Podcast Name Generator
Enter what your show is about, choose the genre, and get podcast names with the right feel: “Inside Startups”, “The Founders Briefing”, “Conversations with Ada”. Add the host’s name for personal show titles, and keep your favourites in a shortlist.
- Private by default
- No sign-up
- Free to use
Podcast name ideas
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How to use Podcast Name Generator
- Enter the subject of the podcast in one to four words.
- Choose the genre and a style.
- Add the host’s name for names built around the presenter.
- Search Apple Podcasts and Spotify for your shortlist before deciding.
Podcast Name Generator features
Genre vocabulary
Files and Casebook for true crime, Briefing and Playbook for business, Banter and Tangents for comedy.
Host names
“The … Show”, “… with …”, “Conversations with …”.
Show-style phrases
“Inside …”, “… Unpacked”, “All Things …”, “Beyond …”.
Four styles
Modern, playful, descriptive or classic.
Readable length
Names up to 32 characters, which display fully in most podcast apps.
Shortlist
Collect names to test on co-hosts and listeners.
When to use Podcast Name Generator
- Naming a new podcast.
- Naming a series or season within a show.
- Renaming a show whose title is too generic to find.
- Finding a title for a company or internal podcast.
Podcast Name Generator FAQ
How long should a podcast name be?
Short enough to read in an app and say on air: two to four words is typical. Long titles are cut off in listings, and titles stuffed with keywords can be rejected by Apple Podcasts.
Should the name say what the show is about?
For a new show without an audience, yes. Listeners browse and search by topic, and a clear title is the easiest way to be chosen. Established hosts can use their own name.
Can two podcasts have the same name?
Directories do not prevent it, but an existing show with the same name will compete with you in search and may hold a trademark. Search the main apps before you commit.
Do I need the word “podcast” in the title?
No. Everything in a podcast app is a podcast. The word only helps on the web, where “Name Podcast” distinguishes the show from other things with the same name.
Where do I check availability?
Search Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube for the name, check the domain, and check the handles on the social networks you plan to use.
Can I change the name later?
Yes, in your hosting provider, and the directories update from the feed. Tell listeners in an episode, since a different title in their library can be confusing.
A title that is heard as well as read
A podcast name is unusual because it is spoken as often as it is read. Hosts say it at the start of every episode, guests mention it, and listeners recommend it aloud. A good title is therefore easy to pronounce, unambiguous to the ear, and simple to type into a search box after hearing it once.
Podcast apps show little: square artwork, a title and a publisher. Listeners searching for a subject scan titles for a match. A name that contains the subject in plain words gets chosen; a clever but opaque name needs artwork and reputation to do the explaining. This is why so many successful shows use straightforward formulas.
Genres have conventions that listeners recognise. True crime uses the language of cases and files. Business shows borrow from briefings and playbooks. Interview shows put the host or the idea of conversation in the title. Following a convention places the show; one distinctive word keeps it from being mistaken for another.
Check before you record the intro. Search the directories for the exact title and close variants, look for trademarks in entertainment and publishing, and secure a domain and handles. Then say the name ten times as you would on air. If it still sounds right, it will carry the show.