Considering there are so many candle companies in the market, it’s no surprise settling on a unique name when starting a candle business is no easy task.
Picking the right name gives potential customers an idea about the products your business provides, creates a good first impression, and helps you stand out from the competition.
What candle company names are you allowed to use? How do you come up with something that represents your brand best? And what about small business name best practices?
If you’re not sure how to answer those questions, you’re in the right place. Keep reading to learn my top tips for choosing the perfect business name and how to make sure your favorite choices are available.
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Guidelines for Naming Your Candle Business
If you’re struggling to choose a creative name for your candle company, one of the best things to do is just to start brainstorming. As you go through the tips outlined below, make a list of words, phrases, and terms associated with your business.
From there, you can narrow down the list and cross off ideas you don’t like.
Once you have several top considerations, we’ll walk you through how to make sure you’re allowed to use them. This last step helps you narrow down your list even more so you can make a final decision.
1. Location-Specific Terms
Some candle companies are specific to a geographic service area. So, if that’s true for your business, consider adding a location-specific term to your business name.
You can consider things like:
- City nicknames
- Neighborhoods
- Regions or states
- And descriptive terms
However, consider what happens if you expand outside your intended service area. Does the name become limiting? If so, it’s best to avoid it if you plan to expand or change directions later.
2. Avoid Business Names That Are Hard to Pronounce, Hear, or Spell
Despite the technological advances in voice search, assistants like Siri and Alexa struggle to understand slang and other confusing words.
This could limit how often your business shows up in voice (and text-based) search if your name is hard to spell, pronounce, or hear. Because of that, it’s important to avoid complicated words, industry jargon, and using numbers in place of letters. While having a unique candle business name is good, being too unique may not be so good.
Keep your business name as simple and easy to remember as possible so potential customers can easily find you.
3. Consider Alliterations and Rhyming Words
Alliterations and rhymes are catchy and easy to remember. Because of that, they make for great business names.
That said, it’s not always easy to come up with them. Start by choosing a few of your favorite words from your master brainstorming list.
Then, you can Google “words that start with W” to come up with a name like Wax Works or S for Sensuous Smells or whatever letter you’re using to create an alliteration. Alternatively, you can search “words that rhyme with _____.”
It can be time-consuming, but it’s an excellent place to start.
And don’t forget to add any exciting finds to your brainstorm list while you’re at it. Try not to overthink the names you come up with. Just write them all down, as some of the more interesting ones may spark better ideas later.
4. Steer Clear of Initials or Obscure Acronyms
Initials and unusual acronyms are hard to remember, so they typically don’t make great business names. They can also be challenging to pronounce and confusing for voice search as well.
Furthermore, there are 325 different two-letter combination possibilities in the English language. And the odds of your customers remembering the specific letters you chose are pretty small.
5. Imagery Words
When brainstorming name ideas, there are industry-related words that could also lend themselves to being a great brand name and logo. For instance, a candle company could use a candle or flame and focus the name around the image.
Related: How to create a logo for your business.
6. Try the Owner’s Name
If you’ve made it this far and are still struggling to find the best name, you can always consider using the business owner’s name or the name of an important family member. Doing so works well if the owner also plans to be the face behind the business.
Something to keep in mind is that using the owner’s name as the business name can make it more challenging to sell the business in the future.
List of Catchy Candle Business Names
Here is a list of candle company names from existing business names that may help give you some catchy name ideas. While many of these names may be available for you to use, be sure to check first to be sure they can be used.
Tips on how to check business name availability are after the list of names!
- 1203 Candle Co
- 2 Candles Burning
- 69 Wicked Scents Candles
- 7th Street Candle Co
- A Fragrance Of Heaven Candles
- Agape Candles
- Almost Edible Gourmet Candles
- Amarillo Candle Co
- Ambiance Fragrance Co
- Ambient Glow Candles
- American Candle Factory
- Anchor Hill Candle Co
- Aroma Candle Shop
- Aroma Flame Candles
- Autumn Mist Candle Creations
- Bad Candle Co
- Bay Ridge Candle Co
- Beeswax Candle Studio
- Bella Candle Factory
- Best Candle & Gifts
- Big Ole Wicks
- Birthday Candles For Kids
- Bits & Wicks Candle Co
- Black Top Candles
- Blow Out The Candles
- Blue Flame Candles
- Bluff Mountain Candles
- Botanicandles
- Bougie Candle Co
- Bow & Arrow Candle Co
- Breeze Candles
- Bright Glow Candle
- Bright Scents
- Burn Out Candle Co
- By Candlelight
- California Candle Studio
- Cameo Classic Candles
- Candle & Soap Central
- Candle Carvers
- Candle City
- Candle Co Of Texas
- Candle Collective
- Candle Crush Studio
- Candle Fire
- Candle Flicks
- Candle For You
- Candle Lab
- Candle Light
- Candle Moments
- Candle Nook
- Candle Pier Co
- Candle Studio
- Candlelit Candle Co
- Candles & Melts
- Candles & Such
- Candles By Kahlil
- Candles Relax Me
- Captivating Candle
- Chic Illuminations Candle Co
- Circle E Candles
- Classic Candles
- Coastal Lights Candle Co
- Colorful Candles
- Cosmic Candle Co
- Cotton Wick Candles
- Country Candle Company
- Country Cowboy Candles
- Country Scents Candles
- Covered Bridge Candle
- Crave Candle Co
- Crazy Bear Candle Co
- Created Energy Candles
- Creative Candles
- Custom Candle Creations By Kim
- Desert Park Candles
- Dream Work Candles
- Eagle Rock Candle
- Earth Gifts
- Eastern Shore Candles
- Elixir Lamp
- Fabulous Candle
- Faith Hope & Love Candle Co
- Flambeaux Candle Co
- Flame Fame
- Flicker to Flame
- Flickerwix
- Fliquor Candles
- Florida Candles
- Fragrant Home
- Frosted Candle Company
- Full Moon Candle Co
- Fusion Scents
- Gentle Glow
- Gillmore Candle Shoppe
- Girlfriends Candle Co
- Glimmer Of Hope Candles
- Glow Candle
- Gluttony Candles
- God & Country Candles
- Golden Bee Candleworks
- Good Heart Candle Co
- Good Night Candle
- Good Spirits Candle Co
- Gulf Coast Candle Co
- Happy Lily Soy Candle Co
- Happy Place Candle Co
- Have A Candle
- Healthy Habits Candle Co
- Heavenly Glow Candles
- Hippy Wick Chick
- Holy Cross Candle Co
- Homefront Candles
- Homespun Candle Co
- House Of Candles
- Incredible Candle
- Just Because Candle Closet
- Just Make Scents Candles & Gifts
- Kandlestix Of Atlanta
- Kansas Earth & Sky Candle
- Keep It Lit Candles & Designs
- Kelley’s Quality Candles
- Kentucky Girl Candles
- Keystone Candles
- Knox’s Favorite Candle Co
- Life Scents Candle Co
- Lifted Light Candle
- Light Of Mine Rock Candles
- Lighter Candle
- Lighthouse Candleworks
- Lit Candles
- Little Candle
- Little Sun Candle Co
- Little Torch Candle Co
- Lotus Soy Candles
- Lovely Look Candle
- Lowcountry Candles N More
- Lucky Candle
- Lucky Dog Candles
- Lux Candles
- Malicious Women Candle Co
- Melt Candle Co
- Melted Candle
- Melted Time
- Merry Candles
- Midnight Oil Candle Co
- Mom’s Homemade Candles
- Moody Candle Co
- Moving Flame Candles
- Mystic Candles & More
- Mystic Scents
- Nature’s Glow Candles
- New Flame Candles
- New Orleans Botanical Candle
- North Carolina Candle Outlet
- Northstar Country Candle
- Oaklawn Candle Shop
- Olde City Candle Co.
- Olde Towne Candle Co
- Orange Blossom Candle Co
- Orchard Candles
- Outside The Box Candle Shop
- Pacific Candle Co
- Paddywax Candle Bar
- Panhandle Candles
- Peace & Light Candle Co
- Positive Aroma Candles
- Prairie Girl Candle Co
- Prime Candles
- Primitive Candle Company
- Pure Health Candles
- Pure Light Candle
- Refresh Candle Co
- Renu Candle Co
- Rustic Heart Candles
- Savory Sense
- Scenic Route Candle Co
- Sensuous Smells
- Sierra Princess Candle Co
- Simple Soy Candle Co
- Soft Serenity
- Soul Good Naturals
- Southern California Candle
- Southern Lights Scented Candle
- Southern Peach Candle Co
- Southern Porch Scents
- Soy Candles By Tasha
- Soyciety Candles
- Spoil Wax
- Star Candle
- Star Light Candle
- Stella Love Candles
- Succulent Candle Co
- Sugar’s Candle Co
- Sunday Dinner Candle Co
- Supreme Lights Candle
- Surprise Me Candles
- Sweet Cakes Candle Co.
- Sweet Light Candle Co.
- Sword & Crown Candle Co
- Texas Wicks Candle Co
- The Melt Harvest
- Truly Haute Candles
- Twisted Wix Candle Co
- Urban Wax Candles
- Vivid Aromas
- Warm Waxworker
- Was Works
- Wax Coast Candles
- Wax Melts
- Waxaholic Candles
- Waxwenky Candle
- Waxy Wonders
- We Make Scents
- White Barn Candle
- White Dove Candles
- Wick & Wine Candle Co
- Wick Pick
- Wicks n’ More
- Wicky Wax Candle Studio
- Wild Bee Candle Company
- Wixology Candle Co
- Wonderful Wicks
- Yo Soy Candle
- Zany Candle Creations
Is Your Candle Name Available?
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 helpful 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 each one.
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, 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
Hopefully, you now have some great candle business name ideas. Once you have narrowed down this list to just a few and researched that they are all available, start asking friends, family, and potential customers for their thoughts to get feedback, and then pick your perfect candle company name!
