Naming your boy dog can be difficult and you’ll need to find lots of inspiration and go through a lot of names until you find the one. Finding the right name is very important as you’ll be barking it across fields, using it on a daily basis and training your dog with it. A good name can improve your communication with your dog quite significantly.
We’ve found the best process for finding the perfect boy dog name is to go through as many as possible and shortlist a few, then consult your partner and family and see what they like.
Like baby names, boy dog names tend to trend in popularity, and you’ll see names pop up after big events such as sports events, film releases and TV shows. These are all great places of inspiration to find the perfect name for your male dog. One growing trend is giving your dog a human name such as Lucas, Thomas or Oliver and this comes out of the humanisation of dogs and now thinking of them as part of the family.
Try and stick to short names with hard consonants, names like Alfie are quite popular and are easily understood by dogs. A shorter name can make it easier for you to shout quickly and grab your dog’s attention. At the end of the day, you need to feel comfortable shouting it across a field too.
Avoid names that are very close to commands (no, sit, stay, wait, come etc.), names such as Joe or Kit sound very close to ‘no’ and ‘sit’ and would cause confusion in your dog. Also, ones to avoid are ones that are close to family members names, for example, if someone in your family is called Frank don’t call your dog Hank as it’s very close and will, again, cause confusion.
In our list of 1,000+ boy dog names, we’ve got everything from TV and film inspired names such as Scooby, Shrek and Yogi to traditional names such as Lucky, Theodore and Peanut to even unique names such as Overton, Lulworth and Enzo all nicely sorted from A to Z. If you're looking for girl dog names head over here. And if you'd like to know how to teach your dog their name click here.
1,000+ boy dog names
Abbott
Abe
Abraham
Ace
Achilles
Acorn
Aero
Aiden
AJ
Ajax
Albert
Alden
Alex
Alexander
Alf
Alfie
Alford
Alfredor/ Alfie
Ali
Alistair
Alistar
Alvin
Ames
Amos
Andre
Andy
Angel
Angus
Ansel
Apollo
Applejack
Archie/Arch
Argo
Aries
Arkin
Arlo
Armstrong
Arnold
Artemis
Arthur
Artie
Artoo Dogtoo
Ash
Ashby
Asher
Astro
Atlas
Atticus
Augie
Augustus
Auster
Austin
Avery
Axel
Babe
Baby
Bacon
Bagheera
Bailey
Baloo
Balto
Bamey
Bandit
Banjo
Barkley
Barky
Barky McBarkstein
Barley
Barney
Baron
Barry
Barton
Basil
Baxter
Bayer
Bean
Beans
Bear
Beau
Beau Dacious
Beauregard
Beckett
Beckham
Becks
Beethoven
Beetle
Ben
Benedict
Benjamin
Benji
Bennett
Benny
Benson
Bentley
Bernard
Bernie
Bertie
Bertrand
Beta
Biggie Smalls
Bill
Billy
Bingo
Biscuit
Bix
Blade
Blake
Blaster
Blaze
Blu
Blue
Bo
Boba Fett
Bobby
Bodhi
Bogart
Bohdi
Bolt
Bond
Boo Radley
Boomer
Boone
Boots
Bora
Boris
Bosco
Bowie
Bradford
Bradley
Brady
Brain
Braxton
Brewster
Brian Griffin
Brigham
Bristol
Brock
Broderick
Brodie
Brody
Brogan
Bronson
Brownie
Bruce
Bruce Lee
Bruce Wayne
Bruiser
Bruno
Brutus
Bryce
Bubba
Bubbles
Bubs
Buck
Bucky
Buddy
Bugs
Bugsy
Bull
Bullseye
Buster
Buster Brown
Butch
Butters
Buttons
Buzz
Buzz Pawldrin
Byron
Cadence
Caesar
Cain
Caleb
Calvin
Cappuccino
Captain
Carlton
Carmel
Carter
Casey
Cash
Casper
Cassius
Cecil
Cedric
Champ
Chance
Chaos
Charles
Charlie
Charlie Brown
Chase
Cheerio
Chester
Chewbacca
Chewie
Chewy
Chico
Chief
Chip
Chipper
Chips
Chocolate
Chronic
Cisco
CJ
Clarence
Clark
Clement
Clifford
Clint
Clive
Clyde
Coby
Coco
Coda
Cody
Colby
Coleman
Colin
Colt
Comet
Conrad
Cookie
Cookie Monster
Cooper
Copernicus
Copper
Corby
Corky
Cornelius
Corvus
Cosmo
Courage
Cowboy
Crawford
Cubby
Cupid
Daffy
Dak
Dakota
Dale
Dallas
Damien
Damon
Dandy
Dane
Daniel
Danny
Dante
Darby
Dargo
Darius
Darth Vader
Darwin
Dash
Dave
Davis
Davy
Deeks
Deke
Denver
Dexter
Diego
Diesel
Digby
Dino
Dixie
Dixon
Dobby
Doby
Doc
Dodge
Dom
Domingo
Donnie
Donovan
Doonesbury
Douglas
Drake
Drew
Drogo
Dudley
Duffy
Duke
Dusty
Dwight
Dylan
Earl
Earnest
Easton
Echo
Eddie
Eddy
Edgar
Edison
Edmund
Edward
Edwin
Einstine
Eldon
Elf
Eli
Elias
Eliot
Elliot
Elliott
Elmer
Elmo
Elon
Elvis
Elway
Elwood
Emerson
Emmett
Emory
Endeavor
Engine
Enzo
Eric
Ernest
Ernest Hemingway
Ernie
Errol
Espresso
Eugene
Evan
Evander
Everest
Everett
Ewok
Ezra
Fabian
Fabio
Falcon
Falstaff
Fang
Fargo
Farley
Felix
Felton
Fenda
Fenton
Fergus
Fido
Fin
Finley
Finn
Fisher
Flash
Fletcher
Floyd
Flynn
Fonzi
Fonzie
Ford
Forest
Forrest
Foster
Fox
Fozzie Bear
Francis
Frank
Frankie
Franklin
Freddie
Freddy
Frederick
Freeman
Fritz
Frodo
Fuse
Fuzz
Fuzzy
Gabe
Gabriel
Gage
Galaxy
Gale
Garry
Garth
George
George Michael
Gerald
Gerry
Geyser
Ghost
Gibson
Gilbert
Gill
Ginger
Gizmo
Godzilla
Gonzo
Goose
Gordy
Grady
Graham
Griffin
Grit
Grover
Gryffindor
Gulliver
Gunner
Gus
Hamilton
Hamish
Han
Han Solo
Hank
Hansel
Happy
Harley
Harold
Harris
Harrison
Harry
Hart
Harvey
Hashbrown
Hashtag
Hawkeye
Hayes
Heath
Hector
Hendrix
Henry
Herbert
Hercules
Herman
Hero
Hershey
Hilton
Hobbit
Hobbs
Hogan
Homer
Hooch
Hoover
Horton
Hoss
Howie
Huck
Huckleberry
Hudson
Hugh
Hugo
Hunter
Huron
Hurricane
Huxley
Hyatt
Ian
Ice
Icon
Iggy
Igor
Ike
Imp
Inca
Inchyra
Indiana Jones
Indie
Indy
Inky
Ira
Irving
Itchy
Ivan
Ives
Ivor
Izzy
Jabba
Jack
Jack Jack
Jackson
Jacob
Jacques
Jag
Jagger
Jago
Jake
James
Jameson
Jase
Jason
Jasper
Java
Jawa
Jaws
Jax
Jeb
Jeeves
Jefferson
Jerry
Jerry-Lee
Jesse
Jet
Jeter
Jethro
Jigsaw
Jiminy
Jimmie
Jingles
Jinx
Joe
Joey
John
Johnny
Johnny Cash
Jon Snow
Jonah
Jonas
Jordan
Jordi
Joseph
Jude
Judge
Juneau
Junior
Juno
Jupiter
Kai
Kaiser
Kane
Karl
Keanu
Kelpie
Kendrick
Kenji
Kennedy
Kenny
Kent
Kermit
Khan
Kilo
King
Kingston
Kipling
Kirby
Kit
Knight
Knotts
Knox
Knuckles
Kobe
Koda
Kodak
Kodiak
Kona
Kurt
Kyle
Kylo Ren
Lad
Laika
Lambert
Lance
Lancelot
Lane
Langston
Lars
Lassie
Laurie
Lawrence
Lazer
Lebron
Lee
Legend
Leland
Lemuel
Lenin
Lennon
Lenny
Leo
Leonard
Leonardo
Leroy
Levi
Lewis
Liam
Lincoln
Linus
Logan
Loki
Lou
Louie
Luca
Lucas
Lucias
Luck
Lucky
Luigi
Luke
Luke Skywalker
Lulworth
Lupin
Luther
Lyle
Lynx
Mac
Madden
Maguire
Majesty
Major
Malachi
Malcolm
Malfoy
Maple
Marco
Mario
Marley
Marlon
Marrone
Mars
Martin
Marty
Marty McFly
Marshmallow
Mason
Mateo
Mater
Maurice
Maverick
Max
Maximillian
Maximus
Maxwell
McCoy
McGregor
McKinley
Meatloaf
Meeko
Mercer
Merlin
Meyer
Micah
Michael
Michi
Mickey
Mickie
Micky
Mikey
Miko
Milburn
Miles
Miles Davis
Miller
Milo
Milton
Minion
Mischief
Mitch
Moe
Mojo
Monet
Money
Monroe
Montaro
Monty
Moon
Moose
Morris
Mort
Morton
Moss
Mowgli
Muppet
Murphy
Murray
Muttley Crue
Nacho
Nando
Nano
Napoleon
Nash
Nathan
Nautilus
Ned
Nelson
Nemo
Neo
Nero
Newton
Nick
Nico
Nikita
Nile
Niles
Nitro
Noah
Norm
Norman
Norris
North
Norton
Nougat
Nova
Nugget
Oakley
Oats
Obi
Obi-Wan
Odie
Odin
Old Yeller
Oliver
Ollie
Omar
Onyx
Opie
Optimus Prime
Oreo
Orion
Orson
Orville
Oscar
Otis
Otto
Overton
Owen
Ozzie
Ozzy
Pablo
Pacino
Paco
Paddy
Parka
Parker
Parley
Patch
Patches
Pavlov
Peagreen
Peanut
Peanut Butter
Pebble
Pebbles
PeeWee
Pepper
Percival
Percy
Perry
Peru
Peter
Petey
Phillip
Picasso
Pickle
Pierce
Piglet
Pilot
Piper
Pipsqueak
Pluto
Poacher
Pogo
Pokey
Pomroy
Pongo
Poochie
Pooh Bear
Popcorn
Pops
Porkchop
Porter
Potter
Presley
Prince
Puffball
Pugsley
Puma
Puppers
Quarz
Quasimodo
Quatro
Quibble
Quill
Quin
Quincy
Quinsy
Quinton
Quip
Quixie
Quiz
Radar
Rags
Raisin
Ralph
Rambo
Randall
Ranger
Rascal
Raven
Raymond
Rayzr
Rebel
Reece
Reeces
Reed
Reef
Reese
Reeses Puppycups
Reggie
Remi
Remington
Remy
Reuben
Rex
Richard
Ricky
Rico
Rider
Ridley
Rigby
Riley
Ringo
Rio
Ripley
Rob
Robert
Robin
Rocco
Rockefeller
Rockwell
Rocky
Roco
Romeo
Ronin
Ronnie
Roosevelt
Rooster
Roscoe
Roy
Ruben
Rudolph
Rudy
Rufus
Ruger
Runner
Rupert
Russell
Rusty
Ryder
Ryker
Salvatore
Sam
Sammy
Samson
Sanford
Sarge
Sativa
Saul
Sawyer
Scooby
Scooby Doo
Scooter
Scott
Scottie
Scout
Scrabble
Scrappy
Screech
Seamus
Sebastian
Cedrick
Sergeant
Seth
Seuss
Shadow
Shamus
Sheldon
Shelton
Sherlock
Sherman
Sherwood
Shiloh
Shrek
Sigmund
Silas
Silo
Simba
Simon
Sinclair
Sioux
Sirius
Sitka
Skip
Slink
Smith
Smokey
Smoky
Snoopy
Snowball
Socks
Socrates
Soldier
Sparky
Sparrow
Spencer
Spike
Sport
Spot
Spud
Squirt
Stan
Stanley
Stark
Starsky
Steve
Stewie
Stinky
Stirling
Stitch
Storm
Stuart
Summer
Sunny
Sylvan
Tacco
Taco
Tahoe
Tank
Tanner
Tarzan
Tater Tot
Taylor
Taz
Teddy
Tenyson
Tesla
Teton
Thaddeus
Theo
Theodore
Thomas
Thor
Thornton
Tiger
Tiller
Timber
Timmy
Tino
Titus
TJ
Tobias
Toby
Todd
Tom
Tonto
Tony Romo
Toro
Torro
Tot
Toto
Tracker
Trapper
Tripp
Tristan
Trojan
Troy
Truman
Trumpet
Tucker
Turner
Tyler
Tyrion
Tyson
Uber
Ukele
Ulrich
Ultrasonic
Ulysses
Unicorn
Usher
Usk
Ustinov
Utah
Utopia
Vader
Vagabond
Valentine
Van Gogh
Vance
Vandal
Vanish
Vaughn
Velvet
Vernon
Vic
Victor
Viggo
Vince
Vincent
Vinnie
Vinny
Virgil
Vodka
Vulcan
Wade
Waffles
Wag
Waggles
Wagner
Waldo
Wallace
Wally
Walter
Warren
Warrior
Watson
Webley
Wesley
Wheeler
Wicket
Widget
WiFi
Wilbur
Wilder
Wilf
William
Willie
Willie Nelson
Willow
Wilson
Winn-Dixie
Winston
Wishbone
Wolf
Womble
Woody
Wrigley
Wyatt
Wylie
Xanadu
Xander
Xango
Xavier
Xax
Xerxes
Xox
Yani
Yarrow
Yeats
Yeller
Yenko
Yeti
Yoda
Yogi
Yogi Bear
Yogurt
Yoshi
Yukon
Zack
Zane
Zappo
Zarley
Zebedee
Zeiss
Zeke
Zeus
Ziggy
Ziggy Stardust
Zippy
Zork
Zorro
Zulu
Zyron