Zoo Name Generator

Classic zoos, safari parks, aquariums, petting farms, silly zoos and menageries of mythical beasts, with a line of description if you want one.

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Press Generate Names for 8 zoo names.

Tap a name to copy it, or the bookmark to keep it.

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By Rich · Updated 29 October 2026

Example Zoo Names

A few names this generator came up with. Tap one to copy it, or press "Generate Names" above for more.

Any style · Name only

The Ossion Beast Gardens
Sea Dragon Sound Aquarium
Old Mother Gorse's Creature Emporium
Sibden Safari Park

Classic zoo · Name only

Lincote Manor Zoo
Kesbury Zoo
The Zoo at Kescote Grange
Stanleigh Zoo

Safari park · Name only

Tadthorpe Wildlife Park
Hornbill Hills Wildlife Reserve
Red Earth Animal Park
Open Ridges Wildlife Park

Aquarium · With a description

Sea Otter Harbour Aquarium, with a river gallery that follows a stream from moorland to sea
Spindrift Reef Aquarium, with an otter holt and a puffin cliff
Norport Seal Sanctuary, famous for its seahorse breeding programme
The Angelfish House, with a walk-through tunnel where sharks glide overhead

Petting farm · With a description

Radborough Children's Farm, where the calves are born every spring and named by visitors
Melmore City Farm, with ponies to groom and donkeys to cuddle
Walhurst City Farm, where the rabbits have their own little village
Wenford Open Farm, where the piglets race round the yard at feeding time

Funny · With a description

Feather Brained Safari Park, whose map has been drawn by a six-year-old
Dave's Fairly Dangerous Safari, where nobody knows how the wallabies got out
Fumble Bottom Zoo, whose star attraction is a slightly cross tortoise
Meerkat Market Safari, whose giraffe can see into everyone's car

How the Zoo Name Generator Works

It works from 1,963 names and name parts, which combine into over 50,000 possible results.

The choices:

Style: Any style, Classic zoo, Safari park, Aquarium, Petting farm, Funny, Fantasy.
Name Format:
- Name only, e.g. Foxglove Fields Zoo
- With a description, e.g. Tadcombe Sea Centre, famous for its cuttlefish that change colour as you walk past

Each press gives you 8 names. "Show 8 more" adds 8 you haven't seen yet. Once you've seen them all, "Start again" shuffles the whole list again.

Good zoo names usually pair a place with what the zoo is, like Whitden Zoological Park or Manta Reef Aquarium, or go for a pun like Hippo Campus Petting Zoo. Opening a new park in Planet Zoo, or need a zoo for a story or game? This zoo name generator comes up with classic zoological gardens, drive-through safari parks, aquariums, children's petting farms, funny zoo names and fantasy menageries full of dragons and griffins.

Eight good zoo names

All eight came from the generator, across its styles:

The Zoo at Falwell Abbey: a classic zoo in the grounds of an old house.
Kifaru Valley Safari Park: kifaru is Swahili for rhinoceros.
Leopard Rock Safari Park, with a giraffe-feeding platform at head height: a safari park with its best moment in the description.
Walhaven Aquarium, with an otter holt and a puffin cliff: a seaside aquarium with British wildlife.
Hopscotch Pet Farm: a children's farm with a playful name.
Hippo Campus Petting Zoo: a pun that works best said out loud.
Lord Fluffington's Mostly Wild Petting Zoo, where the ducks have taken over the car park: a funny zoo with a story already running.
The Royal Menagerie of Zalenn, with a manticore that is much friendlier than it looks: a fantasy menagerie.

From menageries to safari parks

Menageries came first: collections of animals kept by royalty. The Tower of London kept one for centuries, and its animals went to London Zoo in the 1830s.
Zoo is short for zoological garden. London Zoo opened in 1828 as a collection for scientific study, and let the public in from 1847.
Safari parks, where you drive through the enclosures, arrived in Britain at Longleat in 1966. Their names often borrow Swahili words: twiga (giraffe), tembo (elephant) and kifaru (rhinoceros).
Aquariums and sea centres are named after the coast or a sea creature, and children's farms after something friendly.

Choose a style: Classic zoo, Safari park, Aquarium, Petting farm, Funny or Fantasy. Choose With a description for its star attraction.

Naming a zoo in a game

In Planet Zoo, a name that matches your biggest habitat, like a safari park for the savannah, helps the park feel planned.
Use the description as a goal: build the hippo pool you can see from underwater.
For a story or a toy zoo, the funny names give the place a personality straight away.

For the animals themselves, try the Farm Animal, Black Cat and Pet Dinosaur name generators. For a park next door, there's the Theme Park Name Generator, and for a working farm, the Farm Name Generator.

For more, see all the place name generators.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are good zoo names?

A place and the kind of zoo, like Whitden Zoological Park or Manta Reef Aquarium, or a pun like Hippo Campus Petting Zoo. Choose a style to match your park.

What should I name my zoo in Planet Zoo?

Name it after the kind of park you're building: a safari park for big open habitats, an aquarium for the coast, or a classic zoo in old gardens. Choose With a description for a star attraction to build.

What does zoo stand for?

It's short for zoological garden, the name London Zoo used when it opened in 1828.