Trust us: Make sure you pick a crab name that can go the distance with your pet. Why? Depending on the species you get, your crab can live a long time.
To assist you on your fishing expedition, we've collected 100 names—male, female, silly, and unique—and one of them is sure to fit the personality of your pincer pal.
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Tips for Naming Your Crab
Hermit crabs and fiddler crabs are the most popular types of pet crabs you will encounter in the trade. If you get a hermit crab, they can live for up to 30 years, so pick a classic crab name that won't lose its luster after a couple of years. You should be safe giving a trendy name to a fiddler crab as the average lifespan of those creatures is much shorter at 2 years.
You might want to wait a few days before selecting a crab name. Observe the new pet's personality or characteristics before landing one. Also, if you get two, look at names for pairs of pets to get double the inspo for your duo.
Top Crab names
Some of the most popular crab names may seem obvious, but we love a moniker that aligns with a defining characteristic of our pet.
Bait
Claude
Clawdia
Claws
Clawrence
Clawsome
Crabcake
Crustopher
Crusty
Groucho
Pincher
Red Lobster
Shelby
Shelldon
Shelly
Snappy
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Fun Fact
Many people are not aware that hermit crabs are not crabs. They are similar to true crabs in that they are decapod crustaceans, but they do not make their external hard shell. To protect their soft body, they must find a discarded shell to inhabit.
Girl Crab Names
It can be difficult to tell if you have a male or female hermit crab. If they naturally extend out of their shell a lot (very rare), you might notice two tell-tale dots in the back pair of walking legs—meaning you have a lady on your hands. If you want a feminine crab name, these options are legit.
Abby
Angelica
Aphrodite
Blondie
Brittany
Carolina
Cherry
Claudia
Coco
Coral
Gabby
Heidi
Hermilia
Hermione
Hydra
Jade
Marina
Molly
Sandy
Zoe
Boy Crab Names
It's usually easy to tell if you have a male fiddler crab; it will have one claw that is significantly larger than the other. If you want to lean into that masculine energy, these male crab names bring the brawn.
Apollo
Arnold
Billy Bob Joe
Blaze
Bob
Bruce
Brutus
Buddy
Burt
Chuck
Claude
Dudley
Elmo
Elvis
Harold
Henry
Herbert
Herman
Kermit
Nigel
Pop Culture Crab Names
You can always turn to pop culture, literary references, or memorable movies for a super fun crab name for your aquatic or land-dwelling friend. Sebastian from Disney's The Little Mermaid is perhaps one of the most popular crab names of all time, although Edward Scissorhands gets extra points for its humor factor.
Ariel
Bubba Gump
Cancer
Captain Ahab
Captain Hook
Charmander
Dory
Edward Scissorhands
Jack Sparrow
Kraken
Mr. Krabs
Mr. Limpett
Nemo
Poseidon
Quasimodo
Seabiscuit
Sebastian
SpongeBob
Squirtle
Tamatoa
Unique Crab Names
What makes your crab unique is its mannerisms or the way it carries itself (literally). You might observe that it likes to hide out in its shell. Perhaps your sideways walker scuttles or digs a lot. These descriptions can easily yield a crab name unique to your pet.
Bashful
Bubbles
Copper
Crabby
Crabby McCrabface
Crabette
Crabina
Crabmeister
Digger
Heidi
Nipper
Pinchy
Poopsie
Recluse
Salty
Sandy Claws
Scuttle
Sideways
Snapple
Snappy
Squirt
Funny Crab Names
Do you have a cantankerous crab? It just might make a suitable Grumpy, Peeves, or Prickle. You can go for a play on words like Lenny Krabitz for a funny crab name. Or, get an easy chuckle with a pun referring to its shell or alluding to crab on the menu.
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