300+ Raccoon Names: Cute, Cool & Funny Picks for 2026

If you’re looking for raccoon names with actual personality behind them not just “Bandit” and “Rocky” on a list with nothing else you’re in the right place. These 300+ names cover pet raccoons, gaming characters, team mascots, usernames, and everything in between. Each standout name comes with its meaning, origin, and the reason it actually works for a raccoon.

My personal favorites to start you off: Vesper (Latin for “evening star” perfect for a nocturnal creature), Mapache (the Spanish word for raccoon, from Nahuatl, meaning “one who takes everything in its hands”), and Loki (the Norse trickster god, which needs no further justification). Everything else is below.

What Does the Word “Raccoon” Actually Mean?

Before the names and this is the detail that almost no raccoon name article bothers to include the word “raccoon” is itself a name with a story.

It comes from the Algonquian (Powhatan) word arahkun or aroughcun, used by the Indigenous people of Virginia when English colonists first encountered the animal in the early 1600s. It translates roughly to “he who scratches with his hands” or “one who rubs and scrubs.” That compulsive, hand-like manipulation of objects the behavior people often call “washing” is so central to the raccoon’s identity that the Algonquian people built it directly into the name.

In Spanish, raccoon is mapache, borrowed from the Nahuatl word mapachtli, meaning “one who takes everything in its hands.” Two entirely separate Indigenous language families on opposite sides of the continent, and both chose to define this animal the same way: by what it does with those hands.

In French, raccoon is raton laveur literally “washing rat.” Unflattering, but precise.

This matters for naming because the best raccoon names don’t just describe how the animal looks. They describe what it does: steal, wash, probe, dig, grab, and disappear before you figure out what just happened.

Cute Male Raccoon Names

Bandit — Old French bandit, from Italian bandito, meaning “outlaw.” The single most popular raccoon name, and it’s popular because it’s right. That mask is a bandit mask. You’re not being unoriginal by choosing it you’re being accurate.

Jasper — From Persian yaspar, meaning “treasurer” or “bearer of treasure.” A raccoon who treats your compost bin like a treasure chest has earned this name. There’s a dry irony to it that I love.

Loki — Old Norse, likely from a Proto-Germanic root related to “knot” or “loop,” though linguists still debate the exact etymology. Loki is the Norse trickster god cunning, shape-shifting, capable of both mischief and genuine destruction. If any animal spirit maps onto a trickster deity, it’s a raccoon.

Cosmo — From Greek kosmos, meaning “order” or “the universe.” The irony of naming a small agent of chaos “order” is the entire joke. Cosmo is for the raccoon who has reorganized your kitchen.

Huxley — Old English surname meaning “Hugh’s meadow.” It sounds like a Victorian gentleman. Raccoons are not Victorian gentlemen. That contrast is everything.

Quincy — Old French place name, from Latin Quintus (the fifth). There’s something about the name Quincy distinguished, slightly antiquated, a little banker-on-a-park-bench — that works brilliantly for an animal digging through your recycling at midnight.

Archie — Short for Archibald, from Germanic Ercanbald, meaning “genuine and bold.” It’s a grandpa name on a creature that has zero grandpa energy. That’s the charm.

Remy — French diminutive of Remigius, meaning “oarsman.” Remy is technically the rat from Ratatouille, but the energy is identical to a raccoon: scrappy, food-obsessed, inexplicably skilled at things they shouldn’t be skilled at.

Gizmo — English slang for a mechanical device of unknown name or origin. Raccoons are compulsive experimenters. They test, probe, and figure out latches that are supposedly raccoon-proof. Gizmo is the name of a tiny engineer.

Chester — From Latin Castrum, “fort” or “walled city.” Chester is also one of the raccoons in Over the Hedge (2006), making it a soft pop culture nod for anyone who grew up watching that film.

More cute male raccoon names:

Arlo · Beans · Biscuit · Bruno · Chip · Cobbler · Derby · Dusty · Earl · Elmo · Finn · Foggy · Frankie · Gridley · Gus · Hamish · Harvey · Inky · Irving · Jack · Jingo · Kelvin · Kit · Lumber · Maple · Mochi · Monty · Murray · Ned · Nifty · Ollie · Oscar · Pablo · Pebble · Pete · Rex · Ricky · Rocky · Rascal · Rusty · Samson · Scrappy · Scout · Tater · Timber · Todd · Uno · Vince · Wally · Winston · Xander · Yogi · Zeke · Ziggy

Cute Female Raccoon Names

Vesper — Latin for “evening star,” the name given to Venus when it appears just after sunset. Raccoons come out at dusk and vanish before dawn. Vesper is the single most appropriate raccoon name I know, and it’s criminally underused. This is my top pick for a female raccoon.

Hazel — From Old English hæsel, the hazel tree. Hazel is earthy and refined at once it has the warmth of autumn light and the texture of bark. For a raccoon who lives in the woods but acts like she owns the place.

Maple — From Old English mapulder, the maple tree. Maple syrup, maple leaves, the warm amber tones of a raccoon’s fur in late afternoon light. This name writes itself.

Juniper — From Latin juniperus. Juniper is having a significant moment in 2026 as a pet name for wild-spirited animals. It sounds botanical but has an edge to it like something that grows through concrete.

Thistle — From Old English, the thistle plant. Sharp on the outside, surprisingly beautiful up close. If that’s not a raccoon in two sentences, I don’t know what is.

Zelda — German origin, short form of Griselda, meaning “gray battle maid.” The gray fits raccoon coloring precisely. The “battle maid” fits their attitude when you try to move them off your porch.

Ember — From Middle English emere, a glowing coal. Ember carries heat and low danger in equal measure. For a raccoon with real attitude, it’s a strong pick with staying power.

Nova — Latin for “new,” feminine form of novus. Astronomically, a nova is a star that suddenly increases in brightness without warning. For a raccoon who materializes in your kitchen at 2am, this is appropriate.

Clover — Old English, the clover plant, traditionally associated with luck. Clover has a skip in its step. It’s playful without being silly, natural without being boring.

Nori — Japanese for “seaweed,” or a soft short form of various Japanese female names. Nori has that round, gentle sound that pairs perfectly with dark eyes and small paws.

More cute female raccoon names:

Acorn · Amber · Belle · Birdie · Caramel · Cleo · Coco · Cookie · Daisy · Dixie · Dottie · Elara · Elsie · Fern · Flora · Foxglove · Ginger · Gracie · Harriet · Holly · Honey · Iris · Jasmine · Kiwi · Lavender · Lola · Luna · Mabel · Meadow · Misty · Nutmeg · Olive · Opal · Pearl · Pepper · Pip · Quinn · Raisin · Rosie · Roxy · Sable · Sage · Stella · Tansy · Trixie · Uma · Vera · Violet · Vixen · Willow · Winnie · Wren · Xena · Yara · Zara · Zelda · Zinnia

Funny Raccoon Names That Actually Land

Most “funny raccoon names” lists give you things like “Trash Can Terry” and call it a day. The names that actually get a laugh are more specific, more absurd, or more committed to a bit.

Sir Trash-a-Lot — The aristocratic title combined with the activity is the whole joke. Knighted by the garbage bin. This is probably the single funniest raccoon name on the internet, and yes, I know about Biggie.

Baron Von Trash — German-style aristocracy applied to a dumpster-dweller. The Von is doing so much work here. It implies centuries of noble heritage; the “trash” implies the opposite. Perfect.

Señor Mapache — “Mr. Raccoon” in Spanish. Using the species name as the proper name, with a formal honorific. There’s an absurdist logic to it that I find irresistible.

Count Stripey — Gothic aristocracy meets a raccoon’s ringed tail. The Count implies centuries of vampire lineage and dark castles; “Stripey” is what your five-year-old would say. Together: flawless.

Professor Mittens — Raccoons use their front paws with a precision that genuinely resembles hands. Calling that creature “Professor” while naming them after their most undignified feature is exactly the right kind of wrong.

Dumpster Dan — The alliteration, the specificity of “dumpster” (not trash can, not bin dumpster), the completely regular human name. Dan. Just Dan. I think about this name more than I should.

Gerald the Gray — Medieval-style epithets on a raccoon are inherently funny. And not Derek, not Kevin. Gerald. Something about Gerald specifically.

Detective Snoop — Raccoons investigate everything. They snoop professionally. Giving that snooping an official title feels both accurate and ridiculous.

Lord Bandit — Technically, “Lord” and “Bandit” are mutually exclusive social categories. That tension is the joke.

Ringtail McGee — The “McGee” suffix is the naming equivalent of a shrug emoji. It makes everything funnier. It works here especially.

More funny raccoon names:

Agent Raccoon · Bin Larry · Biscuit Thief · Burgler Bill · Captain Crunch · Deputy Dumpster · Doctor Paws · Garbage Gordon · General Chaos · Mister Midnight · Noodle Arms · Night Goblin · Procyon Jones · Scruffy McFluff · Señor Fingers · The Honorable Trash · The Masked Raccoon · Trash Panda · Washy McWashface · Wiggles McGrabby-hands · Captain Grabsworth · Bandit B. Banditson · Raton Laveur (French for raccoon, used as a formal name) · Colonel Crumble · Lord Biscuit

Cool & Badass Raccoon Names

For gaming characters, team mascots, or anyone who wants their raccoon to project genuine menace.

Shadow — Old English sceadu, the darkness cast by an object blocking light. Shadow is used constantly as a raccoon name, and it’s used constantly because it’s right. Nocturnal, silent, always just out of reach.

Phantom — From Greek phantasma via French fantôme, “apparition” or “ghost.” Something you see briefly and can’t quite catch. That’s a raccoon on your back deck at 3am.

Cipher — From Arabic sifr meaning “zero” or “nothing,” which evolved into “secret code” when Arab mathematicians introduced the concept of zero to Europe. A raccoon named Cipher is carrying classified information and isn’t sharing it.

Umbra — Latin for “shadow,” specifically the darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse. Umbra sounds like a spell. It’s dramatically underused as a raccoon name, and that’s a waste.

Onyx — From Greek onux, “fingernail” the stone was named for its color resemblance to a human fingernail. Deep black, glossy, sharp. Excellent for a raccoon with that sleek dark-masked look.

Wraith — From Scottish English, an apparition or ghost of a living person seen just before or after death. Slightly more sinister than Shadow. If your raccoon has an unsettling quality, Wraith delivers it.

Vex — From Latin vexare, “to shake” or “to trouble.” Short, aggressive, memorable. What raccoons do to your garbage cans every Thursday night.

Raven — From Old English hræfn, the corvid bird. Ravens and raccoons share something: both are considered tricksters in folklore, both are highly intelligent problem-solvers, and both are completely unbothered by your opinion of them. For more on names with this kind of dark intelligence, our crow names guide covers similar territory.

Eclipse — From Greek ekleipsis, “abandonment” or “a failing to appear.” The moment when one thing blocks another from view. Night meeting night. Very raccoon.

Obsidian — From Latin obsidianus, named after a person called Obsius who supposedly discovered the volcanic glass in Ethiopia. Dark, sharp, formed under pressure. Big name for a raccoon with big presence.

More cool raccoon names:

Apex · Blitz · Blaze · Cinder · Colt · Dagger · Dusk · Echo · Eclipse · Ferro · Flint · Fury · Ghost · Glitch · Havoc · Havok · Hex · Icon · Inferno · Iron · Jager · Jinx · Jolt · Kestrel · Krypt · Lynx · Mace · Maverick · Matrix · Nash · Nemesis · Nexus · Noctis · Nox · Onyx · Orion · Overclocked · Panther · Pixel · Proxy · Pyro · Quasar · Quill · Razor · Rift · Sable · Serpent · Shader · Silhouette · Specter · Strike · Storm · Strix · Talon · Thunder · Titan · Token · Vector · Venom · Viper · Void · Vortex · Wolf · Wraith · Xero · Zero · Zephyr

Japanese Raccoon Names: The Tanuki Connection

This is the section most raccoon name lists skip entirely, which means they’re leaving the most interesting territory untouched.

In Japanese folklore, the tanuki (タヌキ) is a raccoon dog a real animal (Nyctereutes procyonoides) that resembles a cross between a raccoon and a badger. Tanuki are mythological shape-shifters and tricksters in Japanese culture. They transform their appearance, trick humans, create illusions, and operate primarily at night. They are associated with good luck in some traditions and with mischief in others sometimes both at once.

The cultural overlap with Western perceptions of raccoons is so strong that there’s genuine confusion between the two in translation. Tom Nook from Animal Crossing is explicitly a tanuki in the Japanese version of the game. Many Western players assumed he was a raccoon. Sly Cooper the PlayStation thief raccoon draws heavily from tanuki trickster mythology. In Japan, the western raccoon is specifically called araiguma (あらいぐま, “washing bear”) to distinguish it from the native tanuki.

This means Japanese mythological names have genuine thematic legitimacy for raccoons. They’re not arbitrary they’re tapping into the same trickster archetype.

Tanuki — The word itself. Using “Tanuki” as a raccoon’s name is an informed, knowing nod to the mythology rather than a generic choice.

Kuro — Japanese for “black.” Simple, classic, accurate for a raccoon’s dark mask and dark-tipped fur. Also the name of a beloved cat in Japanese popular culture, which gives it soft pet-name energy.

Kage — Japanese for “shadow.” Less common than Shadow as a raccoon name, more interesting to say out loud, and carries the same meaning plus the cultural depth.

Shinobi — Japanese for “ninja” or more literally “one who endures.” Raccoons are stealthy, nocturnal, and remarkably hard to catch or outwit. Shinobi is accurate.

Hoshi — Japanese for “star.” For a raccoon who only appears under the stars which is all of them.

Mochi — Named after the Japanese rice cake, soft and round. Mochi has become one of the most popular pet names across Japanese and Western cultures alike. A raccoon named Mochi needs to be round and indiscriminate about what it eats.

Raiki — A Japanese name meaning “thunder and radiance.” The kind of name that makes a raccoon sound mythologically significant. I think that’s worth something.

Kumo — Japanese for “cloud” or “spider,” depending on the kanji used. Both work for a raccoon floating through the night, or spinning webs of mischief.

Yuki — Japanese for “snow” or “happiness.” For a lighter-furred raccoon, or one who first arrives during winter.

Natsuki — Japanese girl’s name, “summer hope” or “summer tree,” depending on the characters written. Soft, lyrical, and right for a gentle raccoon.

More Japanese-inspired raccoon names:

Akemi (bright beauty) · Hinata (sunny place) · Ichigo (strawberry) · Kizuna (bond/connection) · Kuma (bear) · Kuroi (dark) · Neko (cat — deliberately ironic) · Rei (spirit/cold/zero) · Rinko · Shiro (white) · Sora (sky) · Tama (jewel/ball) · Tsuki (moon) · Yoru (night)

Raccoon Names Inspired by Food

Raccoons are famous for eating literally anything. This category is not optional.

Nacho — Spanish diminutive of Ignacio. Also a food associated with cheese dust and mild chaos. The raccoon energy is exact.

Pretzel — German Brezel, originally from Medieval Latin bracellus meaning “little arms” describing the shape of a pretzel as crossed arms. Raccoon paws crossed, waiting patiently at your back door. This is the name.

Waffles — Because raccoons have a textured, crinkled quality to them especially around those distinctive ringed tails. Also because “Waffles” is a deeply absurd name for a wild animal, and that tension never stops being funny.

Boba — Named after bubble tea. Round, dark, a little chaotic, somehow completely irresistible.

Nougat — French nougat, ultimately from Occitan nogat, related to walnuts. Nougat is sweet, slightly sticky, and dramatically underestimated. So is a raccoon before it gets into your attic.

Tiramisu — Italian dessert, literally meaning “pick me up” or “lift me up.” A raccoon who is enthusiastically hauling itself onto your bird feeder is, in a sense, lifting itself up. The name fits the energy.

Ramen — Japanese wheat noodles. Ramen as a raccoon name has a specific 2am internet energy messy, beloved, absolutely no regrets.

More food-themed raccoon names:

Bagel · Biscuit · Butterscotch · Caramel · Cheddar · Cobbler · Croissant · Donut · Éclair · Fig · Fudge · Granola · Hash · Jellybean · Kale (for the health-conscious raccoon) · Linguine · Macaron · Marshmallow · Muffin · Noodle · Oreo · Pickle · Pumpkin · Quiche · Sushi · Taco · Tofu · Umami · Velvet · Wafer · Yam · Ziti

Famous Raccoon Names from Pop Culture

Some raccoon names are already culturally embedded. Worth knowing them and knowing what made them stick.

Rocket — Rocket Raccoon from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, first appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Originally a lab experiment turned mercenary with serious anger management issues and a talent for building weapons from whatever’s lying around. Rocket is probably the single most culturally dominant raccoon name of the 21st century. It’s also a real word with real meaning: a rocket propels forward by expelling mass in the opposite direction. The metaphor for a raccoon who’s always moving at full speed isn’t lost on me.

Meeko — Pocahontas’s raccoon companion in the 1995 Disney film. Food-obsessed, mischievous, in constant conflict with the pug Percy. If you’re naming a greedy, cheerful raccoon who cannot be reasoned with, Meeko is legitimate.

Rigby — From Regular Show (Cartoon Network, 2010–2017). Rigby is technically a raccoon, though he walks upright and maintains intermittent employment at a park. Lazy, reactive, occasionally catastrophically wrong, and lovable anyway. A great name for a raccoon with big personality and questionable decision-making.

Sly — Sly Cooper from the PlayStation game series Sly Cooper (2002–2013). A master thief raccoon who uses his ringed tail as a balance tool on rooftop edges. Sly has the best raccoon energy in gaming history: precise, ethical within his own code, and stylish about it. This is my pick for a gaming raccoon character name.

RJ — The fast-talking central raccoon in Over the Hedge (2006), voiced by Bruce Willis. A schemer and a survivor who learns, eventually, to value connection over material gain. Not a bad arc.

Ranger Rick — The mascot of the National Wildlife Federation’s Ranger Rick magazine, running since 1967. Rick is the wholesomeness anchor in raccoon pop culture: conservation-minded, curious, entirely good-faith. Naming your raccoon Rick or Ranger Rick is a direct reference to that legacy.

Rascal — From Sterling North’s 1963 memoir Rascal, about a boy who raises a wild raccoon in rural Wisconsin. Rascal is the most honest portrayal of a raccoon in literature clever, charming, irreversibly wild. Naming your raccoon Rascal is a literary reference, whether you know it or not.

Raccoon Team Names & Group Names

If you’re building a team identity around the raccoon for sports, esports, or group chats the raccoon offers something genuinely interesting: it’s an underdog archetype that carries real menace. Scavengers aren’t cute. They’re adaptive, persistent, and impossible to shut out.

For more on building team names around animal identities, our guides on esports team names and clan names have overlapping territory worth exploring.

The Masked Bandits — Immediately clear. Works across sports, esports, and anything competitive. The mask gives it a visual identity that translates to merchandise easily.

Trash Pandas — The internet’s greatest raccoon gift to team naming. There’s already a minor league baseball team called the Rocket City Trash Pandas. Embracing the absurdity fully is a power move: it’s memorable, original, and tells opponents you don’t take yourself too seriously which is often the most unsettling thing you can signal.

The Ringtails — Cleaner and more athletic than Trash Pandas. Ringtails has that mascot energy like Blackhawks or Eagles, but for an animal people genuinely underestimate. There’s something to be said for that.

Midnight Marauders — Alliterative, aggressive, nocturnal. Works as a sports team name and pairs with dark color schemes effortlessly.

Night Raiders — Straightforward, strong, readable on a jersey. Works for gaming clans and sports teams with equal force.

Shadow Paws — More elegant than most raccoon team names. Good if the team wants stealthy and tactical over chaotic.

The Scavengers — An underdog identity that can be genuinely intimidating when committed to fully. Scavengers survive everything. They adapt when specialists can’t.

More raccoon team names:

Alley Runners · Bandit Squad · Cache Crew · Dumpster Divers · Forest Bandits · Gray Ghosts · Masked Militia · Midnight Marauders · Paw Brigade · Procyon Pack · Raccoon Nation · The Foragers · The Night Crew · The Ring Leaders · The Scrappy Ones · Urban Predators

Raccoon Names for Gaming Characters & Usernames

For gaming, you want something fast to read, strong to hear said aloud, and distinctive enough that it doesn’t get lost in a lobby of ShadowX variants. The raccoon’s traits nocturnal, stealthy, quick-handed, trickster map cleanly onto rogue, assassin, and infiltrator archetypes.

If you’re building a full trickster character beyond just the name, our kitsune names guide covers overlapping mythology, since kitsune and tanuki share the same folkloric trickster space. And for pure gaming handle inspiration, cool gaming names has hundreds of options with raccoon-compatible energy.

RingtailRogue — Clean alliteration, clear character class, clear animal identity. Strong.

MapacheX — Using the Nahuatl-derived Spanish word for raccoon. Distinctive enough to be memorable, rare enough that you won’t be the tenth MapacheXx in any lobby.

ProcyonGhost — Procyon lotor is the raccoon’s scientific name. Procyon is also a real star in the constellation Canis Minor. ProcyonGhost has cosmic trickster energy that nothing else on this list touches.

CipherMask — Cipher (secret code) plus Mask (the raccoon’s defining physical feature). This one reads well as both a username and a character name.

NightWasher — A near-literal translation of araiguma (Japanese) and raton laveur (French). Unusual enough to stand out, recognizable enough to decode.

UrbanPhantom — Raccoons are the ultimate urban wildlife survivors. They thrive in cities that were built to exclude them. UrbanPhantom captures exactly that identity.

SlyRingtail — A direct nod to Sly Cooper, the gold standard of raccoon gaming characters, without copying the exact name. Good for anyone who wants the reference to land.

TrashPandaGG — For a player who leans into humor as identity. GG is standard gaming suffix. The whole thing is self-aware and confident, which is actually harder to pull off than it looks.

More gaming raccoon usernames:

AlleyPhantom · Bandit_Hex · CacheRaider · DuskBandit · GlitchMask · GrayGhost · MaskdOperative · MidnightWasher · NoctisRaccoon · NocturnalBandit · ProcyonRift · RaccoonStrike · RaccoonVortex · RiftRaider · ShadeMask · ShadowPaws · SlyRingtail · TrashPandaGG · UmbraThief · VexedRaccoon

How to Choose the Right Raccoon Name

The best raccoon name comes from watching the actual raccoon or thinking through the actual character for a few days before committing to anything.

Match the personality, not the appearance. Every raccoon looks masked and gray. What makes yours different? A raccoon who charges toward you gets a different name than one who watches from a distance and only moves when you blink. Bold raccoons get bold names. Watchful raccoons get quieter names.

Consider who’s saying it out loud. A pet raccoon’s name gets said constantly at the vet, to neighbors, to anyone who hears you have a raccoon and immediately has questions. Vesper and Juniper require less explanation than Professor Trash Pantaloons, even if the latter is funnier.

Short names respond better in training. One or two syllables work. Bandit, Scout, Loki these land. Archibald Von Trashington III does not, no matter how accurate it feels.

Commit to the humor if you’re going there. Funny raccoon names work best when the owner has consistent humor about the whole thing. If you’re introducing your raccoon as “Sir Trash-a-Lot” to everyone you meet, that’s an ongoing bit. Make sure you’re still amused by it three years from now.

Think forward. “Tiny” is sweet for a kit. Raccoons grow considerably. “Tiny” becomes ironic at best and misleading at worst. Name for what they’ll become, not just what they are right now.

Trending Raccoon Names in 2026

Rocket remains the dominant raccoon name in pet and pop culture contexts, driven by ongoing MCU presence. But it’s hitting saturation if you want something current without being the fifth Rocket at the exotic pet meetup, move to adjacent territory.

Nori and Mochi are rising as pet names, driven by the broader Japanese aesthetic naming trend that’s been building for a few years and shows no sign of stopping in 2026. Soft food names generally Boba, Waffles, Pretzel are performing well in the “cute absurdity” category across pet social media.

Vesper is having a quiet moment among people who want their raccoon name to feel literary rather than comic. It keeps appearing on “underrated pet name” lists and I suspect it’s going to break through properly in the next year or two.

Cipher and Phantom are the current leaders for gaming raccoon characters they’ve crossed over from general gaming naming into raccoon-specific handles as the trickster/infiltrator archetype gains more prominence in roguelikes and open-world games.

Mapache is growing as people discover the Nahuatl etymology. It’s distinctive enough that you won’t be the tenth MapacheXx in any lobby, and the meaning “one who takes everything in its hands” lands better the more you know about raccoons.

For wildlife rescue and rehabilitation naming, nature names Cedar, Hickory, River, Birch, Flint, Fern remain the consistent standard. They have accuracy and dignity without anthropomorphizing too heavily. Good for raccoons who will eventually be released.

FAQ: Raccoon Names

Ashley is the founder of namesandlanguages.com. She has spent years inside the world of names across cultures, languages, gaming, wildlife, and pop culture. When she’s not researching etymology, she’s watching a raccoon methodically dismantle her supposedly raccoon-proof bird feeder.

For more animal name inspiration, check out our crow names guide another clever, dark-masked creature with a trickster reputation — and moose names for the other end of the wildlife personality spectrum. If you’re building a gaming character around the raccoon’s night-operative, trickster archetype, our werewolf names and ghost names guides both have compatible energy worth exploring.