Lobster Name Generator

Punny, salty and regal names for lobsters

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Find a name for your pet lobster, crayfish tank-mate, plush, mascot or lobster character: claw and shell puns like Clawdia and Sir Pinch-a-Lot, Maine harbor names, seafood-kitchen picks, grumpy old-timer names, rare color morphs and a few famous fictional lobsters.

About lobster names

Lobster names cluster into a few families, and the best ones lean into the animal's personality: armored, slow and permanently scowling. Claw puns are the biggest group (Clawdia, Clawrence, Sir Pinch-a-Lot, Lobstopher), followed by kitchen names that keepers use with a straight face: Bisque, Thermidor, Scampi, Butterball, Newburg. Because lobsters look like tiny grumpy old men, plain retiree names such as Gerald, Mabel, Harold and Doris are a genre of their own, and the animal's New England identity makes Maine harbors (Bar Harbor, Kennebunk, Boothbay, Monhegan) and lobstering terms (Buoy, Trapper, Shedder, Keeper, Cull) feel right at home.

Color gives you another angle. Most lobsters are mottled brown, but rare morphs are famous enough to name after: Big Blue or Cobalt for the one-in-two-million blue, Calico, Split for the half-and-half, Cotton Candy for the pastel pink, Goldie for yellow. Scientific names work too; Homarus is the Atlantic lobster, Nephrops the langoustine, Panulirus and Jasus the spiny lobsters. Pop culture supplies Pinchy from The Simpsons, Larry from SpongeBob, Zoidberg from Futurama and Lobster Johnson from Hellboy.

A lobster name is mostly said to visitors standing at a tank or a restaurant counter, so pick something you enjoy announcing. If the lobster is actually a crayfish or a spiny lobster, the same names apply; nobody at the tank will check.

How to choose lobster names

Match the name to the shell: Big Blue, Cobalt or Indigo for a blue morph, Calico or Split for a patchy one, Rusty, Brick or Cayenne for a classic reddish-brown animal.
Grumpy old-timer names (Gerald, Mabel, Horace, Doris) get funnier the longer you watch a lobster sulk under a rock; they suit aquarium lobsters and crayfish kept as pets.
For a restaurant or market tank mascot, pick a regional name that tourists will recognize, like Bar Harbor, Kennebunk or Monhegan, rather than a pun they have to explain.
Lobsters and crayfish live for years and molt many times; avoid naming after the current shell size (Tiny, Shorty) unless you are happy with the irony later.
If the name is for a character, plush or boat decal rather than a live animal, the kitchen names (Thermidor, Bisque, Drawn Butter) land as jokes; for a real pet, some keepers prefer to skip them.

Frequently asked questions

What are good names for a pet lobster?

Claw and shell puns like Clawdia, Clawrence, Shelldon and Sir Pinch-a-Lot are the most popular, along with grumpy old-man names like Gerald and Harold, Maine harbor names like Bar Harbor and Boothbay, and color names like Big Blue or Rusty. Short two-syllable names are easiest to say at the tank every day.

What are some famous lobsters I could name mine after?

Pinchy from The Simpsons, Larry the Lobster from SpongeBob SquarePants, Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama, Lobster Johnson from the Hellboy comics, and Rock Lobster from the B-52s song are the best known. The lobstrosities from Stephen King's Dark Tower books are a darker option, and Friends fans still name lobsters after the 'he's her lobster' line.

Do these names work for crayfish, crawdads and spiny lobsters?

Yes. Most of the puns, color names and old-timer names fit any clawed or spiny crustacean, and the list includes crayfish-flavored picks like Mudbug, Crawdad, Yabby and Langoustine. Spiny lobsters lack the big claws, so pick tail and antenna names (Tailflip, Spiny, Antennaeus) over Crusher or Pincer.

Why do people give lobsters seafood names like Bisque and Thermidor?

It is a long-running joke among lobster and crab keepers, the same way pigs end up named Bacon. Names like Bisque, Scampi, Butterball, Newburg and Old Bay are instantly recognizable as lobster names, which makes them good for mascots, plushies and characters; some pet owners prefer a less edible name for a living animal.

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All 500 lobster names

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A: 18 names

Acadia
Agnes
Aioli
Albino
Alfie
Amélie
Amphitrite
Amundsen
Angus
Antennaeus
Aragosta
Archibald
Archie
Armand
Astakos
Atlas
Augusta
Auntie Claw

B: 46 names

Backflip
Bagel
Bait
Bandit
Baptiste
Bar Harbor
Barnaby
Barnacle
Baron von Claw
Barry Pincherfield
Bartholomew
Basil
Béarnaise
Beatrice
Bernadette
Bernard
Bertie
Beurre Blanc
Big Blue
Big Red
Biscuit
Bisque
Bisque Bobby
Bjorn
Bluebeard
Blueberry
Bluey
Boiler
Bonnie
Boomer
Boothbay
Bouillabaisse
Breezy
Brigitte
Briny
Brogan
Bruiser
Brûlée
Brutus
Bubba
Bubbles
Buddy
Buoy
Butter Betty
Butterball
Butters

C: 73 names

Calico
Calypso
Cape Cod
Captain Clawsworth
Captain Crustacean
Caramel
Carapace
Carpaccio
Casco
Cayenne
Cerulean
Ceviche
Chanterelle
Chela
Cheliped
Cherry
Chervil
Chili
Chive
Chomper
Chowder
Chowder Chuck
Cioppino
Clambake
Clamper
Claw Daddy
Claw-dia Schiffer
Clawbacca
Clawd Monet
Clawde
Clawdette
Clawdia
Clawdio
Clawdius Caesar
Clawdzilla
Clawford

C, continued

Clawpernicus
Clawrence
Clawsanne
Clawsanova
Clawsby
Clawsius
Clawsome Carl
Clawvin
Clawvin Klein
Clementine
Clove
Cobalt
Colette
Constance
Copper
Coral
Coralie
Cornelius
Cotton Candy
Cousin Crusty
Crabapple
Crabby Abby
Cranky
Crimson
Crudo
Crumpet
Cruncher
Crusher
Crusher Claw
Crustacean Crawford
Crustavo
Crustopher Columbus
Crusty
Crusty the Clown
Crystal
Cull
Cutter Claw

D: 14 names

Damariscotta
Darth Pincher
Declan
Deer Isle
Delphine
Diesel
Dill
Doctor Clawson
Doris
Drawn Butter
Drizzle
Duchess Clawsome
Dudley
Dumpling

E: 10 names

Edna
Eilidh
Elspeth
Ember
Ernie
Ethel
Étienne
Étouffée
Eunice
Ewan

F: 15 names

Fabien
Feisty
Fennel
Fergus
Finnegan
Fiona
Flambé
Flipper Tail
Foggy
Frankie
Fricassee
Frida Clawlo
Frosty
Fudge
Fussy

G: 20 names

Gaston
Georgie
Gerald
Gertrude
Ghost
Ginger
Gladys
Gnasher
Goldie
Goliath
Grabby
Grandpa Gus
Grapple
Greer
Gripper
Grumpy
Gumbo
Gunnar
Gustave
Gusty

H: 19 names

Hamish
Han Shello
Hank
Harbor Harry
Hardshell
Harold
Hattie
Henri
Henrietta
Hercules
Hollandaise
Homard
Homarus
Homarus Pocus
Homer
Horace
Horatio
Hummer
Humphrey

I: 6 names

Ignace
Ignatius
Indigo
Irving
Isla
Izzy

J: 6 names

Jacques
Jambalaya
Jasus
Josephine
Judge Snappington
Julius Shellzer

K: 7 names

Kai
Keanu
Keeper
Kennebunk
Kirsty
Knuckles
Kreeft

L: 43 names

Lady Pinchington
Lagosta
Langosta
Larry
Lazare
Leif
Lemon
Lemon Wedge
Lenny
Leonardo da Pinchy
Leopold
Lob Ross
Lobbie
Lobbie Williams
Lobby
Lobby Flay
Lobelia
Lobo
Lobraham Lincoln
Lobs
Lobsta
Lobster Bisquet
Lobster Johnson
Lobsterati
Lobsterbeth
Lobsterdam
Lobsterella
Lobsterina
Lobsterpiece
Lobsterpotamus
Lobstertron
Lobsterwan Kenobi
Lobstinski
Lobstopher
Lobstrosity
Lobzilla
Loki
Lord Thermidor
Lorna
Lottie
Louie
Lucien
Luke Clawwalker

M: 39 names

Mabel
Mack
Magnus
Mairi
Makani
Marcel
Margaux
Marina
Marina Marge
Maris
Marisol
Marmalade
Marvin
Maurice
Maverick
Maximus
Meatball
Meathead
Meri
Mildred
Milo
Mireille
Misty
Mitch
Moana
Moby
Moira
Molt
Molty McMoltface
Monhegan
Montgomery
Morag
Mortimer
Moxie
Mr. Pincherton
Mrs. Pincherton
Muffin
Murray
Myrtle

N: 20 names

Nacho
Nadine
Nalu
Nana Nell
Nantucket
Napoleon Bonaclaw
Nellie
Nephrops
Neptune
Nereus
Nerissa
Newburg
Newburg Nelly
Nibbles
Nipper
Noodle
Norman
Nova Scotia
Nutcracker
Nutmeg

O: 11 names

Oceane
Oceanus
Odette
Odin
Ogunquit
Olaf
Old Bay
Old Red
Ollie
Ophelia
Outlaw

P: 32 names

Pablo Pinchasso
Palinurus
Pancake
Panulirus
Paprika
Parsley
Peanut
Pearl
Penobscot
Pepper
Percival
Philippa
Philippe
Pickle
Pierre
Pincer
Pinchard Nixon
Pinchasaurus
Pinchelope
Pincher Claw
Pinchers
Pinchy
Pinchy McPinchface
Pinchy Pete
Pip
Poseidon
Pretzel
Princess Lobsteria
Professor Pinchbottom
Proteus
Prudence
Pudding

Q: 1 name

Quincy

R: 22 names

Ragnar
Rascal
Rebel
Red Rocket
Reef Rita
Reginald
Remoulade
Remy
Renegade
Rigby
Riptide
Rock Lobster
Rockland
Rogue
Roll Ronnie
Rory
Rosemary
Rosie
Rouille
Ruby
Rumble
Rusty

S: 57 names

Saffron
Sage
Salty
Sandy
Sapphire
Sassy
Sauté
Scampi
Scampi Sam
Scarlet
Scone
Scoot
Scooter
Scoundrel
Scrappy
Scuttle
Seamus
Sebastian
Shackleton
Shedder
Sheddy
Shell Silverstein
Shellby
Shelldon
Shelldon Cooper
Shelley
Shellfish Shelly
Shellina
Shellock Holmes
Shellsea
Shellvester
Shellvis Presley
Shona
Shorty
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Pinch-a-Lot
Skipper
Snapoleon
Snapper
Snappy
Snips
Softshell
Solange
Sorley
Sorrel
Sou'wester
Sparky
Split
Sriracha
Stanley
Steamer
Stonington
Stormy
Sunny
Sven
Swans Island
Swimmeret

T: 23 names

Tabasco
Taffy
Tailflip
Tank
Tarquin
Tarragon
Tartare
Tavish
Teddy
Thaddeus
Thalassa
Thermidor
Thermidor Ted
Thibault
Thor
Thunder
Thyme
Tidepool Tina
Titan
Toffee
Tom Snippy
Trapper
Triton

U: 1 name

Uncle Lou

V: 5 names

Velouté
Vernon
Vinalhaven
Vincent van Claw
Vinnie

W: 8 names

Waffles
Walter
Wasabi
Wilbur
Wilhelmina
Winifred
Winnie
Wrecker

Y: 1 name

Ysolde

Z: 3 names

Zeke
Ziggy
Zoidberg