200+ Great Name Ideas for Your Pet Fish

Naming your pet fish can be a lot of fun but also a little tricky (especially if you have a tank full of similar looking fish). Whether it's a betta, clownfish, or a guppy, you'll be sure to find a unique, funny, cute, or plain fish name for your scaled, aquatic friend in this list. How about Aquaman, Poseidon, Skipper, or Sheldon? Or perhaps Captain Sparrow, Ahab, or Goldie? Of course, you can't go wrong with Fishy. Now you'll just need to be able to tell who is who in that school of fish.

Popular Names for Pet Fish

Here are some popular fish names to get you started. Maybe your perfect choice is on the list.

1. Finneaus
2. Fishy McFish
3. Swimster
4. Chips
5. Caspian
6. Ripley
7. Bob
8. Bubbles
9. Bigmouth
10. Swimzell
11. Swim Shady
12. Bigmouth Billy
13. Squirtle
14. Long John Silver
15. Mr. Ray
16. Captain Morgan
17. Betta White
18. Small Fry
19. Tuna Piano
20. Harvey

Fictional Fish Names

Want to name your fish in honor of a make-believe fish from film, literature, or television? There are plenty of options!

1. Blinky: The three-eyed fish in The Simpsons.
2. Cleo: Geppetto's goldfish in the Disney movie Pinnochio
3. Larry: A Shark from the movie Shark Tales
4. Bruce: A "friendly" shark from the movie Finding Nemo
5. Don Lino: A not-so-friendly shark from the movie Shark Tales
6. Dory: A little blue fish played by Ellen DeGeneres in the movie Finding Nemo and Finding Dory
7. Nemo: A little clownfish from the movie Finding Nemo
8. Marlin: Nemo's clownfish dad
9. Mr. Limpet: A man-turned-fish, played by Don Knotts in The Incredible Mr. Limpet
10. Mrs. Puff: Sponge Bob's hapless driving teacher
11. Otto: A goldfish that grows to tremendous size in the Dr. Seuss book A Fish Out of Water
12. Swimmy: The protagonist in the children's book of the same name
13. Rainbow Fish: The fish who gives away all her rainbow scales in the children's book The Rainbow Fish
14. Flounder: Ariel the Mermaid's close fish friend from the movie Little Mermaid
15. Jaws: The terrifying shark from the movie Jaws
16. Wanda: The luckless fish from the movie A Fish Called Wanda
17. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, or Blue Fish: From the Dr. Seuss book of the same name
18. Undertow: A shark in the movie Little Mermaid II
19. Gail: A goldfish given as a gift in the TV show The West Wing
20. Klaus Heisler: A goldfish in TV show American Dad!
21. Magikarp: From the Pokemon video game

Not Technically Fish But Close Enough for Fun

While a purist may feel that fish should only get fish names, these other ocean-going creatures have some pretty great names too:

1. Leviathan: a gigantic mythical sea creature
2. Flipper: everyone's favorite dolphin (which is technically a mammal)
3. Sponge Bob: he's a sponge, but he lives under the sea
4. Squidward: Sponge Bob's best frenemy
5. Sebastian: a crab, from the movie Little Mermaid
6. Ariel: The Little Mermaid
7. Poseidon: Ariel's father the King
8. Willie: a famous whale (another mammal) from the movie Free Willie
9. Monstro: A whale in the 1940 animated Disney film Pinocchio
10. Cetus: A sea monster from ancient Greek mythology
11. Patrick Star: Sponge Bob's best sea-star friend

Fun and Silly Fish Names

If you're looking for a giggle, these fish names may be perfect for your pet.

1. Ahi
2. Albus
3. Algae
4. Algae B Eater
5. Alpha
6. Angel
7. Aquafinna
8. Atlantic
9. Atlantis
10. Bait
11. Baywatch
12. Beluga
13. Bermuda
14. Big Boy
15. Big Fish
16. Bubba
17. Bubbles
18. Bubbly
19. Buffy
20. Buster
21. Calypso
22. Captain Hook
23. Cat
24. Caviar
25. Charlie
26. Cheeto
27. Chowder
28. Chum
29. Cici
30. Crash
31. Cuddles
32. Daphne
33. Dexter
34. Diver
35. Dorito
36. Dobby
37. Edison
38. Einstein
39. Elvira
40. Elvis
41. Ember
42. Erie
43. Fabian
44. Fido
45. Filet
46. Fin
47. Finley
48. Finnigan
49. Finster
50. Fish Bones
51. Fish Face
52. Fish N' Chips
53. Fishy
54. Flash
55. Flip
56. Floater
57. Flotsam
58. Frank
59. Frito
60. Gefilte
61. General Finn
62. Gidget
63. Gilligan
64. Ginger
65. Goldie
66. Godzilla
67. Great White
68. Grenade
69. Guido
70. Harry
71. High Tide
72. Hobnail
73. Hulk
74. Hydra
75. Jaques Cousteau
76. Jetsam
77. Jonah
78. Juliet
79. Kai
80. Kermit
81. Kraken
82. Lake
83. Lefty
84. Lenny
85. Low Tide
86. Louie
87. Lucky
88. Mahi Mahi
89. Maki
90. Marina
91. Marlin
92. Mary Ann
93. McGyver
94. Mr. Bubbles
95. Mr. Nibbles
96. Mrs. Paulie
97. Neptune
98. Nessie
99. Nigiri
100. Orca
101. Pacific
102. PeeWee
103. Pesce
104. Pez
105. Phelps
106. Pisces
107. Professor
108. Riptide
109. River
110. Rocky
111. Romeo
112. Roxy
113. Salty
114. Sandy
115. Sashimi
116. Scooby
117. Seaweed
118. Sharknado
119. Silver
120. Skipper
121. Skipjack
122. Slim
123. Slipper
124. Snape
125. Spike
126. Splash
127. Splish
128. Stinky
129. Stream
130. Suds
131. Surfs Up
132. Sushi
133. Swimsalot
134. Tabitha
135. Tank
136. Tartar Sauce
137. Tesla
138. Tetra
139. Tictac
140. Triton
141. Twister
142. Tsunami
143. Tuna Roll
144. Walker
145. Wallace
146. Walleye
147. Wave
148. Whale
149. Xena
150. Zeke

More About Fish Names

While the names above are great for any fish, you'll want to know much more about the specific species of fish living in your aquarium. Not only will you want to choose an appropriate name, but you'll also want to find out more about how to care for your fish. Each species needs something a little different to live a long, healthy life.