Funny Dog Names

Wrecker is a new entry to the newly trendy group of badass baby names -- names mostly for boys that sound wild (or Wilder) and summon the kind of kid that races around (Racer), breaking things (Breaker), and yeah, why not, being a Wrecker while he's at it. Actor Cam Gigandet introduced this one, with a more phonetic spelling, when he named his son Rekker.

Nanny, like Fanny, is an old-fashioned nickname not due for a comeback any time soon.

The charming Hitch played by Will Smith in the eponymous movie put this into the lexicon. Also known as the nickname of director Alfred Hitchcock and writer Christopher Hitchens, who titled his autobiography "Hitch."

The name of the protagonist in Richard Wright's 1940 novel Native Son.

Gruff is a name that gets used on a handful of boys each year, in both the US and the UK.

You're really asking for it with this one.

The name of one of the greatest Western philosophers is often used as a first name in its land of origin, Greece, and would make a really interesting, thought-provoking choice here. It is remembered here as the nickname of the memorable character played by Sal Mineo in the classic film "Rebel Without a Cause."

Turbo debuted on the charts in 2020, when it was given to six baby boys.

A rising choice in the US, where money-related names are becoming more fashionable.

Peanut is a name you might call a baby in the womb, but at least one set of parents put it on the birth certificate too. General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher and his fiance Ehiku named their son Peanut Kai.

Name invented for a spirit fox character on the Disney Channel TV show Sofia the First.

Short for Waverly or a fresh twist on Navy, Wavy is a quirky and interesting new word name option.

Don't put "girth" in a baby name.