Esports Team Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a esports team, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Esports Team 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 esports team is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a esports team usually falls under NAICS 711211: Sports Teams and Clubs.
This U.S. industry comprises professional or semiprofessional sports teams or clubs primarily engaged in participating in live sporting events, such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, and jai alai games, before a paying audience. These establishments may or may not operate their own arena, stadium, or other facility for presenting these events.
Businesses classified here include
- Baseball clubs, professional or semiprofessional
- Baseball teams, professional or semiprofessional
- Basketball clubs, professional or semiprofessional
- Basketball teams, professional or semiprofessional
- Boxing clubs, professional or semiprofessional
- Football clubs, professional or semiprofessional
- Football teams, professional or semiprofessional
- Hockey clubs, professional or semiprofessional
- Hockey teams, professional or semiprofessional
- Ice hockey clubs, professional or semiprofessional
- Jai alai teams, professional or semiprofessional
- Major league baseball clubs
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 711211), U.S. Census Bureau.
Sports Teams and Clubs 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 sports teams and clubs locations
- California 177 locations
- Florida 134 locations
- Texas 85 locations
- Illinois 62 locations
- New York 61 locations
- Pennsylvania 57 locations
- North Carolina 43 locations
- Virginia 42 locations
- Georgia 39 locations
- Michigan 38 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.