When the doors open for the new zoo, it'll be called the Elk Grove - Sacramento Zoo. It was the second name brought before the city council for a vote. Elk Grove City Council revisited the initial proposal of "The Greater Sacramento Zoo at Elk Grove" to make the city's name more prominent.

Three weeks after Elk Grove's City Council directed staff to present another alternative for the New Zoo at Elk Grove Project after rejecting the proposed “The Greater Sacramento Zoo at Elk Grove,” city staff revealed its newest recommendation.

Elk Grove city officials voted unanimously to name its new zoo the “Elk Grove – Sacramento Zoo,” on Wednesday night, with support from the Sacramento Zoological Society. “I think it’s important to recognize that it isn’t necessarily about the city of Sacramento.