No sport is immune to nicknames for some of its star players. We’ve all heard of Roger (The Rocket) Clemens, Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain, (Shoeless) Joe Jackson, and of course, Wayne (The Great One) Gretzky, but have you ever heard of Gore-ticia Addams or Jenny Jawbreaker?
Well, strap a pair of roller skates on! We’re going to break out the biggest bone-crushing list of Roller Derby names ever to hit the internet. We’ll look at the history of these names and go through the best player and team names ever to grace the oval track.
A Brief History Of The Roller Derby Name
Roller Derby started out as a competitive race held in front of a growing fan base by promoter Leo Seltzer in the mid-1930s. However, it wasn’t until the mid to late 1940s that the sport of roller derby, much like pro wrestling, was a platform for players and teams to create catchy and colorful names like Toughie Brasuhn, Bonnie Thunders, and Scald Eagle.
Names were chosen based on the player’s abilities, height, weight, and even their hair color. Team names were mainly designed around the city’s name or the area from which the team came, combined with a menacing message to other teams.
Original league names included the New York Chiefs, the Brooklyn Red Devils, and the Jersey Jolters. It would be a while before names became more colorful like the Salty Dolls, Tent City Terrors, or The Drop Kick Mollies.
What Makes A Good Roller Derby Name?
Coming up with a catchy roller derby player name is based on many factors. Is the team player a jammer or a blocker? Is the player a fast skater, or are they a powerful and strong force to be reckoned with? This might be a good starting point to building a clever name.
Other things to consider are the personal features and characteristics of the team player, like hair color, eye color, height, and more. Combining the player’s attributes and abilities with where they are from and how they fit within the team dynamic can create some of the most memorable and clever roller derby names.
Roller Derby Names By Years
The 1940s-1950s
Although player names from the 1940s weren’t as creative as they are now, there was still a “pro-wrestling feel” or element to roller derby player names. Players could create an on-track persona that described how they played the game. Here are a few of the vintage roller derby names you would expect to see at the oval track in this era:
- Carl ‘Moose’ Payne
- The Midge “Toughie” Brasuhn
- Josephine “Ma” Bogash
- Annabelle “Slugger” Kealey
- Jack “Toddy” Geffinger
- Kathleen “Gene” Vizena
- Marion “Red” Smartt
- George Run Run Jones
- Lewis “Punky” Gardner
- Annis “Big Red” Jensen
- “Tiny” Grosso
The six original National Roller Derby League team names from the 1940s – 1950s were:
- The Brooklyn Red Devils
- The Chicago Westerners
- The Jersey Jolters
- The New York Chiefs
- The Philadelphia Panthers
- The Washington-Baltimore Jets
The 1960s-1980s
Roller derby player names continued from well into the 1980s with names like:
- Russ “Rosie” Baker
- Honey Sanchez
- Skinny Minnie
- Terri Toledo
- Little Angie
- Mr. T-Bird
- Carol “Peanuts” Meyer
- Baby Rocko
- Donna Fox
- John “Big John” Johnson
- Florance “Flo” Lang
National Roller League team names were:
- Northern Hawks or Chicago Hawks
- New York Bombers
- Texas Outlaws
- Detroit Devils
- Los Angeles Thunderbirds or “T-Birds”
- Philadelphia Warriors or the Eastern Warriors
- Baltimore/Washington-based Mid-Atlantic War Cats
- The Florida Jets
- The Western Renegades
Other Roller Derby Team Names:
- Super Chiefs
- Clippers
- Pirates
- Jolters
- Rebels
- Panthers
- Pioneers
- Eagles
- Libertadores
- Plaid Mafia
- Braves
- Kangaroos
- Renegades
- Dynamite
1980s – 2000s
RollerGames was a popular television show created in 1989 by two television producers, David Sams and Michael Miller. It was an over-the-top theatrical version of the sport of roller derby for a growing national audience. It had everything to tantalize the senses – a steeply banked figure-eight track, an alligator pit, several veteran skaters, and younger participants with outrageous gameplay and names to boot. The six roller derby team names were:
- The T-Birds
- Violators
- Bad Attitude
- Rockers
- Hot Flash
- Maniacs
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, names began to be a little more creative. Here are some of the more popular roller derby player names from the TV show RolerGames:
- Dyn-o-mite” Darryle Davis
- Bill “Blockbuster” Bibbus
- Gina “Go-Go” Gonzales
- Adam “Speedy” Gonzales
- Debbie “the Corker” McCorkell
- Matt “Stars & Stripes” Bickham
- “Electric Randi” Whitman
- Robert “the Icebox” Smith
- Mike “the California Kid” Flaningam
- Darlene “Dar the Star” Langlois
- “Rockin’ Ray” Robles
- “Lady D” Donna Young
- “Deadly” Debbie Van Doren
- “Rolling Rocker” Brian Jacobson
- “Queenie” Maeve Crommie
- Art “Bam Bam” May
- Bren “Flash” Futura
- Vicki “Sly Fox” McEwan
- Jerry “Kahuna” Reis
- “Party Pattie” Frazier
- Robert “Cass” McEntee
- “Sassy” Gina Valladares
- Harold “Ice Man” Caldwell
- “Irish” Mary Monahan
- “Windy” Wendy Holbert
- Billy “Hot Wheels” Marshall
- Bernie “Monster Man” Jackson
- “Latin Spitfire” Patsy Delgado
- David “Dr. Fu” Arizmendez
- Lyle “the Brat” Morse
- “Bulldog” Scott Casto
- “The Bopper” Gale Bowers
- Pete “Ninja” Christensen
- Margaret “Hot Rod” Christopher
- “The Tank” Marnie Smith
The Birth of Creative Roller Derby Names
As the early to mid-2000s rolled around, roller derby was making a comeback. With the growing popularity of roller derby at a local level, it wasn’t long before teams were popping up all over the place.
With so many teams from many states and countries, finding unique roller derby team names and roller derby player names was becoming more complex. However, with pop culture, media, the internet, and 24 hours of entertainment, players had many new references for some of the best roller derby names ever created.
Even though many of these names will fit into just about any category, let’s break down some more obvious names and the category that best suits them. From fun to puns, these roller derby team names are unforgettable, creative, and colorful and give the fans and the sport a new way to love roller derby all over again!
The Best Roller Derby Name List Of All Time!
Creative Roller Derby Team Names
Naming a derby team might be more challenging than naming individual team players. For a great team name, you have to consider all the players, what they bring to the team, their location, and how the team functions as a unit.
Names like Queen Bees and Chocolate Thunder are created to reflect how the team plays, scores, and also how they stop the other teams from scoring. Here are some of the best names for this fast and furious sport teams.
- Angels of Anger
- Arizona Rollergirls
- Babe City Jammers
- Bay City Brawlers
- Beltway Beauties
- Beverly Killbillies
- Big Easy Hip Whippers
- Billings Beauties
- Blood Drawer
- Bloodsoaked Skateboarders
- Blue Arrows
- Boise Beauties
- Bomb Shells
- Boulder County Bombers
- Brewcity Bruisers
- Cedar Rapids Whippers
- Cheerfully Disastrous
- Cherry Bombers Team
- Chesty Smurf
- Cheyenne Cuties
- Chief of Skate
- Chocolate Thunder
- Cincinnati Blockers
- Circle City Socialites
- Columbia Quad Squad
- Como Derby Dames
- Connecticut Roller Derbettes
- Contagious
- Cork City Firebirds
- Dark Water Skaters
- Derby Dolls
- Diamond State Derby Girls
- Diesel Chicks
- Dixie Derby Girls
- Duke City Derby Dames
- Fairbanks Rollergirls
- Fifty Shades of Mayhem
- Fighting Chipmunks
- Fighting Fritters
- Fire Fliers
- Flow Skateboards
- Flying Squirrels
- Furrocious Cats
- Gate Crashers
- Gotham All-Stars
- Grand Slammers
- Heels in Wheels
- Hellmilton Roller Ghosts
- Hit and Run
- Hot Sauce Hotties
- Hurricanes on Ice
- Hurtful Hooligans
- Kalamazoo Derby Darlins
- Kansas City Roller Warriors
- Knee High Sox
- Lakeland Derby Dames
- Lucky Ladies
- Manchester Man-Eaters
- Mason Dixon Roller Vixens
- Majestic Skate Team
- Meany Skateboarders
- Mentor Ice Diamonds
- Moon Possums
- Moonlight Skater Team
- No Coast Derby Girls
- Nottingham Hellfire Harlots
- Oklahoma Victory Dolls
- One Hit Wonders
- Peanut Rollers
- Pinup Punks
- Pippi Longstompings
- Providence Snowplows
- Pucker Punchers
- Quadzilla and The Good
- Rage City Rollergirls
- Red Thunder
- Renegade Rollergirls
- Reno Rollers
- Richter City Roller Derby
- Rink Rashers
- Rock Coast Rollers
- Royal Windsor Whiplash
- Roller Derby Barbie
- Roller Derby Dolls
- Rolling Bones
- Road Warriors
- Roadie Fosters
- Rockin’ Rollers
- Roller Derby World
- Roller Girls of the Apocalypse
- Rusty Nails
- Santa Fe Skaters
- Sioux City Roller Dames
- Skates N’ Derby
- Skating Sea Urchins
- Slammin’ Jammin Roller Babes
- Smack Ops
- Smash Mouth Girlz
- Soul City Sirens
- Space Chimps
- Split Lip Sallies
- Sugar Skulls
- Swamp City Roller Rats
- Team Montana
- Tess of the DerbyWheels
- Texas Rollergirls
- The Atomic Splitters
- The Bad and The Furious
- The Devastators
- The Mountain Bullies
- The Pro Chicks
- The Rockland Boulders
- The Rockland Brawlers
- The Rockland Bruisers
- The Rockland Brutes
- The Rockland Chuckers
- The Rockland Crushers
- The Rockland Destroyers
- The Rocky Mountain Rollerboys
- The Seedy Underbellies
- The Snowplows
- Tragic City Rollers
- Truck and Trailers
- Vermont Vixens
- Wet Dream Team
- Wichita Witches
Roller Derby Names Based On Books
When choosing a great roller derby name, many players look at books and the people who wrote them. Here is a list of some of the top player names based on books, authors, and literary characters:
- 1/2 Blood Princess
- Agatha Crushdie
- Alice in Rollerland
- Alice in Wounderland
- Anais Ninja
- Arya Snark
- Beatrix Slaughter
- Danielle Steal
- Danielle Steel Wheels
- Emily Deck’erson
- Fifty Shades of Mayhem
- Grimm Scarytales
- Hermione Danger
- Hurt Vonneguts
- Infernal Myrtle
- JayK Rolling
- Killbo Baggins
- Killer Mockingbird
- Lady MacDeath
- Little Grrroller-Maid
- Luna Shovegood
- Luscious Malfoy
- Mad Splatter
- Malice in Wonderland
- Malice Walker
- Pain Eyre
- Rapunzel
- Rita Skater
- Rudyard Crippling
- Scratcher in the Eye
- Sherblock Bones
- Sherlock Bones
- SinderHella
- Sir Skates A Lot
- Sylvia Wrath
- Tackleberry Finn
- Tell-Tale Tarts
- Tess of the DerbyWheels
- Velveteen Rabbits
- Vladimir Naboobkov
- Wilma Shakesfear
- Wuthering Frights
- Zack Lunch
Roller Derby Names Based on Music
Roller derby and music go hand-in-hand. Most modern-day roller derby teams are born from alternative rock, metal, punk, and underground music scenes. In fact, much of the modern-day revival of the 2000s was taken out of local Indie band scenes worldwide. Some excellent roller derby names are based on bands, musical artists, and songs.
- A Boy Named Sue
- Banana Slamma’s
- Block N’ Roll
- Block Rockin’ Beast
- Civil Warriors
- Dropkick Mollys
- Eves Of Destruction
- Iron Maidens
- Maul McCartney
- One Hit Wonder
- Pearl Jammers
- Phunky Bitch
- Platinum Block Divas
- Polly Wanna Smack Her
- Pumpkin’ Smasher
- Rock and Roller Queens
- Roller Toaster
- Sabotage
- Smash Mouth Girlz
- Tequila Shella
- The Foo Foo Fighters
Roller Derby Names Based on Public Figures and Celebrities
Whether you are choosing a roller derby team name or an individual name for you as a player, you’ll have a ton of inspiration from celebrities and public figures. Even historical people and modern-day film and television stars are great to draw name inspiration from. The possibilities are endless! Here are some of the top names in this category.
- Artillery Clinton
- Audrey Deathburn
- Chevy Chase-Her
- Coco Carnage
- Crush Limbaugh
- Hellions of Troy
- Moanin’ O’Brien
- Naomi Cannibal
- Nasty Pelosi
- Princess Of Wheels
- Rollin’ Polanski
- Sandra Day O’Clobber
- Skate Hudson
- Skate Winslet
- Sigourney Reaper
- Susan B. Agony
- Wolf Blitzthem
Names Based on Pop Culture
Movies, television, social media, and pop culture have just as much influence on naming a roller derby team or player as any other source of inspiration. Here are a few that made the fun and creative name scoreboard.
- Asajj Skatetress
- Bambi Hunter
- Barbie Beaters
- Beverly Killbillies
- Blockwork Orange
- Chaotic Neutral
- Chevrolegs
- Chevy Impaler
- Chopbuster
- Crazy Skates
- Dirty Coyotes
- Give ’em Hell Vetica
- Gore-ticia Addams
- Hannibal’s Cannibals
- Harlot O’Scara
- Jersey Leshore
- Lords of the Skate
- Mary Choppins
- Mobba Blunt
- Naughty Nutcracker
- O Hell No Kitty
- Pippi Longstompings
- S Scar Go
- Saber Skater
- Smack Ops
- Spandex Spoiler
- Sweet N’ Sour
- The Lady and The Tramp Stamp
- United Intergalactic Federations Of Super Babes
- We Recycle
- Wikibleedia
- Zombie Dearest
- Zombie Skater
Names That Are Bad To The Bone
Any roller derby team will tell you that the more meaning in the name, the more menacing the game. Whether it’s the roller derby team name itself or individual players, badass roller derby names are a staple of this full-contact sport. Let’s crash into some of the most bone-breaking skate names you’ll never want to run into.
- Angels of Anger
- Avatar of Despair
- Ax Wackers
- Banshee Bitch
- Beautifully Brutal
- Begon for Mercy
- Bells Of The Brawl
- Betty Brawllipop
- Beware of Bitch
- Bitchy Butcher
- Black Death
- Block N Tackle
- Blood Drawer
- Bloodsoaked Skater
- Blood Suckers
- Breakneck Beauties
- Bruiser Babes
- Brutal Beauties
- Buxom Bruisers
- Contagious
- Crash Test Lovelies
- Crazy Skaters
- Crippling Conch Shells
- Crusher Cuties
- Cutthroat Pandas
- Damsels Of Distress
- Darkside Skaters
- Dead End Derby
- Deathrow Roller
- Derby Demons
- Dollface Smasher
- Doom Purveyors
- Drop Kick Damsels
- Fighting Females
- Fighting Thongs
- Furrocious Cats
- Gate Crashers
- Grave Diggers
- Grim Reaper
- Hit and Run
- Holly GoBiteMe
- Honey Punchers
- Hurt Roller
- Hurt Rolls
- Hurtful Hooligans
- I Wanna Smack Her
- Ice Breakers
- Jenny Jawbreaker
- Jezebella Jammer
- Ladies of the Fight
- Left Hook Hunnies
- Mad Mommy
- Mad Mummy
- Meanhattan
- Miss Fortune
- Murderous Mamas
- Naughty Knockouts
- One Hit Wonder
- Punching Poodles
- Rioting Rollers
- Roller Derby Hater
- Rosie and the Knockouts
- Rosie the Ruiner
- Rusty Nails
- Sadistic Sweethearts
- Skate Splatter
- Scorched Skaters
- Smash Skater
- Split Lip Sallies
- The Blood Stains
- The Fat Lips
- The Gruesome Twosome
- The Lady Punchers
- The Lug Nuts
- Toxic Cherries
- Tragic City Rollers
- Trauma Queen
- Twisted Nippers
- Unholy Roller
- Vancouver Murder
- Vicious Venus
- Victoria VonDoom
- Wheels of Mayhem
- WickedWheels
- Women of Mass Destruction
Roller Derby Names Based on The Sport of Roller Derby
Coming up with a team name or a skater’s name is easy if you incorporate words used to describe the sport itself. Many new team and skate names are built around the terms used in the sport of roller derby, like Deathrow Roller, Derby Demons, and New York Shock Exchange. Let’s look at some of the more popular skate name ideas born out of roller derby terms.
- All Jammed Up
- Arizona Rollergirls
- Bekah Body Chekah
- Block Headz
- Block N’ Cover
- Block N’ Jam
- Chief of Skate
- Cinnamon Roller
- Crazy Skaters
- Curvy Derby
- Derby Divas
- Derby Devils
- Derby Dolls
- Flashy Wheels
- Glass City Rollers
- Gold Coast Roller Girls
- Grim Reaper Rollers
- Holly Roller
- Intoxiskate
- Jammin’ and Rammin
- Lehigh Valley Rollergirls
- Max Penalty
- Mindless Skaters
- Mineral Skaters
- Ninja Roller
- Pack Crashers
- Pack Punchers
- Pirate City Rollers
- Pivotal Mistake
- Princesses on Wheels
- Rainy City Roller Derby
- Red Hot Rock n Roller
- Rock Coast Rollers
- Rocktown Rollers
- Roller Babes
- Rolling For Soup
- Rolling Mosquitoes
- Rolling Queens
- Rushin’ Rolletes
- Santa Fe Skaters
- Shock Squad
- Skaterbrained
- Skaterina Skulls
- Skaters That Slay
- Skates N’ Tiaras
- Space Jammers
- Squid Skate Squad
- Steel Skater
- Strawberry Jam
- Swiss Cake Rollers
Badass Roller Derby Names That Are Simply Cool
When choosing a team name, most of the time, these names come from pop culture, classic references, game rules and play, and sports references like Infernal Myrtle, Lord of the Rinks, Max Penalty, and Betty Block. However, some names are just super creative all on their own. Here are some that made our list of clever, creative, and cool names.
- Baby Cakes
- Baby Chicks
- Banana Slamma’s
- Beauty and Attitude
- Big Rig
- Biting Ticks
- Bomb Shells
- Breakless Endangerment
- Bucket Kickers
- Cement Freaks Skateboards
- Chastity Pelt
- Cheetah Chicks
- Chihuahua Cuties
- Comet Jockeys
- Corn Shuckers
- Crabby Crustaceans
- Crazy Daisies
- Creepy Hitchhikers
- Cupcake Crunchers
- Dagger Skateboarder
- Daisy Pushers
- Daisy Unchained
- Dark Divas
- Dazzling Divas
- DeceptiConnie
- Deer Flies
- Diesel Chicks
- Dirty Birdies
- Down N’ Outs
- Eye Candy Chicks
- Femme Fatals
- Fire on Ice
- Flim Flams
- Giant Slayers
- Girlz of Fury
- Girlz Rule Boys Drool
- Give ‘Em Hells
- Glamazons
- Gold Diggers
- Green Country Goats
- Gunner Girlz
- Haunted Skateboards
- Heels in Wheels
- Hell’s Ballerinas
- High Maintenance
- Hissin’ Kittens
- Hot Sauce Hotties
- Hot Shots
- Howling Dogs
- Hussle Hussies
- Jumbo Shrimp
- Junk in the Trunk
- Kappa Jamma Slamma
- Knee Scrapes
- Ladies of Steel
- Lip Smackers
- Lucha Libre Chupacabras
- Lucky Ladies
- Mangy Wolves
- Make-up Mavens
- Murder City Kitties
- Murder Maids
- Naughty Not Nice
- Pepper Spray
- Pink Panthers
- Pinup Punks
- Pixie Dusters
- Platinum Divas
- Pucker Ups
- Punky Bruiser
- Purple Minions
- Queen Bees
- Rainbow Bite
- Raw Eggz
- Red Hot
- Road Ranger
- Rocket Queens
- Runaway Brides
- Salty Dolls
- Salty Dogs
- Sassy Sistahs
- Screamin’ Banshees
- Screaming Divas
- Shooting Stars
- Skating Sea Urchins
- Slammin’ Jammin’ Roller Babes
- Sod Busters
- Sore Losers
- Squid Squad
- Suicide Squad
- Sweet and Sweaty
- Tara Nippleoff
- Terrible Turtles
- The Baby Makers
- The Bond Girls
- The Flaming Pink Flamingos
- The G.I. Janes
- The Inhuman League
- The Jelly Rolls
- The Slammin’ Jammers
- The Stop, Drop, & Rollers
- The Undertakers
- Thigh Masters
- Thunder Sharks
- Thunder Thorns
- Thundering Herd
- Trauma Authority
- Trophy Wives
- Unforgiving Unicorns
- Untamed Chicks
- Vicious and Delicious
- Victory Vixens
- Whip Crackers
- Wise Witches
- Wonder Women
- Yard Goats
- Yoga Goat Girlz
Let’s Not Forget About The Men!
Men have been a part of the game from the sport’s early beginnings until the modern day. It wasn’t until the last 40 years that women began to dominate the sport. However, there are still some men’s teams out there, and their names are just as creative as the ladies. Let’s look at some of the best men names for players and teams.
Roller Derby Team Names For Men
- 8 Wheeled Assassins
- All Out Annihilators
- Bad to the Bone
- Bashing Blockers
- Blazing Blasters
- Blazing Knights
- Brew Masters
- Brute Force
- Butchers
- Deathwish
- Demolition Crew
- Dominators
- Dynamite Dudes
- Energy Explosion
- Exterminators
- Fire Starters
- Game Changers
- Ghastly Gargoyles
- Gorillas on Skates
- Hammerheads
- Hangmen
- Hurricane Blades
- Jawbreakers
- Lethal Jammers
- Mean Machine
- Mercenaries
- Neck Breakers
- Outright Fear
- Powerful Choices
- Robin Hoods
- Rocketeers
- Roller Geeks
- Rough N’ Tough
- Shock and Awe
- Slayers
- Speed Demons
- Stone Crushers
- Team Chaos
- Team Tsunami
- The Chosen Ones
- The Flamethrowers
- The Hit List
- The Legacy
- The Pitbulls
- The Professionals
- The Messiahs
- The Tribe
- The Xtreme
- Tidal Waves
- Vicious Vikings
- War Lords
- Warmongers
- Wicked Werewolves
Some League Names For Men
- Austin Anarchy
- Barrow Inferno
- Bototos Banditos
- Brisbane City Rollers
- Capital City Hooligans
- Carolina Wrecking Balls
- Chicago Bruise Brothers
- Collision Roller Derby
- Crash Test Brummies
- Denver’s Ground Control
- Flour City Fear
- Glasgow Men’s Roller Derby
- Golden State Heat
- Granite City Brawlers
- Harm City Havoc
- Lane County Concussion
- Mad Riders Men’s Roller Derby
- Magic City Misfits
- Manneken Beasts
- Mass Maelstrom
- Mohawk Valley Quadfathers
- New Orleans Brass
- New York Shock Exchange
- Panam Squad
- Philadelphia Hooligans
- Pittsburg Blue Streaks
- Puget Sound Outcast
- Race City Rebels
- San Diego Aftershocks
- Southern Discomfort
- St. Louis Gatekeepers
- Super Smash Rollers
- Sydney City Smash
- Tampere Rollin’ Bros
- Texas Outlaws
- Your Mom Men’s Derby
Conclusion
Roller derby is still in full swing. Teams are sprouting up all over the place. It is not uncommon for you to catch a game at your local arena or sports complex. With the continuation of roller derby’s popularity, a new batch of names will be born for players and teams. We hope you enjoyed our list of the top roller derby names ever. Let us know if you have any ideas for a cool team or skater name!