{"id":61286,"date":"2025-06-18T09:57:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T08:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/?p=61286"},"modified":"2025-10-08T10:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:19:09","slug":"popular-podcast-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/business-of-podcasting\/popular-podcast-names\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do The Most Popular Podcast Names Have In Common? A Breakdown by Genre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Choosing a name for your podcast is something you can easily spend a long time agonising over when launching a new podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it’s fair to want to get it right. While episode titles come and go, your podcast name remains; it’s what captures the whole idea and premise of your show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking with podcast marketing expert Jeremy Enns recently, he made a comment <\/a>that I think really captures why a good name for your podcast is so important. He said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“When you look at a book cover and think, “Wow, I need to read that book,” you haven’t even read a page yet but you’re already bought in on the premise. The same goes for a TV series. You don’t judge it based on the episode titles, but the premise.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think more indie creators need to be thinking like that; about the show level, the concept, the premise. If you can get that right, I think all of your marketing becomes 10 times easier.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremy Enns, Podcast Marketing Academy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

You need a name that basically does the graft of promoting the podcast for you. It’s about striking a balance between something that’s catchy or memorable, while also capturing the whole idea and premise of your show, telling listeners what to expect. But easier said than done, of course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are three main ways to name a podcast (more on this in this podcast naming guide<\/a> if you’re interested):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Creative names<\/strong> that are usually a play on words but hint towards what your podcast is about<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Descriptive names<\/strong> that are a bit more straight to the point and tell listeners what the podcast is about<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Name-based show names<\/strong> that leverage the host’s name to engage listeners.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    We also surveyed a bunch of our subscribers about which category their show falls into. Here’s what they said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    It wasn’t so surprising that only 2% of those who responded leverage their own name when promoting their show. Our subscribers are almost exclusively indie creators, and name-based shows tend to be most popular amongst celebrities and established names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But what naming strategy will work best for YOUR podcast?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I spent some time analysing the names of the top podcasts in the charts to see if there were any commonalities between the names of shows that are most popular with listeners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    One thing that quickly became clear was that podcast name trends vary widely depending on which podcast category your show falls into. So, I decided to run a category-by-category test to see what came up. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Read on to see what I uncovered. You can jump to the category that’s relevant to you by clicking the option in the menu on the right →<\/p>\n\n\n