Boy Dog Names

Need help choosing boy dog names? The following list has been compiled from a variety of sources including lists of popular dog names. 

Want to know another source of inspiration?  Our puppy buyers are very creative and are always coming up with unusual names to add.  If I have forgotten to add your dog's name, please contact me and I will be sure to add that special name.

Considering a little girl?  Check our our page on girl dog names

If you haven't read our page on Shih Tzu Dog Names, be sure to check it out.  Shih Tzu owners are very picky about what they name their Tzu.   Learn how they choose a name and check out the rules for making the best choice.

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Great Choices for Boy Dog Names

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Boy Dog Names

  • Ace
  • Achilles
  • Acrobat
  • Adam
  • Admiral
  • Adonis
  • Aesop
  • Al
  • Alex
  • Alexander
  • Amadeus
  • Amaretto
  • Amigo
  • Amor
  • Andy
  • Apollo
  • Archie
  • Argo
  • Arlo
  • Ash
  • Aspen
  • Atlas
  • Atom
  • Atticus
  • Austin
  • Avalon
  • Avery
  • Axel
  • Babble
  • Baby
  • Bacardi
  • Bach
  • Bacchus
  • Backup
  • Baci
  • Bacon
  • Badge
  • Badger
  • Bagel
  • Balto
  • Bailey
  • Balboo
  • Balboa
  • Balto
  • Bambi
  • BamBam
  • Banchee
  • Bandit
  • Bane
  • Banga
  • Banjo
  • Banner
  • Barkley
  • Barney
  • Baron
  • Bart
  • Basalt
  • Basil
  • Batman
  • Baxter
  • Beachboy
  • Bean
  • Beans
  • Beanie
  • Bear
  • Beasley
  • Beatle
  • Beau
  • Beavis
  • Beauregard
  • Beck
  • Beethoven
  • Beetlejuice
  • Beets
  • Ben
  • Benji
  • Benny
  • Benson
  • Bentley
  • Beowulf
  • Bernie
  • Beta
  • Betamax
  • Biff
  • Bighorn
  • Big Mac
  • Big Red
  • Billy
  • Bing
  • Bingo
  • Bishop
  • BJ (BeeJay)
  • Blackbean
  • Blackberry
  • Blackbird
  • Blackjack
  • Blair
  • Blake
  • Blaze
  • Blitz
  • Blizzard
  • Blooper
  • Blue
  • Boa
  • Bob (Sponge Bob)
  • Bobby
  • Bogart
  • Boggs
  • Bomb
  • Bond
  • Bonfire
  • Bonsai
  • Bonzer
  • Boomer
  • Booster
  • Boots
  • Bosley
  • Boss
  • Boston
  • Boxer
  • Bouncer
  • Bourbon
  • Bradley
  • Bran
  • Brandon
  • Brandy
  • Brent
  • Brian
  • Brody
  • Bronco
  • Brooklyn
  • Bruce
  • Bruno
  • Brutus
  • Bubba
  • Bubby
  • Buck
  • Buckles
  • Buddy
  • Buffy
  • Bull
  • Bullet
  • Bullseye
  • Bullwinkle
  • Burke
  • Burt
  • Burton
  • Buster
  • Buzz
  • Byte
  • Cabot
  • Cade
  • Cagney
  • Caesar
  • Cai
  • Cain
  • Cailou
  • Cairo
  • Cal
  • Caleb
  • Callon
  • Calvin
  • Camden
  • Cameron
  • Capone
  • Captain
  • Capone
  • Cardinal
  • Carl
  • Carlin
  • Carlo
  • Carlos
  • Carlton
  • Carson
  • Carter
  • Carver
  • Cason
  • Case
  • Casen
  • Casey
  • Cash
  • Casper
  • Cassidy
  • Cato
  • Cayden
  • Cecil
  • Chad
  • Champ
  • Chance
  • Chang
  • Chap
  • Chaplin
  • Charlie
  • Chase
  • Chauser
  • Checkers
  • Checko
  • Cheerio
  • Chekhov
  • Chen
  • Cherokee
  • Chester
  • Chet
  • Chewy
  • Chewbacca
  • Chico
  • Chip
  • Chopper
  • Chow
  • Chris
  • Christian
  • Christopher
  • Chubs
  • Chuck
  • Cid
  • Cisco
  • CJ
  • Clayton
  • Chesney
  • Cleveland
  • Cliff
  • Clifford
  • Clint
  • Clinton
  • Clover
  • Clyde
  • Clydesdale
  • Cobb
  • Coby
  • Cocoa
  • Coconut
  • Cody
  • Coen
  • Colby
  • Cole
  • Colin
  • Colt
  • Colton
  • Comet
  • Conan
  • Congo
  • Connor
  • Conway
  • Cooper
  • Cookie
  • Corbin
  • Corkie
  • Cornell
  • Cortez
  • Cory
  • Count
  • Cowboy
  • Cracker Jack
  • Crackers
  • Crighton
  • Crimson
  • Crusher
  • Crusoe
  • Cruz
  • Cuddles
  • Cupid
  • Curry
  • Curtains
  • Curtis
  • Cyrus
  • Czar

D-F

  • Dakota
  • Dallas
  • Dalton
  • Dealer
  • Deogee
  • Diablo
  • Diamond
  • Dill
  • Dingo
  • Domino
  • Drake
  • Denver
  • Derek
  • Devon
  • Diego
  • Doc
  • Dolce
  • Donovon
  • Duke
  • Dylan
  • Ebony
  • Eclipse
  • Eco
  • Eddie
  • Edsel
  • Elmo
  • Elvis
  • Emmanuel
  • Ernie
  • Forest
  • Frankie
  • Fresco
  • Frisco
  • Fudge

G-J  Dog Names

  • Gabe
  • Gabin
  • Garth
  • Gavin
  • Gatsby
  • Georgio
  • Gibbs
  • Gibby
  • Gilbert
  • Giovanni
  • Giselle
  • Gizmo
  • Glenn
  • Godfrey
  • Godiva
  • Gomez
  • Gonzo
  • Goober
  • Gooch
  • Gordon
  • Grady
  • Griffin
  • Grant
  • Grits
  • Grover
  • Guinness
  • Gumbo
  • Gumby
  • Gunther
  • Guru
  • Gus
  • Gusto
  • Guy
  • Gyro
  • Hamilton
  • Handsome
  • Hank
  • Happy
  • Harley
  • Harpo
  • Harrison
  • Hawk
  • Hayden
  • Heath
  • Hershey
  • Hilton
  • Hiro
  • Hobo
  • Hogan
  • Hollywood
  • Homer
  • Honda
  • Hooch
  • Hoss
  • Houston
  • Howard
  • Hugo
  • Hulk
  • Hunter
  • Huntley
  • Ian
  • Ice
  • Iggy
  • Igor
  • Ivory
  • Izzy
  • Jack
  • Jaggar
  • Jaguar
  • Jake
  • Jamie
  • Jared
  • Jasper
  • Java
  • Jaws
  • Jax
  • Jeremy
  • Jesse
  • Jet
  • Jethro
  • Jingles
  • Joe
  • Joker
  • Jolly
  • Jonathan
  • Jordon
  • Joseph
  • Josh
  • Joshua
  • Jude
  • Junior
  • Jupiter
  • Justin

K-M
Boy Dog Names

  • Kaiser
  • Kermit
  • Ketchikan
  • Kibbles
  • Kid
  • Kilroy
  • King
  • Kirby
  • Kirk
  • Kiwi
  • Knight
  • Kodak
  • Kodiak
  • Koby
  • Kody
  • Koko
  • Kudos
  • Kumquat
  • Lad
  • Laddie
  • Lafayette
  • Lakota
  • Lamar
  • Lance
  • Lancelot
  • Langley
  • Laramie
  • Largo
  • Legacy
  • Legend
  • Leif
  • Lenny
  • Leonardo
  • Leopold
  • Lenox
  • Leroy
  • Lester
  • Levi
  • Liam
  • Licorice
  • Lil Bits
  • Linus
  • Lincoln
  • Lion
  • Livingston
  • Lobo
  • Loco
  • Logan
  • Logo
  • Loki
  • London
  • Louie
  • Lucas
  • Lucky
  • Ludlow
  • Luke
  • Lurch
  • Luxor
  • Mac
  • Macaw
  • Macho
  • Mace
  • Macko
  • Magic
  • Mai Tai
  • Major
  • Mango
  • Marbles
  • Marco
  • Marley
  • Martie
  • Marvin
  • Mars
  • Marx
  • Mason
  • Matthew
  • Matzo
  • Max
  • Maxwell
  • Mayor
  • McCoy
  • McGruff
  • Meatball
  • Meeko
  • Mercury
  • Merlin
  • Metro
  • Michael
  • Mickey
  • Midas
  • Midget
  • Miles
  • Miller
  • Milo
  • Mitch
  • Mo
  • Mo-Jo
  • Molson
  • Monty
  • Moonbeam
  • Moonshine
  • Moose
  • Mork
  • Morris
  • Morty
  • Mowgli
  • Mozart
  • Mudd
  • Muddles
  • Mugsby
  • Mukluk
  • Mulder
  • Munchkin
  • Munster
  • Muppet
  • Murphy
  • Mustang
  • Mutt
  • Muttley

N-Q

  • Nachos
  • Napoleon
  • Nash
  • Neil
  • Nemo
  • Neptune
  • Neo
  • Nevada
  • Nicolas
  • Nick
  • Niles
  • Nipper
  • Nitro
  • Nobel
  • Noggin
  • Obie
  • Odie
  • Oliver
  • Ollie
  • Omega
  • Onyx
  • Oreo
  • Orkie
  • Orlando
  • Orion
  • Oscar
  • Parker
  • Pascal
  • Patton
  • Peanut
  • Percey
  • Phil
  • Philip
  • Piglet
  • Pilar
  • Pluto
  • Pongo
  • Pooh
  • Porkchop
  • Porsha
  • Porter
  • Possum
  • Prancer
  • Prescott
  • Preston
  • Pretzel
  • Prince
  • Proton
  • Presley
  • Pucci
  • Puddles
  • Puffer
  • Pugsley
  • Pukka
  • Puppyca
  • Pumpkin
  • Punky
  • Purdy
  • Pyro

R-Z  Dog Names

  • Radar
  • Rebel
  • Rembrandt
  • Remington
  • Remy
  • Romeo
  • Reno
  • Rex
  • Riley
  • Ringo
  • Rin Tin Tin
  • Ripley
  • Robin
  • Rocky
  • Rojo
  • Romeo
  • Roy
  • Rusty
  • Sammy
  • Sampson
  • Scamp
  • Scooby
  • Scotty
  • Scout
  • Sean
  • Sebastian
  • Shadow
  • Shamrock
  • Shane
  • Shawn
  • Spencer
  • Shiloh
  • Sky
  • Smokey
  • Snoopy
  • Sparky
  • Speck
  • Spock
  • Spot
  • Spuds
  • Suess
  • Sunny
  • Sydney
  • Tango
  • Tanner
  • Tator Tot
  • Taylor
  • Teddy
  • Titan
  • Toby
  • Tommy
  • Toto
  • Tramp
  • Trapper
  • Travis
  • Trevor
  • Trey
  • Trooper
  • Trump
  • Trusty
  • Turbo
  • Tuxedo
  • Tyler
  • Valentine
  • Vegas
  • Viking
  • Waldo
  • Walker
  • Wallace
  • Watson
  • Weenie
  • Whiskey
  • William
  • Willie
  • Wiley
  • Winston
  • Wishbone
  • Wolf
  • Wolfgang
  • Won Ton
  • Wyatt
  • Wyoming
  • Yankee
  • Yodel
  • Yogi
  • Yukon
  • Zach
  • Zappy
  • Zeppo
  • Zeus
  • Ziggy
  • Zip

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