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Sheep Name Generator

If you’re looking for a name for your lamb, you’ve come to the right place! Our sheep name generator has hundreds of suggestions.

Simply choose a gender and hit generate. Then save your favorites by tapping on the star.

Click above to generate some names

More Name Ideas

If you’re looking for a change of pace from using the sheep name generator, check out our lists of names by category below to browse over 349 sheep name ideas.

These names are perfect for any sheep, no matter whether it’s a lamb (young sheep), ewe (female sheep), or ram (male sheep).

group of sheep in a field

Top Sheep Names

Here are some of our favorite name ideas separated into boy and girl name lists.

Top Female Sheep Names

  • Alma
  • Amber
  • Annabel
  • Apricot
  • Aster
  • Aurora
  • Autumn
  • Bella
  • Belle
  • Bertha
  • Bertie
  • Blossom
  • Buffy
  • Calliope
  • Candy
  • Carlotta
  • Charity
  • Charlotte
  • Cinderella
  • Colleen
  • Cornelia
  • Destiny
  • Dolly
  • Edelweiss
  • Edwina
  • Elizabeth
  • Emma
  • Esther
  • Eva
  • Fannie
  • Freesia
  • Freya
  • Ginger
  • Gloria
  • Grace
  • Gypsy
  • Honey
  • Isabelle
  • Isobel
  • Ivy
  • Jasmine
  • Jenni
  • Judith
  • Julia
  • Kerryn
  • Kristy
  • Lady
  • Lamberta
  • Liliana
  • Lillian
  • Lizzie
  • Lorraine
  • Madeline
  • Magnolia
  • Maple
  • Margaret
  • Marigold
  • Mary
  • Molly
  • Nanny
  • Naomi
  • Ninah
  • Oprah
  • Pam
  • Pearl
  • Penny
  • Petunia
  • Pixie
  • Precious
  • Rachel
  • Rebecca
  • Rosemary
  • Rosette
  • Sara
  • Selena
  • Serena
  • Shanna
  • Snuggles
  • Sonata
  • Sophie
  • Sweet Pea
  • Tara
  • Tinker Bell
  • Wanda
  • Wilma

Top Male Sheep Names

  • Abber
  • Barley
  • Barry
  • Bear
  • Beau
  • Buddy
  • Chex
  • Clark
  • Cooper
  • David
  • Dougal
  • Douglas
  • Duncan
  • Dutch
  • Eddie
  • Felix
  • Ferdinand
  • Frank
  • Frans
  • Freddie
  • Friday
  • Harold
  • Harvey
  • Holland
  • Howard
  • Huck
  • Jack
  • Jerry
  • Kurt
  • Lancelot
  • Lars
  • Lawrence
  • Levi
  • Lewis
  • Linus
  • Lloyd
  • Luke
  • Macintosh
  • Moe
  • Moses
  • Noah
  • Norman
  • Owen
  • Peabody
  • Prince
  • Quintin
  • Ramsay
  • Raymond
  • Roger
  • Rolph
  • Royce
  • Russel
  • Santiago
  • Seamus
  • Shep
  • Sherlock
  • Sherman
  • Shrek
  • Stanley
  • Tom
  • Wallace
  • Washington
  • Wickham
  • Willy
  • Wilson
  • Winter
  • Wooly
cute lamb and ewe

Cute Sheep Names

These cute lamb names are an excellent choice if you want a sweet-sounding name. A lamb is an adorable creature, and these ideas suit them well. They’re also very fitting if you’re coming up with a name for a stuffed lamb toy.

  • Amelia
  • Amos
  • April
  • Ariel
  • Barbie
  • Barney
  • Becky
  • Bunny
  • Buttercup
  • Charm
  • Chloe
  • Cora
  • Dahlia
  • Daisy
  • Dawn
  • Dirk
  • Elmo
  • Grover
  • Jasper
  • Jed
  • Jemma
  • Lamby
  • Leo
  • Louise
  • Matilda
  • Meadow
  • Oliver
  • Patience
  • Peony
  • Petal
  • Rose
  • Tulip
  • Walter
  • Willis

Funny Names for Sheep

These funny sheep names are fantastic if you want to add a little bit of laughter to your day. We’ve added some punny sheep names like Wool Smith (Will Smith) and Meryl Sheep (Meryl Streep). And some funny plays on words and off-color names related to sheep, such as Lambo and Mutton.

  • AbraRam Lincoln
  • Baaab Marley
  • Baaalthazar
  • Baaa-bra
  • Baaarnabas
  • Benjamin Mutton
  • Black Sheep
  • Bo Peep
  • Britney Shears
  • Charlie Sheep
  • Charmin
  • Cottonball
  • Curly
  • Ed Shear-an
  • Ewean
  • Ewe Hefner
  • Ewenice
  • Fleeced
  • Fleece Witherspoon
  • Fleecewood Mac
  • Goober
  • Gyro
  • Hillary Fluff
  • Holy Sheep
  • Lady Baabaa
  • Lambert
  • Lambo
  • Lamentations
  • Lanolin
  • Merino
  • Meryl Sheep
  • Mutton
  • Mr. Fuzzyface
  • Ms. Muffet
  • Pirate Sheep
  • Q-Tip
  • Rambo
  • Rammstein
  • Rebaaa
  • Ronald Rearam
  • Shearly
  • Sheepie Wonder
  • Sheepfaced
  • Shepherd
  • Vanna White
  • Wooliam
  • Wool-ma
  • Wool Smith
  • Wool Furell
  • Woolmaa
  • Wooly
  • Wooly Bully
  • Wooly Mammoth

White Sheep Names

These options are inspired by the most common sheep wool color, white. Sheep are most commonly thought of by their puffy white coats, and these ideas directly reference it.

  • Aspen
  • Birch
  • Boo
  • Casper
  • Chilly
  • Cloud
  • Clover
  • Crystal
  • Eskimo
  • Frosty
  • Ghost
  • Ivory
  • Lacey
  • Luna
  • Mily
  • Misty
  • Moon
  • Snowball
  • Snow White
  • Snowy
  • Sugar
  • Star
  • Winter
  • Yeti
group of different colored sheep

Black Sheep Names

Black sheep are a less common color of wool and, for that reason, are often used as a term for someone who doesn’t fit in with the group. In addition, their wool is less valuable because it can’t be dyed like white wool.

However, in the world of shepherding, black sheep are valuable because they stand out in a group of white sheep, which can help with counting.

  • Ash
  • Bean
  • Blackie
  • Black Beauty
  • Black Jack
  • Coal
  • Cosmo
  • Darth
  • Domino
  • Ebony
  • Eclipse
  • Elvira
  • Espresso
  • Guinness
  • Jet
  • Licorice
  • Midnight
  • Noir
  • Nyx
  • Olive
  • Onyx
  • Oreo
  • Pepper
  • Raven
  • Shadow
  • Smokey
  • Soot
  • Velvet

Famous Sheep Names

Here are the names of some of the most famous sheep. Including real sheep, like Dolly, the first cloned animal, who was then cloned multiple more times. The list also includes fictional sheep such as Shaun the Sheep, a British stop-motion series from the creators of Wallace and Gromit.

  • Aries – The ram astrological sign in the zodiac
  • Billie, Goat, and Gruff – Three-headed sheep from Toy Story
  • Bundun – a Sheep-like character from ThunderCats
  • Dawn Bellweather – Assistant mayor from Zootopia
  • Derek – Character from the British comic strip, The Beano
  • Dolly – The first cloned animal
  • Hurrick – a Sheep-like character from ThunderCats
  • Lamb Chop – a sock puppet sheep created by Shari Lewis
  • Lambie – Doc McStuffins
  • Lambkin – The Lambkin and the Little Fish, a fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm
  • Little Bo-Peep – Not a sheep, but a famous sheep related nursery rhyme about a woman who has lost her sheep.
  • Mr. Woolensworth – Chicken Little
  • Pete – From the book Pete the Sheep
  • Rameses – the mascot of the North Carolina Tar Heels
  • Russell – Russell the Sheep, a children’s book about an insomniac sheep
  • Samuel the Sheep – Charlotte’s Web
  • Serta Sheep – a mascot for the matress brand
  • Shaun the Sheep – A cartoon spin-off from Wallace and Gromit
  • Wooloo – a sheep-like Pokemon
  • Woolter – Zootopia
two sheep with a white horse

Tough Sheep Names

If you want to buck the trend of having a sweet, soft sheep name, you’ll love these ideas for tough sheep names.

  • Arya
  • Athena
  • Axel
  • Boss
  • Butch
  • Diablo
  • Diva
  • Goliath
  • Hades
  • Harley
  • Hera
  • Hercules
  • Hulk
  • Jade
  • King
  • Mack
  • Max
  • Medusa
  • Rebel
  • Rocky
  • Samson
  • Sarge
  • Tank
  • Thelma
  • Thor
  • Trinity
  • Ursula
  • Xena
  • Zeus

Minecraft Sheep Names

Sheep are commonly found in the Overworld of Minecraft and the primary source of wool in the game. They can be dyed with various colored dyes. If you name your sheep jeb_ it will make the wool cycle through the different color options but won’t change the color of the wool dropped.

For other name options, use our generator and name lists above, plus these bonus name ideas:

  • Diamond
  • Flint
  • Jeb
  • Magenta
  • Mr. Mutton
  • Mutton Chops
  • Pinky
  • Poppy
  • Skittles

Final Thoughts

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Tips for Picking the Right Name

If you’ve narrowed down your list of names to a few choices, here are some helpful tips for picking the best option.

  • How does it sound out loud? If you’re going be using the name for a real sheep or a stuffed sheep, you might be saying this name out loud. Make sure it’s easy to say and something you don’t mind saying out loud.
  • Does it fit your sheep? Some names sound like good ideas but when you compare them to your sheep it just doesn’t fit quite right.
  • Trust your gut. Take a quick look through your options and see which name feels right. Use that instict to help pick the right name for you.