Scrum Team Name Generator
Get 1 to 10 random agile team names such as SprintSpartans or KanbanKnights, drawn from a list of 100 written for software teams.More Name Generators
The Scrum Team Name Generator hands you one to ten team names from a list of 100 we wrote specifically for agile and software teams. Every name is a two-word compound built from a Scrum or engineering term and a punchy noun: SprintSpartans, BacklogBusters, KanbanKnights, VelocityVikings. It is for the first retro of a new squad, when "Team 3" needs to become something people will actually put on a Slack channel.
How it works
Set how many names you want (1 to 10) and press the button. The list is shuffled on every click and the first few names are shown as cards, so you never get duplicates within one batch and repeated clicks give a fresh mix. There are no style filters; the whole list is in the same alliterative, CamelCase style, which is intentional. These names are meant to be typed into Jira board titles and channel names without spaces.
What the names look like
All 100 names follow the same pattern: an agile or dev word first, an energetic noun second, both starting with the same letter where possible. The first halves come from the Scrum vocabulary (Sprint, Backlog, Velocity, Iteration, Kanban, Scrum, Agile, Feature, Product, Task, Dev, Code, Process, Project). The second halves are the usual team-name suspects: Titans, Vikings, Knights, Sorcerers, Pirates, Phantoms, Pioneers, Alchemists, Sentinels. A sample from the list:
| Name | Why it works |
|---|---|
| SprintSpartans | Alliterative, and the Scrum reference is obvious to anyone on the team. |
| BacklogBusters | A small joke about the thing every team is actually fighting. |
| VelocityVoyagers | Velocity is a real Scrum metric, so it reads as an inside reference. |
| KanbanKnights | Works for teams that run Kanban rather than strict Scrum. |
| FeaturePhantoms | Good for a squad that ships quietly and often. |
| AgileAlchemists | Fits platform or data teams that turn mess into something usable. |
| IterationIcons | Neutral enough for a client-facing team. |
| ProductProwlers | A natural fit for a product-led or discovery team. |
Where teams actually use these
- Naming a new squad. Generate ten, let the team vote in a thread, and use the winner for the Slack channel, the Jira board and the standup calendar invite. Getting it done in one retro beats a two-week bikeshed.
- Hackathon and internal competition teams. Temporary teams need a name in the first five minutes. Pull a batch and take the first one nobody objects to.
- Scrum training and workshops. Facilitators splitting a class into practice teams can generate a name per table so exercises refer to "the KanbanKnights" instead of "table four."
- Placeholder names in demos. If you are building a screenshot or a sample Jira project, these read more realistically than "Team A" and "Team B."
Picking a name the team will keep
A few things we have seen matter more than the name itself. Short names survive; anything over about 16 characters gets abbreviated within a month, so most of the list stays under that. Alliteration makes a name easy to say in standup. And avoid names that comment on a current problem (BugBashers is funny until leadership reads the sprint report). If the team is not a software team at all, the Random Team Generator is for splitting people into groups, and the Esports Team Name Generator has a more aggressive gaming style.
For other group and organization names, the Destiny Clan Name Generator and Mercenary Company Name Generator cover the gaming and fantasy side, and you can browse all name generators for the rest.
Frequently asked questions
- Why are the names written without spaces?
So they can be pasted straight into Slack channel names, Git branch prefixes and board keys, which usually reject spaces. Add a space between the two words if you prefer, e.g. Sprint Spartans.
- Can I get names for a specific style, like funny or serious?
Not on this page. The list is one style, mildly playful and clearly agile-themed. Generate a batch of ten and you will usually find both a serious and a tongue-in-cheek option in it.
- How many names are in the list?
100. With ten per batch you will see the whole list after a dozen or so clicks, so if you want a large shortlist, copy the ones you like as you go.
- Does a Scrum team need a name at all?
The Scrum Guide doesn't require it, but most organizations with more than one team name them so boards, channels and reports are distinguishable. A name the team chose itself tends to stick better than one assigned by a manager.