100 Name Ideas for Ducks and Ducklings


Ducks and ducklings are some of the most adorable and charming waterfowl you can keep as pets or admire in the wild. If you’ve recently acquired a feathery friend or are simply looking for some cute, quirky, or creative names for your ducks and ducklings, you’re in the right place. In this blog post, we’ve compiled a list of 100 name ideas to help you find the perfect moniker for your web-footed companions. Don’t forget to get duck egg cartons from The Egg Carton Store for your feathered friends!

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Classic Duck Names:

  1. Donald
  2. Daisy
  3. Huey
  4. Dewey
  5. Louie
  6. Scrooge
  7. Beakley
  8. Daffy
  9. Puddle
  10. Quackers

Punny Duck Names:

  1. Waddle
  2. Feathers McGraw
  3. Billie Jean
  4. Sir Quacks-a-Lot
  5. Duck Vader
  6. Quacktastic
  7. Duck Norris
  8. Featherina
  9. Puddles
  10. Duckington

Food-Inspired Duck Names:

  1. Peep
  2. Noodle
  3. Pancake
  4. Wonton
  5. Pudding
  6. Quinoa
  7. Butterscotch
  8. Dumpling
  9. Popcorn
  10. Cupcake

Celebrity Duck Names:

  1. Drake
  2. Meryl Beak
  3. Lady Ducka
  4. Elvis Beakley
  5. Brad Quack
  6. Amelia Pond
  7. Sir Quackington
  8. Quack Jagger
  9. Feather Locklear
  10. Beak Obama
cute watercolor duck

Nature-Themed Duck Names:

  1. Willow
  2. River
  3. Leaf
  4. Brook
  5. Fern
  6. Splash
  7. Reed
  8. Lily
  9. Willow
  10. Sandy

Cartoon Duck Names:

  1. Webby (DuckTales)
  2. Howard (Howard the Duck)
  3. Dolores (The Ugly Duckling)
  4. Slippy Toad (Star Fox)
  5. Psyduck (Pokémon)
  6. Fethry (DuckTales)
  7. Darkwing (Darkwing Duck)
  8. Donaldina (DuckTales)
  9. Launchpad (DuckTales)
  10. Count Duckula

Historical Duck Names:

  1. Leonardo (da Vinci)
  2. Cleopatra
  3. Amelia (Earhart)
  4. Darwin
  5. Napoleon
  6. Eleanor (Roosevelt)
  7. Julius (Caesar)
  8. Harriet (Tubman)
  9. Florence (Nightingale)
  10. Archimedes

Movie and TV-Inspired Duck Names:

  1. Ducktor Who
  2. Quack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)
  3. Fowl Play (Casablanca)
  4. Quack and White (Black and White)
  5. Cluck Rogers (Buck Rogers)
  6. Chewquacka (Star Wars)
  7. Duckules (Hercules)
  8. Quackson Pollock (Jackson Pollock)
  9. Quackie Chan (Jackie Chan)
  10. Duckie Howser, M.D. (Doogie Howser, M.D.)
little watercolor duckling

Literary Duck Names:

  1. Daisy Buchanan (The Great Gatsby)
  2. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
  3. Huckleberry (Huckleberry Finn)
  4. Beatrix (Beatrix Potter)
  5. D’Artagnan (The Three Musketeers)
  6. Thoreau
  7. Puddleglum (The Chronicles of Narnia)
  8. Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
  9. Jemima Puddle-Duck (Beatrix Potter)
  10. Dickens (Charles Dickens)

Royal Duck Names:

  1. King Quacker
  2. Queen Quacktoria
  3. Sir Feathersalot
  4. Duchess Downy
  5. Prince Puddlefeet
  6. Baron von Beak
  7. Lady Waddleworth
  8. Marquis de Mallard
  9. Countess Quackula
  10. Duke Ducky

We hope this list of 100 duck and duckling names inspires you to find the perfect name that suits your feathered friend’s personality or characteristics. Whether you choose a classic name, a pun, a nature-inspired moniker, or one from popular culture, your ducks are sure to appreciate the love and attention they receive with their special names. Enjoy your journey of duck-naming and bonding with your delightful waterfowl companions!

PS – have chickens, too? Check out our list of 500 chicken name ideas!