Squid Name Generator

Inky, squishy names for squids of every size

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Generate squid names for plushies, aquarium and Minecraft squids, Splatoon inklings and story characters: ink and deep-sea names, cute squishy nicknames, calamari puns, mythic krakens, and real squid words from Japanese, Italian and Latin.

About squid names

Squid names cluster around four things people notice first: ink, tentacles, squishiness and the deep sea. Ink gives you Inky, Inkwell, Sepia, Rorschach and Sumi (the Japanese word for ink); the ten arms give you Decapod, Tentacle Tess and Suckers; the texture gives you Squish, Noodle, Wobble and Mochi; and the deep ocean gives you Fathom, Abyss, Luma and Vampyro, after the vampire squid that lives in the twilight zone. A squid that glows, like the Minecraft glow squid or a real firefly squid, can borrow Hotaru, Glowbert or Watasenia.

Fandom supplies the best-known squid names: Squidward and Squilliam from SpongeBob, Inkay and Malamar from Pokemon, and Splatoon's Callie, Marie, Pearl, Marina, Shiver and Frye, plus community words like Woomy and Booyah. For something grander there are the sea monsters (Kraken, Lusca, Akkorokamui, Gezora) and the Greek teuthis, from which every scientific squid name descends.

If you want a name that sounds like a squid without being a pun, look at real squid words in other languages: Lula (Portuguese), Totano and Calamaretto (Italian), Chipiron (Spanish), Ika and Geso (Japanese), Ojingeo (Korean). They are short, soft and unmistakably cephalopod.

How to choose squid names

Match the name to the squid's size: Pip, Squidlet and Chipiron for a tiny bobtail or keychain plush, Colossus, Architeuthis or Kraken for a giant stuffed squid or a boss monster.
Squishy plush squids suit soft double consonants and round vowels (Mochi, Wobble, Blobby, Squidgy); sleek aquarium or game squids suit sharper names like Jetstream, Siphon, Cobalt or Vampyro.
For Splatoon characters, keep it short and punchy so it fits the in-game name limit; single words like Woomy, Inkie, Booyah or Splish read well on a scoreboard.
If you keep real squid (bobtail or bigfin reef squid are the usual aquarium species), pick names you can tell apart quickly at feeding time, since they change colour constantly and look alike.
Ink puns are fun but easy to overdo; pick one (Inkognito, Inkjet, Rorschach) and pair it with a plain first name like Penelope, Humphrey or Seymour for a squid that sounds like a character.

Frequently asked questions

What are cute names for a squid plushie?

Soft, round names work best: Squish, Squidgy, Mochi, Noodle, Blobby, Wobble, Dumpling, Jellybean, Pip, Squidlet and Cuttles. Add a gentle human name (Penelope, Humphrey, Seymour, Dottie) if you want the plush to feel like a character rather than a toy.

What should I name a Minecraft squid or glow squid?

Regular squids take ink names well (Inky, Sepia, Inkwell, Blot) and glow squids take light names (Glowbert, Luma, Hotaru, Lantern, Bioluma, Firefly). Kraken, Squidzilla and Architeuthis are popular if you are naming a squid farm or a build.

Are there Splatoon-style names here?

Yes. Canon idols (Callie, Marie, Pearl, Marina, Shiver, Frye) and their Japanese names (Aori, Hotaru, Iida, Fuuka, Utsuho) are included, along with community words like Woomy, Veemo, Ngyes and Booyah and short inkling-friendly names such as Splish, Inkie and Squee.

What are some scientific or real-world squid names?

Teuthis is the Greek word for squid and Teuthida the order name; Loligo, Architeuthis (giant squid), Humboldt and Dosidicus, Euprymna (bobtail), Watasenia (firefly squid), Magnapinna (bigfin) and Vampyro (vampire squid) are all genuine genus or common names that double as strong character names.

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All 500 squid names

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: 18 names

Abyss
Abyssal
Admiral Ackbar
Admiral Inkwell
Agatha
Agent 3
Agent 8
Akkorokamui
Alvin
Ammonite
Amphitrite
Angel Hair
Aori
Archibald
Archie
Architeuthis
Attenborough
Azure

B: 37 names

Bahari
Barnaby
Barnacle
Barnacle Bill
Baron von Blot
Bartholomew
Bartleby
Bathys
Beak
Beaker
Beatrix
Beebe
Behemoth
Belemnite
Benthos
Big Blue
Bigfin
Bioluma
Biro
Blep
Blinky
Bloat
Blob
Blobby
Bloop
Blorbo
Blorp
Blotto
Blu
Bluey
Bobtail
Boop
Booyah
Bosun Bob
Brine
Briny
Bubbles

C: 44 names

Calamara Dee
Calamarata
Calamarco
Calamardo
Calamaretto
Calamari
Calamari Jones
Calamarito
Calamity
Calamity Jane
Callie
Calmar
Calypso
Cap'n Cuttlefish
Captain Calamari
Captain Nemo
Captain Squiggles
Caspian
Cerulean
Ceto
Cetus
Challenger
Charybdis
Chewy
Chipi
Chipiron
Chroma
Chromatophore
Clementine
Clyde
Cobalt
Colossal
Colossus
Commodore Calamari
Coral
Cordelia
Cornelius
Count Inkula
Cousteau
Cranchia
Cthulhu
Cuttle
Cuttlebug
Cuttles

D: 20 names

Darya
Davy Jones
Deca
Decapod
Deep Blue
Deep One
Delmar
Delphine
Diablo Rojo
DJ Octavio
Doctor Ink
Doctor Squidley
Doodle
Doodlebug
Doohickey
Dorian
Dory
Dosidicus
Dottie
Dumpling

E: 4 names

Elio
Encre
Enigma
Euprymna

F: 10 names

Fathom
Ferdinand
Finley
Finnegan
Firefly
Flipper
Flossie
Flotsam
Frye
Fuuka

G: 22 names

Galatea
Gertie
Geso
Gezora
Gherkin
Gill
Giuseppe
Gizmo
Gladius
Glaucus
Glorbo
Glorp
Glow Squid
Glowbert
Glowy
Gnocchi
Goliath
Goop
Gumby
Gummy
Gummy Worm
Gustave

H: 10 names

Hadal
Hafgufa
Hang Ten
Hastur
Hattie
Horace
Hotaru
Humboldt
Humphrey
Hydrojet

I: 35 names

Iida
Ika
Ika Musume
Ikachan
Ikasumi
Iku-Turso
Illex
India Ink
Indigo
Inka
Inka Dinka Doo
Inkabelle
Inkadoodle
Inkarus
Inkay
Inkblot
Inkerbell
Inkerella
Inkerton Blot
Inkfish
Inkiana Jones
Inkie
Inkjet
Inkling
Inkmeister
Inko
Inkognito
Inkspot
Inkston
Inkwell
Inkwood
Inky
Inky Dink
Inky Pete
Innsmouth

J: 8 names

Jacques
Jelly
Jellybean
Jetpack
Jetsam
Jetstream
Jiggle
Jumbo

K: 11 names

Kai
Kaiju
Kaimana
Kalamari
Kalmar
Kanaloa
Kensaki
Krakatoa
Kraken
Krakenstein
Kraky

L: 13 names

Lady Calamara
Lady Inkwell
Leopold
Leviathan
Ligeia
Lignja
Linguine
Loligo
Lord Tentacus
Lula
Lulinha
Luma
Lusca

M: 38 names

Mabel
Magnapinna
Malamar
Mango
Mantle
Marella
Maren
Mariana
Marie
Marin
Marina
Marinus
Maris
Marisa
Marisol
Marlowe
Marshmallow
Matilda
Meredith
Merlin
Merrick
Merritt
Midnight
Mira
Mister Tentacles
Mlem
Moana
Moby
Mochi
Mongo
Montgomery
Morgana
Mortimer
Morwenna
Mr. Squiggles
Mrs. Inkerton
Murdoch
Muriel

N: 23 names

Naia
Nami
Nautile
Nautilus
Nebula
Nellie
Nemo
Neptune
Nereus
Nerida
Nerissa
Nessie
Ngyes
Nib
Nibbles
Nigiri
Noir
Noire
Noodle
Noodle Arms
Noodles
Nori
Nudibranch

O: 13 names

Oceane
Oceanus
Octavia
Octavius Ink
Ogopogo
Ojingeo
Old Tentacles
Ollie
Ommastrephes
Onykia
Oona
Oswald
Ozzy

P: 25 names

Palaemon
Papyrus
Pearl
Pearl Diver
Pelagia
Penelope
Percival
Perfect Ten
Periwinkle
Piccard
Pickle
Pickles
Pierogi
Pinky
Pip
Pipsqueak
Pontus
Poseidon
Pota
Professor Squid
Professor Tentacle
Proteus
Prudence
Prussian
Pudge

Q: 3 names

Quill
Quillon
Quincy

R: 5 names

Ramen
Ravioli
Reef
Reginald
Rorschach

S: 97 names

Saltwater
Sango
Sapphire
Sashimi
Schlorp
Scribble
Scribbles
Scylla
Sea Biscuit
Sea Ghost
Sea Pickle
Sea Sprite
Sea Witch
Seafoam
Sepia
Sepiola
Sepioteuthis
Seymour
Shinju
Shinkai
Shiver
Shoggy
Siphon
Sir Inksalot
Sir Reginald Squidsworth
Sir Squishington
Slimer
Slurp
Smudge
Soba
Spaghetti
Spaghetti Arms
Spirula
Splash
Splatter
Splish
Sploot
Splosh
Splotch
Spritz
Squab
Squeak
Squeaky
Squee
Squeegee
Squeezy
Squib
Squid Girl

S, continued

Squid Row
Squid Vicious
Squidbilly
Squiddles
Squiddly Diddly
Squiddo
Squiddy
Squiddy the Kid
Squidge
Squidgeon
Squidget
Squidgy
Squidgy McSquidface
Squidicus
Squidimus Prime
Squidkin
Squidlet
Squidley
Squidmund Freud
Squidney
Squidney Squiggins
Squidolph
Squidpool
Squidrick
Squidsworth
Squidtastic
Squidthulhu
Squidward
Squidwardo
Squidzilla
Squiggle
Squiggle Wiggle
Squiggles
Squilliam
Squinky
Squirt
Squirty
Squish
Squishy
Squonk
Squoodle
Stardust
Stretch
Stylus
Suckers
Sumi
Surume
Sushi
Swirl

T: 34 names

Tako-san
Tallulah
Tango
Taningia
Teal
Tempura
Ten Ton Tony
Ten-Tickles
Tentacle Tess
Tentacle Tom
Tentacles
Tentacruel
Tentacula
Tentacula Rose
Tentaculus
Tethys
Teuthida
Teuthis
Thalassa
Thetis
Thingamabob
Tinta
Tinte
Tintenfisch
Titan
Torpedo
Torpedo Ted
Tortellini
Totano
Trench
Trenchy
Trieste
Triton
Twilight

U: 6 names

Udon
Ultramarine
Umibozu
Umiko
Ursula
Utsuho

V: 5 names

Vampire Squid
Vampyro
Veemo
Verne
Vlad

W: 13 names

Wasabi
Watasenia
Wendell
Wet Noodle
Wheke
Whisper
Wiggle
Wigglesworth
Winnie
Wobble
Wonton
Woomy
Wriggle

Y: 1 name

Yari

Z: 5 names

Ziggy
Zippy
Zissou
Zoomies
Zuzu