160 Funny Names for Skeletons That Are Spooky, Silly, and Hilarious

Funny names for skeletons are a must if you’re giving your bony buddy a personality. Whether it’s a plastic decoration on your porch, a Dungeons & Dragons character in the undead squad, or just a year-round roommate you’ve adopted for the vibes, a good skeleton name is equal parts spooky and hilarious. This list has everything from bone puns to sarcastic nicknames, pop culture parodies to fancy skeleton titles. No bones about it—you’ll find the perfect name to make your skelly stand out.

Bone Puns & Wordplay Names

These names lean heavily on the puns—because if you’re naming a skeleton, you’re already halfway to a good dad joke.

1. Boney Stark

2. Al B. Bach

3. Mr. Rattle

4. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

5. Sherlock Bones

6. Skelly Clarkson

7. The Great Femur

8. Rib Cage Rage

9. Bone Appétit

10. Spiney McSpinerson

11. Humerus Maximus

12. Calcium Carl

13. Fleshy Who?

14. McSkellyface

15. Ivory Idol

16. Scapula Steve

17. Bare Bones Bill

18. Joint Venture

19. Boney Soprano

20. Vertebrad

Silly and Cartoonish Skeleton Names

These funny names are made to sound as ridiculous as your plastic skeleton dancing in the wind.

1. Clanky Franky

2. Skelly Jelly

3. Boner (Yes, you giggled)

4. DoodleBones

5. Snappy Dan

6. Niblet

7. Wobbleton

8. Dusty Duster

9. Crinkle Carl

10. Pickle Bones

11. RattleSnack

12. Doobie the Doomed

13. Bonito

14. Spaghetti Spine

15. Creaky Pete

16. Lazy Bones Larry

17. Skedaddle Sid

18. Tippy Tibia

19. Slinky Skell

20. Whiff the Bone

Spooky but Funny Skeleton Names

Creepy meets comedy with names that sound a little dark… and a lot dumb.

1. Crypt Keeper Carl

2. Skullduggery Stan

3. Dead Fred

4. Ghoulie Gary

5. Doom Bones

6. Skullface Jones

7. Banshee Barry

8. Eerie Ed

9. Grave Dave

10. Spook McDuke

11. Ashes O’Bones

12. Wraith Ralph

13. Tombstone Tim

14. Boogey Bob

15. Phantomboy Phil

16. Spectral Skeeter

17. Hex McFlex

18. Macabre Mike

19. Deadpan Danny

20. Curse You Curtis

Pop Culture-Inspired Skeleton Names

Why not name your skeleton after your favorite celebrity or fictional character—with a bony twist?

1. Bone Cena

2. Skelvis Presley

3. Britney Bones

4. Taylor Swole-ton

5. Skeletor Swift

6. Elon Bone

7. Boneyoncé

8. Lord of the Ribs

9. Bonathan Van Ness

10. Cardi Bone

11. Jon Bone Jovi

12. Skellington Cooper

13. Harry Skelly

14. Obi-Wan Boneobi

15. Bone Solo

16. Ariana Grim-de

17. Billie Eyeless

18. Ed Scare-ran

19. Keanu Ribs

20. The Rock (But Just Bones)

Sarcastic or Ironic Skeleton Names

Perfect for the skeleton that never helps with chores, just stands in the corner looking dead inside.

1. Chad

2. Karen

3. The Roommate

4. Bone Lazy

5. Not a Phase

6. Drama King

7. Dead Weight

8. Stan the Freeloading Skeleton

9. Carl… Again

10. Nancy NoFlesh

11. Unpaid Intern

12. Rick Without a Cause

13. Ghosted Greg

14. Probably Greg’s Fault

15. Cindy the Disappointment

16. That Guy

17. My Ex’s Soul

18. Susan from HR

19. Passive-Aggressive Paul

20. Still Useless Steve

Fancy or Over-The-Top Skeleton Names

Because even the dead deserve drama, elegance, and a long, unnecessary title.

1. Sir Rattles-a-Lot

2. Count Boney von Clatter

3. Lady Tibia of Terrorshire

4. Duke of Dust

5. Professor Bonington III

6. Lord Skeletorius

7. Madame Morte

8. Bonejangles of the Ballroom

9. Baroness de Bone

10. Captain Crumble

11. The Honorable Sir Snap

12. Viscount Vertebrae

13. His Rattly Highness

14. The Earl of Exposed Anatomy

15. Queen Clatterella

16. Marquis de Marrow

17. Doctor B. Hollow

18. General Femur

19. Bishop of Boneville

20. Commander Calcium

Group or Duo Skeleton Name Ideas

Got a pair or crowd of skeletons to name? These combos bring the vibes.

1. Snap & Crackle

2. Shake & Bake

3. Bone & Arrow

4. Dusty & Crusty

5. Rib & Cage

6. Click & Clack

7. Skull & Crossbones

8. Scratch & Sniff (gross but funny)

9. Marrow & Mellow

10. Bonnie & Clide

11. Rattle & Roll

12. Crick & Crack

13. Grin & Grim

14. Hiss & Miss

15. Floaty & Bloaty

16. Trick & Treat

17. Creep & Crawl

18. Boo & Hoo

19. Bitey & Frighty

20. Shake & Shiver

Halloween-Themed Skeleton Names

Perfect if your skeleton comes out to play once a year—or every day in October.

1. Pumpkin Spine

2. Howl Bones

3. Skelly O’Lantern

4. Boo Radley

5. Creepy Crawler

6. Jack O’Bone

7. Bonesworth the Ghastly

8. Skeleton King

9. Frankie Rattle

10. Nightshade Ned

11. October Ollie

12. Hollow Hank

13. Trickster Tibs

14. Phantom Phil

15. Autumn Ash

16. Haunted Harold

17. Batty McBones

18. Witchbone

19. Graveyard Gary

20. Foggy Frank