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Bat names: 150+ cute, spooky and funny ideas

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The best bat names are short, soft and a little bit spooky, like Echo, Count Batula and Moonpie. They suit a plush bat, a Halloween decoration, a classroom mascot or the little flyer that lives in your backyard bat box.

Below are 150+ bat names in eight groups: cute names for a bat, Halloween bat names, funny bat puns, vampire bat names, fruit bat names, famous bats from books, films and games, names that mean bat or night, and a bonus set of names for a baseball bat. Every name has a short note.

Can't decide? Shuffle 6 random picks

  • Wonderboy

    The homemade bat in the 1984 baseball film The Natural

  • Nyx

    Greek goddess of the night

  • The Count

    Sesame Street's number-loving vampire

  • Velvet

    Soft as the fur on a tiny bat

  • Date

    Sweet desert fruit for a bat with plans tonight

  • Vlad

    Named for the Romanian prince linked to the Dracula legend

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Cute names for a bat

Sweet, soft names for a fuzzy little flyer.

  1. Echo: For a bat that finds its way by sound
  2. Velvet: Soft as the fur on a tiny bat
  3. Pipsqueak: Small, squeaky and full of personality
  4. Wingnut: For a happily chaotic flyer that zigzags everywhere
  5. Flutter: The soft sound of tiny wings at dusk
  6. Bitsy: For the tiniest bat in the colony
  7. Dusky: Named for the hour bats wake up
  8. Moonpie: Sweet, round and out after dark
  9. Inkwell: Dark, deep and perfect for a black bat
  10. Snugglewing: Wraps up in its own wings like a blanket
  11. Pocket: Small enough to fit in one
  12. Smudge: For a bat with a dark patch on its face
  13. Sooty: Soft, dusky and charmingly scruffy
  14. Nightlight: Brightens your evening, even though it avoids the sun
  15. Winky: Cheeky name for a bat with a playful look
  16. Fuzzwing: Fluffy, flappy and very huggable
  17. Licorice: Black, sweet and a little bit twisty
  18. Jellybean: Small, sweet and comes in every color
  19. Oreo: For a bat with a dark coat and a pale belly
  20. Ziggy: Zigzag flyer with a rock-star name
  21. Mocha: Warm brown, like a cozy café treat
  22. Plushie: Soft enough to pass for a stuffed toy
  23. Cuddlebug: For a bat that loves to snuggle in a cozy roost
  24. Twilight: The magic hour when bats first take flight

Halloween bat names

Spooky, witchy and a little bit silly. Perfect for decorations and costumes.

  1. Hocus Pocus: Spell-casting name from the 1993 Halloween film
  2. Salem: Named for the talking cat in Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  3. Wednesday: Gloomy Addams Family daughter with a deadpan wit
  4. Morticia: Elegant Addams Family matriarch, for a graceful bat
  5. Spooky: Classic Halloween name for a bat on the porch
  6. Boo: Short, sweet and ready to surprise
  7. Cobweb: For a bat that hangs out in old attics
  8. Midnight: Peak flying hour for a nighttime snacker
  9. Shadow: Moves silently across the night sky
  10. Phantom: Mysterious, silent and gone before you see it
  11. Candy Corn: Halloween's most debated treat, for a bat with opinions
  12. Elvira: Named for TV's Mistress of the Dark
  13. Fang: Tiny teeth, big Halloween energy
  14. Bewitched: Classic TV witch show, for an enchanting bat
  15. Cauldron: Bubbling, mysterious and a little bit witchy
  16. Hex: Short spell of a name for a magical bat
  17. Jack-o'-Lantern: Glowing pumpkin face for a bat that lights up the porch
  18. Pumpkin: Sweet fall name for a bat that loves October
  19. Trick or Treat: For a bat that is half mischief, half sweetness
  20. Ghostie: A friendly spook with wings
  21. Raven: A dark-winged name borrowed from Poe
  22. Ichabod: The nervous schoolteacher from Sleepy Hollow
  23. Spellbound: Enchanting name for a bat you can't stop watching
  24. Broomstick: Every witch's ride, for a bat that likes to tag along
  25. Goblin: Mischievous little Halloween creature with wings
  26. Gargoyle: Perched on old buildings, just like a roosting bat
  27. Full Moon: When the night sky looks its spookiest

Funny bat names

Bat puns, celebrity twists and names for a bat with a sense of humor.

  1. Acrobat: The bat was hiding in this word all along
  2. Batticus Finch: Wise, fair-minded pun on the famous lawyer
  3. Batsy Ross: Flag-maker pun for a patriotic bat
  4. Bat Benatar: Rock-singer pun for a bat with a big voice
  5. Bat Sajak: Game-show pun for a bat who loves wheels and words
  6. Batrick Stewart: Starship-captain pun for a bat who makes it so
  7. Wingston Churchill: Never gives up, never stops flapping
  8. Sonar the Barbarian: Fierce hunter who finds dinner by echo
  9. Radar: Technically bats use sonar, but who's counting?
  10. Hangin' Tough: Boy-band pun for a bat that hangs all day
  11. Hang Ten: Surf slang for a bat that dangles by its toes
  12. Bat to the Future: Time-travel pun for a bat with big plans
  13. Night Owl: Not a bird, but keeps the same hours
  14. Mosquito Muncher: Small bats can catch hundreds of insects in an hour
  15. Bug Buffet: Treats every summer evening like an all-you-can-eat dinner
  16. Fly-by-Night: Old phrase for someone who leaves in a hurry
  17. Battitude: Small bat, very big opinions
  18. Batty McBatface: Named in the style of a famous public naming poll
  19. Batzilla: Monster-movie name for a bat the size of a thumb
  20. Wingman: Always has your back after dark
  21. Bruce: Batman's real first name, for a bat with a secret
  22. Upside Down Dave: Spends his whole day looking at the world flipped
  23. Battleship: Board-game pun for a bat that never misses a bug
  24. Batholomew: Very formal name for a very small bat
  25. Battery: Fully charged and ready to fly all night
  26. Bat Signal: Shines in the sky when someone needs a bug catcher
  27. Mothman: Named for the legendary cryptid and a favorite snack

Vampire bat names

Names from vampire stories, plus the real science. Only three bat species feed on blood, and all live in the Americas.

  1. Vlad: Named for the Romanian prince linked to the Dracula legend
  2. Count Batula: Dracula pun for a bat with a dramatic cape
  3. Nosferatu: From the 1922 silent vampire film
  4. Lestat: Anne Rice's charming vampire from Interview with the Vampire
  5. Carmilla: Title vampire of an 1872 novella that predates Dracula
  6. Drusilla: Dreamy vampire from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  7. Mina: Heroine of Bram Stoker's Dracula
  8. Barnabas: The vampire of the 1960s TV soap Dark Shadows
  9. Bela: Nod to Lugosi, who played Dracula in the 1931 film
  10. Bram: Honors Stoker, who wrote Dracula in 1897
  11. Renfield: Dracula's bug-eating assistant in Stoker's novel
  12. The Count: Sesame Street's number-loving vampire
  13. Desmodus: Genus of the common vampire bat of the Americas
  14. Diphylla: Genus of the hairy-legged vampire bat
  15. Diaemus: Genus of the white-winged vampire bat
  16. Transylvania: The Romanian region where Dracula's castle stands in the novel
  17. Buddy: Vampire bats share meals with hungry roost-mates
  18. Sanguine: Old word for blood-red, and also for cheerful
  19. Midnight Snack: For a vampire bat whose dinner runs late

Fruit bat names

Fruit bats and nectar bats spread seeds and pollinate plants around the world. Name them after their favorite foods.

  1. Mango: Sweet tropical favorite for a fruit-loving bat
  2. Papaya: Soft, orange and a fruit bat feast
  3. Guava: Pink-fleshed tropical fruit that bats love
  4. Fig: A staple food for many fruit bats in the wild
  5. Kiwi: Fuzzy outside, bright green inside
  6. Lychee: Sweet, juicy and round as a little bat
  7. Durian: Bats pollinate the flowers of this famously smelly fruit
  8. Agave: Long-nosed bats pollinate its flowers in the desert
  9. Plum: Deep purple and sweet, like a wing at dusk
  10. Tamarind: Tangy tropical pod for a bat with sass
  11. Pomegranate: Full of tiny jewels, like a bat full of surprises
  12. Jackfruit: The world's largest tree fruit, for a bat with big dreams
  13. Rambutan: Hairy red fruit from Southeast Asia
  14. Starfruit: Slice it and you get stars, a perfect night name
  15. Dragonfruit: Bats pollinate its night-blooming flowers
  16. Flying Fox: The common name for the largest fruit bats
  17. Megabat: Old nickname for the fruit bat family
  18. Banana: Its wild flowers are pollinated by nectar-feeding bats
  19. Date: Sweet desert fruit for a bat with plans tonight
  20. Passion Fruit: Tropical vine treat for a bat with big feelings

Famous bat names

Real bat characters from books, films and games.

  1. Stellaluna: Baby fruit bat raised by birds in the 1993 picture book
  2. Bartok: Wisecracking albino bat sidekick in Anastasia (1997)
  3. Fidget: Peg-legged bat henchman in The Great Mouse Detective
  4. Batty Koda: Robin Williams' rapping bat in FernGully (1992)
  5. Shade: Young hero of Kenneth Oppel's novel Silverwing
  6. Marina: Brightwing bat who befriends Shade in Silverwing
  7. Rouge: Treasure-hunting bat from the Sonic the Hedgehog games
  8. Zubat: The eyeless cave bat every Pokémon player remembers
  9. Crobat: Four-winged Pokémon, the final form of a cave bat
  10. Woobat: Pokémon with a heart-shaped nose
  11. Noivern: Dragon-type Pokémon with speaker-like ears

Names that mean bat or night

Real words for bat and night from other languages, mythology and science.

  1. Nyx: Greek goddess of the night
  2. Noctis: Latin for of the night
  3. Selene: Greek goddess of the moon
  4. Layla: Arabic name meaning night
  5. Notte: Italian word for night
  6. Yoru: Japanese word for night
  7. Komori: Japanese word for bat
  8. Murciélago: Spanish word for bat
  9. Chauve-Souris: French for bat; literally bald mouse
  10. Fledermaus: German for bat, from flutter mouse, and a Strauss operetta
  11. Pipistrelle: A genus of tiny bats, from the Italian word for bat
  12. Vesper: Latin for evening, the hour bats come out
  13. Chiroptera: Scientific order of bats; Greek for hand wing
  14. Luna: Latin for moon, a classic night-sky name

Names for a baseball bat

Plenty of hitters name their bats too. These suit baseball and softball bats.

  1. Wonderboy: The homemade bat in the 1984 baseball film The Natural
  2. Big Stick: Old-school nickname for a powerful bat
  3. Thunder Stick: For a bat that booms on every hit
  4. Slugger: Classic baseball word for a big hitter
  5. Grand Slam: Four runs with one swing
  6. Moonshot: Baseball slang for a towering home run
  7. Dinger: Dugout slang for a home run
  8. Pine Tar: The sticky grip that sparked a famous 1983 dispute
  9. Babe: Named for Ruth, baseball's legendary home-run king
  10. Sweet Spot: The part of the barrel that sends the ball flying
  11. Walk-Off: For a bat that wins games in the last inning
  12. Long Ball: Baseball talk for hitting it deep
  13. Mr. October: Reggie Jackson's nickname, perfect for Halloween season

How to pick the right name

Decide: cute or spooky

A plush bat for a toddler wants a soft name like Moonpie or Pipsqueak. A Halloween decoration can go full Count Batula.

Name it by species

Fruit bats suit fruit names like Mango or Fig, while vampire bat names can come from classic vampire stories. It makes the name feel chosen, not random.

Keep it short

One or two syllables, like Echo, Fang or Boo, are easy for kids to say and easy to paint on a sign.

Name the whole colony

Bats live in groups, so a set of Halloween decorations looks great with a theme: Addams Family names, Dracula characters or fruit.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a cute name for a bat?

Echo, Pipsqueak, Velvet, Moonpie and Fuzzwing are sweet picks. Soft sounds and night-sky themes suit a small, fuzzy bat.

What are good Halloween bat names?

Count Batula, Hocus Pocus, Wednesday, Spooky and Candy Corn are favorites. Names from witch stories and the Addams Family fit right in.

What is a baby bat called?

A baby bat is called a pup. Most bat mothers have one pup a year, and a group of bats is called a colony.

What name means bat?

Fledermaus (German), Murciélago (Spanish), Komori (Japanese) and Chauve-Souris (French) all mean bat. Pipistrelle comes from the Italian word for bat.

Do vampire bats really drink blood?

Yes, but only three species do, and all live in the Americas. They lap small amounts from sleeping animals and often share meals with hungry roost-mates.

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