Irken Name Generator
Short, loud names for Invader Zim's alien empire
Generate Irken names in the style of Invader Zim: one-syllable blurts like Zim, Tak and Larb, gross or goofy words like Spleen and Spork, plus Invaders, Tallests, Elites, Frylords, service drones, smeets and SIR units for fan characters, roleplay and fan fiction.
About Irken names
Irkens are the green, antennaed conquerors of Jhonen Vasquez's Invader Zim, and their names follow a recognisable pattern. Almost every canon Irken has a blunt one-syllable name that sounds like a noise or a blurt: Zim, Tak, Larb, Tenn, Zee, Krunk, Skutch. The rest are ordinary and slightly gross English words played straight, such as Spleen, Stink, Slacks, Lardo, Spork and Pesto, or comedy stretches like Sneakyonfoota and Sploodge. The Almighty Tallest are simply Red and Purple, and earlier leaders were Miyuki and Spork. Rank comes first as a title: Invader Skoodge, Tallest Red, Frylord Sizz-Lorr, Elite soldiers, service drones and newly hatched smeets.
A good original Irken name stays short and sharp, leans on plosives and buzzy clusters (sk-, spl-, kr-, -ork, -eeb, -uzz), and is funnier the less dignified it sounds. Two-part names joined with a hyphen (Sizz-Lorr) work for older or higher-ranked Irkens, and an epithet or homeworld (Tak of Devastis, Krell the Exiled) helps a fan character sound like part of the Empire.
The list mixes the canon cast with original names in the same register: blurts, undignified real words (foods, hardware, body parts, bugs, gunk, noises), ranks from Tallest down to janitor drones, postings on canon and invented planets, epithets, comedy stretches and SIR units, enough for an invasion force or one defective Irken.
How to choose Irken names
- Keep it to one syllable if you can (Zim, Tak, Larb, Vek) and rarely more than two, unless the length is the joke (Sneakyonfoota); long, elegant names sound like a different species entirely.
- For comedy, borrow the canon trick of using a real word nobody would name a child: body parts (Spleen, Gizzard), kitchen objects (Spork, Ladle) or foods (Pesto, Taquito).
- Add the rank in front rather than after: Invader Blib, Elite Vozz, Frylord Greaze, Service Drone Bob, Smeet Nizz. Tallests are usually named for a colour (Red, Purple, Miyuki being the exception).
- Give an Irken OC a posting and a SIR unit: Invader Drub of Blorch with SIR Unit Rivet instantly sounds like a line from the show.
- Avoid names that are just respellings of Zim or Tak (Zimm, Tac); pick a different blurt so your character is not read as a copy of the canon cast.
Frequently asked questions
What are the canon Irken names in Invader Zim?
Named Irkens include Zim, Tak, Skoodge, Tenn, Larb, Spleen, Stink, Flobee, Zee, Sploodge, Krunk, Skutch, Gooch, Slacks, Grapa, Chin, Poot, Nah, Lardo, El, Jim, Sneakyonfoota, Alexovich, Yoohoo, Dooky and Pesto, the Almighty Tallest Red and Purple, former Tallests Miyuki and Spork, and the Frylord Sizz-Lorr. Most of them appear in the Great Assigning scene of the first episode.
Why are Irken names so short?
It is part of the show's joke: an empire of tiny, self-important aliens with names that sound like burps and sneezes. Short names also fit the fast, shouty dialogue. Even the leaders are just called Red and Purple, so brevity is a feature, not a limitation.
How do I name an Invader Zim OC?
Pick a one- or two-syllable blurt (or an undignified real word), decide on a rank (Invader, Elite, Technician, Service Drone, Smeet) and optionally a posting and a SIR unit. For example: Invader Skeezix of Callnowia, SIR Unit Glitch. Check that your name is not too close to Zim, Tak or Dib.
What are SIR units and how are they named?
SIR stands for Standard-issue Information Retrieval unit, the robot assistant given to each Invader. Zim's is GIR (the G stands for nothing), Tak's is MiMi. Names tend to be three letters or a single punchy word, so SIR Unit Bolt, Rivet or Fizz fit the style.
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All 1,000 Irken names
A: 9 names
- Ack-Ack
- Alexovich
- Anchovy
- Ankle
- Announcer Blare
- Announcer Loud
- Aphid
- Archivist Dusty
- Archivist Shush
B: 49 names
- Barnacle
- Beeg
- Belch
- Bibble
- Bim-Bam
- Bip
- BIR
- Biscuit
- Bladder
- Blat
- Blatto
- Bleck
- Bleep
- Blenn the Overconfident
- Blerg
- Blib
- Blister
- Blix
- Bloob
- Bloomers
- Blorg
- Blorp
- Blotz
- Bloz
- Blunko
- BoBo
- Boggle
- Boing-Boing
- Bop-Bop
- Bork
- Bracket
- Brag-Tull
- Brak
- Brask
- Breeg
- Brenk the Unpromoted
- Brimp
- Brisket
- Brock
- Brub
- Bruise of Hobo 13
- Brull of Devastis
- Brund
- Bruzz
- Bucket
- Bunion
- Burn-Toss
- Burp
- Burrito
C: 53 names
- Cadet Fumbl
- Cadet Trip
- Cadet Wobble
- Callus
- Captain Blunder
- Captain Smug
- Cardigan
- Cargo Drone Hefft
- Cargo Drone Lug
- Char-Brenn
- Chark
- Chaz of Devastis
- Cheep
- Chim the Unnecessary
- Chin
- Chog-Marn
- Chork
- Chowder
- Chumb
- Churro
- Clamp
- Clang-Dell
- Clax
- Cleb
- Clerk Fyle
- Clerk Queue
- Clerk Stampp
- Clerk Triplicate
- Clog
- Clomp
- Clunk
- Clurg
- Coaster
- Colander
- Coleslaw
- Commander Bark
- Commander Hollr
- Commander Yell-Orr
- Communications Officer Bzzt
- Communications Officer Static
- Communications Officer Zott
- Corndog
- Crenn-Dobb
- Crisk
- Crouton
- Crowbar
- Crub
- Crud
- Crumpet
- Crunk
- Cummerbund
- Custard
- Cuticle
D: 38 names
- Dandruff
- Deeb
- Dial of Callnowia
- Ding of Elevatoria
- Dipstick
- DIR
- Doof
- Dook
- Dooky
- Doorknob
- Dorb of Foodcourtia
- Dorp
- Dozyoncoucha
- Drask
- Dreb
- Dreg-Lenna
- Dregs
- Drell the Barely Dangerous
- Dren-Kavv
- Dribble
- Drimp
- Drizz
- Drog
- Droob
- Drool
- Drowse of Waitingroomia
- Drunt
- Dub-Dub
- Dumpling
- Dunk-Dunk
- Dunn the Probationary
- Durp
- Dusk of Meekrob
- Dustpan
- Duzz
- Dweeb
- Dwerp
- Dwib the Defective
E: 42 names
- Earmuffs
- Earwax
- Earwig
- El
- Elbow
- Elite Blarg
- Elite Bront
- Elite Dreng
- Elite Durz
- Elite Fraz
- Elite Frunk
- Elite Gnash
- Elite Gralb
- Elite Gwarn
- Elite Hrunk
- Elite Hulg
- Elite Jorb
- Elite Krast
- Elite Kroob
- Elite Krumpo
- Elite Mox
- Elite Murg
- Elite Plunt
- Elite Skrank
- Elite Smash
- Elite Snikt
- Elite Stomp
- Elite Tolg
- Elite Tork
- Elite Trusk
- Elite Vorg
- Elite Vozz
- Elite Vurk
- Elite Wex
- Elite Yaz
- Elite Zed
- Elite Zworko
- Engineer Boltz
- Engineer Kludge
- Engineer Sparx
- Engineer Wrenj
- Erp
F: 49 names
- Fesk the Doomed
- Fizzik
- Fizzit of Vort
- Flabbo
- Flange
- Flarn
- Fleeb
- Fleg
- Flenn-Garr
- Flern
- Flik
- Flisk
- Flobber
- Flobee
- Flub
- Flumph
- Flurp
- Forb
- Formm of Paperworkia
- Fosk
- Frek
- Frenn the Deactivated
- Frib
- Fritter
- Frizz
- Frob
- Frob-Nuzz
- Frond
- Frulg
- Frump
- Fry Cook Blott
- Fry Cook Grizzle
- Fry Cook Lumpy
- Fry Cook Sizzo
- Frylord Batter-Dip
- Frylord Blorb
- Frylord Crisp
- Frylord Drippin
- Frylord Greaze
- Frylord Krunch
- Frylord Sizz-Lorr
- Frylord Sizz-Pop
- Frylord Skillet
- Frylord Splatter
- Fung
- Fungus
- Funnel
- Fwib
- Fwip-Fwap
G: 74 names
- Gabb the Talkative
- Gak
- Galoshes
- Gargle
- Gasket
- Gavel of Judgementia
- Gherkin
- Giblet
- GIR
- Gizzard
- Glarb
- Gleeb
- Gleek
- Glemp
- Glib
- Glint of Meekrob
- Glix
- Glix-Marr
- Glomp
- Glonn the Smug
- Gloob
- Glorp
- Glub-Glub
- Glurd
- Glust
- Gnarp
- Gnat
- Gnizz
- Gnork
- Gnork-Ploz
- Gobbo
- Gooch
- Gorbo
- Gorf
- Gorm of Blorch
- Gozz
- Grapa
G, continued
- Gravy
- Grax
- Greasel of Foodcourtia
- Greeb
- Grell the Banished
- Grend
- Gribble
- Grill-Marr
- Grime
- Grisk
- Gristle
- Grizz
- Grolt
- Grommet
- Grot
- Grout
- Grozzle
- Grub
- Grubbo
- Gruff-Onn
- Grumpyatdawna
- Grunk
- Guard Brisk
- Guard Halt
- Guard Lummox
- Guard Stern
- Gub
- Gullet
- Gumbo
- Gunk
- Gunner Blam
- Gunner Kaboom
- Gunner Pow-Wizz
- Gurgitate
- Gurgle
- Gurk
- Gwib
H: 21 names
- Hangnail
- Hashbrown
- Hek-Hek
- Hench of Conventia
- Hesk
- Hiccup
- Hidinginbusha
- Hilk
- Hinge
- Hobb the Damp
- Hobnob
- Hold-Please of Callnowia
- Honk
- Honker of Parkinglotia
- Hoob
- Hoog
- Hork
- Hubba
- Huff-Tarro
- Hup-Hup
- Hurn
I: 53 names
- Idle of Parkinglotia
- Inspector Fuss
- Inspector Glare
- Inspector Harrumph
- Inspector Nitt
- Invader Blib
- Invader Blimp
- Invader Blorgo
- Invader Bonk
- Invader Drub
- Invader Drub of Blorch
- Invader Flep
- Invader Flik-Flak
- Invader Gloop
- Invader Glunt
- Invader Gorbash
- Invader Grum
- Invader Grunko
- Invader Hizz
- Invader Kazz
- Invader Krud
- Invader Lumpo
- Invader Moof
- Invader Nerbo
- Invader Nooj
- Invader Norf
- Invader Pibb
- Invader Plonko
- Invader Ploob
- Invader Quaz
- Invader Rez
- Invader Skeezix
- Invader Skeezix of Callnowia
- Invader Skoodge
- Invader Skrizzo
- Invader Skup
- Invader Snerd
- Invader Spleek
- Invader Tak
- Invader Tenn
- Invader Thud
- Invader Thwacko
- Invader Tonk
- Invader Tweezle
- Invader Vleep
- Invader Vlimp
- Invader Wernk
- Invader Wib
- Invader Yerk
- Invader Zaggit
- Invader Zeb
- Invader Zim
- Invader Zork
J: 17 names
- Jabbo
- Janitor Drone Dustt
- Janitor Drone Mop
- Janitor Drone Squeegee
- Janitor Drone Swab
- Jeeb
- Jeer-Bikk
- Jelb
- Jex the Twitchy
- Jikk
- Jim
- Jolt
- Jorn
- Jorp of Irk
- Jund
- Jurk
- Juzz
K: 31 names
- Kazoo
- Kebb the Unassigned
- Kerfuff
- Kesp
- Kidney
- Kip of Irk
- KIR
- Kizz
- Klank
- Klep
- Klib
- Klik-Klak
- Klonk
- Kloob
- Kloog
- Klorp
- Knuckle
- Knurl
- Krabb
- Kree
- Krell
- Krell the Exiled
- Krindle
- Krisp-Enn
- Krizz
- Krog
- Kroz
- Krump
- Krunk
- Kurp
- Kwibb
L: 29 names
- Ladle
- Lanyard of Conventia
- Larb
- Lardo
- Larva
- Lateyforworka
- Lazz
- Leech
- Leeg
- Lentil
- Lerb
- Lichen
- Lieutenant Cringe
- Lieutenant Yessir
- Lint
- Lisk
- Lomm the Recalled
- Lond
- Loom-Varr
- Loomp
- Lork
- Lostyinspacea
- Loudyinvoica
- Louse
- Lozenge
- LuLu
- Lump-Tarr
- Lumpkin
- Lurp
M: 34 names
- Marchy of Hobo 13
- Mavv the Misfiled
- Meatloaf
- Medic Bandij
- Medic Gleeko
- Medic Lizz
- Medic Ouch
- Medic Splint
- Medic Vozz-Vozz
- Meep
- Meez
- Mibb
- Mildew
- MiMi
- Mite
- Mitten
- Miyuki
- Mizzle
- Moob
- Moog
- Mook
- Mork
- Moth
- Mozz
- Mubbik
- Mubble
- Muck
- Muffin
- Mulch
- Mull-Dakk
- Munch of Foodcourtia
- Murk of Dirt
- Murp
- Mustard
N: 30 names
- Nacho
- Nah
- Narb
- Narn the Unimpressed
- Navigator Detour
- Navigator Plezz
- Navigator Snurko
- Navigator Vectro
- Navigator Yaw
- Neep
- Nerp
- Newt
- Nib
- NiNi
- NIR
- Nokk of Vort
- Noodle
- Noozle
- Nork
- Nostril
- Nozzik
- Nozzle
- Nub-Nub
- Nubbin
- Nugget
- Numb of Waitingroomia
- Nurk the Overlooked
- Nurl
- Nuzz
- Nyeh-Nyeh
O: 3 names
- Oblop
- Oof-Oof
- Oops of Judgementia
P: 51 names
- Pancreas
- Pantaloons
- Parp
- Parsnip
- Pask
- Pell
- Pesto
- Pew-Pew
- Phlegm
- Pib
- Pibbit
- Pickle
- Pigeon
- Pilot Barrel-Roll
- Pilot Krizzo
- Pilot Lurch
- Pilot Swerv
- Pilot Yorbo
- Pimbo the Lost
- Pimple
- Plarg
- Plax
- Plee
- Plez
- Plik
- Plim
- Plobb
- Plonk
- Plooba
- Ploot
- Plooz
- Plorp
- Plunger
- Plunk
- Plurk
- Pluzz
- Pointyinheada
- Polyp
- Poncho
- Poob
- Poot
- Possum
- Poz
- Prag
- Pretzel
- Prib
- Prisk
- Prunk
- Prunt the Forgotten
- Pudding
- Puk
Q: 7 names
- Quarp
- Quazz
- Quib
- Quill the Paranoid
- Quizzle
- Quonk
- Quorb
R: 18 names
- Radish
- Rant-Onna
- Rask
- Ratchet
- Reeb
- Reek-Vorr
- Reez
- Relish
- Residue
- Ribb
- Rikk the Suspicious
- Rizzo
- Rooz
- Rorp
- Rumpus
- Rund
- Runnyfromfighta
- Rust
S: 192 names
- Salt-Enna
- Sandal
- Scab
- Scald-Orr
- Scientist Beaker
- Scientist Fzzt
- Scientist Glorm
- Scoff-Orra
- Scrag
- Scrub
- Scum
- Scuzzle
- Sear-Vonda
- Sediment
- Service Drone Bob
- Service Drone Doormat
- Service Drone Flonn
- Service Drone Gleep
- Service Drone Hal
- Service Drone Klonko
- Service Drone Murb
- Service Drone Nerk
- Service Drone Plep
- Service Drone Skip
- Service Drone Ted
- Service Drone Wupp
- Shev
- Shlerp
- Shlub
- Shmoob
- Shnork
- Shortyonlega
- Shoutyatscreena
- Shub
- Shum the Overdue
- Shuttle Pilot Dent
- Sinus
- SIR Unit 404
- SIR Unit 9
- SIR Unit Beep
- SIR Unit Bolt
- SIR Unit Cupcake
- SIR Unit Doily
- SIR Unit Doom
- SIR Unit Error
- SIR Unit Fizz
- SIR Unit Fuzz
- SIR Unit Glitch
S, continued
- SIR Unit Lugnut
- SIR Unit Monkey
- SIR Unit Pancake
- SIR Unit Piggy
- SIR Unit Piston
- SIR Unit Reboot
- SIR Unit Rivet
- SIR Unit Sprinkles
- SIR Unit Taco
- SIR Unit Toast
- SIR Unit Tuna
- SIR Unit Whirr
- SIR Unit Wiggles
- SIR Unit Zap
- SIR Unit Zero
- Sizz-Lorr
- Skabbo
- Skap
- Skeen
- Skeet
- Skellop
- Skitt
- Skloo
- Skoodge
- Skorch
- Skorp
- Skreeb
- Skreel
- Skrib
- Skrib-Vonn
- Skrizz
- Skrunt
- Skurg
- Skutch
- Skuzz
- Skwee
- Slacks
- Sleepyatposta
- Slenn the Encoded
- Slerm
- Slig
- Slop
- Slorb
- Sludge
- Slug
- Slurp of Foodcourtia
- Smeek
- Smeet Bib-Bib
S, continued
- Smeet Blozz
- Smeet Eep
- Smeet Goober
- Smeet Mipp
- Smeet Nizz
- Smeet Plooto
- Smeet Pribbo
- Smeet Squeak
- Smeet Tink
- Smeet Toobo
- Smeet Wooko
- Smeet Wubbo
- Smend
- Smolder-Kee
- Smolt
- Smorb
- Smub
- Smudge of Dirt
- Smurg
- Snack Commander Crumbs
- Snack Commander Lardo-Lardo
- Snack Officer Cheeze
- Snack Officer Dipp
- Snack Officer Gravy Boat
- Snack Officer Nacho Supreme
- Snack Officer Pimm
- Snack Tallest Taquito
- Snarfle
- Snarp
- Snavv the Screaming
- Sneakyonfoota
- Sneep
- Sneer-Lokk
- Sneezyonshipa
- Snibbit
- Snibble
- Sniffle
- Sniv
- Snoot
- Snork
- Snort
- Snurk
- Snuzz
- Socket
- Socks
- Soot
- Spackle
- Spanner
S, continued
- Spatula
- Spatz
- Spek
- Spigot
- Spillyondeska
- Spizz
- Splat
- Spleen
- Splib
- Splish-Splosh
- Splonk
- Splonk-Vee
- Sploodge
- Sploot
- Splurt
- Spoog
- Spoork
- Spork
- Sprit
- Sprocket
- Sprout
- Sputter
- Squarn
- Squee-Lo of Blorch
- Squeeb
- Squelch
- Squib
- Squilk
- Squish-Vee
- Stapler
- Stapp of Paperworkia
- Starch of Laundria
- Steeb
- Stell
- Stimp
- Stink
- Stoat
- Stompyonfloora
- Stonk
- Stor-Mekk
- Stubb
- Sturg
- Suds of Laundria
- Suspenders
- Sweatyinsuita
- Sweeper Broom
- Swerl
- Swig
T: 103 names
- Table-Headed Service Drone Blatt
- Table-Headed Service Drone Glenn
- Tadpole
- Tak
- Tak of Devastis
- Tallest Beige
- Tallest Burgundy
- Tallest Chartreuse
- Tallest Fuchsia
- Tallest Gingham
- Tallest Glimm
- Tallest Green
- Tallest Indigo
- Tallest Khaki
- Tallest Lavender
- Tallest Magenta
- Tallest Maroon
- Tallest Mauve
- Tallest Miyuki
- Tallest Ochre
- Tallest Off-White
- Tallest Orange
- Tallest Paisley
- Tallest Periwinkle
- Tallest Plaid
- Tallest Polka-Dot
- Tallest Puce
- Tallest Purple
- Tallest Red
- Tallest Salmon
- Tallest Skrell
- Tallest Spork
- Tallest Taupe
- Tallest Teal
- Tallest Turquoise
- Tallest Vorn
- Tallest Zaak
- Tapioca
- Taquito
- Tarb
- Tarn of Snackbaria
- Tarp
- Tater
- Technician Bleeb
- Technician Dibbet
- Technician Glarbo
- Technician Kib
- Technician Sprokk
- Technician Voltt
- Technician Wyre
- Technician Zwipp
T, continued
- Teek
- Tenn
- Tesk
- Thbbt
- Thib the Late
- Thimble
- Throg
- Thrub
- Thrum-Vesk
- Thump
- Thunk
- Thwack
- Thwip
- Tibb
- Tibbins
- Tick
- TIR
- Tizzle
- Tobb
- Tongs
- Tonsil
- Toob
- Toog
- Torp
- Tosk the Demoted
- Tragg
- Trainee Fidget
- Trainee Flunk
- Trainee Nubb
- Trainee Skeeno
- Trainee Splibbo
- Trainee Stumble
- Trainee Zooko
- Trainee Zunto
- Trask-Venn
- Treb
- Trenn of Vort
- Trib
- Trimp
- Troog
- Trosk
- Trousers
- Trowel
- Trubb the Malfunctioning
- Tubbo
- Tumblyonstaira
- Turnip
- Tuzz
- Twang
- Tweeb
- Twizz
- Twonk
U: 3 names
- Umpf
- Unk
- Urp-Urp
V: 24 names
- Vadd the Slightly Taller
- Vazzik
- Veeb
- Vek
- Vending Drone Refund
- Verdikt of Judgementia
- Vex-Marra
- Vikka
- Vink of Devastis
- VIR
- Vizz
- Vlarb
- Vlarb-Keek
- Vleek
- Vloop
- Vnorp
- Vole
- Vonk-Lakk
- Vorbo
- Vorp
- Vozzle
- Vrak
- Vub
- Vund-Ell
W: 20 names
- Waffle
- Wart
- Washer
- Wazz
- Weasel
- Weeg
- Weevil
- Wend
- Wenn of Irk
- Wheeb
- Wheeze
- Whisk
- Widget
- Wizzle
- Wobbo
- Wonk
- Wook
- Worb the Sticky
- Wozzo the Second Best
- Wumpus
Y: 14 names
- Yabber
- Yakk
- Yawn of Conventia
- Yeeb
- Yeg the Reassigned
- Yibble
- Yip-Yap
- Yix
- Yodel
- Yoohoo
- Yook
- Yorb
- Yorp
- Yurp