How To Pick A Good Username For Twitch - Generators And Ideas!

If you are struggling to come up with a username at all, you can check out some of the generators I have linked below and on our site. For example, you can use spinXO to add in your name, likes, hobbies, etc and it will generate some ideas for you.

They’re not all great but they just generate ideas, for example, I span the wheel with some random stuff, and got HilariousHiver and HumorousNodus, then if you drop off Hilarious and humorous, you get ideas like Hiver, and Nodus which don’t sound so bad so today I am going to be using Nodus as our username and run you through whether that is a good name.

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First things first, if you are struggling to come up with a username at all, you can check out some of the generators I have linked below and on our site. For example, you can use spinXO to add in your name, likes, hobbies, etc and it will generate some ideas for you.

They’re not all great but they just generate ideas, for example, I span the wheel with some random stuff, and got HilariousHiver and HumorousNodus, then if you drop off Hilarious and humorous, you get ideas like Hiver, and Nodus which don’t sound so bad so today I am going to be using Nodus as our username and run you through whether that is a good name.

🕘Timestamps:

0:00 Video Start!
0:20 Introduction
1:30 How To Use Twitch Username Generators
2:30 How To Check Username Availability
3:15 How To Make A Twitch Username Memorable
4:30 Avoid Using Numbers and Underscores
5:45 How To Futureproof Your Twitch Username

Okay so as you come up with ideas, you can now check they’re available, my first tip is to try to keep it short and simple. Just a few syllables that are easily memorable. I went with Eljayem because it is unique, it’s three short syllables, it is personable to me, and most importantly it is really easy for my chat to shorten into nicknames, like Eljay.

If you have a nickname sometimes that can be a great place to start with, even an anagram of your name could be good.

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[StreamScheme]

This is a bit of a different video but I hope it helps you while you're starting out! A few people asked for advice on branding, and some streamers I know mentioned when they changed their usernames they noticed they got more growth! So I wanted to cover this to hopefully provide some help!



🕘Timestamps:

0:20 Introduction
1:30 How To Use Twitch Username Generators
2:30 How To Check Username Availability
3:15 How To Make A Twitch Username Memorable
4:30 Avoid Using Numbers and Underscores
5:45 How To Futureproof Your Twitch Username

[twolf]

This is seriously the only helpful naming tutorial that I’ve seen. Everybody just tells you to be creative but doesn’t actually give any tips. Thanks for the help!

[kellykatz]

I've used so many handles. They're all decent, but I just don't feel like I've gotten the one yet.

[bladehall]

I've changed my name like a thousand times but after watching this I finally found a name I can use that isn't taken thanks to you

[alphaxlyrae]

I think another thing to think about with usernames is accessibility - including leetspeak and number substitutions makes your name much more difficult to recognise for less internet-savvy users, non-native speakers of your language, and anyone using text-to-speech!

[midnightmaniac]

The amount of people you respond to in the chat is amazing! I'm just barely starting to respond to people in the YouTube comments on my videos, and learning the power of it. Thanks for making these videos! I learn quite a bit from them!

[JaySkottTV]

Been using JaySkott for a while & I like to think it worked with your video. Short, sweet, & easy to just go by Jay.

Another tip I would add is making sure the first 6 characters of your name are unique if you can. When you get affiliate your emote prefix on Twitch will always be the first 6 characters of your username unless it’s taken, in which case it will follow the prefix with a number. Being “GamingGodKiller” might be cool until you realize your emote premix is now ‘gaming529’ I got extremely lucky that ‘jaysko’ wasn’t taken.

Your videos are always super helpful! Thank you!

[Buddha]

Man this guy has a video for everything. So glad I found this channel.

[-rubleh-]

i’m about to get my first ever pc setup and i can’t wait to start streaming. your videos are so helpful, thank you so much!

[puddintoast]

I love having a really weird name because it's pretty unique to me, and I think that could help people remember it better!

[felix_c]

Loved the video lj! It's nice that even though I have to miss most streams now, I can still watch these, great content! :D

[lewisbloom]

watching these back now and the point where you research and realised it was you all along who owned the original account, I am writing this laughing out loud, oh man been there done that!

[AttackOnTaiLetsplay]

I just wanna say I really like your videos. IDK what it is about you but there so relaxed and full of information and good content. Jeez ive never said that about a channel before

[rextron]

after you made the bootyyman69 joke a show that was loading finished loading and said "mankind is on the brink of extinction" and i thought it was an edit until you started talking again and it kept playing. lol

[connoratkinson]

The amount of subs this guy has is enough to make me sub.

[toumakamijou]

TBH. I was struggling to come up with a IGN almost a year, until I watch this video. And I found a unique IGN everybody wouldn't imagined. And thanks to you I found that unique IGN

[mathieustiehl]

Love the forgotten account twist XD. I feel you man.

[MXDBZZ]

The username I wanted is gone already and all variations that were remotely acceptable are also gone.. Super discouraged right now.. But thanks for the great video again

[HealerRole]

My really old user name was the mastercooker but I didn't know how to spell cook so it was the mastercock. Good job old me.

[bongotoucan]

I honestly don’t remember when or how I got the name I use right now (BongoToucan) but it seems to fill out most of the criteria in this video and I’m almost entirely sure that I’m the only one that uses it. It’s not restrictive in the content I could make, it’s reasonably simple and I’ve found that it sticks in people’s minds because I’ve had multiple people question me about what a mix of a bongo and a toucan would be like, and it isn’t a one off thing that they mention, it’s brought up a few times over time