If you’re lost for ideas on what to use for your Twitter handle, one of the best ways to get inspiration is to check out what the most popular users have chosen as their usernames.
When you take a look at the names and usernames of these 166 famous brands and celebrities, you’ll see how it’s best to keep things simple and just use your first and last name, or the name that you’re commonly known by.
Famous People and Brand Names on Twitter
| NAME | USERNAME | SAME? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50cent | @50cent | Yes |
| 2 | A Googler | No | |
| 3 | Aamir Khan | @aamir_khan | No |
| 4 | Adele | @OfficialAdele | No |
| 5 | AGNEZ MO | @agnezmo | Yes |
| 6 | Alejandro Sanz | @AlejandroSanz | Yes |
| 7 | Alicia Keys | @aliciakeys | Yes |
| 8 | Amitabh Bachchan | @SrBachchan | No |
| 9 | Anaconda | @NICKIMINAJ | No |
| 10 | Anahi | @Anahi | Yes |
| 11 | Andrés Iniesta | @andresiniesta8 | No |
| 12 | Anne Curtis-Smith | @annecurtissmith | No |
| 13 | Ariana Grande | @ArianaGrande | Yes |
| 14 | Ashley Tisdale | @ashleytisdale | Yes |
| 15 | ashton kutcher | @aplusk | No |
| 16 | Avril Lavigne | @AvrilLavigne | Yes |
| 17 | Barack Obama | @BarackObama | Yes |
| 18 | BBC Breaking News | @BBCBreaking | No |
| 19 | BBC News (World) | @BBCWorld | No |
| 20 | Beyoncé Knowles | @Beyonce | No |
| 21 | Bill Gates | @BillGates | Yes |
| 22 | Blake Shelton | @blakeshelton | Yes |
| 23 | Breaking News | @BreakingNews | Yes |
| 24 | Britney Spears | @britneyspears | Yes |
| 25 | Bruno Mars | @BrunoMars | Yes |
| 26 | Carles Puyol | @Carles5puyol | No |
| 27 | Carly Rae Jepsen | @carlyraejepsen | Yes |
| 28 | Cem Yılmaz | @CMYLMZ | No |
| 29 | Cesc Fàbregas Soler | @cesc4official | No |
| 30 | CHARLIE | @iamsrk | No |
| 31 | Charlie Sheen | @charliesheen | Yes |
| 32 | Chris Brown | @chrisbrown | Yes |
| 33 | Christina Aguilera | @xtina | No |
| 34 | Claudia Leitte | @ClaudiaLeitte | Yes |
| 35 | CNN | @CNN | Yes |
| 36 | CNN Breaking News | @cnnbrk | No |
| 37 | CNN en Español | @CNNEE | No |
| 38 | Cody Simpson | @CodySimpson | Yes |
| 39 | Coldplay | @coldplay | Yes |
| 40 | Conan O’Brien | @ConanOBrien | No |
| 41 | Cristiano Ronaldo | @Cristiano | No |
| 42 | Daddy Yankee | @daddy_yankee | No |
| 43 | Dalai Lama | @DalaiLama | Yes |
| 44 | daniel tosh | @danieltosh | Yes |
| 45 | David Guetta | @davidguetta | Yes |
| 46 | Demi Lovato | @ddlovato | No |
| 47 | detikcom | @detikcom | Yes |
| 48 | Diddy | @iamdiddy | No |
| 49 | Drizzy | @Drake | No |
| 50 | Dwayne Johnson | @TheRock | No |
| 51 | Ed Sheeran | @edsheeran | Yes |
| 52 | Ellen DeGeneres | @TheEllenShow | No |
| 53 | Emma Watson | @EmWatson | No |
| 54 | Enrique Iglesias | @enrique305 | No |
| 55 | ESPN | @espn | Yes |
| 56 | Eva Longoria | @EvaLongoria | Yes |
| 57 | Yes | ||
| 58 | FC Barcelona | @FCBarcelona | Yes |
| 59 | FC Barcelona | @FCBarcelona_es | No |
| 60 | Funny Or Die | @funnyordie | Yes |
| 61 | Gerard Piqué | @3gerardpique | No |
| 62 | Harry Styles | @Harry_Styles | No |
| 63 | Yes | ||
| 64 | Ivete Sangalo | @ivetesangalo | Yes |
| 65 | Jennifer Lopez | @JLo | No |
| 66 | Jessica Alba | @jessicaalba | Yes |
| 67 | Jessica Simpson | @JessicaSimpson | Yes |
| 68 | Jim Carrey | @JimCarrey | Yes |
| 69 | jimmy fallon | @jimmyfallon | Yes |
| 70 | joe jonas | @joejonas | Yes |
| 71 | JUANES | @juanes | Yes |
| 72 | Justin Bieber | @justinbieber | Yes |
| 73 | Justin Timberlake | @jtimberlake | No |
| 74 | Kaka | @KAKA | Yes |
| 75 | KANYE WEST | @kanyewest | Yes |
| 76 | KATY PERRY | @katyperry | Yes |
| 77 | Kelly Clarkson | @kelly_clarkson | No |
| 78 | Kendall Jenner | @KendallJenner | Yes |
| 79 | Kevin Durant | @KDTrey5 | No |
| 80 | Kevin Hart | @KevinHart4real | No |
| 81 | Khloé | @khloekardashian | No |
| 82 | Kim Kardashian West | @KimKardashian | No |
| 83 | Kourtney Kardashian | @kourtneykardash | No |
| 84 | Kusic and Kusic Ltd. | @KusicAndKusic | No |
| 85 | Kylie Jenner | @KylieJenner | Yes |
| 86 | Lady Gaga | @ladygaga | Yes |
| 87 | LeBron James | @KingJames | No |
| 88 | Leonardo DiCaprio | @LeoDiCaprio | No |
| 89 | Lil Wayne WEEZY F | @LilTunechi | No |
| 90 | Lindsay Lohan | @lindsaylohan | Yes |
| 91 | LMFAO | @LMFAO | Yes |
| 92 | Louis Tomlinson | @Louis_Tomlinson | No |
| 93 | Luciano Huck | @LucianoHuck | Yes |
| 94 | Ludacris | @Ludacris | Yes |
| 95 | luna maya | @LunaMaya26 | No |
| 96 | Marcos Mion | @marcosmion | Yes |
| 97 | Maroon 5 | @maroon5 | Yes |
| 98 | Marshall Mathers | @Eminem | No |
| 99 | Me. I Am Mariah | @MariahCarey | No |
| 100 | Mesut Özil | @MesutOzil1088 | No |
| 101 | Miley Ray Cyrus | @MileyCyrus | No |
| 102 | Miranda Cosgrove | @MirandaCosgrove | Yes |
| 103 | Mohini | @deepikapadukone | No |
| 104 | MTV | @MTV | Yes |
| 105 | NASA | @NASA | Yes |
| 106 | National Geographic | @NatGeo | No |
| 107 | NBA | @NBA | Yes |
| 108 | Neil Patrick Harris | @ActuallyNPH | No |
| 109 | Neymar Jr | @neymarjr | Yes |
| 110 | NFL | @nfl | Yes |
| 111 | Niall Horan | @NiallOfficial | No |
| 112 | Nick Jonas | @nickjonas | Yes |
| 113 | Nicole Polizzi | @snooki | No |
| 114 | One Direction | @onedirection | Yes |
| 115 | Oprah Winfrey | @Oprah | No |
| 116 | P!nk | @Pink | No |
| 117 | Paris Hilton | @ParisHilton | Yes |
| 118 | Paulina Rubio | @paurubio | No |
| 119 | Paulo Coelho | @paulocoelho | Yes |
| 120 | Pitbull | @pitbull | Yes |
| 121 | Programa Pânico | @programapanico | No |
| 122 | raditya dika | @radityadika | Yes |
| 123 | Ramalan Indonesia | @TweetRAMALAN | No |
| 124 | Real Madrid C. F. | @realmadrid | No |
| 125 | Ricky Martin | @ricky_martin | No |
| 126 | Rihanna | @rihanna | Yes |
| 127 | Ronaldinho Gaúcho | @10Ronaldinho | No |
| 128 | Russell Brand | @rustyrockets | No |
| 129 | Ryan Seacrest | @RyanSeacrest | Yes |
| 130 | Sabrina Sato Rahal | @SabrinaSatoReal | No |
| 131 | Salman Khan | @BeingSalmanKhan | No |
| 132 | Samsung Mobile | @SamsungMobile | Yes |
| 133 | Selena Gomez | @selenagomez | Yes |
| 134 | Sergio Aguero | @aguerosergiokun | No |
| 135 | Shakira | @shakira | Yes |
| 136 | SHAQ | @SHAQ | Yes |
| 137 | Sherina Sinna | @sherinasinna | Yes |
| 138 | Simon Cowell | @SimonCowell | Yes |
| 139 | Snoop Dogg | @SnoopDogg | Yes |
| 140 | SportsCenter | @SportsCenter | Yes |
| 141 | Stephen Colbert | @StephenAtHome | No |
| 142 | Stephen Fry | @stephenfry | Yes |
| 143 | Taylor Swift | @taylorswift13 | No |
| 144 | the man in black | @Real_Liam_Payne | No |
| 145 | The New York Times | @nytimes | No |
| 146 | Tom Hanks | @tomhanks | Yes |
| 147 | Trey Songz | @TreySongz | Yes |
| 148 | TwitPic | @TwitPic | Yes |
| 149 | Yes | ||
| 150 | Twitter en español | @twitter_es | No |
| 151 | Tyra Banks | @tyrabanks | Yes |
| 152 | UberFacts | @UberFacts | Yes |
| 153 | UberSocial | @UberSoc | No |
| 154 | Usher Raymond IV | @Usher | No |
| 155 | Victoria Beckham | @victoriabeckham | Yes |
| 156 | Victoria Justice | @VictoriaJustice | Yes |
| 157 | Vidi Aldiano | @vidialdiano | Yes |
| 158 | Vine | @vineapp | No |
| 159 | Wayne Rooney | @WayneRooney | Yes |
| 160 | We Dem Boyz | @wizkhalifa | No |
| 161 | will.i.am | @iamwill | No |
| 162 | Xabi Alonso | @XabiAlonso | Yes |
| 163 | YouTube | @YouTube | Yes |
| 164 | Zac Efron | @ZacEfron | Yes |
| 165 | zaynmalik1D | @zaynmalik | No |
| 166 | د. محمد العريفي | @MohamadAlarefe | No |
How Many are the Same?
Out of 166 accounts, there are 88 where the user’s name and username are exactly the same (such as Tom Hanks @tomhanks). That comes to 53%.
Since these multi-million dollar brands and celebrities probably know a lot more about brand naming than you, it’s fair to say that if you’re in any doubt about what to pick for your Twitter username, just go with your name.