1000 Boy Dog Names To Consider For Your Pup

It can be difficult to come up with a name for your boy dog, and you’ll need a lot of inspiration and go through a lot of names before you find the right one. You’ll be shouting it through fields, using it on a regular basis, and teaching your dog with it, so choosing the right name is crucial. A good name will greatly enhance your communication with your dog. That’s why we have compiled 1000 boy dog names for you to try out.

Consult Your Family 

We’ve discovered that going through as many as possible and shortlisting a few, then consulting your partner and family to see what they want, is the easiest way to find the right boy dog name.

1000 boy dog names
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Boy dog names, like baby names, appear to become common after major events such as sporting events, film launches, and television shows.

These are all excellent tools for coming up with the right name for your male dog. Giving your dog a human name, such as Lucas, Thomas, or Oliver, is a growing trend that stems from the humanization of dogs and their acceptance as family members.

Shorter Names for Dogs

Short names with hard consonants are preferable; names like Alfie are common and easily understood by dogs. It would be easier for you to speak quickly to get your dog’s attention if you use a shorter name. At the end of the day, you should be able to yell it across a field with ease.

Avoid names that sound similar to commands (stop, sit, stay, wait, come, etc.). Names like Joe or Kit sound similar to “no” and “sit,” causing the dog to become confused.

Avoid names that are too similar to those of family members; for example, if someone in your family is named Frank, don’t call your dog Hank because it’s too similar and could cause confusion.

Take a look at the 1,000 name list! Which name is your favorite?

1,000+ Boy Dog Names

It’s crunch time. Take a look at the list of names, say them out loud, and go from there.

  1. Abbott
  2. Abe
  3. Abraham
  4. Ace
  5. Achilles
  6. Acorn
  7. Aero
  8. Aiden
  9. AJ
  10. Ajax
  11. Albert
  12. Alden
  13. Alex
  14. Alexander
  15. Alf
  16. Alfie
  17. Alford
  18. Alfredor/ Alfie
  19. Ali
  20. Alistair
  21. Alistar
  22. Alvin
  23. Ames
  24. Amos
  25. Andre
  26. Andy
  27. Angel
  28. Angus
  29. Ansel
  30. Apollo
  31. Applejack
  32. Archie/Arch
  33. Argo
  34. Aries
  35. Arkin
  36. Arlo
  37. Armstrong
  38. Arnold
  39. Artemis
  40. Arthur
  41. Artie
  42. Artoo Dogtoo
  43. Ash
  44. Ashby
  45. Asher
  46. Astro
  47. Atlas
  48. Atticus
  49. Augie
  50. Augustus
  51. Auster
  52. Austin
  53. Avery
  54. Axel
  55. Babe
  56. Baby
  57. Bacon
  58. Bagheera
  59. Bailey
  60. Baloo
  61. Balto
  62. Bamey
  63. Bandit
  64. Banjo
  65. Barkley
  66. Barky
  67. Barky McBarkstein
  68. Barley
  69. Barney
  70. Baron
  71. Barry
  72. Barton
  73. Basil
  74. Baxter
  75. Bayer
  76. Bean
  77. Beans
  78. Bear
  79. Beau
  80. Beau Dacious
  81. Beauregard
  82. Beckett
  83. Beckham
  84. Becks
  85. Beethoven
  86. Beetle
  87. Ben
  88. Benedict
  89. Benjamin
  90. Benji
  91. Bennett
  92. Benny
  93. Benson
  94. Bentley
  95. Bernard
  96. Bernie
  97. Bertie
  98. Bertrand
  99. Beta
  100. Biggie Smalls
  101. Bill
  102. Billy
  103. Bingo
  104. Biscuit
  105. Bix
  106. Blade
  107. Blake
  108. Blaster
  109. Blaze
  110. Blu
  111. Blue
  112. Bo
  113. Boba Fett
  114. Bobby
  115. Bodhi
  116. Bogart
  117. Bohdi
  118. Bolt
  119. Bond
  120. Boo Radley
  121. Boomer
  122. Boone
  123. Boots
  124. Bora
  125. Boris
  126. Bosco
  127. Bowie
  128. Bradford
  129. Bradley
  130. Brady
  131. Brain
  132. Braxton
  133. Brewster
  134. Brian Griffin
  135. Brigham
  136. Bristol
  137. Brock
  138. Broderick
  139. Brodie
  140. Brody
  141. Brogan
  142. Bronson
  143. Brownie
  144. Bruce
  145. Bruce Lee
  146. Bruce Wayne
  147. Bruiser
  148. Bruno
  149. Brutus
  150. Bryce
  151. Bubba
  152. Bubbles
  153. Bubs
  154. Buck
  155. Bucky
  156. Buddy
  157. Bugs
  158. Bugsy
  159. Bull
  160. Bullseye
  161. Buster
  162. Buster Brown
  163. Butch
  164. Butters
  165. Buttons
  166. Buzz
  167. Buzz Pawldrin
  168. Byron
  169. Cadence
  170. Caesar
  171. Cain
  172. Caleb
  173. Calvin
  174. Cappuccino
  175. Captain
  176. Carlton
  177. Carmel
  178. Carter
  179. Casey
  180. Cash
  181. Casper
  182. Cassius
  183. Cecil
  184. Cedric
  185. Champ
  186. Chance
  187. Chaos
  188. Charles
  189. Charlie
  190. Charlie Brown
  191. Chase
  192. Cheerio
  193. Chester
  194. Chewbacca
  195. Chewie
  196. Chewy
  197. Chico
  198. Chief
  199. Chip
  200. Chipper
  201. Chips
  202. Chocolate
  203. Chronic
  204. Cisco
  205. CJ
  206. Clarence
  207. Clark
  208. Clement
  209. Clifford
  210. Clint
  211. Clive
  212. Clyde
  213. Coby
  214. Coco
  215. Coda
  216. Cody
  217. Colby
  218. Coleman
  219. Colin
  220. Colt
  221. Comet
  222. Conrad
  223. Cookie
  224. Cookie Monster
  225. Cooper
  226. Copernicus
  227. Copper
  228. Corby
  229. Corky
  230. Cornelius
  231. Corvus
  232. Cosmo
  233. Courage
  234. Cowboy
  235. Crawford
  236. Cubby
  237. Cupid
  238. Daffy
  239. Dak
  240. Dakota
  241. Dale
  242. Dallas
  243. Damien
  244. Damon
  245. Dandy
  246. Dane
  247. Daniel
  248. Danny
  249. Dante
  250. Darby
  251. Dargo
  252. Darius
  253. Darth Vader
  254. Darwin
  255. Dash
  256. Dave
  257. Davis
  258. Davy
  259. Deeks
  260. Deke
  261. Denver
  262. Dexter
  263. Diego
  264. Diesel
  265. Digby
  266. Dino
  267. Dixie
  268. Dixon
  269. Dobby
  270. Doby
  271. Doc
  272. Dodge
  273. Dom
  274. Domingo
  275. Donnie
  276. Donovan
  277. Doonesbury
  278. Douglas
  279. Drake
  280. Drew
  281. Drogo
  282. Dudley
  283. Duffy
  284. Duke
  285. Dusty
  286. Dwight
  287. Dylan
  288. Earl
  289. Earnest
  290. Easton
  291. Echo
  292. Eddie
  293. Eddy
  294. Edgar
  295. Edison
  296. Edmund
  297. Edward
  298. Edwin
  299. Einstine
  300. Eldon
  301. Elf
  302. Eli
  303. Elias
  304. Eliot
  305. Elliot
  306. Elliott
  307. Elmer
  308. Elmo
  309. Elon
  310. Elvis
  311. Elway
  312. Elwood
  313. Emerson
  314. Emmett
  315. Emory
  316. Endeavor
  317. Engine
  318. Enzo
  319. Eric
  320. Ernest
  321. Ernest Hemingway
  322. Ernie
  323. Errol
  324. Espresso
  325. Eugene
  326. Evan
  327. Evander
  328. Everest
  329. Everett
  330. Ewok
  331. Ezra
  332. Fabian
  333. Fabio
  334. Falcon
  335. Falstaff
  336. Fang
  337. Fargo
  338. Farley
  339. Felix
  340. Felton
  341. Fenda
  342. Fenton
  343. Fergus
  344. Fido
  345. Fin
  346. Finley
  347. Finn
  348. Fisher
  349. Flash
  350. Fletcher
  351. Floyd
  352. Flynn
  353. Fonzi
  354. Fonzie
  355. Ford
  356. Forest
  357. Forrest
  358. Foster
  359. Fox
  360. Fozzie Bear
  361. Francis
  362. Frank
  363. Frankie
  364. Franklin
  365. Freddie
  366. Freddy
  367. Frederick
  368. Freeman
  369. Fritz
  370. Frodo
  371. Fuse
  372. Fuzz
  373. Fuzzy
  374. Gabe
  375. Gabriel
  376. Gage
  377. Galaxy
  378. Gale
  379. Garry
  380. Garth
  381. George
  382. George Michael
  383. Gerald
  384. Gerry
  385. Geyser
  386. Ghost
  387. Gibson
  388. Gilbert
  389. Gill
  390. Ginger
  391. Gizmo
  392. Godzilla
  393. Gonzo
  394. Goose
  395. Gordy
  396. Grady
  397. Graham
  398. Griffin
  399. Grit
  400. Grover
  401. Gryffindor
  402. Gulliver
  403. Gunner
  404. Gus
  405. Hamilton
  406. Hamish
  407. Han
  408. Han Solo
  409. Hank
  410. Hansel
  411. Happy
  412. Harley
  413. Harold
  414. Harris
  415. Harrison
  416. Harry
  417. Hart
  418. Harvey
  419. Hashbrown
  420. Hashtag
  421. Hawkeye
  422. Hayes
  423. Heath
  424. Hector
  425. Hendrix
  426. Henry
  427. Herbert
  428. Hercules
  429. Herman
  430. Hero
  431. Hershey
  432. Hilton
  433. Hobbit
  434. Hobbs
  435. Hogan
  436. Homer
  437. Hooch
  438. Hoover
  439. Horton
  440. Hoss
  441. Howie
  442. Huck
  443. Huckleberry
  444. Hudson
  445. Hugh
  446. Hugo
  447. Hunter
  448. Huron
  449. Hurricane
  450. Huxley
  451. Hyatt
  452. Ian
  453. Ice
  454. Icon
  455. Iggy
  456. Igor
  457. Ike
  458. Imp
  459. Inca
  460. Inchyra
  461. Indiana Jones
  462. Indie
  463. Indy
  464. Inky
  465. Ira
  466. Irving
  467. Itchy
  468. Ivan
  469. Ives
  470. Ivor
  471. Izzy
  472. Jabba
  473. Jack
  474. Jack Jack
  475. Jackson
  476. Jacob
  477. Jacques
  478. Jag
  479. Jagger
  480. Jago
  481. Jake
  482. James
  483. Jameson
  484. Jase
  485. Jason
  486. Jasper
  487. Java
  488. Jawa
  489. Jaws
  490. Jax
  491. Jeb
  492. Jeeves
  493. Jefferson
  494. Jerry
  495. Jerry-Lee
  496. Jesse
  497. Jet
  498. Jeter
  499. Jethro
  500. Jigsaw
  501. Jiminy
  502. Jimmie
  503. Jingles
  504. Jinx
  505. Joe
  506. Joey
  507. John
  508. Johnny
  509. Johnny Cash
  510. Jon Snow
  511. Jonah
  512. Jonas
  513. Jordan
  514. Jordi
  515. Joseph
  516. Jude
  517. Judge
  518. Juneau
  519. Junior
  520. Juno
  521. Jupiter
  522. Kai
  523. Kaiser
  524. Kane
  525. Karl
  526. Keanu
  527. Kelpie
  528. Kendrick
  529. Kenji
  530. Kennedy
  531. Kenny
  532. Kent
  533. Kermit
  534. Khan
  535. Kilo
  536. King
  537. Kingston
  538. Kipling
  539. Kirby
  540. Kit
  541. Knight
  542. Knotts
  543. Knox
  544. Knuckles
  545. Kobe
  546. Koda
  547. Kodak
  548. Kodiak
  549. Kona
  550. Kurt
  551. Kyle
  552. Kylo Ren
  553. Lad
  554. Laika
  555. Lambert
  556. Lance
  557. Lancelot
  558. Lane
  559. Langston
  560. Lars
  561. Lassie
  562. Laurie
  563. Lawrence
  564. Lazer
  565. Lebron
  566. Lee
  567. Legend
  568. Leland
  569. Lemuel
  570. Lenin
  571. Lennon
  572. Lenny
  573. Leo
  574. Leonard
  575. Leonardo
  576. Leroy
  577. Levi
  578. Lewis
  579. Liam
  580. Lincoln
  581. Linus
  582. Logan
  583. Loki
  584. Lou
  585. Louie
  586. Luca
  587. Lucas
  588. Lucias
  589. Luck
  590. Lucky
  591. Luigi
  592. Luke
  593. Luke Skywalker
  594. Lulworth
  595. Lupin
  596. Luther
  597. Lyle
  598. Lynx
  599. Mac
  600. Madden
  601. Maguire
  602. Majesty
  603. Major
  604. Malachi
  605. Malcolm
  606. Malfoy
  607. Maple
  608. Marco
  609. Mario
  610. Marley
  611. Marlon
  612. Marrone
  613. Mars
  614. Martin
  615. Marty
  616. Marty McFly
  617. Marshmallow
  618. Mason
  619. Mateo
  620. Mater
  621. Maurice
  622. Maverick
  623. Max
  624. Maximillian
  625. Maximus
  626. Maxwell
  627. McCoy
  628. McGregor
  629. McKinley
  630. Meatloaf
  631. Meeko
  632. Mercer
  633. Merlin
  634. Meyer
  635. Micah
  636. Michael
  637. Michi
  638. Mickey
  639. Mickie
  640. Micky
  641. Mikey
  642. Miko
  643. Milburn
  644. Miles
  645. Miles Davis
  646. Miller
  647. Milo
  648. Milton
  649. Minion
  650. Mischief
  651. Mitch
  652. Moe
  653. Mojo
  654. Monet
  655. Money
  656. Monroe
  657. Montaro
  658. Monty
  659. Moon
  660. Moose
  661. Morris
  662. Mort
  663. Morton
  664. Moss
  665. Mowgli
  666. Muppet
  667. Murphy
  668. Murray
  669. Muttley Crue
  670. Nacho
  671. Nando
  672. Nano
  673. Napoleon
  674. Nash
  675. Nathan
  676. Nautilus
  677. Ned
  678. Nelson
  679. Nemo
  680. Neo
  681. Nero
  682. Newton
  683. Nick
  684. Nico
  685. Nikita
  686. Nile
  687. Niles
  688. Nitro
  689. Noah
  690. Norm
  691. Norman
  692. Norris
  693. North
  694. Norton
  695. Nougat
  696. Nova
  697. Nugget
  698. Oakley
  699. Oats
  700. Obi
  701. Obi-Wan
  702. Odie
  703. Odin
  704. Old Yeller
  705. Oliver
  706. Ollie
  707. Omar
  708. Onyx
  709. Opie
  710. Optimus Prime
  711. Oreo
  712. Orion
  713. Orson
  714. Orville
  715. Oscar
  716. Otis
  717. Otto
  718. Overton
  719. Owen
  720. Ozzie
  721. Ozzy
  722. Pablo
  723. Pacino
  724. Paco
  725. Paddy
  726. Parka
  727. Parker
  728. Parley
  729. Patch
  730. Patches
  731. Pavlov
  732. Peagreen
  733. Peanut
  734. Peanut Butter
  735. Pebble
  736. Pebbles
  737. PeeWee
  738. Pepper
  739. Percival
  740. Percy
  741. Perry
  742. Peru
  743. Peter
  744. Petey
  745. Phillip
  746. Picasso
  747. Pickle
  748. Pierce
  749. Piglet
  750. Pilot
  751. Piper
  752. Pipsqueak
  753. Pluto
  754. Poacher
  755. Pogo
  756. Pokey
  757. Pomroy
  758. Pongo
  759. Poochie
  760. Pooh Bear
  761. Popcorn
  762. Pops
  763. Porkchop
  764. Porter
  765. Potter
  766. Presley
  767. Prince
  768. Puffball
  769. Pugsley
  770. Puma
  771. Puppers
  772. Quarz
  773. Quasimodo
  774. Quatro
  775. Quibble
  776. Quill
  777. Quin
  778. Quincy
  779. Quinsy
  780. Quinton
  781. Quip
  782. Quixie
  783. Quiz
  784. Radar
  785. Rags
  786. Raisin
  787. Ralph
  788. Rambo
  789. Randall
  790. Ranger
  791. Rascal
  792. Raven
  793. Raymond
  794. Rayzr
  795. Rebel
  796. Reece
  797. Reeces
  798. Reed
  799. Reef
  800. Reese
  801. Reeses Puppycups
  802. Reggie
  803. Remi
  804. Remington
  805. Remy
  806. Reuben
  807. Rex
  808. Richard
  809. Ricky
  810. Rico
  811. Rider
  812. Ridley
  813. Rigby
  814. Riley
  815. Ringo
  816. Rio
  817. Ripley
  818. Rob
  819. Robert
  820. Robin
  821. Rocco
  822. Rockefeller
  823. Rockwell
  824. Rocky
  825. Roco
  826. Romeo
  827. Ronin
  828. Ronnie
  829. Roosevelt
  830. Rooster
  831. Roscoe
  832. Roy
  833. Ruben
  834. Rudolph
  835. Rudy
  836. Rufus
  837. Ruger
  838. Runner
  839. Rupert
  840. Russell
  841. Rusty
  842. Ryder
  843. Ryker
  844. Salvatore
  845. Sam
  846. Sammy
  847. Samson
  848. Sanford
  849. Sarge
  850. Sativa
  851. Saul
  852. Sawyer
  853. Scooby
  854. Scooby Doo
  855. Scooter
  856. Scott
  857. Scottie
  858. Scout
  859. Scrabble
  860. Scrappy
  861. Screech
  862. Seamus
  863. Sebastian
  864. Cedrick
  865. Sergeant
  866. Seth
  867. Seuss
  868. Shadow
  869. Shamus
  870. Sheldon
  871. Shelton
  872. Sherlock
  873. Sherman
  874. Sherwood
  875. Shiloh
  876. Shrek
  877. Sigmund
  878. Silas
  879. Silo
  880. Simba
  881. Simon
  882. Sinclair
  883. Sioux
  884. Sirius
  885. Sitka
  886. Skip
  887. Slink
  888. Smith
  889. Smokey
  890. Smoky
  891. Snoopy
  892. Snowball
  893. Socks
  894. Socrates
  895. Soldier
  896. Sparky
  897. Sparrow
  898. Spencer
  899. Spike
  900. Sport
  901. Spot
  902. Spud
  903. Squirt
  904. Stan
  905. Stanley
  906. Stark
  907. Starsky
  908. Steve
  909. Stewie
  910. Stinky
  911. Stirling
  912. Stitch
  913. Storm
  914. Stuart
  915. Summer
  916. Sunny
  917. Sylvan
  918. Tacco
  919. Taco
  920. Tahoe
  921. Tank
  922. Tanner
  923. Tarzan
  924. Tater Tot
  925. Taylor
  926. Taz
  927. Teddy
  928. Tenyson
  929. Tesla
  930. Teton
  931. Thaddeus
  932. Theo
  933. Theodore
  934. Thomas
  935. Thor
  936. Thornton
  937. Tiger
  938. Tiller
  939. Timber
  940. Timmy
  941. Tino
  942. Titus
  943. TJ
  944. Tobias
  945. Toby
  946. Todd
  947. Tom
  948. Tonto
  949. Tony Romo
  950. Toro
  951. Torro
  952. Tot
  953. Toto
  954. Tracker
  955. Trapper
  956. Tripp
  957. Tristan
  958. Trojan
  959. Troy
  960. Truman
  961. Trumpet
  962. Tucker
  963. Turner
  964. Tyler
  965. Tyrion
  966. Tyson
  967. Uber
  968. Ukele
  969. Ulrich
  970. Ultrasonic
  971. Ulysses
  972. Unicorn
  973. Usher
  974. Usk
  975. Ustinov
  976. Utah
  977. Utopia
  978. Vader
  979. Vagabond
  980. Valentine
  981. Van Gogh
  982. Vance
  983. Vandal
  984. Vanish
  985. Vaughn
  986. Velvet
  987. Vernon
  988. Vic
  989. Victor
  990. Viggo
  991. Vince
  992. Vincent
  993. Vinnie
  994. Vinny
  995. Virgil
  996. Vodka
  997. Vulcan
  998. Wade
  999. Waffles
  1000. Wag
  1001. Waggles
  1002. Wagner
  1003. Waldo
  1004. Wallace
  1005. Wally
  1006. Walter
  1007. Warren
  1008. Warrior
  1009. Watson
  1010. Webley
  1011. Wesley
  1012. Wheeler
  1013. Wicket
  1014. Widget
  1015. WiFi
  1016. Wilbur
  1017. Wilder
  1018. Wilf
  1019. William
  1020. Willie
  1021. Willie Nelson
  1022. Willow
  1023. Wilson
  1024. Winn-Dixie
  1025. Winston
  1026. Wishbone
  1027. Wolf
  1028. Womble
  1029. Woody
  1030. Wrigley
  1031. Wyatt
  1032. Wylie
  1033. Xanadu
  1034. Xander
  1035. Xango
  1036. Xavier
  1037. Xax
  1038. Xerxes
  1039. Xox
  1040. Yani
  1041. Yarrow
  1042. Yeats
  1043. Yeller
  1044. Yenko
  1045. Yeti
  1046. Yoda
  1047. Yogi
  1048. Yogi Bear
  1049. Yogurt
  1050. Yoshi
  1051. Yukon
  1052. Zack
  1053. Zane
  1054. Zappo
  1055. Zarley
  1056. Zebedee
  1057. Zeiss
  1058. Zeke
  1059. Zeus
  1060. Ziggy
  1061. Ziggy Stardust
  1062. Zippy
  1063. Zork
  1064. Zorro
  1065. Zulu
  1066. Zyron

Choosing Your Boy Dog’s Name

We know that with so many choices, it can be hard to narrow down your favorites. But, choose your top 5 or 10. Then, say each aloud and choose one that resonates with you and your pup.

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