Tattoo Business Name Generator
Generate names for your tattoo business below.
Ashley S.
Branding & Marketing Specialist
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How to Name your Business
5-Tips for Naming your Business
Business Name Ideas
How to name your tattoo business
Hey, I’m Ashley (Branding Expert) and I’m going to guide you through our four steps to name your tattoo business. Below, you’ll find twenty example names I created in this process and next, I’ll show you how you can create your own. To get started try our tattoo business name generator above and then scroll below to find the first step in the naming process.
- Tribal Scrolls
- Inked
- Grayscale Art Tattoos
- Fantasy Drawings
- Skin Color
- Heart Ink
- Etched Symbols
- Skin Art Studio
- Skin Deep Ink
- Elegant Curve Tattoos for Women
- Needle Master
- Sketch My Life
- Body Drawing Temple
- Inspired and Inked
- Color Mark
- 3D Interactive Tattoo Studio
- Forever Lasting Tattoo
- Rock Tattoos Forever
- Rebel Yell Studio
- Street Art Ink
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#1) Brainstorm your name ideas
Start by brainstorming what words could fit into your business name. In my name ideas, I used words like tribal, ink, fantasy, skin, rock, rebel and sketch. Some of these words are niche to the alternative lifestyle that tattoo culture is a part of. Others indicate certain qualities of good tattoo artists and studios.
If you’re stuck on words to use, try our business name generator.
Here are my name ideas after brainstorming:
#2) Shortlist your ideas
Once you’ve developed a list of possible names, do an analysis of your ideas. Remove any names that could be hard to remember, spell or speak aloud. Keep names that are brandable, sound great, are memorable and communicate your brand values, product or service to your target audience.
Here’s a quick checklist you can run your ideas through to help shorten your list of name:
- Is the name simple and easy to remember?
- Is the name easy to read and say aloud?
- Is the name different from competitors?
- Does the name convey a relevant meaning?
- Does the name avoid overused words or cliches?
My Shortlist:
Removed Ideas:
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#3) Get some feedback
You’ll now have a list of 3-6 great tattoo business names and you can start to ask potential customers or people working in the industry for feedback (your target audience). Avoid feedback from family and friends, are more likely to praise all your ideas and they aren’t your customer.
Be sure to ask questions like:
- What first comes to mind when you first hear the name?
- How would you spell it?
With you’re customer feedback you can now ask yourself is the name still relevant? and did it represent your business how you intended?
My customer feedback:
This name conveys a specific tattoo style that is very popular among the people who love getting tattooed.
This name conveys getting a tattoo. It’s very simple, which is the reason why it works.
This name conveys a more creative approach being used for the drawing of beautiful tattoos.
This name conveys youthfulness and street culture, which makes it great for studios wanting to attract a younger clientele.
#4) Check It’s available
At this point, it’s good to have at least three great tattoo business names on your list, in case your any of your names are already taken. You can do a quick Business Name Search online to find out if you’re name is available within your country/state, also be sure to search if the name is also available for Trademark and Domain name Registration.
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Competitor Name Analysis
To help you brainstorm potential business names, let’s take a look at three successful tattoo businesses and break down why and how they’ve chosen to name their business and why it works for them.
Vagabond Tattoo presents the studio as a place for rebels and people who disagree with social norms or expectations. It has a cool, street sound to it. This is a contemporary, modern tattoo studio in London that impresses with original and innovative designs.
Cross the Line is a tattoo studio name that dares you to be bold and adventurous, to cross the line. This is a perfect example of a name that’s not direct or descriptive of the business. On top of sending a powerful message to the audience, Cross the Line also speaks of the tattoo designs created there – the artists use a lot of color, finding inspiration in graffiti and aquarelles.
Two Guns Tattoos is a name that uses clever wordplay to stand out. In this instance, the word gun refers to the weapon and also to the guns that tattoo artists use to get ink under the skin. The name is fun and casual, it has a rebellious note and it’s also highly industry-relevant.
1. Do Competitor Analysis
Doing a competitor analysis as your first step will save you a lot of time in the future, knowing what names to avoid and understanding why and how your competitors business name words for them will help you in forming your own business names. When analyzing competitors think about:
- What business or product values are they conveying in their business name? How does that work for them?
- Is there a trend in how these businesses are naming themselves? It’s best to avoid sounding like “just another one of those businesses”.
- Who does it best? Why does it work and how can I produce a better name?
2. Focus on Naming Your Business Not Describing It.
A typical pitfall most businesses run into is describing their business name too literally, relying on overused tattoo words like tat, drawing, black and white, color and sketch. A more effective business name should convey to customers your businesses and product values at a deeper level. Try name your business in a way that has a story behind it.
Let’s take for example a real tattoo business named Painful Pleasures.
This name doesn’t describe tattoos, drawings or getting inked. Rather, it speaks of an experience. Anyone who already has a tattoo and people who plan to get one will understand the meaning and the very specific emotion that the title conveys.
3. How to Make a More Memorable Name
Creating a memorable business name is the first step in getting into a customers mind and is also a task that’s easier said than done. Your business name should aim to stop a customer in their tracks and give an extra thought on your product among your wave of competitors. Some tips to create a memorable name would be:
- Use rhythmic pronunciation or alliteration (Ink King, Dream Draw Tattoos)
- Try using a word that wouldn’t be relevant when out of context (Skin Canvas is one example that works to paint a very specific image when examined in the context of the tattoo industry)
- Keep it short and simple.
4. Try purchasing a Brandable business name
Brandable business names are names that are non-sensical but read and are pronounced well. They often use letter patterns of Vowel/Consonant/Vowel as these word structures are typically short, catchy and easy to say and remember. For example, some brandable tattoo business names could be:
- Inklit
- Artistica Tribal
- Linea Art Tattoos
You can find a full list of Brandable business names at Domainify.com
5. Avoid combining words just to create a unique name.
Another mistake business owners typically make is creating bad word combinations when they find out that their business name idea is already taken. For example, John names his business Ink’d Studios and finds out it’s already taken. Because he’s already decided this is what he’ll name his business he tries to opt for similar sounding names like InkStud, Inkio or InkiStudio.
You can see how these ideas are a step backward as they are not catchy, easily pronounceable or memorable. In these situations, we suggest starting from scratch and trying the tips we mentioned previously.
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How Tattoo is often described
(“______ Tattoo”)
Example Tattoo company names using these related descriptive words ‘Angry Ink Studios’ and ‘Distinct Ink.’.
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Combine Words
We’ve taken words from above and from our generator results and combined the words to create new Tattoo company names.
Tattoo in Foreign Languages
Consider using foreign words in your business name to give the impression of an international or exotic brand.
French: Tatouage
Italian: Tatouage
Spanish: Tatuaje
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