209 Cute & Classy Nail Salon Name Ideas
There are more than 317,000 nail salons in the United States alone. So, it’s no surprise settling on a perfect name when starting a nail salon feels almost impossible.
Picking the right name gives potential customers an idea about your business’s services, creates a good first impression, and helps you stand out from the competition.
Are all the unique nail salon names already taken? How do you come up with something fresh? And what about business name best practices?
Related: How to start a nail salon
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 across the board.
Let’s dive in!
Tips for Choosing the Best Nail Salon Name
If you’re struggling to choose a company name for your nail salon, 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. Consider the Services You Plan to Offer
You can start off playing off words related to nail salons such as pedicure, manicure, etc. Or perhaps you plan on also having a beauty salon or hair salon.
Add all the different types of services you want to offer to your brainstorming list.
Remember to avoid anything limiting your business’s future growth if you decide to go in another direction down the road.
2. Location-Specific Terms
Most nail salons 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.
3. 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 nail salon 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.
4. 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 with choosing a few of your favorite words from your master brainstorm list.
Then, you can Google “words that start with P” to come up with a name like Perfect Pedicure or N for Nail Nation 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 during this stage. Just write them all down as some of the more interesting ones may spark better ideas later.
5. 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.
6. Imagery Words
Another consideration when brainstorming name ideas is whether there are industry-related words that could also lend themselves to be used in a logo design. For instance, a nail salon could use an image of nails or dripping paint and focus the name around the image.
Related: How to create a logo for your business.
7. Still Struggling? 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. 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 Creative Nail salon Business Name Ideas
Here is a list of cute and creative nail salon name ideas taken from existing nail salons that may help you come up with some new name ideas. While many of these names may be available for you to use, be sure to check first to be sure it can be used.
Tips on how to check business name availability are after the list of names!
- 1 Epic Nail & Spa
- 1517 Nails
- 3 Dimensional Nails
- 3D Bella Nails
- 4 Season Nails & Spa
- 5 Star Nails Salon & Spa
- 7 & Rose Nail Salon
- A Little Nail Shop
- A+ Nails & Spa
- Absolute Nails
- Acton Nail & Spa
- Adams Avenue Nail Bar
- Adore Nail Spa
- Alfa Nails Salon
- All Bout Nail & Spa
- All Polish Nails & Spa
- Allure Nail Lounge
- Allure Nails By David
- Alpha Nails Salon
- Amazing Nails & Spa
- American Gel Nails
- Amy’s Nail Salon
- Angel Nail & Spa
- Aqua Nails Spa
- Art Nail Boutique
- Art Nails
- Artistic Nails
- Artistry Beauty Nail
- Bay Body & Foot Spa
- Beaute Nail & Spa
- Beautiful Creation Nailz
- Beautiful Nails
- Beauty World Nail Salon
- Best Nails & Spa
- Better Nails
- Bharmony Nail
- Bliss Nail & Spa
- Bloom Nail Bar
- Blossom Nails
- Blush Nail Lounge
- Bright Nails
- Brilliant Phoenix Nails & Spa
- Broadway Nails & Spa
- Buff & File Nail Salon
- Califantasy Nails
- Candy Nails Lounge
- Cecy’s Exotic Nails
- Celestial Crystal Nails
- Champagne Nail Lounge
- Chic Nail By Connie
- City Nail
- Classy Nail & Spa
- Club Nails & Spa
- Clutch Nails
- Coco Luxe Nails
- Complete Nails
- Crafty Nails
- Creative Nail Care
- Creative Nail Spa
- Cute Ice Nail Spa By Kelly
- Dandelion Nail Spa & Boutique
- Dashing Nails
- Dazzling Nail & Salon
- Deja Vu Nail Spa
- Desert Nail & Spa
- Designer Nails
- Diamond Nail & Spa
- Digits Nail Bar
- Dipping Nail & Spa
- Diva Nails Salon
- Divine Nails & Lashes
- Dream Nail
- Drips Nail Bar
- Ebony Nails
- Eco-Friendly Nail Salon
- Elegant Nails Salon
- Element Nail Spa
- Elite Nails & Spa
- Enchanted Nails
- Envy Nail Spa
- Exotic Nails Spa
- Expressive Nails
- Fabulous Nails
- Fair Oaks Nails & Spa
- Fancy Tips & Toes
- Fantabulous Nails & Spa
- Fantastic Nails
- Fantasy Nails & Spa
- Fashionista Nails
- File & Style
- Fingers 2 Toes Nail Spa
- Five Star Nail
- Flash Nail
- Flash Nails
- Forever Nail Spa
- Four Season Nail Salon
- French Nails & Lashes
- Galaxy Nails Bar
- Gel Bar
- Gel Nail Supply
- Gelish Nails & Spa
- Gem Nail Bar
- Glam Nailbar & Lounge
- Glam Rock Nails
- Glamorous Nail & Spa
- Glamour Nails By Ruby
- Glo Nail Studios
- Gloss Nails
- Golden File
- Golden Manicure
- Grand Nails Lounge
- Happy Feet Nails & Spa
- Happy Fingers
- Happy Hands & Feet
- Happy Nails
- Holy Nails
- Infinity Nails
- Jubilee Toes & Nails
- Kolour Nails
- Krazy Nail Spa
- Kute Nails
- Lavender Nails Spa
- Lavish Nail Lounge
- Love Nail
- Lucky Nails
- Luminous Nail Spa
- Lux Nail Spa
- Luxury Nails
- Modern Nails
- Nail Art Gallery
- Nail Box
- Nail Dreams
- Nail Envy
- Nail Fever
- Nail Garden
- Nail Nook
- Nail Parlor
- Nail Place
- Nail Polish
- Nail Room
- Nail Swag
- Nail Tech
- Necessary Nails
- New York Nails
- Ocean Blue Nails
- Paint Nail Spa
- Painted Nail
- Pampered Nail Salon
- Paradise Nails
- Petal Fresh Nails Spa
- Pink Nail Spa
- Pinky Nails
- Pinnacle Nail Spa
- Polished Nail Salon
- Posh Nail
- Pretty Nails Of Benton
- Pretty Sedicure
- Princess Nail
- Pure Polish Nails & Spa
- Red Freedom Salon
- Sassy Nails
- Scottsdale Nail Lounge
- Serene Nail Spa
- Serenity Nail Calon
- Sexy Nails Salon
- Shiny Nails
- Sin City Nails
- Sky Nail & Facial
- Skyline Nails
- Speedy Service Nails
- Studio 37 Nail Lounge
- Sweet Feed Pedi Spa
- The Nail Artist
- Timeless Nails
- Tippy Toes Nail Salon
- Tips Nail Salon
- Tipsy Turvy Nails
- To Perfection Nails
- Top Nail
- Top-Notch Nails
- Touch of Elegance Nails
- T’s Nails & Spa
- Twin Nails
- Unique Nail Bar
- Venetian Nails & Spa
- Village Nails Bar
- VIP Nail & Spa
- Vitality Hand & Foot Spa
- Zen Nails
Cute Nail Salon Names
- All Lacquered Up Nail Design
- Bombshell Nails
- Cute-icles
- Dreamy Nails & Spa
- Fancy Fingers
- Grand Slam Nails
- Nail Lab
- Pinkies Nail Salon
- Sassy Nail Bar
- The Nail Room
Funny Nail Salon Names
- Bare Foot Nails Spa
- Bossy Nails
- Color Me Crazy Nail Salon
- We Love Tips Nail Salon
- Dollish Polish Nail Studio
- Little Piggy Nail Salon
- Lovely Lady Nails
- The Nail Box
- Bonjour Nails Bar Salon
- Clawed Nail Salon
Is Your Nail salon 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 each one.
Can the business name be registered in your state?
If you plan to register your nail salon business name as a corporation or LLC, each state requires a unique company name.
This makes it important to search the Secretary of State’s name database in the state you plan to register to ensure your name isn’t already in use.
In most states, sole proprietorships and partnerships are required to register a Doing Business As (DBA) or Assumed Name if they aren’t doing business under the owner’s full first and last name. A few states require them to use a unique name, while others will let you pick just about any name you choose.
Related: How to check business name availability in your state
Is your business name already trademarked?
When searching for a name for your new nail salon business, you need to make sure your new name isn’t trademarked by someone else. If it is, you may not be allowed to legally use it.
Thankfully the United States Patent Trademark Office (USPTO) makes trademark searching a breeze through their Trademark Database.
If your name is available and you want to protect it from being used by anyone else, you can register your name with the USPTO.
Related: How to check for a trademark
Is a domain name available with your business name?
A domain name is your business’s digital address. With so many people researching online, it’s crucial to make sure your nail salon business name is also available as a domain name.
Website addresses aren’t as critical as the first two searches, but it’s still worth doing as a domain can cost as little as $10 to pick up. Typically, you want your domain name to be “yourbusinessname.com” without any numbers, dashes, etc.
You can easily search for a domain using NameCheap’s domain name search tool.
Hopefully, you now have some good name ideas for your nail salon. Once you have this list narrowed down 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 nail salon name!