85 One-Word Team Names: Options for All Industries (Sales, Tech, etc)

Your team — whether a sports team, a group of coworkers, friends, etc. — can benefit from having a great team name. A punchy, one-word name can be both effective and memorable. Below, we discuss some considerations to think about when you’re picking a one-word team name, and we list name ideas broken down by industry and team type.

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How to Pick a One-Word Team Name

Deciding on a team name can be difficult. Before you start brainstorming, here are a few things to consider:

What does your team do? This may sound obvious, but you should pick a name that reflects what your team does.
What is your team’s environment? What type of name is most appropriate for your team and situation? Are you looking for a funny team name or one that has a dual meaning?
Who is on your team? You can create your own team name by combining the letters from your first or last names (e.g., Jennifer, Anna, and Molly could pick JAM as their team name).

Other ways to pick a one-word team name include thinking of words related to your team’s specialty and plugging them into a thesaurus to make use of less-obvious words. One of the synonyms might just make a great team name. Or, you can combine two words to make one dynamic team name like “mathletes” or “brogrammers.” And, similar to using the letters from your teammates’ first or last names, you could make up your own acronym. For example, an Ultimate Frisbee team used TRUDGE to stand for Ten Really Ugly Dudes Getting Even.

Whatever you choose, it’s best to involve all of your team members in the naming process, if possible. Additionally, you’ll want to avoid anything exclusionary or that implies discrimination against any particular race, gender, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, etc.

The List of One-Word Team Names

We’ve compiled the list of one-word team names for a few different industries. Feel free to use any of these names for your team or use them as inspiration to create something even better.