size or age marker (Lil, Big, Baby, Young) plus a one-syllable hook (Lil Smoke, Big Worm, Young Dolla), or a clipped childhood name like Romey, Twan, Tay Tay and Reese. Cholo and cartel nicknames lean on Spanish descriptors and a touch of irony, so a feared enforcer is Sleepy, Droopy, Smiley or Flaco. British firms preferred plain surnames and a single epithet, as in Mad Alfie Fletcher.
This generator mixes canon characters from The Godfather, The Wire and GTA with hundreds of invented names built on the same rules as the historical underworld, so you can grab something that sounds lived-in rather than cartoonish.
How to choose gangster names
- Decide the era first: a 1929 Chicago bootlegger sounds like Schemer Bellini, a 1970s Harlem kingpin sounds like Bootsy Carmichael, and a 2020s drill character sounds like Lil Gutta. Mixing eras reads as parody.
- Specific beats scary. Johnny Roastbeef and Louie Hiccups sound like real wiseguys; The Destroyer sounds like a wrestler. Tie the nickname to a trait, a food, a job or an incident.
- For a full gangster name, use the diminutive first name with the nickname in quotes and a surname that matches the ethnic crew: Paulie "Payday" Calabrese, Seamus "Shiv" Kelly, Izzy "The Wire" Greenbaum.
- Give nicknames only to the made men and shot-callers in your cast; associates and civilians go by plain names, which makes the nicknames land harder.
- Copyrighted characters (Tony Soprano, Omar Little) are included for reference. Rename them for anything you plan to publish or sell.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a good gangster name?
A concrete, slightly unexpected nickname attached to an ordinary first name. Names like Cuckoo Clock Kirschbaum, Violin Case Hurley and Augie the Ox work because they describe something specific about the person, not because they sound tough.
What is the difference between a gangster name and a gangsta or street name?
Gangster usually means the organized-crime tradition: mob nicknames in quotes, Prohibition bootleggers, cartel bosses. Gangsta or street names are modern hood monikers like Lil Smoke, Big Homie Dre or Trap Boy Tay, often built from a childhood nickname plus a size marker. This list includes both.
Can I use these as a rapper name or gamertag?
Yes. The invented names and generic nicknames are free to use. Avoid the names of real people and trademarked characters for a public persona, and search your pick first, since names like Big Smoke and Nino Brown are already taken by famous characters.
Are these names offensive?
They are crime-themed but not slurs. Nicknames built on ethnic slurs, which were common in the old underworld, were left out, as were the names of real criminals and of real private individuals.
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All 500 gangster names
A: 15 names
- Aberama Gold
- Ace Boogie
- Ace Vega
- Aldo "Top Hat" Annunziata
- Alejandro Sosa
- Alfie Solomons
- Alphonse "Fonso Specs" Tiberi
- Andre "Dre Loc" Simmons
- Angelo "Snub Nose" Pirelli
- Anthony "Tony Two-Chairs" Grasso
- Antoine "Twan" Ledbetter
- Arthur Shelby
- Arturo "Payaso" Fuentes
- Augie the Ox
- Avon Barksdale
B: 51 names
- Baby Boy Bernard
- Baby Face Malloy
- Baby Face Tone
- Bagman Benny
- Baldy Bartolo
- Bam Bam
- Bankroll Benny
- Bartolo "Bobby Chuckles" Altomare
- Beep Beep Rotolo
- Benny "Bagels" Klein
- Benny Aces Adler
- Benny Biscotti
- Benny Blanco
- Big Chato
- Big Country
- Big Dominic
- Big Homie Dre
- Big Huero
- Big Moe Zaretsky
- Big Perm
- Big Rico
- Big Sal Bellanca
- Big Smoke
- Big Tino
- Big Worm
B, continued
- Billy Dale
- Bishop
- Blackjack Bailey
- Blood Red Rudy
- Bo Lindenbaum
- Bobby Bacala
- Bobo Cerullo
- Bodie Broadus
- Booboo
- Boogie Brown
- Boonie
- Bootlegger Benny
- Bootsy Carmichael
- Boris the Blade
- Bottle Rafferty
- Boxcar Willie Dunn
- Boxer Anaya
- Brass Knuckle Bo
- Brick Top
- Brother Mouzone
- Bryant "B-Easy" Owens
- Buddy McTeague
- Buffalo Lou Steiner
- Bugs Mahoney
- Bullet Tooth Tony
- Button Man Bobby
C: 39 names
- C-Money
- Cadillac Eddie
- Caine Lawson
- Calvin "Cool Cal" Greer
- Carl "CJ" Johnson
- Carlito Brigante
- Carlo "Cuffs" Marchetti
- Carmine "The Cook" Aiello
- Carmine Peanuts
- Cash Money Carl
- Chalk Outline Charlie
- Charlie "Duke" Salzman
- Charlie Hargreaves
- Charlie Trolleys
- Cheerful Charlie Manetti
- Cheese Wagstaff
- Chema "El Gato" Bernal
- Chips Calloway
- Choirboy Haskell
- Chop Chop
- Chris Partlow
- Christopher Moltisanti
- Christy Clocks
- Chu Chu
- Chubby Chuck
- Chucky Soria
- Chuy "Two Guns" Montes
- Ciro "Chickie" Perrotta
- Clete Harlow
- Cody Jarrett
- Coffin Carl
- Conor "Cold Cuts" Byrne
- Cornelius "Neely" Watts
- Crazy Carmine Galletti
- Cross-Eyed Charlie
- Cuckoo Clock Kirschbaum
- Curtis "Sleepy" Landry
- Cutthroat Cal
- Cutty Banks
D: 28 names
- Danny "Dynamite" Brennan
- Danny Pike
- Dapper Des O'Shea
- Darnell "Dee Money" Hayes
- Dashawn "Shawny" Ellis
- Dead Eye Donnie
- Demetrius "Metro" Holloway
- Dermot "Dagger" Quinn
- Deshawn "Dolla" Pickett
- Deuce Rockwell
- Devious D
- Diablo Rangel
- Diamond Dave DeVito
- Dinny Moynihan
- Dollar Bill
- Dom "The Dentist" Ferrante
- Dominic "Donnie Shoes" Cardella
- Don Logan
- Donte "Tay Dawg" Reaves
- Dottie Maybank
- Doughboy
- Drainpipe Cusimano
- Dre Dogg
- Dreads Monroe
- Dreamer from Boyle Heights
- Dutch Hofstra
- Dwayne "Dub" Cousins
- Dynamite Dino
E: 5 names
- Eamon "Eight Ball" Murphy
- Eddie Marsh
- Eddie Sad Eyes
- Enzo "The Eel" Ferraro
- Ernesto "Droopy" Valdez
F: 17 names
- Fat Artie
- Fat Boy Felix
- Fat Gino Chiarello
- Finn "Fire Escape" Gallagher
- Fly Ty
- Frank White
- Frankie "Ice Pick" Moretti
- Frankie Fingers
- Frankie Keys
- Frankie Pentangeli
- Franklin Clinton
- Franky Four Fingers
- Freddie "Fedora" Lomax
- Freddie Turnbull
- Freddy "Frijol" Zambrano
- Fuego Ramirez
- Furio Giunta
G: 14 names
- G-Money
- Gasoline Gus
- Gee Money
- Gennaro "Jerry Lamps" Lanzillo
- Georgie Lumber
- Getaway Gus
- Ghostface Lou
- Gino "Gelato" Marino
- Giuseppe "Joe the Cobbler" Giordano
- Glass Jaw Muldoon
- Goldie Boy
- Good Looking Gino
- Graciela Montoya
- Güero Sanchez
H: 14 names
- Hacksaw Doolan
- Half Pint Harry
- Handsome Gianni Ricci
- Harold Shand
- Harry the Hermit
- Hatchet Man Harry
- Hector "El Jefe" Madrigal
- Heshy "The Hat" Rosen
- Hester Street Harry
- Hitman Hank
- Hollow Tip
- Howie Frost
- Hughie McSorley
- Hyman Roth
I: 5 names
- Ice Pick Barney
- Icy Mike
- Inky Goldfarb
- Isaiah "Ice" Whitaker
- Izzy "The Wire" Greenbaum
J: 26 names
- J-Bird
- Jack Carter
- Jack Tanner
- Jackie Elbows
- Jake "The Whistler" Gutman
- Jalen "J-Rock" Hightower
- Jamal "Smoke" Carter
- Javier "Smiley" Orozco
- Jay Dubb
- Jerome "Romey" Givens
- Jimmy "The Duke" Brannigan
- Jimmy Doorbell
- Jimmy Halligan
- Joe Medeiros the Bear
- Joey "Jukebox" Parisi
- Joey Gallons
- Johnny Roastbeef
- Johnny Rocco
- Johnny Sack
- Joker Olmos
- Joseph "Joe Pockets" Marrone
- Jules Winnfield
- Julio "Travieso" Baca
- Jumbo Jim
- Jumpy Phil Lentini
- Juvie
K: 11 names
- Kendrick "K-Nine" Vaughn
- Kevin "K-Dawg" Pratt
- Keyser Söze
- Kickback Kenny
- Kid Knuckles
- Kid Licorice
- Kid Nitro
- Kid Trouble
- Kilo
- Kitty Kendall
- Knucklehead
L: 33 names
- Lalo "El Tiburon" Cisneros
- Lamar "Trigga" Fields
- Lanky Zuckerman
- Lazer Birnbaum
- Lead Pipe Lenny
- Lefty Two Watches
- Legs Delaney
- Lenny Pike
- Leon "Lucky" Briggs
- Liam "The Leper" O'Rourke
- Lil Dice
- Lil Gutta
- Lil Gutter Rat
- Lil Man
- Lil Puppet
- Lil Rook
- Lil Silent
- Lil Smoke
- Lil Spooky Reyes
- Lil Tragedy
- Lil Wicked
- Lil Zeke
- Limpin' Larry
- Little Gaetano
- Little Jacob
- Little Velvel Kaplan
- Loco Manny
- Louie Hiccups
- Louis "Louie Lunchbox" Mazzola
- Luca Brasi
- Luca Changretta
- Lucky Fontana
- Lulu Bonaventura
M: 33 names
- Ma Tuttle
- Mack Truck
- Mad Alfie Fletcher
- Mad Dog Mulcahy
- Mad Max Morrow
- Mad Sal DeFranco
- Madame Odette Beaumont
- Malik "Money Mal" Stokes
- Manny "Puppet" Saucedo
- Manny Ribera
- Marcus "Ghost" Whitfield
- Marlo Stanfield
- Marsellus Wallace
- Marty the Butcher Cavanaugh
- Maurice "Reese" Tillman
- Max "Bubbles" Hirsch
- Meat Cleaver Manny
- Mendel "The Tailor" Fischer
- Mickey "The Fist" Doyle
- Mickey Gallivan
- Mickey Scanlon
- Mickey Weatherby
- Miguel "Casper" Ledesma
- Mikey "Meatball" Scalise
- Mikey Stitches
- Mitch Harlem
- Mo Greene
- Moe "Muttonchops" Sadowsky
- Monk Delancey
- Mooch
- Mopey Barrett
- Morrie "Kid Pretzel" Resnick
- Morris "The Mule" Langdon
N: 16 names
- Nacho "Navaja" Duarte
- Nardo Sims
- Nate Braxton
- Nice Guy Eddie
- Nicky "Nine Mil" Russo
- Nicky Napkins
- Nicky Spadaro
- Nicky Whispers
- Niko Bellic
- Nine Lives Nate
- Nine-Toed Ned Gray
- Nino Brown
- No Neck Nunzio
- Numbers Nate
- Nunzio "Nunzi Nickels" Barone
- Nutcase Nate
O: 5 names
- O-Dog
- Octavius "Tay" Pruitt
- Omar Little
- One-Eyed Ollie
- Oscar "Gordo" Mendieta
P: 25 names
- Packard Vito Sabatino
- Paddy "Pipes" Flanagan
- Paddy Donnelly
- Pasquale "Patsy Thimbles" Cortese
- Patsy the Parrot
- Paulie "Payday" Calabrese
- Paulie Pockets
- Paulie Walnuts
- Pearl Handle Pete
- Peewee Petrocelli
- Peg Leg Maguire
- Pelon Villarreal
- Penny Ante Paulie
- Peso Montana
- Peterman Pete
- Petey Bones
- Phil Leotardo
- Philly Horseshoe
- Pigeon Man Guarino
- Platinum Pat
- Playboy X
- Policy Pete
- Pooh Bear
- Pretty Tony
- Proposition Joe
Q: 1 name
- Quentin "Q" Ballard
R: 23 names
- Racket Ray
- Ralph Cifaretto
- Ralphie Boy Palmieri
- Ramon "Sleepy" Castaneda
- Rashad "Shadow" Booker
- Ray DiMarco
- Red Rourke
- Reginald "Reggie Stacks" Moore
- Ricardo "Shy Boy" Avendaño
- Richie "Richie Ribs" Pellegrino
- Richie Aprile
- Ricky "Rocks" Castellano
- Rico Bandello
- Rico the Snake
- Ricochet
- Rocco "Ravioli" Rinaldi
- Rocco "Rocky the Hook" Santoro
- Rodney "Hot Rod" Spence
- Roland "Ro-Ro" Banks
- Ruben "Flaco" Galindo
- Rudy Silverman
- Rum Runner Ray
- Ryder
S: 62 names
- Sadboy
- Safecracker Sal
- Sal "Mimi" Palumbo
- Sal "Sally Boy" Tramontana
- Sal "Shotgun" Bertolini
- Sally Satchel
- Salvatore "Sal the Sultan" Mustari
- Saul "The Accountant" Feldman
- Sawed-Off Emmett McGill
- Scarface Slim
- Schemer Bellini
- Scooter
- Scram Schiff
- Scrappy
- Seamus "Shiv" Kelly
- Second Story Sam
- Shakedown Sam
- Shawn "Swerve" Hubbard
- Sheboygan Phil
- Shorty Maldonado
- Shotgun Shorty
- Silky Sam
- Silvio Dante
- Sinister Ray
- Skeeter
- Skinny Mink
- Skinny Scissors
- Sledgehammer Hank
- Slick Vic
- Slick Wilbur Tate
- Slim Charles
S, continued
- Slim Goodie
- Slow Joe Crow
- Smiling Earl Wojcik
- Smoke Dawg
- Smokey Joe
- Smooth Sonny
- Snake Eyes
- Sneaky Pete
- Snoop Pearson
- Snowy Baxter
- Sollozzo the Turk
- Solly "Six Shooter" Weiss
- Sonny Maroon
- Sonny Overcoat
- Southie Jim Garrity
- Spanky Reyes
- Spike Maroney
- Spike O'Malley
- Sprinter Abbatelli
- Squinty Dolan
- Stacks Delacroix
- Stacks Malone
- Sticky Fingers Glassman
- Stovepipe Jackson
- Straight Razor Ray
- Stretch Garrison
- Stringer Bell
- Sugar Bear
- Swede Goldman
- Sweet Johnson
- Switchblade Sid
T: 48 names
- T-Bone
- Tango Jones
- Tank Dawson
- Tavon "Tay Tay" Gaines
- Tee Tee
- Teflon Tony
- Terrell "Bricks" Jackson
- The Butcher of Bensonhurst
- The Executioner
- The Eyebrow
- The Hammer
- The Locksmith
- The Mayor of Mulberry Street
- The Pinstripe Don
- The Professor
- The Surgeon
- The Undertaker
- Tiny Tyrell
- Tip Toe
- Tom Powers
- Tommy "Tommy Gun" DeLuca
- Tommy "Twitch" Lombardo
- Tommy Cigars
- Tommy Desiderio
T, continued
- Tommy Judo
- Tommy Shelby
- Tommy Vercetti
- Tony "The Wasp" Marchese
- Tony Carbonaro
- Tony Montana
- Tony Pigeons
- Tony Soprano
- Tony Tangerines
- Torpedo Tony
- Tough Tommy Doyle
- Tough Tony Abruzzo
- Trap Boy Tay
- Tre Tre
- Tremaine "Tre Nine" Clark
- Trevor Philips
- Trey Pound
- Trigger Treviño
- Trigger Ty
- Two Bit Teddy
- Two Tone
- Two-Gun Halloran
- Typewriter Tierney
- Tyrone "T-Rex" Barnes
U: 2 names
- Uncle Junior
- Uncle Ray Ray
V: 8 names
- Velvet Vinnie
- Vig Vinnie
- Vincent Vega
- Vinnie "The Vise" Bonadio
- Vinnie Two Times
- Violin Case Hurley
- Vito "Vic the Brick" Caruso
- Vivian Hart
W: 9 names
- Wally Boy Jenkins
- Walt Kessler
- Walter "The Terrible" Tully
- Wee-Bey Brice
- Wendell "Wendo" Foster
- Wheelman Wally
- Wild Child
- Wild Gil Costanzo
- Wild Will Tobin
X: 1 name
- Xavier "X" Mercado
Y: 8 names
- Yegg Yancy
- Young Blood
- Young Capo
- Young Dolla
- Young Ghostface
- Young Scrap
- Youngblood Priest
- Yoyo