Q&A for How to Pick a Good YouTube Name

PlayHard would be cool but it's probably taken. Think of things like: SoccerKidsUnite, SoccerFansCentral or SoccerTimesUpdates. Check out what others have used. Realize that a lot of the good names will already be taken but you can use a thesaurus to find similar words.

Try to relate your name to both topics. If you have the tutorials about the game you play, a good name could be "MiningHelp." This shows you help solve problems in Minecraft. If the tutorials have nothing to do with the games you play, make your name less specific. For example, in "PlayingYourHelp" the word "Playing" would hint that you play games, and the world "Help" would imply that you make tutorials.

Tell as many people as you can about your channel. It may take a while to get subscribers, but the people you tell might tell others, and your fanbase will grow.

Choose things you are passionate about and love doing.

You could always use the simple term "subscribers". Or, use something close to your channel. For example, say your name was MysticSheepGaming. You could call your subs the "Lambs" or "Mystics".

Make a list of hobbies or things you both enjoy (cooking, art, sports, makeup, gaming, etc) and make a catchy and unique name that includes both names and the interest. You could also combine your initials and make a name out of that, but it should sound catchy. For example: Jenny&MarshaCook or JMCooks.

Not at all. You can use whatever name you want to.

Try using your family name, as in something like this : {your last name}FamilyVlogs.

Connecting your Youtube channel to your full name could help you gain a quick fanbase, if you're already well-known. What you decide is up to you.

Focus most of all on the craft that you're doing and join it with something that matters to you or identifies you. For example, if you were into decoupage, you might call yourself CoopertheDecoupager or DecoupagePrincess or StickyPaperQueen.

Make your name have to do with the sort of DIY you are doing. For example, if you're doing a cooking DIY channel, your name might be CookDIy or LearnToCook or TheNoOvenCook.

Do you like it? That's really the most important thing. If it meets that criteria and it's interesting, which yours is, and unique (Google it to see where else it might be in use, if anywhere), then by all means use it!

A channel can be run by as many people as you want.

Use a username with the game you are doing, and add "Gaming" after it. Say that your game user name was YouTube. Your channel name would be YouTube Gaming. Since your username is unique, it's usually not going to be taken.

You can come up with ideas by doing a round of random names you think would be best. Quickly tell each other a name, and keep doing it for about a minute or two. When it's over, you pick the best name. It's like a game.

If you are specifically playing games on the PC, a name like PCpower would be good. Then, an all round gaming channel would be suitable for names like Mysticgamer, Karatechopkeyboard,Goliathgamer and Gameboygigabite/Gamegirlgigabite.

Think about what makes your channel special or different from others. Whatever name you come up with, search it in YouTube to see if it's taken before deciding on it for sure.

You can make up the name of your channel by simply collecting the first letters of everyone's surname. For example, if your names were Anthony, Timothy, and Claire, your channel might be called ACT. Based on this example, a good name would be: ACT or The ACT, or The ACTing Club

You can pick a name that is more about yourself than the content. If the topics are somewhat related (for example, health and beauty can both be categorized under lifestyle), the name can reflect the broader topic.

Slip and Slime. Time for slime. Slime Time. Big Green Slime. I personally prefer Slime Time as it rhymes, is catchy and easy to remember. It's straight to the point about the content too.

Brainstorm with the other person and bounce ideas off of each other. More people thinking up a username could give you a more inspired Youtube name.

Call them kiddos!

Try combining the things you like. For example: SportyGal/GuyVideos or Gymnast4SportyFun.

Why not use your names? (Ex. Linda and Heather Gaming)

The email address is just what you use to sign in. Once you sign in, you will create an actual channel, which you can name whatever you want. That will also be the name that shows up when you post comments.

Try to add in your name along with something car-related. For example, if your name was John, your channel could be called John Cars, John Racing, John Supercars, etc.

Most business or product names are trademarked. Avoid using a name trademarked by another company.

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I wouldn't recommend that because it is likely that the song/movie is copyrighted, so YouTube might take down your channel due to copyright laws.

Try spelling some different things backwards and see what you come up with, or mash together different words randomly and see what happens.