Today is a very special day.
I want to congratulate you on getting a new finned friend!
You have now entered the “honeymoon stage” of your goldfish relationship and are probably spending quite a few minutes gazing in adoration at your new pet.
What beautiful fins! What exquisite scales! And just look at that sweet little face!
But there is a question weighing on your mind.
A very disturbing question:
“What do I name my goldfish?”
Ah, there’s a lot in a name!
You know once you start calling your fish something, it’s bound to stick – so it better be good!
A frantic internet search has landed you on this page…
And you won’t be disappointed 😉
Because I’m going to provide you with exactly what you are looking for – the GOLD MINE of goldfish names for your use, a priceless list acquired from countless years of experience and bribing an old Asian man with a bag of Jelly beans.
You’ll find everything from funny to cleaver – to downright amazing. Whether you’re looking for either one (or something in between) you’re guaranteed to find exactly what you’re looking for.
So let the names begin!
Most Popular Names for Goldfish
- Bubbles – A good one-size-fits-all
- Comet – Quite fitting for the slim-bodied types
- Flash – Hopefully not due to ammonia poisoning
- Fish – You would be surprised how many people choose this one
- Fin Fin, Finny – Or try getting creative with “Finwick” or “Finderella”
- Goldie – This one takes the cake for the most popular goldfish name, sometimes alternately spelled Goldy
- Jaws – I have yet to see a goldfish truly live up to this one
- Nemo – It means “The Man” in Oromo (go figure)
- Splash – For the hyperactive goldfish in your life
- Swimmy – Commonly chosen by children under the age of 5
- Sushi – Upvoted by the family cat
Goldfish Names by Color
Naming your fish by color is a fun way to come up with the perfect fit.
One thing to keep in mind:
Your goldfish may change colors later on in its life, due to genetics, lighting or other factors.
Orange, red and yellow are the least likely to change. Black… that’s another story.
Black Fish Name Ideas
- Batman
- Bandit
- Blackie
- Coal
- Ebony
- Eclipse
- Inky
- Jet
- Licorice
- Midnight
- Onyx
- Pepper
- Shade
- Shadow
Orange Fish Name Ideas
- Amber
- Cheeto
- Clementine
- Copper
- Cutie
- Dorthy (Elmo’s goldfish)
- Ember
- Goldie
- Peaches
- Penny
- Pumpkin
- Sherbert
- Rusty
- Sunset
- Tangerine
Yellow Fish Name Ideas
- Brandy
- Buttercup
- Citrus
- Dandelion
- Flax
- Ginger
- Honey
- Lemon
- Lightning
- Nugget
- Pyrite
- Sandy
- Summer
- Sunny
- Sunflower
Red Fish Name Ideas
- Apple
- Autumn
- Cinnamon
- Cherry
- Crimson
- Flame
- Poppy
- Rose
- Ruby
- Russet
- Salmon
- Scarlet
- Sparky
- Valentine
White Fish Name Ideas
- Alabaster
- Angel
- Aspen
- Birch
- Bones
- Diamond
- Cloud
- Crystal
- Ghost
- Luna
- Popcorn
- Snowy
- Snowflake
- Starlight
- Vanilla
Silver Fish Name Ideas
- Ash
- Bullet
- Chrome
- Dove
- Dusty
- Earl Gray
- Gunpowder
- Hurricane
- Nickel
- Mushroom
- Pebbles
- Platinum
- Smokey
- Steel
- Sterling
- Stormy
- Tornado
Brown Fish Name Ideas
- Acorn
- Amber
- Chestnut
- Chip
- Clove
- Cocoa
- Cookie
- Hazel
- Hershy
- Hickory
- Kitkat
- Nutmeg
- Mocha
- Muffin
- Truffles
- Twix
- Walnut
- Woody
Variegated Patterns or Markings Name Ideas
- Brindle
- Camo
- Callie (short for calico)
- Checkers
- Dapples
- Dice
- Domino
- Dotty
- Flake
- Freckles
- Kaleido
- Marble
- Motley
- Oreo
- Patches
- Snickers
- Speckles
- Spot
- Sundae
Goldfish Names by Personality
It’s a fact that no two goldfish are the same – they all have their own interesting character.
So rather than just looking “skin deep” when choosing a name, what about going with something more personal?
Take a look at these creative selections:
- Barnacle
- Bingo
- Bliss
- Brute
- Einstein
- Fang
- Goofy
- Kisses
- Lovie
- Lucky
- Mischief
- Nibbles
- Peppy
- Pokey
- Precious
- Princess
- Scholar
- Smoochie
- Spaz
- Speedy
- Sugar
- Sunshine
- Sweetie
- Viper
- Zany
- Zippy
Think You’re Finished? You’ve Only Just Begun!
Picking out a name for your fish is just the beginning of your goldfish journey (as I’m sure you’re finding out!).
It’s all so new and exciting…
But there’s something you should be aware of before you go.
Goldfish keeping is harder than it looks. You will want to make sure your finned friend lives a full, happy life by understanding what it takes to be successful.
It’s all in my book, The Truth About Goldfish.
You can be sure you’re off to the best start with all of the answers at your fingertips.
Check it out!
Final Tips
Names identify your fish. They serve to separate one fish from the next fish, often times goldfish that look very similar.
They also stick. Too often, someone has not taken the time to come up with the right name and end up with something unoriginal and ill-fitting, but because they have called their fish by that name so many times, they can’t change it! It becomes stuck in their brain, or in the brains of their family members. So remember, when naming your goldfish, you pretty much have one opportunity to come up with the perfect name. And goldfish can live over 40 years, so they might be stuck with it for a long time!
Suggestion#1: Ask for Advice
Getting a second opinion can be helpful when trying to name your goldfish. Ask your friends or family what name they think you should call your goldfish. If you are at a loss, don’t be too proud to ask others to help. It’s easy to get stumped, and two heads are better than one! Not only might you be able to benefit from their input, but you can also make them feel like their opinion is valued.
Suggestion #2: Go on a Name Hunt
Searching the web has often been a valuable tool in finding names for goldfish. You can search by gender (boys’ names verses girls’ names), by meaning, (color, animal, vegetable, mineral, etc.) by country (Irish names, English names, Spanish names…) and by many other categories.
I have found it useful to keep a “Baby Name Book” lying around to flip through when it comes to naming pets. They often have definitions beside the names, offer pronunciation guides and similar variations on a name you might like.
Suggestion #3: Name Your Goldfish After Someone
The name of a favorite book character, movie star, former president or king, author or someone else you like or admire might make a nice name for a goldfish.
Suggestion #4: Naming After its Physical Characteristics
Is your goldfish the color of a beautiful sunrise? A name like “Dawn” or “Rosy” might apply. Think of things that look similar to your fish and try to find synonyms to them. Special patterns and coloring can often bring to mind the perfect name. Does your fish swim a little different than the others? Maybe his fin is a funny shape? The physical characteristics of your fish are often very helpful when trying to come up with a name.
What’s YOUR Goldfish’s Name?
By now you should have some good ideas for what to call your fish.
I hope you’ve enjoyed them 🙂
Now:
I’m handing it off to you.
What did you decide to name your goldfish (or goldfishes)?
Or do you have a few favorites you can’t decide between?
Let the world know what you think when you drop your comment in the box below!
I have on red fish called chips AKA jaws (because it’s extremely greedy) and an orange one called gravy. Both are named in memory of my first fish (called fish)
Awesome names, Jacob! Chips AKA Jaws and Gravy sound like super fun names 🙂
I am deciding whether my goldfish should be named buttercup bubbles or eclipse which one do you like best?
Any of them are nice! I like Buttercup.
I named mine choochoo and skittles. I have 4 fish but I’m not sure what I should name the other two. can you help me decide?
tic-tac is a good name for orange goldfish
Twix or bubbles or shadow and apple
My fishes ate called lucky and pepper😀
My son recently got a goldfish that he named Marmalade. He’s a cutie!
Aw cute name!
I named him ash becuse he is gray with a bit of black on his top half of his body
sence you have great names which two do you like the most Oceana ,Neptune,or Olanna please replay
My fav is Oceana 🙂 But it’s whatever you want and what sounds best to you, Skye 🙂
Olanna is cute
Hey I’m getting two fish I’m buying them with my own money and I’m really scared I let them down but anyway I’m calling them splish and splash
Your joke about the man and jelly beans was so funny!
I have an Inspector Peepers and a Detective I.C. Moore 🙂
Great names! Love the detective theme!
I have 12 koi, which are similar to gold fish, there names are as follows…
Katie. Dart. Black bart
Creamsicle. Shimmer. Lips
Red. Scales
Finnegan. Blue boy
Gil. Sunshine
i have a baby calico butterfly named Captain Dotty (beacuse she/he have color dotspattern) and a baby black moor butterfly named Black Pepper (beacuse her/his color is black )
Those are some great names, Sekar! Butterflies are awesome!
I have 3 goldfish. Two are orange guys and one she is all white with orange patches. Their names are Princess, Frank, and Bubbles. I didn’t have a name for my 3rd guy but I got his new name from the list! So helpful!! ??
Great to hear, Kelley! Those are a great collection of names.
Hi I’m new to this website an was wondering what to name my copper gold gold fish or my orange and white I’ve named my third one Sargent eclipse
I named my goldfish Viola and Cesario xD
I’m such a nerd lol
Creative names, Hannah!
Ii was thinking Trump or Donald, but it kinda trurs my stomach!
Our fantail is named Huriko, from Japanese mythology.
Very unique!
I misspelled that. It’s Hiruko not huriko 🙂
I have an Oranda with a red patch on its head. I was going to call it Testarossa (which is Italian for “red head”) but I called it Curiosity as in the Curiosity Rover on Mars. This is because I had a Telescope Oranda called Hubble and decided to keep the space theme running.
I’ve never thought of using a space theme! Cool ideas.
My Orandas names are Goldie, rosie, pearl and splash. I just got splash. I love my fish. I have 5 tanks 2-60 gallons, 2-55 gallons and a 20 gallon which was my first. I enjoy coming home after a long day of work, watching them.
Good for you! Those are super cute names 😀
i have 3 goldfish one is black and orange,orange,white and orange.i need to more names for two goldfish i named the black and orange fin
Sherbert might be good for the orange and white one 🙂
Peaches is the name I picked
I have four fantails called eenie meenie minnie and mo ??
Very creative and cute names, Rebecca! Fantails are awesome <3
i have a comet named Dakoi because they look like a mini koi carp and a black moor named Coal.
Very fitting names, Ella! Thanks for sharing.
I win two Goldfish. They’re both orange. One it’s called Archy because he has a black tipped arch fin and the other is carried Willow because she has a light yellow/green streak in her tail!
Those are some fitting names for those fish, Christian. Thanks for sharing!
I just got a fish today and named it Sushi!!
Adorable name, Hannah!
My fantail goldfish is named Seabear. Heres a video of him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU3vtdGE07k
Seabear looks like quite the perky fish! Unique name too. Thanks for sharing!
My goldfish are all named after flavors of crisps; Salt, Vinegar, Cheese, Onion, Pawn, Cocktail, Smokey, Bacon & Pickle (as in pickled onion) 🙂
Love the flavor theme! Making me hungry…
I’m considering getting a comet goldfish, and I’m thinking of naming him/her Crimson or Waffles.
Either one sounds great 😀 But I like Crimson if the fish is red and Waffles if it is more golden.
I have Pepsi and Max (although I sometimes call Pepsi, Peppy, Pep. Max gets called Maxi a lot too
Nicknames are always so much fun. Thanks for sharing!
I have a butterfly telescope called batman and recently got a new orange and white butterfly telescope and was stuck for names.I asked my brother(who is obsessed with comics)and he said the joker….I didn’t really like that name but my brother says it all the time so it’s stuck! Oh well.
Haha that happens sometimes. Butterfly telescopes are the bomb.
I named mine hook as he has one eye and a dodgy fin ?
Lol that’s great!
I’ve decided to name my fish nibbles because although he eats a lot he savers it an takes a nibble from the flakes I feed him
Adorable! <3
I have a comet goldfish who is a silvery white with patches of Orange. Her face is white with a thin Orange “lipstick” like marking around her mouth. She zips back and forth in front of the tank Every time I’m in front of it and she seems to really adore me. I named her Pi. Either short for the word piebald which is her facial markings or the mathematical equation.
I really like that name, April! She’s probably a smart fish too 🙂
I called my fish ben because my mum said that if I don’t look after it she will flush it down the toilet but my brothers name is ben so she can’t do anything!
Well that’s a strategy I’ve never heard before to keep a goldfish alive! Very smart 😀
I am pretty set on the name Scuttle for my goldfish (name from the seagull in The Little Mermaid).
Very cute, goldfish kind of do that when they swim.
I won a fish but it died so I’m getting two new ones tonight but I don’t know what to name them.
Hope you can find one you like on our list for them! 🙂
Won two comet fish at a festival today, they look very similar and I’m thinking of calling them Fred and George from Harry Potter<3
Memorable names! Thanks for sharing 😀
we named it bubbles and cinoman tysm for your help
I had pumpkin (aka bubbles because it nlows bubbles all the time) and peaches but peaches died and I got another and named it patches.
Sorry to hear about peaches 🙁 But patches is a cute name too!
I really liked bandit and peaches for my two fish
Very nice names, Queenielia! 😀
Daughter won 2 common goldfish: Ricky=solid orange, Lucy=white with orange bun and orange lipstick. They are quite a pair. Now I have goldfish…
Those are creative names! Very adorable, thanks for sharing!
today me and my brother got a fish each. mine is a comet so i am going to call it comet i was surprised to see the name comet was 2nd on the list. my brother called his bruce i am not sure why i think it was the first name that came to his head. love this website vey helpful:):)
i just changed my fish’s name to butter chicken
That’s quite a change in names! I assume you like butter chicken? 😉
I have 6 goldfish (2 going to a pond soon). Their names are: Venus, Norman, Spartacus, Prince, Luna and Dotty. (Oranda, Ranchu, common, fantail, and 2 ryukins.)
Thanks for sharing your collection of names, Missi!
I have a goldfish named fair (we got him from the fair) but we secretly call him jaws because he ate at least three fish he is a comet goldfish but we still love him ?
Wow, Fair/Jaws sounds like quite the personality! Thanks for sharing Ella!
I have a yellow and white pearlscale named Sol and just got a solid white Ranchu named Luna
Really like that combo, Hayley! I’ve never thought of using an “outer space” theme for names!
I named my calico fantail Beta, my koi Omega, my black moor Alpha, and my goldfish Gamma. Are they good names?
Since you asked my opinion… super names, Aaron 😀 I’ve never heard anyone use them before but that makes them all the more unique!
I am getting a fancy goldfish for my birthday and I am thinking of naming her/him Ari (air-e) Clide or Cheeto. Ari is my favorite tbh.
Ari is my favorite of those three too 🙂
Tomorrow I might be getting a calico fantail a comet and a red cap (these r my thoughts of names) redcap Toki, comet Asteroid, and calico Taikou (Tiy-Koo)
Fun sounding names, Empoleon! Asteroid is a fitting name for a comet! 🙂
My telescope goldfish are named Jaws (white and gray) Cheeto (Orange), And Barnacle (Pure white)
Barnacle is a super fun name, Valencia! Good job naming all your fish!
I have a Black Moor so I decided to name him Bear (as in Black bear because of his colour)
That’s a creative name!
Pure Goldfish,
I just purchased a bug eyed black goldfish, and he is ADORABLE 🙂 I’m just wondering what to name him. I want something creative and subtle. Any ideas?
Sorry for the delayed reply, been on break! If you haven’t named him yet, you could name him Bugsy!
I meant to put 5 stars, sorry 🙂
I have 2 comet goldfish that I just got. One is solid orange the other is white with a few orange spots. Named them Sunshine and Freckles!
Aww I love those names <3
I got 2 fintails and named them japanese names, Nao (honest) and Tomi (welthy;Red) Nao is gold/white and Tomi is red.
And i recently bought 2 more fintails and 1 black telescope. I wanted androgynous names so the telescope got the name Billy, one of the fintail are calico with shimmering scales called Jade. The other one looks very similar to Nao but much smaller so it got the name Dot.
Now I just looking for names for my Plecos, one yellow and one black, and I’m thinking of Chinese dragon names like Jinlong (gold+dragon) and Heifu (dark+belly)
I like Asian names, they always have such good meanings. Even my hamsters have Japanese names (Aki and Kio/kioshi) ?
I really like those more exotic names, Becka! Thanks for sharing!
I have a black moor goldfish and since they have big eyes I called him bubbles plus he loves to play with bubbles
Very cute, Alexandra! I like that name.
I have pleco/bottom feeder I named him tank
He must be strong!
I named my fish ZOOM after the character in Flash
Cute name Ayla!
That is zo cool
I like Hazel, and my husband came up with Finnegan, so my new goldfish will have a first and last name Hazel Finnegan.
That’s a great name, Amy! Thanks for sharing.
Cute name
Wow, I love this website, you are so encouraging!! I have 2 fish that are named Vito (after a family friend) and Charlie (I dont know why but he just looks like a Charlie). I just got a new fantail, he is deep orange with a beautiful tail that is tipped in white. I cant decide on a name for him. Its between Zazzles, Fancy, Lucy, Clemmie (we are Clemson Tiger fans) and I even considered Tipper because of the tail. What is your opinion.
Thank you for your kind words, Tracy! Clemmie is my favorite 🙂
I have a cute goldfish with a puffy head but I don’t know any good yet special names.I want to name her something with pizazz but with elegance and beauty.Her color is orange and white.do you think you could advise me.I named her Amber but that didn’t suit her.
Penelope would be cute 🙂
Thanks
Also I just loved this website some of the names were beautiful,my favorites were Pure Goldfish And eclipse.
Thanks so much Penelope bubbles is perfect for her but which do you think is best ,Penelope bubbles or Amber bubbles?Have any other great ?? names .Also I have a giant Oscar but I cannot name her,and I am so so sorry ? for the trouble with the names
I like Penelope bubbles <3 For the Oscar, you could name him Gordon. Don't know why that came to mind. 🙂
Say I got another orange fish what should I name her
I’m partial to Pure Goldfish, but you could look under the orange fish section 🙂
Can you do other fish like parrots and Oscars
I might do another general names article in the future, keep your eyes peeled 🙂
I have 2 Black Moore Goldfish and since they were inseparable at the store I named them Laverne and Shirley! I also have an orange oranda with black tips on his fins and couldn’t think of a name for a few days and last night I decided he reminded me of my niece whom I affectionately call cheeto-face….so he is now named cheeto-face, cheeto for short! And my daughter has a beautiful iridescent gold oranda whom she named Goldie! Thank you for your site!
Very cute names, Michelle! Thanks for sharing!
Hello
Sushi is rice! Sashimi is the meat. ☺ Common misconception, though, and I am sure most people in the US think fish when they think sushi.
Our fish are named Sashimi and Chubb.
Learned something new, Jenny! Thanks for sharing. Both are cute names imo 🙂
I have a nice little shoal of 5 fancies:
red Oranda–Curly
black moor–Four Eyes
ryukin–Chum
calico fantail–Flash
pearlscale–Pearlie (not real original, but suits her)
A very cute collection of names, Tammy!
Use the name Guppy for an orange fish!
i’m naming mine midnight and sunny
Very creative pair of names!
We are looking for a name for an orange fish that was apposed to be eaten by our aquatic frog but survived and is still living after 14 moths so we are going to name him.
I have a white goldfish with red “eyebrows” I was thinking of nameing it red, eybrows, or cloud. I got the last name from the list. He also has lost a couple of scales from the tank he was in before I got him, I was thinking that could help me get a name but I don’t really know.
I have decided to name my fish scales
Scales is creative!
I have decided to name my two goldfish bubbles and splash
A great pair of names 🙂
Lazarus because he was rescued and was thought to be dead when first found.
A very fitting name to be sure, Julie!
All my goldfish have been named after curries (Vindaloo, Bhuna, Rogan & Josh, Jalfrezi, Korma, Madras, Pathia) but I’ve almost run out of names so I’m moving onto Planets!! My most recent goldfish has been named Jupiter!
Thanks for sharing your themes, Jerfa!
The goldfish at our library are named Cheeto and Dorito. When we first got them, they were tiny feeders and Cheeto was completely orange. A little boy was watching them and said, “They look like Cheetos swimming around in there!” We thought that was the perfect name.
How cute, Mel!
I have three goldfish. Nemo is the orange one named by our 2 year old daughter, goldie is the lemon goldfish (looks more gold than yellow hence why we picked goldie) and a shubunkin goldfish called bubbles as he always grabs a ball of air from the surface and will swim to the bottom to release it ?
Very cute names, Hayley, thanks for sharing!
I have a black moor and decided to name him Yuki because both the black moor and the name originate from eastern Asia.
That’s a name I haven’t heard before! Very original.
I have 2 goldfish. Their names are Goldie and Orange ball. Love them both to death.
Thanks for sharing your two fishs’ names, Brinn!
I’ve got an orange common goldfish named Jasper, a white common named Casper, an orange fantail named Schubert, a calico fantail named sprinkles, a calico fantail named Winsor, and a calico fantail named Newton. I’m still thinking of names for the other 3, as I just got them yesterday.
A very fun collection of names, Larissa!
I have to goldfish and I decided to call them Bob and Bubbles.
I have a “fish called Rhondda” I got her for my husband who was from the Rhondda Valley in South Wales.
It’s fun to name your fish after something special 🙂
My goldfish’s name is Taco Supreme she is white and red
Very nice name!
I have 2 gold fish Cutie and Spike and a mystery snail named Hank.
Nice names, Emma! Hank is a fun name for a mystery snail.
Hi Goldfish website owner, I am a big fan of your website, and very much enjoy your colorful collection of goldfish names. I frequently show my friends your website, and one question has come up multiple times: Why is the black goldfish playing soccer? I would understand if all of the goldfish were doing activities, but I have always found it strange that he is the odd one out! Does he just like soccer or is there a deeper reason for this choice of graphic? I would really really like to know! I’ve been curious about it for months!
Keep up the hard work ^_^
Hi Eliana, thank you for your kind words! Thank you for pointing that out. Now that you mention it I didn’t use the best graphic there! That was from the facts article, where we talk about how goldfish can learn to play games, and that fish happened to be a black broadtail moor. But I have replaced it now on your suggestion with a more fitting fish. Thank you for helping making it a better article now 🙂
Great website but do u guys have a good name for a goldfish that is half orange and half silver
Maybe name it Duo 🙂
I know this is a website for goldfish but I am seriously stumped ? for cichlids, I already have cichlid Dey but I noticed that the mommy fish is holding fry again! Will my older fry( they are about a 2 to 3 months old) eat my not- yet- out- of – the -mothers- mouth -but -soon-to-be fry?
If cichlids are like goldfish, they would eat anything that fits in their mouth. Not sure if they are though.
hay people my name is gavin.wright
so the fish are bright colours and so the fishes and so bye
I have a small goldfish with a brown line down his back I named him bubbles I love it and I think he does too!!! my brother has a white goldfish with a pink\red line down her back he named her jaws!!!
I love all the names!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great names Taylor!
I have call my beautiful fish Sandy x I really like the names Sandy it reminds me of Sandy from grease the film x???
Sandy is a beautiful name!
I named my fish bubba after the golfer bubba Watson this website rally helped me choose ??
Very unique name, Siobhan!
I named my goldfish Bubbles.
A classic 🙂
I named my orange and black goldfish speckles.
i chose jaws, cheeto, and bertha
Nice!
My 12 year old son has two goldfish. He named one River and he calls the other one Doctor, because he loves Dr Who. I bought him a tank ornament that looks like the Tardis. The Doctor hasn’t shown much interest yet, but last night River discovered that she can go inside. Now we are wondering if it’s really “bigger on the inside”. LOL
Thanks for leaving sharing those names, Faith!
I named my fish Magikarp (orange) Black Fin (orange with black fins) Ink (black splattered face) and Koi (white with one orange spot on head)
I have five goldfish ranging from pet chain store fish to specialty goldfish dealer fish. They are: Marty (named after my husband), Cousteau, Patches, Fluffy, and Tiny (the biggest one). Four are in a 65 gallon tank. Tiny is in his own 20 gallon tank.
I have a grey calico named Argento (Italian for silver) and a silver and orange named Lucido (Italian for shiny) ?
Oooh like those names!
I have 3 gold fish the gray one is names Amy and the yellow one is Arya and the gold one is Amelia
Loving the A-names, Pet lover!
I have four beta dish named Mimi, becausee shemail is so small, Emerald, because he’s so green, Cheeto, sixes he’s so energetic and fast, and Tangerine, because shes so sweet.
Impressive collection of names!
A have 3 goldfish names Goldie (who is literlly gold), There is Calico who is calico, and my smaller one is Silvia Pescado (Fish in spanish)
Very nice names!
I’ve had 6 goldfish (All were killed by a stupid 7 yr old boy who put detergent in the pond -it was a outside on on our driveway near our green house- plus a bottle of cleaning borax and killed them. RIP) But I had a pearl white one called Snow. Original I know xD And a mostly grey calico called Tin-Can. 2 other calicos. Tigger because he had black like stripes and Gregg xDDD Then I had 2 orange ones. Fanta had a white stripe on his belly and Sunkiss had white tipped fins. I think you should add them to the name list, I don’t mind!
Yikes, you’ve had a time! Thanks for sharing your names though!
hi! i have lots of fish but i cant decide what to name two of then one is orange with spots and is a guppie. the other is a gold fish thats white with a orange hat. any ideas?
Speckles and King Arthur 🙂 Just throwing that out there.
Thanks!! I always go to this site whenever I get new fish. Thanks for the help!!
Yay, Abbi, glad you lie the site 😀
I have a orange goldfish named Nemo and a dwarf frog named Nibbles. I thought the two names went well together
They really do!
Ive got quite a collection holly (pom pom telescope) chloe (butterfly telescope) sophie and mia (black moors) ronnie and reggie (pearlscales) percy and phil (orandas) and last but not least freckles (ryukin) ?
Great names, Sam!
I named my fish tangerine, flash, Cheeto, and jaws. They were all goldfish
Nice collection of names, Easton!
I thought Moon for a white one , this helped me help my friend pick a name!
Nice, glad it helped!
I just lost one goldfish after 5 1/2 years but still have the other. Bert died but Ernie is still living. Just got a new one today as Ernie seemed lonely. Looking for a name for him now. Maybe Bernie….
Bernie & Ernie, loving it!
How about 008. My fish is a quick fish and is very bold. You like it?
It sounds like that’s a name that fits him!
I named mine Bubbles I just like the way it sounds
It does have a nice ring to it 🙂
The names I chose for my five goldfish made me identify them. Now when I watch and fed them, I am able to pick them out as individuals with names; not just a bunch of fish swimming around in the tank.
Names do have their benefits for sure!
lilo\elmo\sherbert\peaches\jaws\summer
Nice group of names Kelsee!
I have a Chocolate/Orange Oranda Pompom and I named him Chocolate Chip, AKA Chip for short. The reason I named him that is because there are some orange splotches on him that look like chocolate chips. Yes lol he is Chocolate and Orange at the same time. I love him regardless. :3
I had 2 previous telescopes. One was a Black Moor named Nyko and the other was a Calico Butterfly named Roan.
Thanks for sharing your fun names, Patricia!
Kishori lal…its an Indian name
Thanks for sharing, we love hearing names from around the world!
I named my Black Moor Oz. She died :C
Sorry to hear about Oz 🙁
I got three new goldfish! I got Gingey with Oz but i forgot to write that! :] The shubunkin is named Brindle! She is smalll and likes to wiggle! A got another orange fantail. Her name is Cleo. And finally, I got a new black moor and named her Eclipse!
I named mine as Buttercup………………
I love that name a lot
Cuuuute
My 2 goldfish are named Moby and Richard
A good pair of names!
I’m naming u gold fish
Twedle Dee & Twedle Dum
Dee came straight out of the bag when I put it in the tank & Dum swam the wrong way took a while to get it out the bag
LOL nice
I have a Black Moor Goldfish named Pete!!!!!
Nice!
I could actually use help with names. I have 4 orandas, One is named Ham, white body red cap..and he is a real ham. Another is Wenzel Washington…because wen pun….no one understands the humor sadly.. 2 are unnamed a beautiful orange and much larger than his tank mates and a brown and silver oranda who is currently quarantined due to parasites ?. My 6 year old has a very large comet goldfish named Godzilla.
I got a goldfish from my chemistry teacher and I don’t know what to name it! The tank broke over there so they asked me if I wanted it and I gladly excepted! It’s got a black head, pink-ish white body and a bunch of spots. What do I call it???
Pop tart or sprinkles
I called mine cheeto,(has an orange line along his backside)verti(cause he’s always breathing vertically) and beach (he is beige like sand
im nameing my fish hope and destiney
My fishes names are sunny and shady one is orange and one is black ??
Like I said, I have 4 goldfish in total! But, like 3 weeks ago, I got a brown pom-pom goldfish, named Redwood. He’s the biggest fish I have! 😀
Nice!
all is good
the first goldfish i got that got me in to the hobby were 2 state fair. I had a mat white and orange one i named the white one sprinkles because i accidentally doped a sprinkle and she ate it and the orange one orange slice of obvious resons.
story time. sprinkles turned out to be a girl and orange slice was a boy and i could tell because orange slice would chase sprinkles around the 1 gallon tank.because of them i got a big 29 gallon tank were they were inseparable. wean orange slice died it was Honorable to watch sprinkles. she first would search the tank for him and that turned in to a mad dash and ended in her head-butting all the other goldfish! we punt her in a tank by her self. a couple of months leader i tried interdoosing a new goldfish in with her and he was not happy at all, advintly she toped eating and started to head-but her reflection
They have such personality don’t they!
I named my baby goldfish Cedric
Cute!
Ghillie is well camouflaged, and she’ll often sneak in to nab some food. Red Cap is named after a dangerous type of Scottish goblin, but in reality he’s quite sweet. Mr. P pities the fool who tries to get between her and the peas.
I was hoping for a name for a copper gold goldfish and a white and orange goldfish I have a name for the third one Sargent eclipse
I have a black and orange goldfish. I just got him and have no idea what to name him! I was thinking about something to do with coney island because that’s where I got him.
Coney is cute 🙂
my fish new name is dusty and my other on is evils fisley ( like the singer )
If i get a black one im going to call it toothless <3
I have a Blue Oranda and I call him the Juggernaut 🙂 I love your site! I have learned so much, Thank you!
Thank you Angela! Juggernaut is a very cute name!
I recently got 3 goldfish called tango sisco and disco. They are shubunkins. But i am a bit worried for walter because he has stopped eating. Can you help me please!
Check for water quality & flukes.
I named mine Gabby because goldfish and Gabby both start with g.
Cute!
I named my white and orange one Chubbs because she is a little bit fatter than the others. Named my baby calico squirt. Then I don’t know what to name my baby black moor or my big calico. Could u give me some names please
i have a white and orange headed gold fish and i named him Archie and i also have black one named Jughead
I have a white goldfish and I really wanted to name them something with emotional value so I was going to name them fisy (no h) because me and my cousin couldn’t say fishy,but I decided to name them Hedwig from Harry Potter because that was the movie me and my best friend watch the week before she passed away.Your article reminded me of how much she wanted to be a writer and now every time I wake up and see Hedwig it reminds me of her 🙂
Thanks for sharing the story behind your fish’s name!
You could call a fish Fry (which means baby fish) or, my personal favorite, Swimmy Jimmy
I
have six gold fish and their names are morelli ranger diesel Lula tangerine sherbet an I love them all
Great names Paula!
Hi i named one of my fish uni because it has a heart on its side and it’s unique but what should i call my other
I named my fish sushi.
I have 3 goldfish Goldy shadow and one with no name and we are trying to pick out of these ones Lucy Jule or ash what do you think
I like Ash 🙂 but all of them are great!
I have 3 goldfish which I have named Pumpkin, Sherbet and Bubbles. They are all different colours so I won’t get them mixed up.
I love all of the fun names
I have calico telescope goldfish and there’s names are Google,jaws,wasabi,fred,bubbles
Cute names!
Thanks for helping me find a name for my two goldfish. Now I just have to figure out wich ones.
A friend and I got some 25 cent goldfish from Meijer, and named a silver one Jeffknee, a gold and white one Cheez-it, and a plain ol’ gold one Champion.
i have six goldfish in a 125 gallon tank. i have an all orange one named grillz, an orange and white named mcfish, one that is all orange in the front and brown in the back half named beamer, an all orange with a brown spot over his eye named pirate because it looks like an eyepatch, a white and black one named thunder, and an all black one named shadow.
pondy the oranda
I have a veiltail goldfish named Arial first name that came to mind
I have Big Mac (koi), Scar (koi), Gaia (koi), Johnny Blaze (Koi), Pudge (Goldfish), Pudge Jr, (goldfish), Ghost (goldfish), OJ (goldfish), Sherbet (goldfish), Fang (goldfish), Jr (Pleco), Ninja (pleco), Apollo (Oscar fish), Monster (pacu), Bones (Pacu), Chopper (redtail catfish)
I named my mostly white, oranged tailed orange, forehead, orange eyeshadow, and orange upper lip goldfish “Orchid.”
I named my completely white orange headed goldfish “Comet.”
I have a black moor goldfish and named it “moorie” after its type. 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡