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Generate heist names for stories, films, tabletop games and game missions: job titles like The Lisbon Job, The Glass Vault Score and The Midnight Ledger Caper, plus crew names like The Skeleton Key Society and role code names like The Wheelman and The Safecracker.

About heist names

Heist stories name the job before they name anything else. The genre's house style is a definite article, a target or a place, and one of a handful of trade words: job, score, heist, caper, switch, lift, sting. Each word sets a tone. A job is professional and a little weary, a score is about the money, a caper promises that something will go comically wrong, and a switch or a swap tells the audience a fake is involved.

Most of this list is job titles in that form, from The Lisbon Job and The Sapphire Gala Job to lighter entries such as The Garden Gnome Caper. Around them sit sentence-style titles (Nine Minutes in the Vault, The Alarm That Never Rang), short code names a crew might give a plan (Glass Slipper, Room Service), crew names, role names in the Wheelman and Safecracker mold, and a share of fantasy, science fiction and Western jobs for tabletop groups, such as The Dragon's Hoard Job and The Orbital Vault Heist.

Every target here is invented or generic: a vault, a gala, a mail train, an auction house. That makes the names easy to drop into your own story, campaign or game mission, wherever it is set.

How to choose heist names

  • Pick the trade word for the tone you want. Job and score read as serious crime fiction, caper reads as comedy, and gambit, bluff and con suggest a plot built on deception rather than a break-in.
  • Name the job after what the audience will remember: the place (The Vienna Job), the prize (The Black Opal Heist), the night (The New Year's Eve Job) or the gimmick (The Dumbwaiter Job).
  • For a tabletop session, put the job title on the table first and let players claim roles from the list, such as The Fixer, The Decoy and The Getaway Pilot.
  • Use a short code name inside the story and the full title for the chapter or episode. A crew can call the night Room Service while the chapter is called The Honeymoon Suite Heist.
  • For a series, keep one form across every entry. A run of titles ending in Job, each with a new city or target, tells readers at a glance that the stories belong together.

Frequently asked questions

What makes a good heist name?

A good heist name points at one concrete thing: the target, the place, the timing or the trick. The Mail Train Job, The Black Opal Heist and The Stopped Clock Job each tell the audience what to watch for in a few words. Keep it short enough to say in dialogue.

What is the difference between a job, a score and a caper?

In crime fiction the words carry tone more than strict meaning. A job is the crew's own plain word for the work, a score puts the weight on the payout, and a caper signals a light, playful story. The list uses all three, so The Payroll Score and The Rubber Duck Caper sit at opposite ends of the mood.

Are these names taken from real robberies or films?

They are written as original titles for fiction and games. The targets are invented or generic, such as a vault, a gala or an auction house, with no real bank, casino or museum named. A short title can still match an existing book, film or episode by chance, so search it yourself before you publish.

Can I use these for a tabletop or video game heist?

Yes. Besides the modern jobs there are fantasy, science fiction and Western entries such as The Wizard's Tower Heist, The Asteroid Mint Job and The Stagecoach Strongbox Job. Crew names like The Crooked Dozen and role names like The Quartermaster help name the party as well as the mission.

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A: 8 names

  • A Door Left Unlocked
  • A Fortune in Small Bills
  • A Friendly Game of Safecracking
  • A Quiet Night at the Mint
  • A Skylight Over the Mint
  • A Very Clean Getaway
  • After the Last Elevator
  • All the Gold in Cellar Nine

B: 4 names

  • Before the Guards Change
  • Blind Magpie
  • Borrowed Time
  • Burn the Blueprints

C: 5 names

  • Cat's Whisker
  • Checkmate at the Gilded Swan
  • Cold Deck
  • Count the Bags Twice
  • Crime and Punctuality

D: 3 names

  • Dealer's Choice
  • Dress Rehearsal for a Robbery
  • Drinks at the Blue Door

E: 5 names

  • Early Checkout
  • Eleven Keys
  • Everybody Out by Dawn
  • Everyone Gets an Alibi
  • Exact Change

F: 5 names

  • Finders Keepers
  • Fire Drill
  • Five Finger Discount
  • Forty Floors, No Elevator
  • Four Thieves and a Florist Van

G: 5 names

  • Gavel Drop
  • Gentlemen Prefer Bullion
  • Glass Slipper
  • Going Once
  • Golden Handshake

H: 2 names

  • House Edge
  • House Money

I: 2 names

  • In by the Skylight
  • Inside Straight

J: 1 name

  • Just One More Job

L: 7 names

  • Last Call at the Counting Room
  • Late Fee
  • Leave the Emeralds
  • Lights Out on Level Six
  • Loaded Dice
  • Long Lunch
  • Lost and Found

M: 3 names

  • Marked Deck
  • Meet at the Safehouse
  • Midnight at the Auction House

N: 6 names

  • Never Trust the Fence
  • Nine Minutes in the Vault
  • Ninety Seconds of Dark
  • No Honor at the Hideout
  • Nobody Counts the Catering Staff
  • Nothing Could Go Wrong

O: 2 names

  • Open Sesame
  • Out Through the Kitchen

P: 3 names

  • Paper Crown
  • Plan B Was Also the Vault
  • Pocket Aces

Q: 1 name

  • Quick Withdrawal

R: 3 names

  • Rehearsal at the Warehouse
  • Room Service
  • Royal Flush

S: 13 names

  • Second Helping
  • Seven Keys to the Counting Room
  • Silent Auction
  • Silk Rope
  • Six Locks and a Skylight
  • Skeleton Crew
  • Smoke Break
  • Soft Landing
  • Sold to the Lady
  • Somebody Tipped Off the Butler
  • Split Six Ways
  • Step Four Is Don't Panic
  • Sugar Glass

T: 416 names

  • Take Only the Ledger
  • Tea for Twelve
  • The Ace High Crew
  • The Acrobat
  • The Airship Bullion Run
  • The Alarm Man
  • The Alarm That Never Rang
  • The Alchemist's Ledger Job
  • The Alpine Express Heist
  • The Android Auction Sting
  • The Archive Break-In
  • The Arcology Penthouse Job
  • The Art Fair Heist
  • The Assay Office Job
  • The Asteroid Mint Job
  • The Auction House Job
  • The Aurelian Vault Heist
  • The Bagman
  • The Ballroom Switch
  • The Bankroll
  • The Baron's Strongroom Score
  • The Bearer Bond Score
  • The Bell Tower Break-In
  • The Big Quiet Withdrawal
  • The Birthday Setup
  • The Bishop's Gambit
  • The Black Opal Heist
  • The Blackout Crew
  • The Blackout Job
  • The Blind Corner Play
  • The Blue Orchid Job
  • The Blueprint Boys
  • The Blueprint in the Hatbox
  • The Bonded Warehouse Job
  • The Border Crossing Heist
  • The Border Run
  • The Borrowed Masterpiece Caper

T, continued

  • The Borrowed Tuxedo Crew
  • The Borrowed Uniform Job
  • The Borrowing at Hartwell Hall
  • The Box Office Take
  • The Boxing Day Double-Cross
  • The Boxman
  • The Brass Elevator Job
  • The Briefcase Switch
  • The Buenos Aires Job
  • The Bullion Barge Job
  • The Bullion Train Heist
  • The Butler Was in on It
  • The Butterfly Brooch Caper
  • The Canvas Switch
  • The Cape Town Job
  • The Card Sharp
  • The Catering Staff
  • The Cathedral Bell Heist
  • The Champagne Cellar Heist
  • The Charity Ball Sting
  • The Charmer
  • The Christmas Club Score
  • The Christmas Pudding Caper
  • The Clifftop Casino Heist
  • The Clockmaker's Lane Break-In
  • The Clocktower Diversion
  • The Clocktower Job
  • The Clockwork Bank Heist
  • The Clockwork Canary Caper
  • The Clone Vault Switch
  • The Coast Road Run
  • The Coat Check Job
  • The Coat Room Switch
  • The Code Breaker
  • The Cold Storage Job
  • The Combination Club
  • The Combination Is Her Birthday
  • The Contortionist

T, continued

  • The Corner Branch Heist
  • The Coronation Day Heist
  • The Coronation Scepter Switch
  • The Costume Ball Caper
  • The Costume Mistress
  • The Counterfeit Count
  • The Counting House Raid
  • The Counting Room Score
  • The Countinghouse Seven
  • The Crew Wore Tuxedos
  • The Crooked Dozen
  • The Cruise Liner Heist
  • The Cryo Bank Break-In
  • The Cuckoo Clock Caper
  • The Cufflink Affair
  • The Custard Tart Caper
  • The Data Vault Run
  • The Dawn Run
  • The Day the Vault Stood Open
  • The Daylight Lift
  • The Dead Bolt Gang
  • The Dead Letter Sting
  • The Decoy
  • The Decoy Diamond Switch
  • The Derby Day Take
  • The Diamond Exchange Job
  • The Diamond That Wasn't There
  • The Dinosaur Bone Heist
  • The Disappearance of Lot Forty
  • The Distraction
  • The Djinn's Lamp Switch
  • The Dockside Score
  • The Dockyard Grab
  • The Double Booking Setup
  • The Double Zero Score
  • The Dowager's Pearls Caper
  • The Dragon's Hoard Job
  • The Dumbwaiter Job

T, continued

  • The Dumbwaiter Society
  • The Dwarven Deepvault Job
  • The Easy Street Score
  • The Elevator Stops at Thirteen
  • The Elven Tapestry Swap
  • The Embassy Affair
  • The Embassy Ball Job
  • The Emerald Bluff
  • The Emerald Room Vanishing
  • The Emerald Stair Job
  • The Empty Chair Play
  • The Empty Frame Job
  • The Empty Vault Gambit
  • The Enchanted Mirror Lift
  • The Evidence Room Swap
  • The Face
  • The False Bottom Club
  • The False Floor Play
  • The Ferry Terminal Take
  • The Fight Night Take
  • The Fireworks Night Heist
  • The First-Timer
  • The Five Aces
  • The Fixer
  • The Floating Casino Heist
  • The Fog Bank Raid
  • The Fool's Gold Sting
  • The Four Suitcase Shuffle
  • The Furrier's Score
  • The Gala Night Disappearing Act
  • The Gallery Opening Heist
  • The Garden Gnome Caper
  • The Gentlemen of the Skylight
  • The Getaway Committee
  • The Getaway Driver Is Late
  • The Getaway Pilot
  • The Gilded Sarcophagus Score
  • The Glass Cutters

T, continued

  • The Glass Elevator Setup
  • The Glass Vault Score
  • The Goblin Market Sting
  • The Gold Dust Haul
  • The Golden Goose Caper
  • The Gondola Getaway
  • The Grand Regatta Heist
  • The Great Chandelier Drop
  • The Grey Pearl Affair
  • The Griffin Egg Snatch
  • The Guard Who Looked Away
  • The Guild Treasury Heist
  • The Halloween Ball Heist
  • The Harbor Chain Gambit
  • The Harbor Haul
  • The Harbor Master Double-Cross
  • The Harbor Mint Job
  • The Harvest Festival Take
  • The Havana Job
  • The Hideout on Canal Road
  • The High Roller Suite Heist
  • The Hilltop Palace Job
  • The Holiday Haul
  • The Hollow Statue Heist
  • The Honest Men
  • The Honeycomb Sting
  • The Honeymoon Suite Heist
  • The Honeypot Scheme
  • The Hot Air Balloon Getaway
  • The Hotel Lobby Lift
  • The Hyperlane Convoy Raid
  • The Ice Hotel Job
  • The Impersonator
  • The Inside Contact
  • The Inspector's Bluff
  • The Insurance Bluff
  • The Ivory Chess Set Heist
  • The Jackdaw Circle

T, continued

  • The Jackpot Score
  • The Jade Rabbit Heist
  • The Jeweled Egg Switch
  • The Jump Gate Getaway
  • The Key Cutter
  • The Kyoto Job
  • The Lamplighters
  • The Lantern Gambit
  • The Last Call Crew
  • The Last Easy Score
  • The Last Train Job
  • The Laundry Chute Job
  • The Lich's Phylactery Lift
  • The Lighthouse Double-Cross
  • The Lighthouse Job
  • The Lighthouse Keeper's Alibi
  • The Lisbon Job
  • The Loading Dock Score
  • The Lock Whisperer
  • The Locked Room Trick
  • The Locksmiths' Guild
  • The Long Con on Lark Street
  • The Long Gallery Lift
  • The Long Game Crew
  • The Long Odds Score
  • The Long Shot Play
  • The Long Way to the Loading Dock
  • The Long Weekend Job
  • The Loose Ends
  • The Lost Luggage Caper
  • The Lottery Ticket Con
  • The Luggage Tag Swap
  • The Lunar Bullion Run
  • The Lunar New Year Heist
  • The Mage College Break-In
  • The Maglev Payroll Heist
  • The Magpie Syndicate

T, continued

  • The Mail Train Job
  • The Man in the Borrowed Tuxedo
  • The Marmalade Caper
  • The Marrakesh Job
  • The Masquerade Job
  • The Mech Hangar Lift
  • The Meteorite Heist
  • The Midnight Depot Raid
  • The Midnight Ledger Caper
  • The Midnight Movers
  • The Midnight Requisition
  • The Midsummer Haul
  • The Midwinter Gala Heist
  • The Milk Float Getaway
  • The Milk Train Run
  • The Mimic Chest Caper
  • The Mirror Trick
  • The Missing Cousin Con
  • The Missing Tiara Caper
  • The Money Man
  • The Montreal Job
  • The Moonlit Abbey Break-In
  • The Morning After the Gala
  • The Mountain Pass Raid
  • The Museum Sleepover Caper
  • The Museum Wing Walkout
  • The Necklace Lift
  • The Neon Arcade Take
  • The New Year's Eve Job
  • The Night Clerk
  • The Night Depository Job
  • The Night Ferry Job
  • The Night of Nine Alarms
  • The Night Owls' Union
  • The Night Shift Score
  • The Night Train Substitution
  • The Nightingale Gambit
  • The Nine of Diamonds

T, continued

  • The Odd Lot
  • The Oil Painting Con
  • The Old Hand
  • The Old Mint Job
  • The Opening Night Take
  • The Opera House Job
  • The Oracle's Eye Heist
  • The Orbital Vault Heist
  • The Orchid Pavilion Heist
  • The Painting Behind the Safe
  • The Paper Lantern Job
  • The Paper Tiger Sting
  • The Passport Shuffle
  • The Pawnbroker Job
  • The Payroll Score
  • The Penthouse Job
  • The Perfume Formula Heist
  • The Peterman
  • The Phantom Buyer Con
  • The Pink Flamingo Caper
  • The Plan Has Seventeen Steps
  • The Planner
  • The Platinum Score
  • The Pocket Watch Gang
  • The Pocket Watch Lift
  • The Poker Night Bluff
  • The Poodle Parlor Caper
  • The Portrait Swap
  • The Powder Man
  • The Prague Job
  • The Prize Pumpkin Caper
  • The Quartermaster
  • The Quiet Company
  • The Quiet Exit
  • The Quiet Sunday Job
  • The Racetrack Score
  • The Racing Stable Heist
  • The Rare Book Room Heist

T, continued

  • The Red Envelope Heist
  • The Retirement Score
  • The Reverse Burglary
  • The Reykjavik Job
  • The Rigger
  • The Riverboat Poker Sting
  • The Riviera Affair
  • The Rooftop Garden Job
  • The Rooftop Getaway
  • The Rook Street Gambit
  • The Roper
  • The Royal Reliquary Raid
  • The Rubber Duck Caper
  • The Runaway Trolley Caper
  • The Rush Hour Grab
  • The Safe Behind the Painting
  • The Safecracker
  • The Sapphire Gala Job
  • The Sapphire Room Affair
  • The Second Ledger Job
  • The Second Story Syndicate
  • The Server Farm Heist
  • The Service Tunnel Job
  • The Seven Clocks Heist
  • The Seventh Floor Job
  • The Shill
  • The Short Con at the Seaside
  • The Showroom Grab
  • The Silent Alarm Job
  • The Silk Glove Syndicate
  • The Silver Mine Payroll Raid
  • The Silver Service Haul
  • The Singapore Job
  • The Sister Ship Swap
  • The Six Minute Score
  • The Sixth Floor Crew
  • The Skeleton Key Score
  • The Skeleton Key Society

T, continued

  • The Sky Citadel Heist
  • The Sky Lounge Heist
  • The Skylight Job
  • The Sleeper Car Job
  • The Sleeping Giant's Purse
  • The Slow Clock Crew
  • The Slow Waltz Con
  • The Smash and Grab at Pier Nine
  • The Snowstorm Job
  • The Soft Shoe Crew
  • The Spice Caravan Raid
  • The Spotter
  • The Stagecoach Strongbox Job
  • The Stained Glass Trick
  • The Stamp Collection Heist
  • The Stand-In
  • The Starliner Casino Score
  • The Steam Baron's Safe Job
  • The Stolen Soufflé Caper
  • The Stopped Clock Job
  • The Sultan's Menagerie Caper
  • The Sunken Safe Heist
  • The Sunken Temple Score
  • The Sunrise Score
  • The Tangier Job
  • The Tax Collector's Wagon Job
  • The Telegraph Office Con
  • The Ten Carat Score
  • The Thieves' Guild Initiation
  • The Thirty Second Grab
  • The Three Card Company
  • The Three Keys Job
  • The Tiara Snatch
  • The Timekeeper
  • The Tin Whistle Gang
  • The Trojan Piano Play
  • The Trophy Snatch
  • The Truffle Auction Heist

T, continued

  • The Tuesday Night Bridge Club
  • The Tulip Auction Heist
  • The Tumbler Gang
  • The Tunnel Run
  • The Tunnel Under Lantern Street
  • The Twin Vase Switch
  • The Two Door Play
  • The Understudy Switch
  • The Unscheduled Withdrawal
  • The Vampire's Wine Cellar Job
  • The Vanishing of the Night Deposit
  • The Vanishing Portrait Caper
  • The Vault Opens at Noon
  • The Velvet Glove Affair
  • The Velvet Rope Lift
  • The Vienna Job
  • The Wax Museum Heist
  • The Wedding Cake Job
  • The Wedding Car Getaway
  • The Wheelman
  • The Widow's Gambit
  • The Wine Cellar Con
  • The Wire Man
  • The Wire Room Sting
  • The Wizard's Tower Heist
  • The Woman in Vault Three
  • The Wrong Briefcase Job
  • The Wrong Crowd
  • The Wrong Suitcase Caper
  • The Yellow Diamond Affair
  • The Zeppelin Dining Car Heist
  • Thirty Floors Above the Alarm
  • Three Minutes of Blackout
  • Through the Laundry Door
  • Too Many Masterminds
  • Trap Door
  • Twelve Hours to Sunrise
  • Two Guards and a Sleeping Dog

U: 1 name

  • Under the Counting Room

W: 5 names

  • What Could Possibly Go Wrong
  • What the Night Watchman Saw
  • Wheels Up at Midnight
  • While the Orchestra Played
  • Window Shopping