Guides

Band and artist names: guides and tools

The best names for a band or artist are easy to say, easy to search for and not already taken. Finding one takes a long list and a few quick checks. Our generators give you names to start from, each one checked against Apple Music and .com domains as it appears, and each tuned for its own kind of act. The checker tests a name you already have. The guides cover what a clash with another act can cost you, and how to protect a name once you’ve settled on it, so you don’t have to rebrand after your first release.

Name generators

Band name generator: twelve band names at a time, plus ways to find your own.
Stage name generator: names for solo artists, built from your real name or vibe.
Rapper name generator: rap names from your style and story.
DJ name generator: DJ and producer names.
Song title generator: ideas for song titles.
Album name generator: ideas for album and EP names.

Check and protect

Band name checker: see whether a name is on Apple Music or taken as a .com.
Band name availability study: how many of 416 common-style names were still free.
How to trademark a band name: whether two bands can share a name, and what registering costs.