Picking Better Vtuber Names

No shade to vtubers named Sakura, but there aaaaaaaare a bunch of you
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[@MenheraMaji]

Girl_Dm_ is probably the craziest vtuber name that made it against all odds

[@squiiji3D]

Oh for sure! It's funny seeing her w/ new collab partners deciding whether to call her "girl" or "dm" haha

[@timurdos]

@@squiiji3D dont they call her Luna?

[@darklazerx7913]

It did confuse me searching it. rpx aka rpr is also pretty bad. Possibly more terrible is Porcelainmaid aka Joel, also because he has an unusual ton of popular friends and Collab partners and they all call him Joel, but you wouldn't know who that is unless you know. Morico, aka BatAtVideoGames, same thing, there are more. I've also seen some hideous names, but only being referred to part of it, can't remember from memory though.

[@timurdos]

@@darklazerx7913it's Jowol. And rpr is a pro esports player, his name was not chosen for a vtuber model.

[@flyingtoast27]

​​@@darklazerx7913 The way they found around it for SEO is interesting, spelling his name as jowol

[@GuuchanCh]

"Sakura Amano? Nah those names are too common. Your VTuber name is now George." All jokes aside this is making me reflect a bit on relatability between branding name and design. Thanks for the insight!

[@squiiji3D]

LMAO I didn't know if anyone would really notice the George search but I'm glad you did haha but I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@GuuchanCh]

Haha yeah it was a small thing that I noticed and thought it was funny but interesting since George is a very uncommon Vtuber name. Now I'm patiently waiting for someone to debut as GeorgeVT lmao

[@glowtz]

Sakura George

[@GeorgieMe9313]

Hold on a sec…

[@francescapisano776]

So My vtuber is "Solyset", it's derivated frkm the norwegian word "Sollys" (sunlight), but I really want to make a devil vtuber. Any suggestions on the design?

[@SarumanTheStinky]

and then we have Infernal Beelzebub Anarchia Cruul de Apokalypsi, the Opposite of Divine, Prince of Suffering and Torment, Master of all Sin, Conqueror of the Underworld, and King of all Demonkind.

[@FlauscheFee]

I don't know what you mean, Bubi- Iron Mouses sidekick seems pretty memorable to me

[@hollaaterica]

aka , Bubi 😂😂

[@VaeSolaris]

better known as bubi lol

[@jabberwock_tavern]

I thought she said her name was Sock Romano. I paused a bit and wondered why that name is not unique enough. XD

[@squiiji3D]

Lmao that'd be a pretty silly (but memorable!!) name

[@realQuestion]

I think short and punchy is best. "Pavolia Reine" sounds like a fantasy novel and pronunciation may be unclear from text; "Kureji Ollie" works in two languages and is easy to say and remember

[@TheoSur]

funny thing my oc's name is kureji..........

[@agathamayra5045]

oh yeah, i always wondered if reine is not a common name? I always hear that it's hard to know the pronounciation, but for us ID bros it's obvious from the get go, so...

[@yayamiki]

As a non English native, Petra's name is a nightmare

[@Lume_Loves_Chocolate]

The fact that I first read Ravioli and then Pavioli and then Paviolia.... I had to read It four times to understand....

[@Justsomerandomguy7]

the cool thing is that "Kureji" sounds similar to crazy, which is nice.

[@dr.shakib9961]

Vtubers be like: "Hi I'm Yukimikoku Shinoto and this is probably the first and last time you'll ever hear from me"

[@luminary_embers]

Just a side note at 4:47 Maria’s last name is Marionette not Marinette because she’s supposed to be a doll that turned human. (Sorry if someone already pointed it out) Anyways, really enjoyed this video :)

[@squiiji3D]

Oh whoopsie I didn't notice that, thanks for letting me know!

[@nautica8745]

Funny thing about 4:08, there's an interesting story that Pippa's stream there involves. Essentially, the stream was entirely about making a fake food-themed vtuber corp using chat suggested character archetypes, personality traits and stream focuses, design elements, and names, and using NovelAI to create that concept character. Some were weaker than others, but they all had some unique designs and names like Mina Vanilla, Sena Bonbon, Dr. Lolime, and a couple others under the faux-brand FlaVR. However, instead of shelving them as just messing around with image gen ai, she gave her community free ownership of the designs right there, and they took off with it. Within 48 hours, community members were re-generating the designs to refine them, created twitter personas for them, and even started streaming with them for those who identified with the characters the most. Now, a couple of them are full-fledged vtubers with rigged models, just from this community project, and are decently successful while considering Pippa their artist mama.

[@Mx_TwstSimp]

That’s so cool and wholesome at the same time

[@Brxxlight]

at first when I looked up my planned vtuber name, I was disapointed bc it was already a pintrest acc and cardd account for it..... but then I realized they were *my* pintrest and cardd accounts 😭😭

[@squiiji3D]

LMAO THAT'S TOO FUNNY

[@jeffbrownstain]

This could be applied to usernames in general online. Too many fools forget that you can be literally anyone here, at any time. It's all about brand and consistency to people now... Personally my favorite vtuber name I've seen is Hakos Baelz. It's short, unique, memorable and it has a more shortened version, 'bae', which is used by fans. Personally, I have at least two different names on every different platform I use..

[@squiiji3D]

I agree! You have infinite freedom in changing a name, and making the most of it can take some work! Baelz ABSOLUTELY has a great, memorable name

[@realQuestion]

I didn't realize at first that she usually says it like "bells." I don't know if that's just the Aussie thing or if it's formally meant to be said that way

[@jeffbrownstain]

@@realQuestion Just an accent, her song 'Play Dice' says bae as a lyric in it.

[@kaguyahioguu12]

plus "hakos" can be rearranged into "khaos", which is exactly what she represents

[@beary_softie]

Thank you for your insight, jeff brownstain.

[@Solar_Symphony]

I've had my "gamer tag" username for several years now, even before vtubing was a thing! (Or at least, not as widespread. Not sure on when vtubers or pngtubers actually started) I guess in that regard I've been pretty lucky! I feel like my name is fairly solid, with great alliteration and flow, though in the past I did discover a company with the same name as well! Woops! Definitely going to look into some of these tricks and resources mentioned, though. Thanks!

[@mariowiiluigi1919]

Must say, It's safe to say not this help for inspiring vtubers, but this videos will be pretty much the go to guidance in the 5 -10 years in the future. Thank you for all tips and lessons in a really fun videos format!

[@kimmyyyyyyyy1015]

Mysta rias always impress me since its so unique, memorable, and soundlikes "mysterious". Can't believe the guy really just came up with it on the spot lmao

[@Varian_wonder]

When I used to be a Vtuber my name was what I based my model off of "Nevaeh Nova" we had alliteration and a descriptive meaning if you knew what Nevaeh ment (it's backwarda for heaven) and my concept was a Space Angel.

[@phirmth]

Literally cackling about 7:27, Byte's one of my good vtuber friends and they're always reminding people about the double underscore. Massive shoutouts to Byte. Also, love the model, fantastic, creative stuff!

[@MenheraMaji]

Thank you for doing these videos. I don't plan becoming a vtuber but i like the culture around it.

[@trinis8726]

I love that you move your hands around a lot in these videos >♡< it's mesmerizing in a way 💜💜💜

[@squiiji3D]

Thank you haha I'm a hand-talker so it'd feel weird to me nit having them (:

[@kyordannydelvalle523]

@@squiiji3D In latin america that is normal for us to speaks with our hands xd. It helps illustrate better our emotions as well the points or context we want to come across to the people but instead by words, we do it physically. It is hard for me not to move my hands when speaking. Greeting from Puerto Rico (the same island iron mouse was born)

[@KoolKid33]

I think a dinosaur themed Vtuber would fit me well. How does Deeno Sara sound? Nickname probably Deeno

[@squiiji3D]

That'd be a funny play on words lmao

[@ShiraKonan]

I sometimes watch dino-themed vtubers named Trexie Saurus and Lopho Lee. My username was also from a hypothetical name I came up with, Shirakuma Konan, based on some wordplays of of Nanuqsaurus.

[@oo8962]

If I'm making one, I'd name mine SCREEEEEEEE. If the username is taken, simply add more E

[@sonofsueraf]

Coni Confetti is one of the most unique vtuber names I've followed so far

[@zoruasnivy]

I've been thinking about this for ages tbh, picking a name is the hardest part atm about trying to get into VTubing. I think I finally found a good brand name that's free on everywhere *except* twitch so I'll have to brainstorm some more!

[@mermage_]

if that account is inactive on twitch youll probably end up beating them in search engine quickly. That's what happened to me. I just added an underscore to the end of my name

[@hollaaterica]

in my case, i combined my chinese name with my filipino culture, as mei is part of my chinese name and bhie is like an endearing nickname used for close friends (and also my family’s nickname for me) so thus my vtuber / cc name became meibhie which is translated like maybe. i love this username so much as it is me and suits me so well in all aspects and i will never ever change it. u can make a lot of puns from it too 🎉🎉 i did this because im half chinese-half filipino :]

[@yayamiki]

Bhie? Sounds unique, but how do you pronounce it?

[@hollaaterica]

⁠@@yayamikiyou can pronounce it like “bee” so my entire name, meibhie, just pronounce it as maybe. and “bhie” , as i said, is from my filipino culture where people as close friends call each other that as an endearing / platonic nickname. there are other variations spelling it but bhie seems cuter to me tbh idm people asking me how to pronounce it, im getting used to it and i dont mind telling them how to pronounce it! :’) its a little icebreaker when i arrive

[@itzbeelzebuddy]

i feel combinig 2 words to make a unique identity is great, especially if you use a "play-on-words" like mine is Beelzebuddy as it is a play on words of Beelzebub and Buddy. Since they have similar letters, you can combine them to make a unique identity. My vtuber character is Beelzebub Hecate Satanas, which when looking at the wikia there is like... 3-4 results? but no vtuber that says they are BEELZEBUB themselves (at least a female one). good idea spots are within mythology, demonology, cryptology, and other sort of myths like that which are good idea makers imo.

[@Eosinophyllis]

this is a good sign for my vocaloid channel (which I plan on eventually streaming music making/singing on, I haven’t posted anything yet but I’ve finished a few songs) because “cicada” is pretty notable and “cicadandaw” (cicada-and-DAW, because I’m cicada and I use a DAW, lmao) and I think this follows pretty closely with the tips you suggested!

[@TheEmbrandt]

Thank you so much!! I've been looking for resources on how to pick my name! The only problem is that all of my prospective vtuber designs ended up developing names and personalities on their own, so I've been having a hard time changing them lol

[@StarACaimito]

I started the whole identity of my concept by choosing my name. Being a part of Pippa's fan company FlaVR {that was a funny surprise to see the original stream in the video} I choose my name based of the fruit caimito (Star Apple). With the idea of it being a fusion of 2 fruits with the concept of my model and lore revolving around being a chimera. Outside of finding myself through google without the Vtuber added to it I think I checked off all of the other boxes. Great video

[@OddMoonlight]

Not sure if this is a good time to bring up a concept of mine which is a "What if I became a Vtuber" kind of scenario. Basically, this Vtuber has a honeycomb and honeybee aesthetic and they go by "Drone Bee" (in all caps), after the drone bees in what I call the Beehive Hierarchy. I looked up some Vtubers with a honeybee aesthetic and tried differentiating my concept from others. Some of them have a queen bee motif, meanwhile, my concept has a motif similar to Amber Sugar Cookie from Cookie Run Ovenbreak. Either way, nice vid!

[@Lowkey_Loki245]

I think I did a good job with my name. Lowkey Loki is kinda fun to pronounce and it kinda reflects me (most of my content is kinda low effort and is really just me having fun). Yeah, there are a lot of people with similar versions of my name, but I haven't found any that do the same thing as me, whether it's the edits I make on TikTok or the gacha content I make on here. Even second name (on TikTok), The Loco System, is really good because I haven't found any other tiktokers with that name and it says a little about me (I'm a DID system and I'm Hispanic, hence why "Loco").

[@delfaenium]

I really enjoy watching your videos! They are extremely helpful and so informative! Thank you for making these videos! ❤

[@neyuse]

Ohh wait you are the artist that makes 3d pixel models! The internet is truly small, one of the vtuber kids I have wanted to commission one of your models haha

[@squiiji3D]

I am! Aw I hope I'll get a chance to work with them (:

[@NoitHub]

😆the start of the video bit + your avatar looks really matched that energy 👍

[@KittyThaliaX23]

It’s also okay to have a stupid reason for your name. I put goddamn “hewwo” in my name because I wanted creators I raided to have to say “hewwo”. I may be cringe, but I am free ╰(*´︶`*)╯

[@squiiji3D]

Honestly that's a really great bit haha I'm here for it

[@JustenCh]

Fantastic video! hooked the entire time🤩 Okay in retrospect, I think I utterly failed with my name on just about every point you mentioned hahaha. WHERE WERE YOU TWO YEARS AGO IJI?! Love your channel, been binge-watching every video and looking forward to more of your stuff!

[@TentaclesArePpl]

Loved the video Squiiji! Names are always such a hard thing to choose. I remember changing my original vtuber name because it was hard to brand around it, and sometimes i worry that tentaclesareppl is too long and hard to read despite being more eye catching due to its weird factor😂

[@dwwynn]

This video popped up randomly on my feed but love the vibe!

[@helptheresbatseverywhere]

this is super helpful thank you!! ive been struggling with a name for a while and this vid dropped at just the right time

[@squiiji3D]

Of course! I hope you find one!

[@missm0ka]

Asked a friend what nickname came to mind for me and got something completely different than my current user so I went with it and added vt so I'd be able to have it on all platforms. Still have to make a pngtuber or something for it but I did make the design a while ago. Watching these videos feels good at solidifing that I'm happy with what I've done so far tho so thank you for making them

[@bananaguns7653]

This was a great video!! Informative and entertaining

[@ExoticStarsie]

I'm planning on being full time vtuber (once I'm out of school ofc) and this is helping me a bit with the name :D thanks for the tips!

[@princess_sarina_aria_elysia]

*stares nervously at ‘Princess Sarina Aria Elysia’*

[@dolengbravo1662]

Princess Elyriasiana sounds good, not in use and when someone searches it up, you can probably get the top result if they search for Princess Elyria or your full name.

[@BacillyBoy]

Absolutely winning SEO results with my name. Thank you France for forcing me to add something to my name. Plus, it fits the (eventual) bacillus anthracis theme I have planned for my design.

[@Skringly]

Such a good video, provokes a lot of self reflective questions and I can see this being really helpful for beginner creators just starting out. Really like your style and the way you present information in an informative way that isn't dry or hard to watch. One thing I'm surprised you didn't touch on (especially with gamer tags as it's somewhat common there) is 1337-leet speak. Whilst it's probably not as common as it used to be and I can envision it being possibly seen as tacky, substituting some letters for numbers like a 3 for an E or a 5 for a S, could be a good way to improve SEO and name availability due to unique spelling. Although I could see issues with possibly hindering searches with memorability if people forgot that use numbers in place of letters that prevents them from accurately searching for you. Do you have any thoughts?

[@mangosday]

The intro is perfect because seeing the thumbnail, I immediately thought of vtubers I've seen who mash together super common japanese words for their name (coughcough yuki, hana, neko, momo, kuro, shiro). Please, there are so many more words out there to use.

[@SoleilGalaxy7]

Unrelated note but I love your model! I adore inky cap mushrooms and your design is hella cute!!

[@eoisvt]

YESSSSS OMG ALL YOUR POINTS ARE SPOT ON!!!! This is exactly why I changed my name spelling from EOS to EOIS because I just couldnt get good SEO on it and even with suffixes everything was taken on platforms. I wanted a name that was available on Twitter, Twitch, Tiktok, and KZbin (sadly instagram is taken smh) and with my previous username people kept calling me "Sely" cause it was EOSely (My name is EOS Elypsis, so Eos plus the first part of my last name) so I opted for EOISvt. Your video is so informative and helpful and I loved it!!

[@perfectdoll]

"My name isn't Perfect by any means [...]" ...mine on the other hand is! ^^ Hi! I've kind of lucked out in my choice of name in that in embodies a lot of what you talk about, and that I managed to get it on twitch and (almost) on twitt-- x (and when I search it, my twitch channel was on top ...just don't check the image tab). I probably won't get _as_ lucky if I try on other platforms, but I've found that a decent 'suffix' like what you're talking about is "Plays", ofc depending on what one plans on do with their content, but that's an easy way to still have 'your' name everywhere. Also, thank you for making these videos on Vtubing! I've been binging them and they've definitely given me food for thought as I'm planning my 'real' iteration of avatar, rather than the fairly standard vroid one I'm using atm. :)

[@StonedHunter]

This was really interesting. I have my name partially cuz it's been my tag for so long it just feels part of me and have been working my vtuber-sona around it. It's definitely given me ideas for when I update my design in the future. ^.^

[@JudeJadeJune]

Great advice again, the lil skip at the begining was great.😊

[@LizzieTheRose]

Thank you for this video. It helped me backtrack and think of a better name. Originally, had Selenus Solace on the table, but after a bit more thinking and Googling, I have thought of one that fits who I'll be once I start getting the ball rolling. Keeping the name to myself in this comment though because I don't want people snatching usernames from me as well as it'd feel self-promo-y if I said it here.

[@space_beyonce]

I was just thinking about vtuber names the other day! Thank you so much for the tips. Is there any chance you could speak on color theory and the psychology behind it?

[@squiiji3D]

Oo I could see about putting together a more in-depth color theory video, thank you for the suggestion!

[@LuckStarPlays]

I have the advantage of making a username years ago, have it slightly change over the years and have it basically on every site that I used. and have it be quite simple so people can remember it and not misread or misinterpret. (and occasionly have people get reminded of an old anime)

[@melodiusalien]

I went with Vera Nika for my VTuber name. It was supposed to be a simple break up of the name Veronika. I went with Vera Nika instead of Vero Nika. I think it flows. . somehow lol. I have been having fun with it : D This is yet another informative video. Thanks, Squiiji.

[@sasorispupet]

Thanks for the tips!

[@pavluvvsdog]

I chose a combination of the gamer tag and pun name thing for my channel/branding based on the Pavlov’s Dog psychological conditioning project! Someone also interpreted it as ‘Pav loves dog’ when I was watching their stream/being active in their chat the other day…. Which is also kinda funny, because I went with a dog-angel person as my basis for my VTuber/PNGTuber design :3

[@Chocibunny]

I just went with the same name I've had for years, it was never taken in any names or socials so it seemed like a solid choice xD people do have issues pronouncing it sometimes but it makes for fun interactions :3

[@SleepyGob]

A good way to see if your name is catchy enough before getting into content creation can also be by using it as your name in online games. Like I go by my character's name "Gobzie" and I can't begin to count how many times people have said that they like my name or how it reminds them of the anime "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" which actually did give me the inspiration for her name because she is a goblin. Short and simple sticks, especially when it's something the brain can relate to another thing you enjoy.

[@silentbydesignes]

I went for the gamertag route but it also helps that when I concentrate in painting I do stay silent until someone sends a notification or something that reminds me i'm streaming xD

[@obnoxiousavian]

Something I’ve noticed for myself is accessibility in creating a name (I’m less in the VTubing space but with usernames in general) My un is ObnoxiousAvian pretty much everywhere- but I have two close friends that have dyslexia and I usually opt to give them the name to copy and paste rather than writing organically because “obnoxious” didn’t end up being super friendly for that issue

[@KoumoriSakuraVT]

BAHAHA **nervously sweats** 😭 this made me laugh really hard ironically- loved how educationally informative the video was, and I hope people realise how much they can better market themselves in the future. If you don't mind, would you be okay letting me clip and credit the first 20 seconds of your video? I would love to use this for a potential video in the future :)

[@squiiji3D]

Ah I'm glad you liked it haha and yea I'f be a-okay w/ you doing that! (:

[@RemitheDreamfox]

Great advise all around! :3

[@OpheliaTerat]

I can't decide whether I want to go with a gamer tag type name or a full name like corpo vtubers. I kinda thought about going with one name and putting Sister in front of it because I wanna go for a nun aesthetic, but I worry that won't be as memorable.

[@amarimochi]

I've honestly been really messing around with my username recently (even changed it to Amari_Lunaris on my main and but by the time I can change it on twitch again I might change it) because my old user (AmariMochi) felt cringe lol. Like it made sense if you know (mochi expanding into mochizuki meaning full moon) and sounds nice (both ending with ee) but if felt super weird having a food of a culture I am not a part of in my user, especially when I can't speak much japanese (and yeah, the mochi part is actually a carry over from when I was a young and dumb weeb and thats what people called me then 😭) I'm still looking for a better username honestly but I know I like Amari (and atleast variations of it keep the moon theming!) but I'm not sure what to do for the rest of it? This does give me some ideas though! (and the push to keep thinking more lmao)

[@Modeus_the_PSYcho]

i have a silly name idea like demonic squid for myself lol also ur vids always help!! thx!

[@squiiji3D]

I'm glad you enjoy them!

[@Vikisaki]

I AM trying to find a name that is easier to remember and it's so hard xD Thank you for the tips hahaha

[@AerinK_VT]

I had trouble getting my name cause it's so short, so I had to resort to the VT suffix (wasn't sure if I'd always like to keep it, but it worked as far as shedding out of my old username and being available everywhere for consistency). I do think it looks funny altogether, since the K_VT almost looks an emoticon, and I often end up getting called "aeRINK" rather than Aerin K., which is another silly in and of itself. Though as for nicknames, because the first part alone (Ae) feels odd alone, I tend to just get called Rin for short, which can blend in with the thousand other Rins out here... hello, extended family o7 So I jokingly get called Aerhead for all my silly blunders Apologies for typing a bit much, your video was really fun and interesting, and it brought up a lot of memories and ideas. Thank you for pitching thing and putting together a concise and entertaining informational, I'm sure it'll help many out or at the very least give them some better footing at establishing themselves. Best wishes, Squiiji 💚

[@reincarnated_angel]

i’ve been thinking about this even though i’m not a vtuber lmaoa, and i already have a username (reincarnated_angel) that i think is really cool but …. kinda boring sounding ?? i like it because of the concepts it brings, and it’s just very interesting imo however, i came up with a new name recently - Luronius, inspired by greek mythology (i was in english class making a myth oc on the spot for international week, very fun lol) i searched on google, absolutely NOTHING, which is fantastic. she’s supposed to be a social outcast who ended up giving her life away for the sake of others, turning into a fountain statue that provides water for all, a final act of kindness. it’s pretty punchy and flowy, i like it a lot. really considering this one but i’ve gone through WAY too many self-rebrands at this point lol i have also come up with another one, kuroni angele crofts, which come from my old-ish name ‘kuni’ from kunikuzushi (scaramouche from genshin 💀) mashed with kuromi (i’m. obsessed to say the least i have piles of merch) angele because i love the concept of angels, and crofts which could be interpreted as crafts or cross. (love both!!) i could use reincarnated_angel as a username/title with this as well. this is in the full name category for sure, and i’m undecided on this one because it’s unique-ish but again, kind of boring. really though, i’m horrendously attached to reincarnated_angel, and i even go by reinca for short - i havent got any professional advice, so like…. if anyone has opinions i’d take them into consideration ! 🎀 p.s. im really really into lolita and vkei and other jfashion stuffs,, and i aspire to make content on art, music and games 🏃🏻

[@namikkou]

Pretty interesting to see all these tips about names! I myself chose one that checks most boxes but not all lol That thing about chosing a name across all sites is real though. Even if I don't plan on using a site, I claim the username just in case for the future My name is a mix of an actual name, changing some letters and whatnot. As one can see by my tag, "Namikkou" The original name is spelled Namiko, and means 'wave child', which works for my vtuber theme of being a girl born to a fishing family before later being cursed to be a monster and becoming a sea witch The added letters for a more unique spelling makes it easier to find from when I've looked it up, and most of my friends online just call me "Nami" Though there is one that calls me "Kou" lol When deciding on what letters to add, I'll admit, the u at the end for "kou" was because i knew it had the same pronunciation and because a character in my favorite manga is named "Kou" lol

[@KogawaYuri-ENVtuber]

I’m sticking with my current name: Kogawa Yuri, because I was inspired by agency vtubers and I quite like this name! Even there are tons of Vtubers named Yuri, I wanna try getting myself out there as an aspiring indie Vtuber anyway! Thanks for the tips tho! :)

[@aka_kapivara]

That's really helpful!!!

[@BiggE_Huggs]

I mean, the name I currently have works really damn well with SEO, and having the names everywhere. The issue that sort of arises is that I'm planning on becoming a vtuber, and the name I have doesn't really have anything to do with the idea I have for it.

[@HQHardmode]

Another great video! I defiantly fell into most of these pitfalls and am also still in one because my name Incinda sounds to close to Cinder and also is close to the name of a political group so I added NHP to the end meaning non human person.

[@squiiji3D]

Thank you! I honestly never thought of any similarity between incinda/cinder they sound plenty enough different to me!

[@sailorenthusiast]

Sorry to bombarded you with random nonsense about my WIP probably never gonna see the light of day vtuber concept. So far, I’ve basically settled on havinvv go my character be a faerie dragon type character, and for her name I opted for Merumi (which I intended as a corruption of megami). I’ve been debating whether to give her a last name, but if I do, it would probably just be something simple like Dracofey, to reference her being a mix of the two most iconic fantasy creature categories. Best I can tell, the name Merumi isn’t very common, and I feel it suits my character quite nicely. Granted, it’s possible the name means something that I absolutely wouldn’t want associated with my character, but I haven’t found much in the way of reliable resources on that front.

[@nearlyvampiric]

in my rebrand ive decided to call myself "Near" and going by nearlyvampiric as a username instead of vampiregoth since i have the struggle of it being taken by inactive accounts as well. my idea was that my new design is very lightly based off the batty slime from slime rancher and they're "not a vampire but nearly." (official description from the game) i guess i'm kinda leaning into the pun kind of name, i'm not sure how well it reads though. i just haven't seen many slime vtubers and i thought it would be a cool idea

[@dolengbravo1662]

I find it quite endearing. From an outsider's point of view, your username wouldn't come off as being a pun unless given context but I do like the idea. And nearlyvampiric is simple and memorable.

[@PlasmaMongoose]

When I hear the name Near, I think of the white haired kid from Death Note.

[@soltheangel]

I choose my name before becoming a vtuber and just choose to stick with it after I had already made the switch from faceless to vtuber. The first part holds meaning to me and the last part is just a description of my Character Sol (part angel part demon) Since I didn't plan on being a vtuber till I just woke up one day and said "frick it I'm just gonna do it!" I'm glad I choose one as easy as this but sometimes I wish I knew I was going to be a vtuber from the start so I could have taken that into consideration.

[@HawaiianBoy808]

This gave me more confidence in the name I have chosen. I went through a JOURNEY when coming up with a Vtuber name. At first I went the generic route and chose a Japanese first & last name which was similar sounding to my Irl name. I used that as my Discord name for three years before deciding I wanted to change it. But even after that I still kept choosing a Japanese first and last name. Eventually after doing proper research I narrowed it down to what I want for a name. - Something Japanese (Because I speak some Japanese and plan to further speaking it) - Something Unique Sounding -Something that said something about my character So I came up with "Iruka Adalwolf" It has a Jp name in it, is unique sounding, and the last name has/means Wolf which is my species. Although something I find funny is that my first name means Dolphin so in a way my name means Dolphin Wolf lol.

[@unicornclutter]

not a vtuber, just an artist who sometimes breaks out my hommade model to avoid putting on makeup when I have a deadline and want to stream to make myself work instead of check my phone or watch youtube, but username optimisation is def really nice, I love that when I google myself with my username I take up the whole first page of google results, it means I'm really easy to find, plus my username is two proper nouns so spelling is also easy for people

[@maplesyrupbean]

this gives me flashbacks to when i had to pick my username for art QvQ

[@mamabeefus]

I've been binging a lot of your videos at work recently because I'm interested in starting to vtube myself for fun (or just being apart of the community as an artist) and man I have no idea how I'd handle my name 😂 Everyone calls me Beef(y), but my fursona is a cat and the names based off a tauren that I play as but I love it a lot and I have no idea how to work around it or if I just have a branched off account/character for it 😅 I appreciate these videos!

[@mamabeefus]

Woof I cannot type today lol

[@peachenelle]

This was so interesting 😤

[@meadowing]

For me i (kinda) won out on SEO because of username unavailability. When Meadowing is taken i use Meadowings. But Meadowing gets you nothing but in Meadowings i show up instantly

[@semiengima]

Semi is usually what I gi by. The Enigma part matches kinda so my name means Half Mystery. Or occult 18 wheeler truck if you wanna say my name wrong

[@OveKizru]

Ove here! Definitely thought of my name 🗣👍

[@Spyduck]

As someone who investigates wordplay in Vtuber names (for Hololive only anyway), they're done a remarkable job with all their talent names. Some of them are pretty simple, and some are absolutely difficult to interpret. I'd love to hold this discussion, but it's not relevant to the video's topic, and there's so much information that I had to house it on a rentry page. Granted, SEO is never a real issue when you have the backing presence of your corporation, website talent information and all. Because of this leverage in presence and popularity that they have, each talent is then granted a very meaningful name that reflects the individual design or group they're related to, strengthening their identity in the minds of viewers.

[@shizukihanna]

Me when I look up my name on Google and ONLY my stuff shoes up and stuff I've reposted sometimes. I was so very happy about this too

[@flyingalienboy]

I made my usename when i was 6 I got attached to it and i am keeping it I love it it suits me Thou i am not sure if others think its good

[@rindrr]

I completely agree, MOST if not everyone I interact with call me Rin. Only one person really calls me by my full username (And properly pronounces it)

[@U1TR4F0RCE]

The SEO aspect is something where I've chatted a few times about how maybe I should figure out a different name if I want to do content since I found out after a couple of years of using this that there was a 90s comic and cartoon that has the normal spelling of this name, which is probably bad.

[@fedexilgrande3716]

TOCCOLO is my Vtuber name, is simply perfect!

[@cariuwu5862]

I've been making a list of names I'm comfortable with and then I went and googled the whole name, searched for it on the vtuber wiki and then I split it up into it's parts and googled those seperately if one part of it had too many results it went out of the list to a point where I now have I think 3 options left rn but can't decide- but at least ik it will be a name no one else uses or only has a part that not too many people use and one part that no one seems to use ever (bc one part is taken out of my irl name bc it's important for me to keep that in there XD)

[@bunbunvt_]

i always say find a name u like that's memorable and easy to say

[@bonniebeevt]

I was so happy when I figured out the name I wanted, but now I just find it so tedious to type out and say, haha! But honestly I can't even begin to think of something new, plus my logo etc. all say Bonnie Littleleaf. The only upsides I've had are: someone says it sounds very Dungeons&Dragons (it was inspired by my D&D character, so it's cute they said that!) AND someone once said in chat, "Oh yay, another VT! I love it when people have VT at the end of their name so I know they're also a vtuber." Don't be like me, listen to Iji and pick something short and memorable 🤣

[@science_man3425]

My name is really long, but it works because it sounds catchy AdrianTheScienceMan (sing it to the tune of Bill Nye's theme) at least I think

[@nooksoup]

I've been struggling to choose my vtuber name. I have a gamertag I've used since I was 8 years old, but it has nothing in common with my vtuber's theme, so I'm uncertain if I should actually use it. Friends recommended I call myself Daddy Soup, but it seems a little weird (my theme is chicken noodle soup, gamertag has Daddy in it, after the big daddy from bioshock). I have to figure it out soon since her concept art is being drawn up as I type this :') Just Soup seemed a little wrong since, while they aren't vtubers, there are some popular streamers already with similar if not the same name. The likelihood of me ever getting it as my tag is nigh impossible.

[@KindlyKobold]

It is because of this video that I discovered that my original chosen username of "Kindly Kobold" was taken by someone who streams and has a youtube channel and twitter, so I decided I had to change it. I chose Kaeru Kobold because I'm 1. Definitely still a kobold lol and 2. already had a pet frog with my persona (his name is Irwin

[@Punkalopi]

Making up a word and pretending its simple and easy to pronounce (thumbs up)

[@squiiji3D]

Honestly a good strat too lmao

[@AustynL]

*cough cough **_wheeze_*

[@Adam-vy4wb]

Question! So, I’ve been “SourDonut” on social media for years, and my concept vtuber takes on that idea-being a donut shop owner and is a elf! Though, I don’t know how to brand myself like that, since the name I’ve chosen so far is “Lyam” (as my name is Liam), and I don’t know whether to keep myself as SourDonut and Lyam just being my name, or to change SourDonut all together.

[@39Rini]

when I google my name, bunch of listings show up xD GREAT

[@truckerdave8465]

I always think of changing my online name, but I’ve been Trucker Dave for over a decade so I just never want to give it up.

[@NaviNiobe]

I started as SleepyHydromancer, which was an absolute mouthful, especially since i often led it into my avi's name. So i ended up shortening it to Navi Niobe. :')

[@Coreybyte]

O3o I wonder how mine really works I guess mine fits in category 2 but idk

[@TheDrexxus]

You look like a fun guy.