The missile was originally given the military designation XB-65, thus making it a bomber; from 1955 it was redesignated SM-65 ("Strategic Missile 65") and, from 1962, it became CGM-16.
Raketa mala pôvodné vojenské označenie "XB-65", čo ju radilo medzi bombardéry; od roku 1955 bola preznačená na "SM-65" a od roku 1962 na "CGM-16".