Make a Unique Username

Because of the increase of users on websites requiring login, good usernames are getting scarce. You will need to get creative. You want a unique one, so you don't have to create a new name for every single registration, and you want one that is cool enough (and tame enough) that you won't be embarrassed to give it out, either to your friends or your grandmother. Here are some helpful tips to get you on your way to username stardom!

Steps

Make it Personal

  1. Use your life as a template. Incorporating what you love to do into your username can help you create one that's both unique and personal.
  2. Use your pastime. Making a username out of what you love to do will not only make it easy to remember, it will make it uniquely personal.
    • One way to do this is to use your pastime, and add your birth year to it. For example, climber86 or fictionauthor91 will likely be both unique, and personal—and thus, easy to remember.
  3. Keep it simple. You might want to keep it simpler, and just use your first initial and last name. However, this is easier for those who possess a somewhat unique last name. For example, if your name is Felix Carpren, you'll have a much easier time than John Smith.
    • Adding your skill set as part of your name is one way to push even a common name into the world of the unique: jsmithcpa, for example.
  4. Use other languages! Barely anyone is going to know what Kindi is (an elvish language) or what the word Daonna means (Irish). Some of the most unique usernames aren't English!
  5. Use compound words. Instead of just your name, your job, or your pastime, combine them with your personality. While jsmith might be rejected virtually every time, brilliantjsmith probably has a good shot at being unique.
    • Note: Do not use your email name as a user name. Half of what makes a login unique is the username—the other half is a password. While it still would take some effort to hack your accounts, the truth is that most people have very easy-to-guess passwords. Giving an identity thief half the equation is simply not a good idea.
  6. Use your favorite TV show. Be judicious here: "O" might be too short, where "reallyboredhousewivesofschenectadycountyohio" is not only too long, who wants to type that every time they log in?
  7. Try leetspeak. This will, at the very least, brand you as hip and cool when you talk to the tech support department of a website. They'll ask for your username, and you can smile when you type "w91b50n," which of course is a reference to William Gibson, who coined the term "cyberspace."
  8. Make your pet's name your username. You may need to modify that a little bit, as there are probably a lot of "cleos," "patches," and "buddies" out there.
    • The same is true of sports teams, though those can make a good start to a unique username. Try adding your favorite player's number to make it different: tblazers12 or goblazers#12 are ways to keep it local.
  9. Play with your name. Maybe try rhymes, like dennisthemenace, or alliteration, like meticulousmathilda.
  10. Use unique characters. You can use keyboard symbols like $#%*^, Unicode characters such as ♠, ♣, ♥, ♦, ♪, and ♫, or other special characters, but be aware that if you're trying to keep things simple, not every website will allow those sorts of characters. In some cases, like Minecraft...You cannot put any of the following keyboard symbols;$#%*^, You'll have to remember which site uses which user name.

Use Software

  1. Use a name generator. Name generators can be very useful when your imagination fails you, have better things to worry about, or are amused by random combinations of words.
  2. Do not use dead giveaways. Ideally, your username is for you and your website's entry field only. However, ideals are rarely met. User names are usually sent in the open, collected in databases, and seen by a lot of people at the organization you're signing in to. Be mindful of that, and avoid using names that could be a problem or a risk.
    • Your full or last name (this can be incredibly dangerous)
    • Obscene words—somebody could become offended, and just like offending your waitress, do you really want to upset the person who handles your account?
    • Your street address (also dangerous)
    • Do not make an excessively long username.
  3. Make sure it reflects you!
  4. Do a quick check. You can use the Internet to get a sense of how unique your username is. Try searching for the username and see what comes up. There are also a number of username checking sites that all you to quickly be able to tell whether popular sites have already logged that username (whether by you or somebody else).

Add some short forms

You can use TM (™trademark) and Pvt Ltd (Private Limited).



Tips

  • The most creative names are the ones without numbers. For example, SkaterLater is a little more creative than skater555
  • Find what you love most. Then combine it to make a creative username!
  • If you use the jumbling up method, for better names, get ones that flow nicely when said/read.
  • If you come up with any users that are especially good, you may want to use it as your signature username (used for all of your accounts)

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