Splatoon Band Name Generator

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Generate Splatoon band names in the style of Squid Sisters, Off the Hook and Wet Floor: sea-life and ink puns, idol duos, punk and ska outfits, DJs and Salmon Run garage bands for fan bands, OCs, Splatfest lore and Splashtag titles.

About Splatoon band names

Splatoon's in-game bands follow a house style that is easy to copy once you notice it: almost every name is a pun that lands on sea life, water, ink or fish food. Squid Squad, Bottom Feeders and Chirpy Chips are straight seafood jokes; Wet Floor and Damp Socks play on the wet/fresh slang; Turquoise October riffs on a real album title; Dedf1sh and ω-3 use leetspeak and symbols like a real underground DJ; and the idol acts keep it short and sweet: Squid Sisters, Off the Hook, Deep Cut. A good fan band name should make a Splatoon player grin at the second meaning.

The best raw material is the game itself. Stages become venues and hometowns (Moray Tower Rats, Blackbelly Breakdown), Salmon Run bosses become metal bands (Steelhead Stomp, Horrorboros Horns), gear brands and abilities become electronic acts (Tentatek Techno, Ninja Squid Ninjas), and Inkopolis shopkeepers make convincing frontpeople (Gnarly Eddy's Garage, Fred Crumbs & the Leftovers). Sushi, sashimi and ramen supply the food puns Splatoon loves.

The list opens with the canon bands for reference, then gives original idol duos, rock and punk outfits, ska and jazz combos, DJs and rappers, shoegaze and metal acts, plus Splatfest and Grizzco themed groups for fan fiction, OCs and Splashtag titles.

How to choose Splatoon band names

Decide the genre first, then pick the pun to match: idol duos want two cute words (Kelp Cousins, Brine & Shine), punk wants something rude or wet (Soggy Bottom Squids, Mollusk Moshpit), and DJs want a single stylized handle (Glitchfish, N3on Reef).
Give the band a hometown stage: a name like Eeltail Alleycats or MakoMart Aisle Nine tells fans where the group busks and gives you a venue for fan art and fics.
Stay close to Nintendo's tone: the official bands joke about fish, ink and damp socks, never about anything mean-spirited, so keep the puns cheerful and family-friendly.
If the band is your Inkling or Octoling OC's, tie the name to their weapon or job: a roller main fronts Splat Roller Derby, a Grizzco regular plays in Grizzco Nightshift, a charger fronts E-Liter Elite.
Don't reuse the canon names (Squid Sisters, Off the Hook, Deep Cut, Wet Floor) for your own band; a clear riff on them (Off the Hook Groupies, Deep Cut Daily) shows lore knowledge without passing off an official act as yours.

Frequently asked questions

What are the real band names in Splatoon?

Splatoon 1 has Squid Squad, Hightide Era, Chirpy Chips, Bottom Feeders, Turquoise October and the Squid Sisters; Splatoon 2 adds Wet Floor, Ink Theory, Diss-Pair, SashiMori, Front Roe, Dedf1sh and Off the Hook; Splatoon 3 adds Deep Cut, C-Side, H2Whoa, Riot Act, Free Association, Yoko & the Gold Bazookas and Damp Socks. Those canon names appear first in the list so you can match the style.

What makes a name sound like a Splatoon band?

A double meaning built on sea life, water, ink, fish dishes or Splatoon slang (fresh, booyah, woomy), kept to one to four words. Wet Floor, Bottom Feeders and Chirpy Chips all read as ordinary band names until you notice the seafood joke, and that is the effect to aim for.

Can I use these for Splatfest teams, Splashtags or OCs?

Yes. Many of the names are short enough for a Splashtag title or team name, and the idol-duo names suit Splatfest host OCs. For a four-player Turf War squad specifically, see the Splatoon team name generator, which has more squad and clan style names.

Are these names for Inklings, Octolings or both?

Both. Octo-themed names (Octo Flow, Octobrush Octet, Octo Valley Girls) suit Octoling acts from Octo Valley or the Octo Expansion, squid names suit Inklings, and sea-creature, food and stage names work for either, or for a mixed band like Deep Cut.

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

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A: 15 names

Abyssal Maw
Aerospray Can Kids
Agent Eight Ball
Alterna Echoes
Anarchy Rainbow
Ancho-V Chiptune Club
Anchor Management
Anchovy Anthems
Anchovy Avenue
Anglerfish Angles
Annaki Anarchy
Arctic Monkfish
Ark Polaris Afterparty
Arowana Mall Goths
Art Academy Rejects

B: 34 names

Bait Shop Boys
Baller Shot Callers
Bamboozler Bamboozle
Barnacle & Dime Store Cowboys
Barnacle Brass
Bassline Barnacle
Big Bubbler Brothers
Big Bubbles
Big Man on Campus
Big Run Boogie
Bilgewater Blues
Bioluminescent Bangers
Blackbelly Breakdown
Blacklight Brigade
Blobfish Blues
Blobfish Lounge
Bloblobber Bop
Bloodtide
Bloop Troop
Bluefin Depot Delinquents
Boardwalk Bandits
Bomb Rush Hour
Booyah Back Band
Booyah Bomb Backup Singers
Booyah Bomb Boys
Boss Wave
Bottom Feeders
Brellaphonic
Brine & Shine
Brine Mind
Brine Quartet
Brinebeat Brothers
Broken Brella
Bubble Blowers Union

C: 41 names

C-Side
Calamari Calypso
Calamari Carousel
Calamari Inkantation Choir
Callie Rally
Calligraphy Club
Candy-Coated Rockers
Canvas & Kelp
Carbon Roller Coaster
Catfish Casanovas
Charger Anthem
Chartreuse Chorus
Chirpy Chips
Chum Bucket Choir
Clam Blitz Clambake
Clam Jam
Clamshell Radio
Clickbait Crew
Cohock Charge
Cohozuna Chorus

C, continued

Color Pulse Collective
Comeback Kids of Inkopolis
Communication Error Band
Conch Republic
Cooler Heads
Coral Bleach
Coral Cousins
Coral Reef Chorale
Coralines
Crab Maiden
Crab Rangoon Rangers
Crab Rave
Crab Tank Commanders
Crab Tank Revue
Craymond's Crayfish Cabaret
Crow's Nest Crew
Crusty Crew
Curling Bomb Club
Cuttle Puddle
Cuttlefish Cadets
Cuttlefish Cult

D: 16 names

Damp Basement Sessions
Damp Socks
Deadweight Dualie
Dedf1sh
Deep Cut
Deep Sea Diva
Depeche Mollusc
Dimmed Lights on the Pier
Diss-Pair
DJ Deep End
DJ Lowtide
Dockside Deep Cuts
Dolphin Disco
Doubloon Platoon
Drift Net Dreams
Drizzler Dreams

E: 7 names

E-Liter Elite
Ebb & Flowchart
Eeltail Alleycats
Eggstra Work Ethic
Eight Arms Wide
Electric Eel Overload
Entropical Storm

F: 19 names

Finwave
Firefin Fireflies
Fish & Chiptunes
Fish Stick Figures
Fizzy Bomb Fizz
Flat Ink Society
Fleet Fishes
Flipper-Flopper
Fly Octo Fly
Fog on the Reef
Foghorn Folk
Fred Crumbs & the Leftovers
Free Association
Fresh Coat of Paint
Fresh Fins
Fresh Wave Five
Freshest Fit Check
Front Roe
Frye Daddy

G: 16 names

Gilltones
Glitchfish
Glow Squad
Glow Stick Guild
Glowfly Gospel
Gnarly Eddy's Garage
Golden Egg Gang
Gone Fission Fusion
Goo Tuber Glee Club
Graffiti Gang
Great White Noise
Griller Thriller
Grizz Bizz
Grizzco Gospel
Grizzco Nightshift
Grouper Therapy

H: 17 names

H2Whoa
Hadal Zone
Half Tide Hearts
Hammerhead Sharks of Hammerhead Bridge
Hang Ten Tentacles
Harbor Lights Out
Harmony & the Hairclips
Hazard Pay
Heavy Splatling Hearts
Herring Aid
High Tide Hi-Fi
Hightide Era
Hook, Line & Singer
Horrorboros Horns
Hot Pink Hotline
Hotlantis Heartbreak
Hotlantis Hotshots

I: 27 names

Ink Against the Machine
Ink Me Up Scotty
Ink or Sink
Ink Slick
Ink Stained Wretches
Ink Storm Warning
Ink Tank Empty
Ink Tank Idols
Ink Theory
Inkandescent
Inkarcerated
Inkblot Art Academy Dropouts
Inkblot Test
Inkbrush Impressionists
Inkcognito Mode
Inkfall
Inkjet Set
Inkline Skyline
Inkling Overtones
Inkopolis Idol Project
Inkopolis Nights
Inkopolis Plaza Buskers
Inkopolis Square Dance
Inkorporated
Inksomnia Lounge
Inkvisible Inc.
Inkwash Watercolors

J: 4 names

Jammin' Salmon Junction
Jel La Fleur Jazz
Jellyfish Bloom
Jellyfish Jam

K: 17 names

Kelp Cousins
Kelp Dome Choir
Kelp Dome Kids
Kelp Forest Folk
Kelp Krunch
Kelp Me Rhonda
Kid Now Squid Later
Killer Wail 5.1 Surround
King Tide Kingpins
Koi Pond Karaoke
Krak-On Krakens
Kraken Kids Club
Kraken Royale
Kraken Up the Volume
Krakenfall
Krill Bill
Krill Collective

L: 13 names

Last-Ditch Effort
Leviathan Lounge
Lighthouse Keepers
Lil Ink
Lil Squirt
Limpet Bizkit
Lionfish Pride
Liquid Sunshine Daydream
Lobster Mobster
Lost Outpost Locals
Low Tide Lullaby
Luna Blaster Lunatics
Lunar Splatfest

M: 30 names

Mackerel Sky
Magenta Menace
MakoMart Aisle Nine
Man-o'-Wardrobe Malfunction
Manta Maria Mutiny
Manta Ray Gun
Mantis Mornings
Mantis Shrimp Punch
Marie Antoinette & the Cake Squids
Marina & the Trench
Marooner's Bay Mariners
Matchmaking Mishaps
Maws & Effect
MC Mantis Shrimp
Midnight Turf War
Mincemeat Metalworks
Miso Hungry
Mollusk Melodies
Mollusk Moshpit
Moonjelly
Moray Mambo
Moray Tower Rats
Mothership Connection
Mr. Grizz Is Watching
Mr. Grizz's Teddy Bears
Mudmouth Mudslide
Mudskipper Hop
Mussel Memory
Musselforge Muscle
Mutiny on the Dance Floor

N: 15 names

N-ZAP Nap Time
N3on Reef
Nails Did
Narwhal Nocturne
Naut Couture Models
Nautilus Nocturne
Neon Ninjas
Neon Nori
Ninja Squid Ninjas
Nirvanemone
Nori Nieces
Nori Nights
Nori Story
Now or Never Nevers
Nudibranch Nation

O: 20 names

Octarian Overlords
Octavio's Wasabi Supply
Octo Aunties
Octo Canyon Echoes
Octo Expansion Pack
Octo Flow
Octo Oven Bakers
Octo Valley Girls
Octo Valley Voices
Octo-Ska Orchestra
Octobass
Octobrush Octet
Octoling Ordinance
Octoling Undertones
Octostomp Stompers
Off the Hook
Omega-3
Orange Crush Velvet
Orca Chorus
Oyster Cult Classic

P: 16 names

Paintscraper Skyline
Pale Kelp
Pastel Pirates
Pearl Diver High Dive
Pearlescent
Pier Pressure
Piranha Pit Orchestra
Pistol Shrimp Pistols
Plankton Planet
Plaza Pop Unit
Ponzu Punks
Portishell
Power Egg Pop
Power Egg Posse
Prawn to Be Wild
Pufferfish Poofers

R: 17 names

Radio Eel
Rainbow Road Rage
Rainmaker Rainchecks
Red Herrings
Reef Horns
Reef Rats
Reef Rave
Reef Royals
Reef Static
Reefside Residents
Reefslider Riders
Respawn Point
Riot Act
Riptide Rip Chords
Robo ROM-en Noodle Boys
Rockagilly Blues Band
Roller Disco Rollers

S: 102 names

S+ Rank Slackers
Salmonid Serenade
Salmonid Summer
Salmonid Two-Tone
Salt Haze
Saltspray Riggers
Saltspray Serenade
Saltwater Swing
Sandbar Sessions
Sandcastle Demolition
Sargasso Sound
Sashimi Skies
Sashimi Sunday
SashiMori
Scorch Gorge Scorchers
Scribble Squad
Sea Glass Ensemble
Sea Me Now
Sea Slug Slowcore
Sea Snail Mail
Sea Sponge Squad
Sea Urchin Sermon
Seafoam Shanty Singers
Seal Team Six Strings
Seaskape Artists
Sh4rkb1te
Shark Bytes
Shark Teeth Necklace
Sharkbait Serenade
Sheldon's Ammo Knights
Shell Out
Shell Shock Therapy
Shella Fresh Revue
Shellac Records

S, continued

Shellendorf Strings
Shellfish Sisters
Shipwreck Serenade
Shipwreckin' Ballers
Shiver Me Timbres
Shrimp Cocktail Hour
Shrimp Kicks Step Team
Slack Tide Sessions
Slammin' Lids
Slosher Mosh
Sloshing Machine Head
Smallfry & the Minnows
Smallfry Superstars
Snapperheads
Snipewriters
Sockeye Sleepover
Sockeye Station Soul
Soggy Bottom Squids
Soggy Socks Redux
Spawning Grounds Sound
Splash Mob Flash Mob
Splash Wall of Sound
Splat Bomb Squad
Splat Cats
Splat Happens
Splat Pack
Splat Roller Derby
Splat Zones Zoned Out
Splat-Pop Sensation
Splatfest Afterglow
Splatfest Saturday
Splatoonatics
Splatsville Sirens
Splattack Attack

S, continued

Splatter Platter
Splatterhouse Band
Splatterscope Creep
Spray Can Cowboys
Squ1d
Squid Beakon Beats
Squid Kid Quintet
Squid Kid Syndicate
Squid Party Sisters
Squid Pro Bono
Squid Row
Squid Sisters
Squid Squad
Squid Vicious
Squid Zeppelin
Squiddled Away
Squidlantic
Squidlash
Squidlings
Squidnapped
Squidney Youth
Squidstep
Squidwave
Steel Eel Shuffle
Steelhead Stomp
Sting Ray Charles
Street Art Sharks
Sturgeon Shipyard Shantymen
Subwoofer Squid
Sucker Punch Drunk
Super Fresh Supper Club
Super Jump Squad
Surf's Up Squids
Swordfish Swing

T: 46 names

Tableturf Table Manners
Tacticooler Than You
Tako Tuesday Trio
Takoroka Takeover
Takoyaki Tuesdays
Tartar Sauce
Teal Appeal
Technicolor Tentacles
Tempura Tantrum
Ten Tentacles
Tenta Brella Tent Revival
Tenta Missile Crisis
Tentaclones
Tentacool Runnings
Tentatek Techno
Tetra Dualies Quartet
The Barnacles
The Bear Necessities
The Bluefin Beat
The Fresh Hats
The Glowflies
The Hydroplants
The Ink Spots of Splatsville

T, continued

The Inkstrokes
The Inkwells
The Kelp Notes
The New Squidbeak Seven
The Roe Row
The Salt Twins
The Seafoam Four
The Splatlings
The Tentacles
Tidal Rushmore
Tide Pool Trio
Tide Pool Twins
Tide Turners
Tidepool Trombones
Tower Control Freaks
Tri-Stringer Strings
Tricolor Turf Trio
Trizooka Triplets
Tuna Melt
Turf & Surf
Turf War Tenors
Turf War Tunes
Turquoise October

U: 7 names

Um'ami Ruins Revival
Unagi Unplugged
Undercover Brella Boys
Undertow Spillway Surf Club
Undertow Underground
Urchin Orchestra
Urchin Underpass Brass

V: 2 names

Veemo & the Ngyes
Violet Riot

W: 14 names

Wahoo Crew
Wahoo Wonders
Wahoo World Order
Walleye Warehouse Party
Wasabi Warfare
Wave Break Weekend
Wave Three Warriors
Wavebreak Radio
Wet Floor
Wet Paint Warning
Whelk Come Home
Whirlpool Wail
Wipeout Wizards
Woomy Weekend

X: 1 name

X Rank Ex-Boyfriends

Y: 2 names

Yoko & the Gold Bazookas
Yung Kelp

Z: 1 name

Zink Tank

0-9: 1 name

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