Hair Salon Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a hair salon, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Hair Salon 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 hair salon is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a hair salon usually falls under NAICS 812112: Beauty Salons.
This U.S. industry comprises establishments (except those known as barber shops or men's hair stylist shops) primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) cutting, trimming, shampooing, coloring, waving, or styling hair; (2) providing facials; and (3) applying makeup (except permanent makeup).
Businesses classified here include
- Beautician services
- Beauty and barber shops, combined
- Beauty parlors
- Beauty salons
- Beauty shops
- Cosmetology salons or shops
- Esthetician (i.e., skin care) services
- Facial salons
- Hair stylist salons or shops, unisex or women's
- Hair stylist services, unisex or women's
- Hairdresser services
- Hairdressing salons or shops, unisex or women's
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 812112), U.S. Census Bureau.
Beauty Salons 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 beauty salons locations
- California 8,400 locations
- Florida 7,315 locations
- New York 7,074 locations
- Texas 5,608 locations
- Pennsylvania 4,823 locations
- New Jersey 3,670 locations
- Illinois 3,325 locations
- Ohio 2,723 locations
- Georgia 2,627 locations
- Virginia 2,583 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.