Good bubble tea names are fun to say and look good on a cup: a pun (Taro Me Away, Tea Rex Boba Shop), something cute (Tiny Panda Tea) or something soft and aesthetic (Petal & Bamboo Tea House). This bubble tea shop name generator gives you names for a boba or milk tea shop in seven styles, from punny to pastel, including ones built from your town or your own name.
Eight good bubble tea names
All eight came from the generator:
- Taro Me Away: a taro pun people will repeat.
- Bubble Trouble Boba Bar: a rhyme that says what you sell.
- Tea Rex Boba Shop: a dinosaur pun with a ready-made mascot.
- Tea Kwon Do Boba: a pun that's hard to forget.
- Tiny Panda Tea: cute, short and easy to draw on a cup.
- Petal & Bamboo Tea House: soft and aesthetic, for a calmer shop.
- Leaf & Pearl: the tea and the tapioca pearls, in three words.
- Hampton Pearls: your town and the pearls, for a local favourite.
What bubble tea names borrow from
Bubble tea comes from Taiwan, where it took off in the 1980s: sweet milk tea shaken with chewy tapioca pearls. The words that turn up in names come from the drink itself:
- Boba and pearl both mean the tapioca balls.
- Taro, brown sugar, lychee and oolong are favourite flavours and teas, and make good name words.
- Cute animals and pastel colours suit a drink people photograph.
Pick the word your customers search for: boba in the US, bubble tea in the UK and Europe.
Check it's free before you print the sign
A name from a generator is a starting point, not permission to use it. Before you order the cups, menu board or sign:
- Company register. In the UK, search Companies House; you can't register a limited company with the same name as an existing one. In the US, search your state's business register.
- Trade marks. Search the UK trade mark register (or the USPTO in the US) for the goods and services you'll sell.
- Domain and handles. Check the .co.uk or .com and the Instagram and TikTok handles you'll need.
- Your area. Search a map app and the delivery apps for businesses with the same or a similar name nearby.
Press Check on any name, or use the Business Name Checker, to run most of these at once. For the full process, read our guide, Business Naming Best Practices. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
In the UK, any food business must register with the local council at least 28 days before it starts trading. Registration is free, and the council will inspect you and give you a food hygiene rating.
Tips for bubble tea shops
A large share of trade comes from people searching on their phone near you, so make the name match your Google Business Profile and add both boba and bubble tea to the description.
For more drinks, try the Juice Bar and Café name generators.
For more, see all the food and drink business name generators.