{"id":1323,"date":"2022-05-27T09:54:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T13:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/blog\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:45:14","slug":"fifty-nifty-and-witty-boat-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nboa.largeinc.com\/blog\/fifty-nifty-and-witty-boat-names.html","title":{"rendered":"Fifty Nifty and Witty Boat Names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve fallen in love with the perfect boat, become a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Boat Owners Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> member, secured the perfect<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/quote\/simple.cfm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> boat insurance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and found the best <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/programs\/marine-financing.cfm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">marine financing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There is only one thing left before setting sail\u2026 naming your beloved watercraft!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Should You Name Your Boat?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giving your boat a thoughtful name is a critical task, as this legacy will live on even if you decide to pass your boat down to your children or sell it in the future. Sailors have been naming their boats for thousands of years to attract good fortune and luck on the open seas. While the tradition began by naming ships after saints, gods, and goddesses, today, boat owners name their vessels after whatever speaks to them or something to make themselves, friends, family, and others on the water chuckle. Fun and witty boat names can be found printed on countless watercrafts all around the nation. So, to get your own wheels (or propellers) spinning, our creative team here at NBOA is sharing their 50 favorite humorous and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/money-and-power\/g717\/best-boat-names-from-a-to-z\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crafty boat names<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nautical Pun Boat Names\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1324 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_2045354822-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_2045354822-300x200.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_2045354822-300x200.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_2045354822-300x200.jpg?w=1000 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Any boat can gracefully carry a creative nautical-themed name. This kind of name is ideal for any sailor or boat captain with a gleeful sense of humor. Of course, anyone who enjoys the water and boating as much as you do will surely need no explanation to understand the brilliance and wit behind a name like one of these.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Wave from it All\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alotta Ocean<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barley a Wake<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fantasea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knot on Call<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mishell<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pier Pressure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sail La Vie<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seas the Day<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shore Thing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Salt Shaker<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fishing Joke Boat Names\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you love to fish or are purchasing a new fishing boat, why not select a name that encapsulates or expresses your passion for this hobby. Although this sport can require calm, silence, and patience, the name for your fishing boat can certainly add levity like the ones below.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fishful Thinkin\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fishizzle\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great White<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lady Kriller<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marlin Monroe<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reel Love\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fin-Finder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snapperologist<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grim Reefer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sushi Hunter<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuna Colada\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adult Humor Boat Names\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1326 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_357692312-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_357692312-300x200.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_357692312-300x200.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_357692312-300x200.jpg?w=1000 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Boats are a wonderful escape from mundane day-to-day life and can serve as a mini-vacation each time you climb aboard. To leave your woes behind, naming your boat something a little more adult or appealing to the 21 and over the crowd, take a look at some silly adult humor names.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feelin\u2019 Nauti<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aquaholic<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B-Yacht\u2019ch<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She Got the House<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fin and Tonic<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ship-Faced<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seaduction<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy Hour<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the Docks\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sin or Swim<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movie Inspired Boat Names<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spending an afternoon on your boat might be a lovely family activity that you look forward to each week or when the kids come to visit. Or perhaps you are a big movie buff yourself and simply love a good film. Either \u201core,\u201d naming your boat after your favorite movie, sea-themed or not, is amusing, entertaining, and fun for the whole family.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Codfather<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eat Cray love<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fishin\u2019 Impossible<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fishy Business<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Great Gatsea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baits Motel\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Black Pearl<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding Nemo\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gypsea\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gone with the Wind\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More Clever Boat Names\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspiration for the perfect boat name can come from anywhere and at any time. So, keep your eyes and ears open, and don\u2019t be afraid to think outside of the box, or beyond the bow. Our last collection of clever boat names comes from pop culture references, food puns, everyday life, and simply something comical we heard.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hydro Therapy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nacho Boat<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fish and Ships<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frank Ocean<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liquid Asset<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boaty McBoatface<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fishcapades\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liquid Limo\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Kid on the Dock<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bouys and Gills<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more suggestions and guidance when purchasing a boat, talk to the experts here at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NBOA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. When it comes to making sure your new beautiful investment is properly funded and insured, take a look at our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for securing affordable <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/programs\/marine-financing.cfm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">marine financing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nboat.com\/quote\/simple.cfm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boat insurance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with ideal coverage to fit your lifestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve fallen in love with the perfect boat, become a National Boat Owners Association member, secured the perfect boat insurance, and found the best marine financing. There is only one thing left before setting sail\u2026 naming your beloved watercraft! 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