Looking for some good name ideas for your yoga studio? If you’ve done any searching for a name, you may feel like all the good ones are already taken. You want to find the perfect name, but how do you make the final decision?
If you’re struggling to name your yoga studio, don’t worry. You’re in the right place. In this article, I cover some of the top tips for naming your new business as well as how to make sure the name is legally available for you to use.
Let’s get started!
Related: Yoga Studio Business Overview
Tips For Naming A Yoga Studio
Naming a business is hard, especially if you don’t have any ideas or a place to start. So, before diving in, grab a piece of paper and a pen or open a blank spreadsheet.
Then, use it as a place to brainstorm ideas and write down words or phrases that come to mind as you go through the tips below.
From there, we’ll talk about narrowing things down and landing on the perfect name.
1. Keep It as Short as Possible
Short business names are usually snappier, catchier, and easier to remember. Ideally, you want to stick to two to five syllables and hopefully no more than 25 characters total.
However, the shorter the name, the better.
That said, there are exceptions to this, and it’s not a hard rule. But when you think about huge, notable brands, which ones come to mind?
Nike. Apple. Ikea. Febreeze. Target. Honeywell.
They’re easy to remember because they’re short, simple, and brandable.
Obviously, there are exceptions to these rules. But typically, the shorter and simpler your name, the easier it is for everyone to remember.
2. Avoid Words That Are Hard to Hear and Pronounce
Voice to text and voice search is more popular now than ever before. So, it’s important to consider making your name easy to pronounce and hear.
To do this, avoid using:
- Commonly misspelled words
- Complex terms that are hard to spell
- Words that have several pronunciations
- Homophones like to, too, and two
Try to keep things as concise and simple as possible.
3. Consider Yoga-Related Terms
Since you’re opening a yoga studio, using yoga-related terms in the name might make sense. It may help to start brainstorming terms, phrases, and words to get all your ideas down on paper.
A few examples of this could include Bend & Zen Yoga, Energy Medicine Yoga, Goat Yoga Bham, or Namaste 919.
For a boost of creativity, expand use the thesaurus to find synonyms around the words of what your business does. You can use the thesaurus function from your word processor or thesaurus.com to develop additional synonyms.
From there, you can cross off bad ideas or any terms you don’t like.
4. Phrases Your Audience and Competition Uses
Your business exists for your target audience, so it’s important to consider phrases and terms they use when talking about hiring a yoga studio.
There are quite a few places you can look to see what your customers (and competitors) are saying, including:
- Facebook groups, posts, and stories
- Forums related to the yoga studio industry
- Competitor websites, brochures, and flyers
- Trade journals
- Magazines or blogs
Alternatively, you can ask friends or relatives in your target audience. Hearing it directly from them may help you brainstorm and narrow down your choices.
Remember to avoid anything limiting your business’s future growth if you decide to go in another direction down the road.
5. Neighborhoods, Cities, and Nicknames
Including the name of your city, street, or neighborhood is an excellent way to encourage local shopping and create a strong sense of community in your area.
You can also think about nicknames for your city or neighborhood, as well. Here are some examples to use as inspiration:
- Downtown Sayville Yoga
- Get Bent in Norwich
- Maui Goat Yoga
- Virginia Community Yoga
- Yoga Space Boston
With that said, make sure the name you choose isn’t limiting if you decide to move or expand your yoga studio down the road.
List of Some of the Best Yoga Studio Business Names
Here is a list of existing yoga studio names that may help give you some creative ideas. While many of these names may be available for you to use, be sure to check first to be sure the name you want can be used.
- A Little Twisted Yoga Studio
- A Peace Of Yoga
- All Life Is Yoga
- Asanas for All
- Ash Hot Yoga Babylon
- Astral Space
- Authentic You
- Avalon Yoga Center
- Babyoga
- Bad Yogis Club
- Baltimore Yoga Therapy
- Be Moved Power Yoga
- Be Still Yoga
- Bee Free Yoga
- Bend & Breathe
- Bend & Zen Hot Yoga
- Bhakti Barn Yoga
- Big Mountain Yoga
- Black Dog Yoga
- Blue River Yoga
- Body & Brain Yoga & Health Center
- Bodywisdom Yoga
- Brain & Body Yogic
- Breathe Easy & Smile Yoga Co
- Breathe Easy Yoga & Wellness Centre
- Breathe Together Yoga
- Calm Heart Studio
- Charm City Yoga
- Corepower Yoga
- Curvy Yoga
- Deep Breaths Yoga Studio
- Destination Yoga Club
- Divine Yoga
- Down Dog Fitness Center
- Downtown Sayville Yoga
- Earth Star Yoga
- Easy Healing Yoga By Donna
- Easy Yoga
- Edge Yoga
- Eight Limbs Yoga
- Energy Medicine Yoga
- Family Yoga Zen Zone
- Felicity Yoga
- Found City Yoga
- Friendship Yoga
- Get Bent In Norwich
- Goat Yoga Bham
- Great Points Yoga
- Hayden Yoga & Massage
- Healthy Therapy
- Heart Of Yoga Therapy
- Home Yoga & Meditation
- Honor Yoga
- Hot Spot Yoga
- House Of Yogi
- Human Kind Collective
- Ignite Your Soul Yoga & Wellness
- Inner Bliss
- Inspired Yoga
- Just Breathe Yoga
- Just Yoga
- Karma In Motion
- Kids Yoga Lab
- Laughing Frog Yoga
- Levity Yoga
- Life Yoga
- Light Yoga
- Little Sprout Yoga
- Live Pure Yoga
- Lotus Yoga
- Love Yoga
- Luv Luv Yoga
- Maui Goat Yoga
- Midtown Yoga
- Mindful Warrior Yoga
- Mobile Yoga Center
- Mountain Moon Yoga & Fitness
- Namaste 919
- Northville Yoga Room
- Ocean Isle Beach Yoga
- Old Town Yoga
- Our Yoga Place
- Peaceful Heart Yoga
- Peaceful Minds
- Phoenix Yoga Project
- Portland Hot Yoga
- Posture People
- Practice Peace Yoga
- Pressed Hot Yoga & Juice
- Radiant Soul Yoga & Wellness
- Ritual Yoga Denver
- Rock Paper Yoga
- Solstice Yoga & Pilates
- Soul Hum Studios
- Soul Strong Yoga
- Sound Space Yoga
- Sparkle Yoga
- Speakeasy Yoga
- Spirit Rising Yoga With Cheryl
- Spiritual Bliss
- Spiritual Stretching
- Starlit Yoga
- Sunshine House Yoga
- Surf Into Yoga
- Sweet Change Yoga
- Symmetry Bliss
- Sync Yoga + Cycle
- The Space Yoga Studio
- Thrive Yoga Fitness
- Total Harmony Yoga
- Union Yoga
- Up Yoga
- Village Vitality
- Virginia Community Yoga
- We Yogis Las Colinas
- Wellbeing Fitness
- White Heat Yoga
- White Lotus Therapeutics
- Whole Life Whole Yoga
- With Love Yoga
- Yellow Blossom Yoga
- Yoga & Meditation Mission
- Yoga & Wellness Studio
- Yoga Academy
- Yoga at the Raven
- Yoga Bradenton
- Yoga Collective
- Yoga Flow
- Yoga Garden
- Yoga Heals
- Yoga In Harmony
- Yoga In The Red
- Yoga In The Village
- Yoga Journey
- Yoga Loft
- Yoga Love Mana
- Yoga Mantra
- Yoga Moves You
- Yoga New Life
- Yoga Now
- Yoga One
- Yoga Pod Austin
- Yoga Posture Perfection
- Yoga Sanctuary
- Yoga Shack
- Yoga Space Boston
- Yoga Studios
- Yoga With Cyndy
- Yoga Vibe
- Yogadoctor
- Yogafitworks
- Yogi Life Studios
- Yogi Movez
- Yogis Unite
- Zen Den Wellness Center
- Zen Loft Yoga & Outreach
- Zen Yoga
Is Your Yoga Studio Name Available to Use?
At this point, you should have several top considerations to choose from. And the best way to narrow it down further is to check each one for availability.
This step is vital because using a name that someone else is using could be very costly, time-consuming to rebrand your business, and possibly embarrassing. There are several places to look to check whether a name is available to use, so let’s walk through the more common ones.
Can the business name be registered in your state?
If you plan to use a specific business name, you may be required by the state to verify it’s available to use.
Related: How to check business name availability in your state
Is your name already trademarked?
When searching for a name for your new business, you should check that your new name isn’t trademarked by someone else. If it is, you may not be allowed to use it legally.
Thankfully, the United States Patent Trademark Office (USPTO) makes trademark searching a breeze through their Trademark Database.
A name isn’t necessarily available if it doesn’t appear in this search. Every business has some limited protection through a common law trademark. This means another business can’t open up down the street with the same name, as this creates confusion for customers. Also, be sure to check local competitors by doing a Google search and looking through the Yellow Pages.
If your name is available and you want to protect it from being used by anyone else, you can register it with the USPTO.
Related: How to check for a trademark
Finding the Perfect Name: Putting It All Together
By now, you should have a lengthy list of words, phrases, and terms you can use in your business name. At this point, I highly recommend going through and removing any that are hard to spell or pronounce.
Now, you can start combining pieces together until something stands out. It may help to create a list of potential names you can use. From there, you can narrow things down to your favorites.
But before you make your final decision, it’s important that your new name passes a few tests.
Say It Out Loud
Make sure you say your new name out loud. It may look great as a logo, domain name, and on a business card. But it also needs to sound good when you say it out loud.
You can also sit down with someone and talk about your business. Does saying the name in casual conversation sound natural? If not, you may want to consider something simpler or easier to say.
Logo Design
Lastly, think about how to incorporate your new name into a logo. Logos should be simple, memorable, and indicative of your brand.
Take Apple, for example. Their business name is easily incorporated into a logo. And today, it’s a household symbol that everyone immediately recognizes.
A logo is an important part of your brand identity, so don’t forget to consider turning your name into a memorable logo as you make your final decision.
Related: How to create a logo for your business.
Hopefully, you now have some yoga studio business names. Once you have narrowed this list to just a few and researched that they are all available, start asking friends, family, and potential customers their thoughts to get feedback, and then pick your perfect yoga studio name!
