Zebra Name Generator
Striped, zippy names for every zebra
500 zebra names for zoo foals, plush toys, mascots and story characters, from stripe names like Pinstripe, Barcode and Piano to Z names such as Zeke, Zola and Ziggy. Swahili words like Punda Milia, savanna places and jokes like Horse in Pajamas are in the list too.
About zebra names
No two zebras wear the same stripes, so the coat is the first place to look for a name. Stripes, Pinstripe, Zigzag and Barcode say it straight, while Piano, Crosswalk, Newsprint and Referee come at it sideways. A group of zebras is called a dazzle or a zeal, and both words are in the list.
The second source is the letter Z: Zara, Zeke, Ziggy and Zsa Zsa, with Zulu and Xhosa given names such as Zinhle, Zodwa and Zolani among them. The third is language and place. In Swahili the zebra is punda milia, literally striped donkey, so Punda Milia is here along with Zuri (beautiful), Jabali (rock), Nyeusi (black) and Nyeupe (white). Idube is the Zulu word for zebra and Mbizi the Shona one. Species names follow the living zebras and their relatives: Grevy, Hartmann, Burchell, Chapman and the lost Quagga. Places trace where wild herds roam, from Serengeti and Maasai Mara to Makgadikgadi, Lewa and Karoo.
The rest is for fun: titles like Sergeant Stripes and Duke of Dazzle, jokes such as Horse in Pajamas and Horse Code, soft names for plush toys and foals, and mascot names like Thunderhoof and Stampede. Marty, Zecora and Khumba are screen zebras, listed only as reference points.
How to choose zebra names
- Look at the stripes before you choose. A bold, wide-striped animal suits Barcode or Racing Stripe, a fine-striped one Pinstripe or Pencil Stripe, and a foal with fuzzy brown stripes something soft like Smudge or Stripeling.
- For a zoo or safari park animal, a word from the species' home range reads well on a sign. Grevy's zebras live in Kenya and Ethiopia, so Lewa or a Swahili word fits, and a mountain zebra suits Karoo or Hartmann.
- If you use a Swahili word, keep its real meaning. Punda alone means donkey and the zebra is punda milia, so choose the full Punda Milia, or Milia, which means stripes.
- Plush toys and story characters do best with short, bouncy sounds a child can say: Ziggy, Zuzu, Zeebee, Clip Clop or Wobbles.
- For a mascot, test the name in a chant. Stampede, Thunderhoof and Kicker are easy to shout, while a long joke like Read Between the Lines is better kept for a caption.
Frequently asked questions
What are good names for a zebra?
Stripe names are the classics: Stripes, Pinstripe, Zigzag and Barcode. Z names such as Zara, Zeke and Ziggy are just as common, and a Swahili word like Zuri or Imara suits a zoo animal.
What does punda milia mean?
It is the Swahili name for the zebra and means striped donkey: punda is donkey and milia is stripes. That is why the list has Punda Milia and Milia, and not Punda by itself.
Are Marty, Zecora and Khumba in the list?
Yes, as three reference points only. Marty is the zebra of the Madagascar films, Zecora appears in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, and Khumba is the half-striped hero of a 2013 animated film. The other names are everyday words, given names, places and jokes.
What is a group of zebras called?
A dazzle or a zeal, although herd is the everyday word. Dazzle and Zeal are both in the list, along with titles built on them such as Duke of Dazzle and General Zeal.
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All 500 zebra names
A: 9 names
- Abbey Road
- Addo
- Admiral Zee
- Aisle Five
- Akili
- Alfajiri
- Almasi
- Apple Slice
- Awning
B: 27 names
- Baby Grand
- Bad Call
- Badger
- Bandstand
- Banner
- Bar None
- Barcode
- Baron von Stripe
- Beach Towel
- Beep
- Big Game
- Big Sky
- Black on White
- Black Tie
- Blink
- Boogie Woogie
- Boteti
- Breakaway
- Breton
- Bristle
- Brush
- Buckaroo
- Bucky
- Buffering
- Burchell
- Busara
- Bushveld
C: 31 names
- Candy Cane
- Candy Stripe
- Canter
- Captain Zigzag
- Carbon Copy
- Carrot Top
- Chalkboard
- Champ
- Chapman
- Checkered Flag
- Chess
- Chevron
- Cheza
- Chopsticks
- Cinders
- Clapperboard
- Clip Clop
- Clippity
- College Ruled
- Coloring Book
- Comet Tail
- Confetti Stripe
- Cookies and Cream
- Corporal Chevron
- Count von Pinstripe
- Crawshay
- Crest
- Crossbar
- Crossing Guard
- Crosswalk
- Crossword
D: 20 names
- Daisy Chain
- Daydream
- Dazzle
- Debra the Zebra
- Deckchair
- Deco
- Different Stripes
- Doctor Stripes
- Dodger
- Dot Dash
- Dozy
- Drumbeat
- Dry Season
- Duchess of Monochrome
- Duke of Dazzle
- Dunia
- Dust Bath
- Dust Devil
- Dust Trail
- Dynamo
E: 7 names
- Earn Your Stripes
- Ebony and Ivory
- Eighty-Eight Keys
- Encore
- Equus
- Escape Artist
- Extra Extra
F: 19 names
- Fanfare
- Far Horizon
- Farasi
- Fax
- Filly
- Film Noir
- Filmstrip
- Fine Print
- First Rains
- Flick
- Floodplain
- Fluff
- Foal
- Free Rein
- Front Page
- Frontrunner
- Full Tilt
- Fuzzy
- Fuzzy Mane
G: 16 names
- Gallop On
- Game Trail
- General Zeal
- Giddy
- Giddy Up
- Gingham Check
- Glitch
- Gnu
- Go Team
- Grant
- Grassland
- Grayscale
- Grazer
- Grevy
- Grumeti
- Gumdrop Stripe
H: 28 names
- Halftime
- Hartmann
- Hashtag
- Hay Day
- Hazina
- Headline
- Heat Haze
- Herdmate
- Herringbone
- Heshima
- Hide and Seek
- High Kick
- Highveld
- Hippotigris
- Home Team
- Hoof Thunder
- Hoofbeat
- Hoofer
- Hoofprint
- Hooves
- Hopscotch
- Horse Code
- Horse in Pajamas
- Houdini
- Houndstooth
- Humbug
- Hustle
- Hyphen
I: 3 names
- Idube
- Illusion
- Imara
J: 8 names
- Jabali
- Jackalberry
- Jailbreak
- Jammies
- Jasiri
- Jaywalker
- Johari
- Juke
K: 13 names
- Karoo
- Katavi
- Keys
- Khumba
- Kicker
- Kickoff
- King of the Crosswalk
- Kipepeo
- Kivuli
- Knobby Knees
- Kopje
- Kwagga
- Kweli
L: 18 names
- Lady Pinstripe
- Lane Change
- Lemur
- Letterman
- Lewa
- Licorice Twist
- Lighthouse Stripe
- Line Art
- Linocut
- Little Stripe
- Liuwa
- Loading Bar
- Long Legs
- Long Walk
- Lookout Hill
- Lord Stripington
- Low Toner
- Lowveld
M: 30 names
- Maasai Mara
- Machweo
- Madame Zebrina
- Major Stripe
- Makgadikgadi
- Mana Pools
- Mane Event
- Marble Cake
- Marty
- Mascot
- Mbio
- Mbizi
- Mbuga
- Megaphone
- Mfalme
- Migration
- Milia
- Mime
- Minor Key
- Mint Humbug
- Mirage
- Miss Zigzag
- Mistari
- Moire
- Monochrome
- Moonlight
- Morse
- Mr. Monochrome
- Mrembo
- Mwanga
N: 16 names
- Nakuru
- Ndutu
- Negative
- Newsflash
- Newsprint
- Newsreel
- Nguvu
- Nicker
- No Signal
- Noir
- Nuzzle
- Nxai Pan
- Nyasi
- Nyeupe
- Nyeusi
- Nyika
O: 8 names
- Offside
- Old Movie
- Op Art
- Open Country
- Optical Illusion
- Orca
- Oreo
- Out of Ink
P: 31 names
- Pacer
- Pacesetter
- Pajama Party
- Pajamas
- Patch
- Pawn
- Peekaboo
- Pencil Stripe
- Pennant
- Pep
- Pep Rally
- Peppermint
- Photocopy
- Piano
- Piano Man
- Picket Fence
- Pierrot
- Pinstripe
- Pinstripe Pete
- PJ
- Plains
- Poa
- Pom Pom
- Prance
- Prancer
- Price Check
- Printer Jam
- Private Pinstripe
- Professor Zed
- Proof Copy
- Punda Milia
Q: 3 names
- Quagga
- Queen of Stripes
- Quickstep
R: 17 names
- Racing Stripe
- Ragtime
- Railroad
- Rainmaker
- Rally
- Razzle
- Razzle Dazzle
- Read Between the Lines
- Red Earth
- Referee
- Rerun
- River Crossing
- Roamer
- Ruckus
- Rufiji
- Ruled Paper
- Runaway
S: 52 names
- Saba
- Salama
- Salt and Pepper
- Salt Pan
- Savanna Wind
- Scan Me
- Scoot
- Sebra
- Seersucker
- Self Checkout
- Serengeti
- Sergeant Stripes
- Seronera
- Shade
- Show Your Stripes
- Sidestep
- Silent Film
- Sir Stripes-a-Lot
- Skedaddle
- Skip
- Skunk
- Sleepyhead
- Smudge
- Snort
- Snuggles
- Soft Hoof
- Spirit
- Spirit Stick
- Spoor
- Stallion
- Stampede
- Star Grass
- Stars and Stripes
- Static
- Stomp
- Stracciatella
- Streak
- Streep
- Strepie
- Striker
- Strikethrough
- Stripe Force
- Stripe Hype
- Stripe Major
- Stripeling
- Stripes
- Stripesy
- Stripey
- Sudoku
- Sugar Cube
- Swerve
- Swirl
T: 22 names
- Tag
- Tall Grass
- Tally
- Tally Mark
- Tano
- Tassel
- Tempo
- Termite Mound
- Test Pattern
- Thornveld
- Thunderhoof
- Thunderstorm
- Ticking
- Time Out
- Tiny Hooves
- Top Speed
- Trick Question
- Trot
- Trotter
- Twinkle
- Twitch
- Typewriter
U: 5 names
- Uhuru
- Umoja
- Uncolored
- Underline
- Untamed
V: 6 names
- Varsity
- Veld
- Velvet Nose
- Venetian
- Victory
- Vumbi
W: 13 names
- Walk Signal
- Waterhole
- Wayfarer
- Which Is It
- Whinny
- Whisk
- White on Black
- White Tie
- Wiggle Ears
- Wild One
- Wildebeest
- Wobbles
- Woodcut
Y: 1 name
- Yin Yang
Z: 97 names
- Zabibu
- Zachary
- Zack
- Zadie
- Zag
- Zakhele
- Zama
- Zamani
- Zander
- Zandile
- Zandra
- Zane
- Zany
- Zany Zane
- Zap
- Zara
- Zaza
- Zazie
- Zeal
- Zeb
- Zebadiah
- Zebby
- Zebra Crossing
- Zebracadabra
- Zebrano
- Zebrarian
- Zebrastian
- Zebrawood
- Zebrina
- Zecora
- Zed
- Zee
- Zee Zee
- Zeebee
- Zeebs
- Zeke
- Zelie
- Zelma
- Zena
- Zennor
- Zeno
- Zenzele
- Zephyrine
- Zeppelin
- Zeppole
- Zero
- Zest
- Zesty