Gang Name Generator

How to Use the Gang Name Generator

Choose a setting, then decide what kind of gang you are creating. Territory affects where it operates, while Reputation affects how rivals, authorities and locals see it.

Generate six names at a time. Each result includes a short description of how the gang earned its name or what it is known for.

Leave any option on Any for broader results, or narrow all four controls when you already have a particular gang in mind.

What Makes a Good Gang Name?

A good gang name should sound like something its members would paint on a wall, stitch onto a jacket, mark on their territory or whisper as a warning.

Consider:

• where the gang operates
• how it survives
• what symbol represents it
• what reputation it has
• whether the name was chosen or earned

Gang names often work well when they combine identity with place. The Red Knives suggests an image, while Canal Street Cutters immediately places the gang in a setting.

Gang Naming Structures

Gang names often follow a few recognisable patterns. The generator combines these with the setting, territory and reputation you choose.

Descriptor and Group

The Red Knives, The Quiet Runners, The Broken Hounds

Material and Creature

Rust Jackals, Brass Vultures, Glass Serpents

Place and Gang

Canal Street Cutters, Ash Yard Crew, Black Dock Runners

Leader and Followers

Mara's Runners, Calder's Knives, Old Rask's Crew

Object or Symbol

The Broken Bell, The Crooked Key, The Red Hand

Reputation Name

The Uncaught, The Last Warning, The Unwelcome

Post-Apocalyptic Gang Names

Post-apocalyptic gang names often come from the territory, resources and wreckage around them. Roads, fuel, water, machinery, ruins and scavenged materials can all become part of a gang’s identity.

A road gang might take its name from the highway it controls, while a salvage crew might be named after the tools or materials it depends on. Other gangs may adopt animal names, old insults or whatever reputation has stuck to them.

Examples include The Blacktop Reavers, Rustjaw Pack, Cinder Wells Crew, The Fuel Runners and Salt Road Hounds.

Sci-Fi Gang Names

Science-fiction gangs might operate in orbital stations, mining colonies, cargo decks, industrial moons or frontier settlements. Their names often come from the places, systems and technology around them.

Station sectors, cargo routes, reactor systems, data networks, augmentation and colonial districts can all become part of a gang’s identity.

Examples include Docking Ring Seven, The Quiet Signal, Chrome Vultures, Lower Habitat Crew and The Relay Cutters.

Fantasy Gang Names

Fantasy gangs might be thieves, brigands, smugglers, dock crews, outlaw families or secretive cults. Their names often come from the places, people and symbols around them.

Streets, landmarks, family names, taverns, trades, heraldry and weapons can all become part of a gang’s identity.

Examples include The Crooked Key, Blackgate Knives, The River Ward Family, Mara’s Lanterns and The Gilded Rats.

Industrial Gang Names

Industrial gangs often come from furnaces, railways, mines, canals, factories and crowded working districts. Their names tend to reflect the places and jobs their members know.

A gang might be named after a workplace, shift, foreman, machine, accident, dispute or factory row.

Examples include Furnace Row Crew, The Rivet Hands, Black Rail Outfit, The Night Haulers and Foundry Seven.

From a Name to a Gang

Once you have chosen a name, answer a few questions to give the gang a place in your setting:

• What territory does the gang claim?
• What does it provide, take or control there?
• Who founded or leads it?
• What made the gang notorious?
• Who are its main rivals?
• What could divide it from within?

A few answers are enough to turn the name into a gang you can bring back throughout a campaign.