Bored of re-sharing the same old titles every year in the name of employee recognition? Well, choosing names for employee recognition awards can be tricky!

But when no one is excited to receive the ‘Best Employee Award’ or ‘Employee of the Month Award’, the award has already lost its lustre. That’s when your company urgently needs some creative award names that inspire and excite the employees.

That’s why we have curated a list of 50 creative award names that you can proudly award your employees. So choose from the creative recognition titles below, or use them to spark your own!

Peer to Peer Recognition Awards

In the realm of employee recognition, peer-to-peer awards hold a special place, empowering team members to celebrate each other’s accomplishments in a meaningful way. With creative names like High Five Hero or Teamwork Titan (worry not, we’ve added more of these below) these awards can add a fun, personal touch while fostering a culture of mutual respect and recognition.

Perfect Sidekick
The True Gem
The Powerhouse
Flock’s Favorite
The BTS Performer
The Silent Shoulder to Lean On
The Helping Hand
Everyday Hero
The Silent Soldier

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Kudos Leaderboard — ThriveSparrow shows you which teammates are recognized the most and helps you reward them.

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Best Performer/Top Performer Awards

Pinnacle Performer of the Year
Star Player of the Department
The WoW Machine Award
Mover of Mountains
Spotlight Award
The MVP
The Knight in Shining Armor
Acing It Award
The Smasher of Records
The Alpha of the Department

Employee recognition awards: Best Debut

Best Debut Performer Awards

Dashing Debut
Best First Impression Award
The Brilliant Beginner
The Budding Star
Here to Ace it
Valuable Gem
Recent Treasure
On the Hero Road

That’s it! Now time to find your MVPs.

Wondering how to find the true MVP of your workforce?

With properly crafted, engaging 360-degree assessments, you can easily identify the star employee of your office – and also, the ones who need help. Here’s an employee peer-review survey created using SurveySparrow.

And also customize enough medals for these honor titles to amaze and excite employees. When employees are awarded honorary titles, they can also receive honorary custom medals, which is a substantive affirmation of employees. Custom medals not only include the company’s recognition of employees but also serve as incentives for employees in their follow-up work, ensuring each employee’s wholehearted contribution. To save time and effort, you can directly contact the medal manufacturer GS-JJ if you need to customize creative medals for your employees. As a medal manufacturer with more than 20 years of medal production experience, you can easily get the medals you want from them. For more medal customization details, please click here.

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Customer Service Awards

The First-Class Performer
Winner of Hearts
Customer Whisperer
The Calmer of Storms
The Distributor of Smiles
The Comforter of Customers
Finding Excellence Award
Conqueror of Hearts
Five-Star Performer
Cruising and Crushing It
Mr./Ms. Beyond Expectations
The Attainer of Targets
Customer’s Favorite

Perfect Attendance Awards

Count You In
Always on Time
Mr./Ms. Perfect
Mr./Ms. Reliable
The Dedicated One

Best Team Awards

Force to Reckon With
The Super Squad
The “Here to Win It” Squad
Ace Alliance Award
Dream Team Award

Wrapping Up

Here’s a suggestion. When you brainstorm creative employee award names, think up titles that reflect your company’s unique work culture. These small instances of happiness, combined with work satisfaction, can push your employees to break their barriers and showcase their best.

Regular recognition awards and schemes along with a comfortable working environment guarantee this wholehearted contribution from every employee.

After all, as we all know, one of the best equations for business growth is always Happy Employees = Happy Customers!

50 Creative Names for Employee Recognition Awards