A new dog is a fun and exciting time, but finding a name is the hardest part for the new dog. It sounds simple enough, yet the process always stresses me out. It’s hard enough coming up with a bunch of name ideas on the spot, but finding one that sounds good, fits their personality and that the whole family agrees on? Well that’s a pretty tall order.
When I need help coming up with name ideas I browse through baby & dog name lists for inspiration. I write down all the names I like, then move onto the really hard part — finding one that the whole family agrees on.
I’ve put together a list of 500 of my favorite boy dog names for inspiration. From classic dog names like Benji to trendy names like Loki, here’s 500 popular male dog names.
| Abbott | Abe |
|---|---|
| Ace | Achilles |
| Aero | Aiden |
| AJ | Albert |
| Alden | Alex |
| Alexander | Alfie |
| Alford | Ali |
| Alistar | Alvin |
| Amos | Andre |
| Andy | Angus |
| Apollo | Archie |
| Aries | Arnold |
| Arthur | Artie |
| Ash | Ashby |
| Atlas | Augustus |
| Austin | Axel |
| Bailey | Bandit |
| Barkley | Barney |
| Baron | Barry |
| Barton | Basil |
| Baxter | Beans |
| Bear | Beau |
| Benji | Bennett |
| Benny | Benson |
| Bentley | Bernard |
| Bertrand | Beta |
| Billy | Bingo |
| Blake | Blaze |
| Blue | Bo |
| Boomer | Bowie |
| Bradford | Bradley |
| Brady | Braxton |
| Brigham | Brock |
| Broderick | Brody |
| Brogan | Bronson |
| Brownie | Bruce |
| Bruno | Brutus |
| Bryce | Bubba |
| Buck | Bucky |
| Buddy | Buster |
| Butch | Buzz |
| Byron | Cadence |
| Caesar | Cain |
| Calvin | Captain |
| Carlton | Carter |
| Cash | Casper |
| Cecil | Cedric |
| Champ | Chance |
| Charlie | Chase |
| Chester | Chewy |
| Chico | Chief |
| Chip | Chips |
| Cisco | CJ |
| Clarence | Clark |
| Clement | Clifford |
| Clyde | Coco |
| Cody | Colby |
| Coleman | Colin |
| Conrad | Cooper |
| Corky | Cornelius |
| Cosmo | Crawford |
| Damien | Dane |
| Daniel | Dante |
| Darby | Darius |
| Davis | Davy |
| Denver | Dexter |
| Diego | Diesel |
| Dixon | Doc |
| Dodge | Domingo |
| Donnie | Donovan |
| Drew | Dudley |
| Duffy | Duke |
| Dusty | Dylan |
| Earl | Easton |
| Eddie | Edgar |
| Edison | Edmund |
| Edward | Edwin |
| Eldon | Eli |
| Eliot | Elmer |
| Elvis | Elway |
| Emerson | Emmett |
| Emory | Ernest |
| Eugene | Evan |
| Evander | Everett |
| Ezra | Fabio |
| Fang | Farley |
| Felix | Felton |
| Fenton | Fido |
| Finley | Finn |
| Fisher | Flash |
| Fletcher | Floyd |
| Fonzi | Forrest |
| Foster | Francis |
| Frank | Frankie |
| Franklin | Freddy |
| Frederick | Freeman |
| Fritz | Gage |
| George | Gerald |
| Ghost | Gilbert |
| Gizmo | Goose |
| Gordy | Grady |
| Graham | Griffin |
| Grover | Gunner |
| Gus | Hamilton |
| Hank | Harley |
| Harold | Harrison |
| Harry | Hart |
| Harvey | Hawkeye |
| Hayes | Heath |
| Hector | Henry |
| Herbert | Herman |
| Hilton | Hogan |
| Homer | Hooch |
| Hoover | Hoss |
| Huck | Hudson |
| Hugh | Hunter |
| Hyatt | Iggy |
| Igor | Ike |
| Indy | Ira |
| Irving | Ivan |
| Ives | Jack |
| Jackson | Jacob |
| Jag | Jake |
| James | Jameson |
| Jasper | Java |
| Jax | Jefferson |
| Jerry | Jesse |
| Jet | Jethro |
| Joey | John |
| Johnny | Jonas |
| Joseph | Judge |
| Junior | Kane |
| Kendrick | Kent |
| Kilo | King |
| Kobe | Koda |
| Kona | Lambert |
| Lance | Lane |
| Langston | Lars |
| Lawrence | Lemuel |
| Lenny | Leo |
| Leonard | Leroy |
| Levi | Lewis |
| Liam | Lincoln |
| Linus | Logan |
| Loki | Louie |
| Lucky | Luigi |
| Luke | Luther |
| Mac | Maguire |
| Major | Malcolm |
| Marco | Mario |
| Marley | Martin |
| Marty | Mason |
| Maverick | Max |
| Maximillian | Maximus |
| Maxwell | Mccoy |
| McKinley | Mercer |
| Meyer | Michael |
| Mickey | Milburn |
| Miles | Miller |
| Milo | Milton |
| Moe | Mojo |
| Monroe | Moose |
| Morris | Mort |
| Morton | Murphy |
| Murray | Nacho |
| Napoleon | Nash |
| Ned | Nelson |
| Nero | Newton |
| Nico | Niles |
| Noah | Norm |
| Norman | Norris |
| Oakley | Odie |
| Odin | Oliver |
| Ollie | Oreo |
| Orson | Oscar |
| Otis | Otto |
| Overton | Owen |
| Ozzy | Pablo |
| Paco | Parker |
| Parley | Patch |
| Peanut | Pepper |
| Percival | Percy |
| Petey | Phillip |
| Pierce | Piper |
| Pogo | Pongo |
| Porter | Prince |
| Quincy | Quinton |
| Radar | Ralph |
| Rambo | Randall |
| Ranger | Rascal |
| Raymond | Rebel |
| Reed | Reese |
| Reggie | Remy |
| Reuben | Rex |
| Richard | Ricky |
| Rider | Riley |
| Ringo | Ripley |
| Robert | Rocco |
| Rockwell | Rocky |
| Romeo | Roscoe |
| Roy | Rudolph |
| Rudy | Rufus |
| Rupert | Russell |
| Rusty | Sam |
| Sammy | Samson |
| Sarge | Saul |
| Sawyer | Scooby |
| Scooter | Scout |
| Scrappy | Sebastian |
| Sedrick | Shadow |
| Shamus | Sheldon |
| Shelton | Sherman |
| Sherwood | Shiloh |
| Sigmund | Silas |
| Simba | Simon |
| Skip | Smokey |
| Snoopy | Socks |
| Sparky | Spencer |
| Spike | Spot |
| Stanley | Stewie |
| Stitch | Storm |
| Stuart | Summer |
| Sylvan | Taco |
| Tank | Taylor |
| Taz | Teddy |
| Tesla | Thaddeus |
| Theo | Theodore |
| Thor | Thornton |
| Tiller | Titus |
| TJ | Tobias |
| Toby | Todd |
| Tot | Toto |
| Trapper | Tripp |
| Tristan | Truman |
| Tucker | Tyler |
| Tyson | Ulysses |
| Vaughn | Vernon |
| Victor | Vince |
| Vincent | Vinnie |
| Virgil | Wade |
| Wallace | Wally |
| Walter | Warren |
| Watson | Wesley |
| Wheeler | Wilbur |
| William | Wilson |
| Winston | Woody |
| Wyatt | Wylie |
| Yogi | Yoshi |
| Yukon | Zane |
| Zeus | Ziggy |
