Bar Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a bar, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Bar name ideas
Tap a name to read what its key word means and where it comes from. Always check trademarks and your state's business name rules before you register.
Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a bar is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a bar usually falls under NAICS 722410: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages).
This industry comprises establishments known as bars, taverns, nightclubs, or drinking places primarily engaged in preparing and serving alcoholic beverages for immediate consumption. These establishments may also provide limited food services.
Businesses classified here include
- Alcoholic beverage drinking places
- Bars (i.e., drinking places), alcoholic beverage
- Cocktail lounges
- Discotheques, alcoholic beverage
- Drinking places (i.e., bars, lounges, taverns), alcoholic
- Lounges, cocktail
- Nightclubs, alcoholic beverage
- Tap rooms (i.e., drinking places)
- Taverns (i.e., drinking places)
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 722410), U.S. Census Bureau.
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most drinking places (alcoholic beverages) locations
- California 3,279 locations
- New York 3,250 locations
- Texas 2,925 locations
- Illinois 2,870 locations
- Wisconsin 2,716 locations
- Pennsylvania 2,171 locations
- Florida 1,826 locations
- Ohio 1,796 locations
- Michigan 1,288 locations
- Washington 969 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.