To learn the art of naming, we can see what successful people and brands call themselves or observe the mistakes made my people who ended up with crappy usernames, but nothing illustrates it better than lining them up side by side.

And that’s what we’ve done for you. In the left hand column, there are usernames of 200 random YouTube users, and in the right column, there are usernames of 200 popular YouTubers.

Usernames of Popular vs Ordinary YouTube Users

[twocol_one]ORDINARY USERS

GleNingtoN1
xSlayingGawdx
thepsychoticotter
xfatboy310x
SuperRunescapemaker
BrettLandon11
Young1Bloodz
n00b439
iLifee
chickntenders
benatwar
Yoshiekoco
RJSrox
MrXxsnipermachine1
sk8ormylife
sybren7
orangeownzhaha
ChunkMilkProductions
iTankGod
x1lion
rspknrange6rs
Yessarr
4h79
usernameWDF
iCosmoSlayer
Tea5e
3millrs
IPNism
baelzabub
tenon30
xgypsyking
clkgtr9
hopelesslydavey
puredynamiiczz
themaxedzerk
Keyiriz95
ArmenianPower09
tomyt504
theglitchmob
RSZ0mgz
tR1M33
MrSmfd1
KinShinProductions
emin3m4lyfe
jacelib
hdmp303
kratos4evr
ixXs1l3ntshotXx
nickxownz
pkrsullivan
DemosFM
DVDvideoproductions
XxbertscapexX
lufsen94
thesedarnsandals
LyricLasts
sageiswierd
NRJ06298
3lv3r4ng3rftw
RS3Beta1
tldxtrip23
sidewalkskatengland
tourville123
rspsr3pzz
tehruneno0b
DeadTacticsVids
RAMPAGINGKIDS
daaaaavids
PyroManya77
sk8terfreek77
ImTanweer93
MUFCHIGHLANDER
punkmat12345
archer10227
RockAndRoll5157
xxxdatxxx
themightyko
xrevelations1
bambalys100
MissZo18
mauled1
hevenundead
EternityPker
MrDeathDvil
SilvestreStudios
SilverOnRs
dannywoofie
TheHotmud
RsCupid
0wn3d01
darkguitar08
BboyDesu
scootersnl
mitavattuu
ugotpk2
IAbondedI
nimz98
RunescapeGeek4Life
abunchaponys
RuneFantasy
theagsprods
aroomdead
5pamftw
bleedaussie
cib0rgas
p2pkpride
traducer455
usuck1025
bountyhunt72
stevimated
memlooter1
TheLegoscape
knuck7
harrysm64
LoggzRS
RsbotsAddict
steelarrows
guthixXXL
zmgvids
0wnzy0u
mrmrvideoz
xxwlmxx
hopelesslydavey
bink444
Rangedpvpx
pass626paulcluez
mayki50
noobsneverlose
MyGuidesHelp
JayJman2
AZRA285
TheWings34
sk3ll3ftw
MrTheGreyzone
919han153
stupsticle
tijgertje47
69cordes
codnhalogod
T3LL3NT
bernhnic2
yrogergkcaj
skate1570
TheMKSharpshooter
willyw00p
megaparvin
45aguy
Ilearn2pk
ZombiesauceRS
iTzn0sc0p3z3
btbilaal
mrtrixdig1
OMGDude2Far
pkshowtime
namedyou
PvMKing
anden336
XNafizX3pk
alen209
aserrawr
Debinator307
whatskilz
Onelessk0
ubertasticlyfan
nolansr43
CrimexxProductions
darks1deskill
13aroid
xjames26x
RSBeast007
somekindofhop3
PinkzDrank
ps3chimerap
138Gene
ToontownLeafkitLoopy
glassturken
gutixsk8
dragoonclan4
tugajp1
elwoodxd
die2pk
ixrookyrockix
bradz43
yeaboyyy1234
MrRorieWhite
bigmama691
adamizard
hamster4443
heatman1717
dbsm100
Run3Ph0n3
alexalsowearsshoes
songokas334
elwoodxd
TH3N4YL0R
MylesMoDz
cawolipop
akyle51
BenCorteny
Alfie87I[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last]POPULAR USERS

Lokallegend
zeetv
WorkpointOfficial
WorldGamingShows
SevenSuperGirls
InnaRomania
BuzzFeedVideo
mizyakadizyaka
MachinimaRealm
beyonceVEVO
ZackScottGames
sara12031986
RihannaVEVO
gamegrumps
whatdafaqshow
racegrooves
Macbarbie07
POPSVIETNAM
50CentVEVO
theatlanticcraft
TheSkylanderBoy
ChildrenGamesTV
all4tubekids
telenovelatelevisa
shakiraVEVO
shane
antena3
MileyCyrusVEVO
rezendeevil
TopGear
filmFestivalVideos
higatv
boyceavenue
DisneyJuniorUK
markiplierGAME
mnet
AtlanticVideos
sabtv
donomarVEVO
tyleroakley
lmfaovevo
JessieJVEVO
Howcast
kapukikanuki
KatyPerryVEVO
willyrex
vat19com
speedyw03
dramafever
NBA
disneyjp
POCOYOUSA
CTFxC
potemi926
DrossRotzank
emimusic
RussiaToday
mymilliontv
EnriqueIglesiasVEVO
SamSmithWorldVEVO
MichellePhan
TheBajanCanadian
realannoyingorange
GunsNRosesVEVO
getmovies
rhettandlink2
pinkvevo
gallinapintadita
AlHayahSeriesTV
mirandasings08
furiouspete123
ERB
tvsmeshariki
barelypolitical
YogscastLalna
leokimvideo
RiotGamesInc
elrubiusOMG
MattHDGamer
gameplayrj
TMZ
break
coolpinsky
ClevverTeVe
RyanLewisProductions
majesticcasual
arkivashqip
YogscastSips
williamVEVO
luisitorey
matthewpatrick13
Genierock
TheABSCBNNews
newsashiman
edsheeran
jacksfilms
AllToyCollector
CrazyRussianHacker
RSVDO
OwnagePranks
blucollection
chrisbrownvevo
TVOGKids
WisinofficalVEVO
STARVIJAY
mashaimedved
TheMaxMurai
KittiesMama
mrwoofless
disneysshows
ianrphillips
teamcoco
YFrostA
catmusicoffice
JustForLaughsTV
SeaNanners
officialpsy
comedycentral
latenight
OurnameismagicVEVO
LanaDelReyVEVO
ello
theslowmoguys
ilovemaything
nickyjamtv
mbc
MattyBRaps
michaeljacksonVEVO
LadyGagaVEVO
JasonDerulo
RovioMobile
RhinoEntertainment
MBCkpop
lady16makeup
davidguettavevo
0214mex
2NE1
ElektraRecords
HowToBasic
chaoticmonki
Maroon5VEVO
welovekamikaze
MrLololoshka
Marquesbrownlee
nbcthevoice
WhiteLightningKyle
devinsupertramp
BIGBANG
SesameStreet
theRadBrad
superkian13
heilrj03
W1LDC4T43
tutitutv
elementanimation
toysandfunnykids
AdeleVEVO
luckypennyshop
JenniferLopezVEVO
NickiMinajAtVEVO
Tobuscus
warnerbrosrecords
pocoyotv
ViceNews
5sonlinevietnam
PrinceRoyceVEVO
passengermusic
venevisionintl
AustinMVEVO
UnboxingSurpriseEgg
TheBrainDit
thecreaturehub
lovemspenny
teremoktv
blitzwinger
MADABOUTLEGO
videogyan
ExplosmEntertainment
prestonplayz
HobbyKidsTV
vanossgaming
PietSmittie
jacksepticeye
JoeyGraceffa
thechuchutv
AwesomenessTV
tseries
ungespielt
tipsmusic
ThePianoGuys
enchufetv
letsplay
clevvernews
vice
cancionesdelagranja
tomo0723sw
calvinharrisvevo
MBCClassic
thatcherjoe
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In Summary

While there are bound to be some exceptions, it is clearly evident that the people with a successful YouTube presence tend to have names that are:

• More Meaningful
• Pronounceable
• Easier to Spell
• More Memorable

With this in mind, try to come up with a cleverly crafted name that’s inspired by what your brand represents and what you want it to be known for.