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Whether you are only starting out with your friends, have been playing for several years, or are even just thinking about creating your own band, you know all too well how difficult it is to come up with great band names.

Finding band name ideas can turn into a whole quest. You may be playing garage rock, punk, or getting ready to become the next boy/girl band wonder, but you definitely want your band name to stand out. Good band names are always catchy and memorable. Often, they are not too long, but that’s not an absolute requirement. Some bands manage to pull off a pretty long name without confusing their audience. 

If you have run out of ideas and none of the band members offer any great name options, you can also search for a band name generator online. Granted, sometimes they come up with ridiculous ideas, but who said a band name should be sensible? Similarly, if instead of playing under your real names, each member would prefer to have a cool stage name, a stage name generator can help you with that.  

Most importantly, your band name should reflect the band’s personality. So if you think a funny name will suit you, definitely go for it. And if you are brave enough, go for it even if your image is the complete opposite of funny, like if your band plays black metal, for example. 

If you are in search of a name for your musical band, you will appreciate the collection of funny, weird, and catchy names we have put together. Hopefully, these real-life bands will inspire you to come up with the best band names for your own music. 

#1

Jimmy Eat World

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Devon Archer
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4 years ago

Love them

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    Toad the Wet Sprocket

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    Jameson Lechner
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Inspired by a Monty Python sketch!

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    #3

    Squirrel Nut Zippers

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    Shelby Moonheart
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Love their music.

    #4

    The Presidents of the United States of America

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    K- THULU
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    4 years ago

    Otherwise known as "POTUSA"...

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    #5

    The Vaccines

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    #6

    Panic! At the Disco

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Really lied the early albums/singles. Totally fit with my uni days.

    #7

    Chumbawamba

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    Bored Retsuko
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I get knocked down!

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    #8

    We Butter the Bread with Butter

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    James016
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    4 years ago

    German comedy metal band

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    #9

    The Pigeon Detectives

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    #10

    Barenaked Ladies

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    Lizzy Crit
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    One Week

    #11

    Strawberry Alarm Clock

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    glowworm2
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Incense and Peppermints!

    #12

    Puddle of Mudd

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    She Hates Me is still on my playlist. Lol

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    #13

    Goo Goo Dolls

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Great band.

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    #14

    Was (Not Was)

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    Bobby C
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    3 years ago

    Walk the Dinosaur (oh wee oh wee oh)

    #15

    Blood on the Dance Floor

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    cadena kuhn
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    4 years ago

    Singer is a predator

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    #16

    Atomic Kitten

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    #17

    Cute Is What We Aim For

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    #18

    We Were Promised Jetpacks

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    #19

    Let's Get Out of This Terrible Sandwich Shop

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    #20

    The The

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    K- THULU
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Don't mock it... One of the greatest bands of the 80s.... Still fkn awsome after all these years.... Especially seeing we're still in the same political sht hole as then ..

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    #21

    The History of Apple Pie

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    #22

    Slightly Stoopid

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    Headless Roach
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    A wee bit more than slightly

    #23

    And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

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    #24

    Ned's Atomic Dustbin

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    Sawdust
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    S-S-S-Saturday Night

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    #25

    Five Finger Death Punch

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    Archer Harris
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I like them.

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    #26

    Diarrhea Planet

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    #27

    The Cockroaches

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    K- THULU
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Who went on to become "The Wiggles", the kid's music superstars....

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    #28

    Oingo Boingo

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    James016
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    4 years ago

    Dead Man's Party is a great song. Danny Elfman is a genius

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    #29

    Limp Bizkit

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    #30

    When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water

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    #31

    Suburban Kids With Biblical Names

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    #32

    Atomic Rooster

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    #33

    The String Cheese Incident

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    #34

    I Killed The Prom Queen

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    #35

    As I Lay Dying

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    cadena kuhn
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    4 years ago

    Started as a Christian band

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    #36

    Teenage Jesus and The Jerks

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    #37

    Killer Dwarfs

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    #38

    Super Furry Animals

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    #39

    Bowling for Soup

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I still listen to 1985 for the nostalgia feels.

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    #40

    Dogs Die in Hot Cars

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    #41

    The Devil Wears Prada

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    #42

    Kajagoogoo

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    #43

    The House That Gloria Vanderbilt

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    #44

    I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness

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    #45

    Hoobastank

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    Devon Archer
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    They stank live.

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    #46

    Paracoccidioidomicosisproctitissarcomucosis

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    Alexia
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I'm unable to pronounce this :)))

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    #47

    We Are Going to Eat You

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    #48

    LMFAO

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    Devon Archer
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I work out.

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    #49

    Papa Roach

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Cut my life into pieces!!!!! Also his feature on Wolf Totem by The Hu was great.

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    #50

    Meat Puppets

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    Ted Bundy Stan ️
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I love the meat puppets! Backwater is a fantastic song! ❤️

    #51

    No Use for a Name

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    #52

    Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head

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    #53

    Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

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    Devon Archer
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Back in early 2000s when swing music made a mild comeback these guys were famous for like two minutes. Fun songs though.

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    #54

    Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

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    #55

    Po’ White Trash & The Trailer Park Symphony

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    #56

    Dying Fetus

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    Lotus
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I love Dying Fetus! The Blood of Power is a great song.

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    #57

    Chickenfoot

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    #58

    Haircut 100

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    #59

    Pop Will Eat Itself

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    #60

    Abe Vigoda

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    #61

    Grab Grab The Haddock

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    #62

    The Number 12 Looks Like You

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    #63

    Success Will Write Apocalypse Across The Sky

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    #64

    Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her

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    #65

    30 Odd Foot of Grunts

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    #66

    Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

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    #67

    Enuff Z'Nuff

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    Lizzy Crit
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Cheap Trick wannabes

    #68

    Insane Clown Posse

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    #69

    The Ting Tings

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    Bored Retsuko
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    "That’s not my name!!"

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    #70

    Green Jellÿ

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    Chris Ramage
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    4 years ago

    Had members of Tool in it before Tool was a thing I believe

    #71

    Harem Scarem

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    #72

    Batwings Catwings

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    #73

    The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah

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    #74

    Smokin’ Suckaz Wit Logic

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    #75

    The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

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    #76

    Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong

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    #77

    Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!

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    #78

    Goldfish Don't Bounce

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    Lotus
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    2 years ago

    They definitely do not... I know that now...

    #79

    Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

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    #80

    Sleeze Beez

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    #81

    Umphrey’s McGee

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    #82

    And Also the Trees

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    Birgit M
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I will always love them! 🖤🖤🖤

    #83

    Gorilla Biscuits

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    #84

    Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

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    #85

    We the Kings

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Do they still make music? I haven't heard of them in a long time.

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    #86

    Fartbarf

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    #87

    I Am the World Trade Center

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    #88

    Scary Kids Scaring Kids

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    #89

    Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

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    #90

    Crispy Ambulance

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    #91

    Toe Fat

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    #92

    Does It Offend You, Yeah?

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    #93

    An Horse

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    #94

    !!!

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    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Apparently pronounced Chk Chk Chk

    #95

    Son of Dork

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    #96

    Infected Mushroom

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    #97

    Forever The Sickest Kids

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    #98

    Finger Eleven

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    #99

    These Arms Are Snakes

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    #100

    Boys Like Girls

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Another one that was popular when I was in high school but kinda faded away. Great songs though.

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    #101

    Automatic Loveletter

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    #102

    Confrontation Camp

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    #103

    AIDS Wolf

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    #104

    The Gerogerigegege

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    #105

    The Fartz

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    #106

    Saturday Looks Good to Me

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    #107

    Some Velvet Sidewalk

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    Robin Grotjan
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Mighty Sphincter!