Kayak Name Generator

Punny, peaceful and paddle-worthy names for your kayak

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Generate kayak names in the styles paddlers actually use: yak and paddle puns (Sir Yaks-a-Lot, Oar Inspiring), bird and river-creature names (Kingfisher, Eddy, Loon), fishing-kayak swagger, whitewater slang, tandem jokes and quiet sea-kayak names like First Light.

About kayak names

Kayaks get named the way small boats always have, just with more puns. The word itself is the main source: Sir Yaks-a-Lot, Yak to the Future, Yakety Yak and Big Yak Energy show up on hulls at every launch ramp, along with paddle and oar jokes (Paddle Me Crazy, Oar Inspiring, Rowmeo). Tandem kayaks have their own tradition of names like The Divorce Boat and Marriage Counselor, and bright rotomolded plastic boats are often named after their colour or food they resemble: Big Orange, Banana Boat, Lemon Drop, The Tupperware.

The other half of kayak names is quieter and comes from the water. Sea kayakers and touring paddlers like birds and weather (Kingfisher, Loon, Heron, Zephyr, First Light), river words (Eddy, Riffle, Drifter) and Inuit and Greenlandic words that honour the boat's origins, such as Qajaq, Nanuq and Siku. Whitewater boaters use the slang of the sport (Boof Master, Eddy Hopper, Drop Zone, Roll Model), while fishing kayaks borrow from bass-boat culture: Bass Assassin, Reel Yakker, Crate Expectations. Tide words, stroke names, stars and shoreline plants appear too.

Keep a kayak name short. It usually goes on a small vinyl decal near the cockpit or bow, it may need to fit on a registration sticker, and you will say it every time someone at the put-in asks what you paddle.

How to choose kayak names

  • Match the name to the boat: a ten-foot sit-on-top in neon orange can carry a pun, while a 17-foot sea kayak or cedar-strip boat usually suits a quieter nature or navigation name.
  • If it is a tandem, lean into the joke (Who's Paddling, Sync or Swim); tandem names get the biggest laughs at the launch.
  • Keep it to one to three words so it fits a hull decal and is easy to shout across the water.
  • Check whether your state or province requires registration numbers on the hull; the name then goes on the deck or near the cockpit, so plan the length accordingly.
  • Avoid names that sound like distress calls or other boats over a VHF radio if you paddle in busy harbours; 'Mayday Mary' is funny on a pond and a problem near a shipping lane.

Frequently asked questions

What are some funny kayak names?

Kayak puns dominate: Sir Yaks-a-Lot, Yak to the Future, Yakety Yak, Oar Inspiring, Paddle Me Crazy, Rowmeo and Floaty McFloatface. Tandem boats get The Divorce Boat or Marriage Counselor, and fishing kayaks get names like Bass Assassin and Reel Yakker.

Do I have to name my kayak?

No. Most places only require a registration number for motorised craft or kayaks over a certain length, not a name. Naming is a tradition paddlers borrow from boat culture, and it makes the kayak easier to identify at a crowded launch or in a group chat.

What do traditional kayak names mean?

The kayak (qajaq) was developed by Inuit, Yup'ik and Aleut peoples for hunting. Names like Qajaq, Nanuq (polar bear), Siku (sea ice), Tulugaq (raven) and Sedna (sea goddess) nod to that heritage and suit traditional skin-on-frame or Greenland-style boats.

Can I use these names for a canoe, paddleboard or packraft?

Mostly, yes. The yak puns and the kayak-only roll and gear terms aside, the names work equally well for a canoe, SUP or packraft, and river, bird, weather and colour names in particular are popular across all paddle sports.

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All 1,000 kayak names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

Plain text, one name per line.

A: 29 names

  • Adirondack
  • Admiral Ackbar
  • Aegir
  • Air Mattress
  • Air Screw
  • Air Supply
  • Aiviq
  • Albatross
  • Algonquin
  • Allagash
  • Altair
  • Amaruq
  • Amundsen
  • Anchor Trolley
  • Anhinga
  • Anuri
  • Apostle Islander
  • Apple Yaks
  • Aput
  • Aquaholic
  • Aquaman
  • Aquanaut
  • Arcturus
  • Argo
  • Argonaut
  • Arm Strong
  • Arvik
  • Avataq
  • Avocado Toast

B: 90 names

  • Babbling Brook
  • Backing Out
  • Backpack Betty
  • Backseat Paddler
  • Backswimmer
  • Backwater Betty
  • Bag Boat
  • Baidarka
  • Bail Bonds
  • Bait Bucket
  • Baja Bound
  • Balance Brace
  • Bald Eagle
  • Banana Boat
  • Banana Peel
  • Bank Swallow
  • Barnacle Betty
  • Barred Owl
  • Barrier Island
  • Bass Assassin
  • Bass Reeves
  • Bay Watch
  • Bayou Bandit
  • Bayou Belle
  • Bayou Bum
  • Beachcomber
  • Bean
  • Bear Barrel
  • Beatdown
  • Beaver Fever
  • Beer Barge
  • Bell Buoy
  • Bent Rod
  • Better Half
  • Beverage Barge
  • Beyond the Breakers
  • Big Orange
  • Big Red
  • Big Yak Energy
  • Bilge Brothers
  • Bilge Pump
  • Bioluminescence
  • Birchbark
  • Biscuit
  • Bittern

B, continued

  • Black Spruce
  • Blood Pressure Medicine
  • Blue Crab
  • Blue Flag
  • Blue Jean
  • Blue Lagoon
  • Blue Moon
  • Blue Raspberry
  • Bluefish Blitz
  • Bluegill Bandit
  • Bluewater Bound
  • Boaty McBoatface
  • Bobber Along
  • Bog Hopper
  • Bog Trotter
  • Boil Line
  • Bonefish Flat
  • Bony Run
  • Boof Daddy
  • Boof Master
  • Boof or Consequences
  • Boof Stroke
  • Booze Cruise
  • Bored of Oars
  • Boss Is Watching
  • Bottlenose
  • Bouncy Boat
  • Bouncy Castle
  • Boundary Waters
  • Bow Line
  • Bow Rudder
  • Bow Stall
  • Bow Wow
  • Bowron Lakes
  • Breadstick
  • Broken Group
  • Bronzeback
  • Brookie
  • Brown Pelican
  • Bufflehead
  • Bug Buffet
  • Bulkhead Betty
  • Bull Kelp
  • Bull Red
  • Bulrush

C: 63 names

  • Caddis
  • Called In Sick
  • Calypso
  • Camo Canoe
  • Camp Coffee
  • Campfire Smoke
  • Canvasback
  • Cap'n Paddle
  • Capsize Kid
  • Capsize Queen
  • Captain Jack
  • Captain Kayak
  • Captain Splash
  • Car Topper
  • Cardio Day
  • Carp Diem
  • Carrot Stick
  • Castaway
  • Catfish Charlie
  • Channel Marker
  • Charybdis
  • Chattooga
  • Cheese Puff
  • Cherry Bomb
  • Chesapeake Chaser
  • Chili Pepper
  • Chinook
  • Chute Yeah
  • Circe
  • Clackamas
  • Clapotis

C, continued

  • Class Five
  • Clean Line
  • Closet Kayak
  • Coaming
  • Cobia Kid
  • Cockpit Cowboy
  • Combat Roll
  • Commodore Cornflake
  • Cooler Carrier
  • Coot Scoot
  • Cordgrass
  • Core Workout
  • Corn Dog
  • Cottonmouth Clyde
  • Couples Therapy
  • Coureur des Bois
  • Cove Hopper
  • Cranberry Bog
  • Crankbait Kate
  • Crappie Day
  • Crate Expectations
  • Creek Boat
  • Creek Freak
  • Creek Geek
  • Creek Sneak
  • Creek Walker
  • Crossing Day
  • Cul-de-Yak
  • Current Affair
  • Cutthroat
  • Cygnus
  • Cypress Knee

D: 37 names

  • Dalmatian Coast
  • Damselfly
  • Darner
  • Dawn Patrol
  • Dawn Treader
  • Daybreak
  • Dead Calm
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Deck the Hull
  • Deep Breath
  • Dehydrated Dinner
  • Delphinus
  • Deneb
  • Deschutes
  • Dip Dip and Swing
  • Dipper
  • Diving Beetle
  • Dobsonfly
  • Dogfish
  • Dorsal Dan
  • Double Trouble
  • Downstream Dreamer
  • Dragonfly
  • Draw Stroke
  • Drift Away
  • Drifter
  • Driftwood
  • Drop In
  • Drop Zone
  • Dry Bag Dan
  • Dry Bag Diaries
  • Dry Fly
  • Duck Duck Goose
  • Duckweed
  • Duct Tape Dream
  • Dumpling
  • Dynamic Duo

E: 15 names

  • Eager Beaver
  • Easy Does It
  • Eddy
  • Eddy Hopper
  • Eddy Out
  • Edge Control
  • Edisto
  • Eelgrass
  • Eggplant
  • Egret
  • Eider
  • Eleven Point
  • Elsewhere
  • Everglades Express
  • Exhale

F: 42 names

  • Fair Wind
  • Far Horizon
  • Farmer's Tan
  • Feather Angle
  • Feather Light
  • Feathered Blade
  • Ferry Angle
  • Fever Dream
  • Fiddler Crab
  • Fin Drive
  • Fire Engine
  • First Light
  • Fish Hawk
  • Fish Stick
  • Fish Whisperer
  • Fjord Focus
  • Fjord Runner
  • Flap Yak
  • Flat Calm
  • Flat Pack
  • Flats Skiff Envy
  • Flip Flop
  • Flipper
  • Float Therapy
  • Floating Cooler
  • Floating Target
  • Floats My Boat
  • Floaty McFloatface
  • Flood Tide
  • Flounder Pounder
  • Fog Bank
  • Fogbound
  • Folding Chair
  • Following Sea
  • For Cod's Sake
  • Forgot the Paddle
  • Forgot the Plug
  • Frog Kick
  • Front Seat Driver
  • Full of Hot Air
  • Fulmar
  • Futaleufu

G: 33 names

  • Gallinule
  • Gannet
  • Gar Wars
  • Gator Bait
  • Gator Snack
  • Gator Tail
  • Gauley
  • Gear Mule
  • Gel Coat Regret
  • Gentle Swell
  • Georgian Bay Gal
  • Ghost Crab
  • Gilligan
  • Glacier Bay
  • Glass Off
  • Glassy
  • Glow in the Dark
  • Go With the Flow
  • Gone Coastal
  • Gone Paddling
  • Gone Yakkin
  • Good Tern
  • Grape Soda
  • Gravel Bar
  • Great Blue Heron
  • Grebe
  • Green Machine
  • Green Room
  • Grey Seal
  • Ground Swell
  • Gull Friend
  • Gull Power
  • Gumdrop

H: 49 names

  • Haar
  • Hake News
  • Halibut Hauler
  • Hammock Hauler
  • Hand Roll
  • Hands Free
  • Hang Loose
  • Hang Ten
  • Happy as a Clam
  • Harbor Seal
  • Hard Chine
  • Harlequin Duck
  • Haystack
  • Headland
  • Headwind Harry
  • Hebrides Hopper
  • Helmet Hair
  • Hermit Crab
  • Hero Line
  • Heron
  • Hiawatha
  • High Brace
  • Highlighter
  • Hip Snap
  • Hippo
  • Hippocampus
  • Hissy Fit
  • Hit the Road Yak
  • HMS Paddle
  • HMS Soggy
  • Hold My Beer
  • Hole Punch
  • Home Waters
  • Honey Hole
  • Hook Hunter
  • Hook Line & Paddle
  • Horizon Chaser
  • Horizon Line
  • Horseshoe Crab
  • Hot Mustard
  • Hot Tamale
  • Huck Finn
  • Hull Breach
  • Hull of a Time
  • Hull Yeah
  • Hull-o There
  • Hullabalooza
  • Human Powered
  • Hydraulic Hank

I: 6 names

  • I Thought You Packed It
  • Iceberg Dead Ahead
  • Ichetucknee
  • Imiq
  • Inside Passage
  • Inuksuk

J: 7 names

  • Jack of All Tides
  • Jelly Roll
  • Jellybean
  • Jewelwing
  • Jighead Jim
  • Johnstone Strait
  • Jumbo Shrimp

K: 25 names

  • Kai
  • Kallik
  • Kamik
  • Kanaloa
  • Katabatic
  • Kay Pasa
  • Kay Sera Sera
  • Kayak Attack
  • Kayak Bassin
  • Kayak Kerfuffle
  • Kayak-a-Doodle-Doo
  • Kayaker Tot
  • Kayaky McKayakface
  • Kaynine
  • Keel Over
  • Keeper Hole
  • Kelp Bed
  • Kelp Crawler
  • Kelpie
  • Kenai Fjords
  • Key Lime
  • Kingfish Run
  • Kingfisher
  • Kraken
  • Krill Seeker

L: 41 names

  • Landfall
  • Last Light
  • Lazy River
  • Lazy Susan
  • Leaky Tiki
  • Lee Shore
  • Lemon Drop
  • Lemon Zest
  • Leopard Frog
  • Levanter
  • Leviathan
  • Lil' Kraken
  • Lily Pad
  • Lime Time
  • Lime Wedge
  • Limpkin
  • Line of Descent
  • Livewell Larry
  • Lobster Arms
  • Lobster Bisque
  • Lobster Roll
  • Lochsa
  • Lofoten Light
  • Loggerhead
  • Long Way Home
  • Look Ma No Paddle
  • Looking Glass
  • Loon
  • Loonatic
  • Loony Tune
  • Lost Signal
  • Low Brace
  • Low Tide Surprise
  • Loxahatchee
  • Lucky Duck
  • Lucky Horseshoe
  • Lumber Yak
  • Lunchbox
  • Lunker Bunker
  • Lure Abiding Citizen
  • Lure Me In

M: 58 names

  • Mackerel Sky
  • Magellan
  • Mallard
  • Manannan
  • Map and Compass
  • Map Turtle
  • Mare's Tail
  • Marriage Counselor
  • Marsh Hawk
  • Marsh Madness
  • Marsh Mallow
  • Marsh Marigold
  • Marsh Rabbit
  • Marsh Wren
  • Masik
  • Maverick
  • Mayfly
  • Mazu
  • McNasty
  • Mean Green
  • Mellow Fellow
  • Mellow Yellow
  • Mental Health Day
  • Merganser
  • Meridian
  • Midnight Sun
  • Milford Sound
  • Milk Crate Mike
  • Minke
  • Minnow Bucket
  • Mirror Lake
  • Mistral
  • Moana
  • Molly Brown
  • Moon Path
  • Moonglade
  • Moonshadow
  • Moonwake
  • Moorhen
  • Moose Crossing
  • Moosehead
  • Morning Glass
  • Morning Mist
  • Mosquito Magnet
  • Mud Flat
  • Mud Puppy
  • Mudbug
  • Mudcat
  • Muddy Waters
  • Mudlark
  • Mudskipper
  • Murre
  • Muskie Hunter
  • Muskrat
  • Muskrat Love
  • Musky Business
  • Mussel Memory
  • Mutiny for Two

N: 28 names

  • Na Pali
  • Nalu
  • Namaka
  • Namaste Afloat
  • Nansen
  • Nantahala
  • Nanuq
  • Narrows
  • Natsiq
  • Nautilus
  • Neap Tide
  • Nessie
  • New Moon
  • Nilak
  • Niobrara
  • Nixie
  • Njord
  • No Motor No Problem
  • No Service
  • Noodle
  • Norsaq
  • North Star
  • Northern Lights
  • Not My Fault
  • Nudibranch
  • Nugget
  • Nuliajuk
  • Nuna

O: 35 names

  • Oar de Toilette
  • Oar Inspiring
  • Oar Not
  • Oar You Kidding
  • Oar-dinary Day
  • Oarchestra
  • Oarsome Possum
  • Oceanid
  • Ocoee
  • Odd Duck
  • Odyssey
  • Ogopogo
  • Okefenokee
  • Okey-Dokey Kayaky
  • Ol' Blue
  • Old Coot
  • Old Faithful
  • Old Yeller
  • One Good Tern
  • One Paddlepower
  • Open Crossing
  • Open Water
  • Orange Crush
  • Orca
  • Origami
  • Ottawa Valley
  • Otter Chaos
  • Otter Pop
  • Otter Space
  • Otterly Lost
  • Out There
  • Overfalls
  • Overpacker
  • Oyster Bar
  • Oystercatcher

P: 70 names

  • Packraft Pete
  • Paddle Faster
  • Paddle Float
  • Paddle Included
  • Paddle Me Crazy
  • Paddle Partners
  • Paddle Pop
  • Paddle Prattle
  • Paddle Royale
  • Paddle to the Metal
  • Paddlesaurus
  • Paddlewhacked
  • Paddlin' Madeline
  • Painted Turtle
  • Painter
  • Pancake
  • Paper Birch
  • Park and Play
  • Patch Job
  • Patch Kit
  • Pathfinder
  • Payette
  • Pea Pod
  • Peace Paddle
  • Peanut
  • Pedal Pilot
  • Pedal Power
  • Pedal Pusher
  • Pedal to the Metal
  • Peel Out
  • Pelican Brief
  • Perch Search
  • Petrel Head
  • Phalarope
  • Pickerelweed

P, continued

  • Pickle
  • Pictured Rocks
  • Pied-Billed Grebe
  • Pike on a Bike
  • Pike Pursuit
  • Pillow Rock
  • Pine Barrens
  • Pintail
  • Pipe Dream
  • Pisces
  • Plastic Fantastic
  • Playboater
  • Playing Hooky
  • Pleiades
  • Plum Crazy
  • Point Break
  • Polaris
  • Pompano
  • Pool Toy
  • Poor Life Choices
  • Popping Cork
  • Popsicle
  • Porpoise
  • Portage Left
  • Portage Queen
  • Pourover
  • Prenup
  • Prince William Sound
  • Puddle Duck
  • Puddle Jumper
  • Puffin
  • Puffin Stuff
  • Puncture Wonder
  • Purple Martin
  • Put-In

Q: 5 names

  • Qajaq
  • Quetico Queen
  • Quiet Water
  • Quietude
  • Qulliq

R: 55 names

  • Raccoon Eyes
  • Rain Shadow
  • Rainbow Runner
  • Recumbent
  • Red Drum
  • Red Hot
  • Red Mangrove
  • Red Right Returning
  • Red-Eared Slider
  • Redfish Rodeo
  • Reef Rider
  • Reel Deal
  • Reel Therapy
  • Reel Yakker
  • Reelin' Rosie
  • Release the Kraken
  • Riffle
  • Ripple
  • Riptide
  • River Horse
  • River Otter
  • River Queen
  • River Rat
  • River Rover
  • River Runner
  • River Sloth
  • River Song
  • Riverdance
  • Robin's Egg
  • Robinson Crusoe
  • Rock Garden
  • Rock Spin
  • Rockfish Rocket
  • Rod Holder
  • Rogue
  • Roll Model
  • Roll With It
  • Rolls Up Small
  • Roof Rack Ornament
  • Row Jackson
  • Row Rage
  • Row Your Boat
  • Rowbin Hood
  • Rowbocop
  • Rowby Dick
  • Rowed Less Traveled
  • Rowed Trip
  • Rowed Warrior
  • Rowling Stone
  • Rowmeo
  • Rowsie the Riveter
  • Rubber Ducky
  • Rubber Soul
  • Rudder Buddy
  • Rusalka

S: 158 names

  • S'more
  • S.S. Minnow
  • S.S. Yak
  • Sacagawea
  • Safety Orange
  • Salmon Run
  • Salt Marsh
  • Saltwater Sally
  • Saltwater Taffy
  • Salty Dog
  • Salty Otter
  • San Juan Sailor
  • Sand Dollar
  • Sand Spit
  • Sandbar Camp
  • Sandpiper
  • Saranac
  • Saunter
  • Sawgrass
  • Scout Right
  • Scratch and Dent
  • Sculling Brace
  • Scupper Plug
  • Sea Arch
  • Sea Cave
  • Sea Cucumber
  • Sea Lettuce
  • Sea Lion
  • Sea Oats
  • Sea of Abaco
  • Sea of Cortez
  • Sea Señorita
  • Sea Sparkle
  • Sea Sprite
  • Sea Stack
  • Sea Urchin
  • Sea Wren
  • Seagull Steve
  • Seahorse
  • Seam Line
  • Sedna
  • Self Propelled
  • Selkie
  • Selway
  • Serendipity
  • Serenity Now
  • Shackleton
  • Shaka
  • Shark Bait
  • Shearwater
  • Shipping Lane
  • Shore Break

S, continued

  • Shore Thing
  • Shuttle Bunny
  • Shuttle Run
  • Side Scan Sam
  • Sieve Dodger
  • Sight Cast
  • Significant Otter
  • Siku
  • Sinking Feeling
  • Sir Yaks-a-Lot
  • Siren Song
  • Sirocco
  • Sitting Duck
  • Skagit
  • Skeeter Bait
  • Skeg
  • Skerry
  • Skinny Water
  • Skipper
  • Skunked Again
  • Skye Crossing
  • Skylark
  • Slack Water
  • Slalom Gate
  • Slot Machine
  • Slough Poke
  • Slow Boat Home
  • Slow Jam
  • Slow Poke
  • Slow Roll
  • Slow Turtle
  • Slow Water
  • Smallie Hunter
  • Smoky Yak
  • Snack Shack
  • Snackyak
  • Snail's Pace
  • Snapping Turtle
  • Sneak Line
  • Snook Nook
  • Softshell
  • Soggy Bottom
  • Soggy Doggy
  • Soggy Sandwich
  • Some Assembly Required
  • Sore Shoulders
  • Soup Zone
  • Sour Apple
  • Spanish Moss
  • Spartina
  • Special Kay
  • Speck Chaser
  • Spin Class

S, continued

  • Spinnerbait Sue
  • Splash Dancer
  • Splash Gordon
  • Splitwheel
  • Sponge Bob
  • Spray Skirt Sally
  • Spring Peeper
  • Spring Tide
  • Squirt Boat
  • Stake Out
  • Stand & Deliver
  • Standing Wave
  • Stationary Bike
  • Steady Eddie
  • Steelhead
  • Steep Creek
  • Stern but Fair
  • Stern Squirt
  • Stern Talking-To
  • Stern Words
  • Still Water
  • Stingray Shuffle
  • Stonefly
  • Storm Cloud
  • Storm Petrel
  • Storm Roll
  • Stowaway
  • Strainer Stranger
  • Strawberry Shortcake
  • Stream Dream
  • Streamline
  • Striper Swiper
  • Stuck in the Mud
  • Suitcase Sally
  • Summer Isles
  • Summer Triangle
  • Sun Dance
  • Sunburn Machine
  • Sunday Driver
  • Sunday Paddle
  • Sunscreen Optional
  • Surf Scoter
  • Surf Wave
  • Surf Zone
  • Suwannee
  • Swamp Donkey
  • Swamp Fox
  • Swamp Sparrow
  • Swamp Thing
  • Sweep Stroke
  • Sweetgale
  • Swim Lessons
  • Sync or Swim

T: 65 names

  • Tailing Red
  • Tailwind Tessie
  • Take-Out
  • Talk Yak to Me
  • Tandem Tantrum
  • Tangaroa
  • Tangerine Dream
  • Tarp Town
  • Tarpon Time
  • Tater Tot
  • Tatshenshini
  • Teal Appeal
  • Ten Day Trip
  • Ten Thousand Islander
  • Tern
  • Tern Left
  • Tern Signal
  • Texas Rig
  • The Divorce Boat
  • The Minnow
  • The Puddle Paddler
  • The Skunk Boat
  • The Swimmer
  • The Tupperware
  • Therapy Session
  • Throw Bag
  • Tidal Bore
  • Tidal Wave Dave
  • Tide Pool
  • Tide Race
  • Tide Rip
  • Tideline

T, continued

  • Tie-Dye
  • Tikaani
  • Till Depth Do Us Part
  • Tippy Canoe
  • Tipsy Turvy
  • Titanic II
  • Tomato Soup
  • Tombolo
  • Topwater Tom
  • Tortuga
  • Traffic Cone
  • Tranquilo
  • Transducer Ted
  • Tropicbird
  • Trout Bum
  • Trout Scout
  • True North
  • Trumpeter
  • Trunk Boat
  • Tuesday Off
  • Tuilik
  • Tuktu
  • Tulugaq
  • Tuna Tamer
  • Tundra Swan
  • Tuolumne
  • Tupelo
  • Turquoise Tease
  • Turtle Power
  • Twilight Run
  • Two Paddles One Dream
  • Two Peas in a Pod
  • Two-Seater Trouble

U: 11 names

  • Ugly Duckling
  • Ukaliq
  • Ukpik
  • Ulu
  • Ulysses
  • Umiak
  • Undine
  • Union Yak
  • Unplugged
  • Up the Creek
  • Upside Downer

V: 4 names

  • Vega
  • Vitamin D Dispenser
  • Voyager
  • Voyageur

W: 38 names

  • Waffle
  • Wahoo Wendy
  • Wake Me Later
  • Walleye Wagon
  • Water Boatman
  • Water Buffalo
  • Water Ouzel
  • Water Snake
  • Water Strider
  • Water Therapy
  • Water Vole
  • Waterbug
  • Watermelon
  • Wave Hole
  • Wave Rider
  • Wave Train
  • Wayfinder
  • Wayward
  • Weedline
  • Weeki Wachee
  • Weeping Willow
  • Wekiva
  • Wet Exit
  • Wet Socks
  • Where's the Ramp
  • Whip-poor-will
  • Whitewater Wanda
  • Who's Paddling
  • Wigeon
  • Wild Rice
  • Willet
  • Williwaw
  • Wind Bound
  • Window Shade
  • Wood Duck
  • Wood Stork
  • Woolly Bugger
  • Wrong Side Up

Y: 32 names

  • Yak and Forth
  • Yak Attack
  • Yak Be Nimble
  • Yak Daddy
  • Yak Frost
  • Yak in Black
  • Yak in the Saddle
  • Yak o' Lantern
  • Yak of All Trades
  • Yak on Track
  • Yak Rabbit
  • Yak Sparrow
  • Yak to the Future
  • Yak-a-Doodle
  • Yakahontas
  • Yakaroni
  • Yakety Sax
  • Yakety Yak
  • Yakfish
  • Yakkity Splash
  • Yakky McYakface
  • Yakmobile
  • Yakpot
  • Yaks Fifth Avenue
  • Yakstreet's Back
  • Yakuna Matata
  • Yakzilla
  • Yampa
  • Yellow Jacket
  • Yellow Submarine
  • Yellowlegs
  • Youghiogheny

Z: 4 names

  • Zen Master
  • Zen Yak
  • Zephyr
  • Zero Horsepower