6000+ Dog Names

  1. Calais
    • Origin:

      French place-name
    • Description:

      Undiscovered name of picturesque northern French port.
  2. Xena
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "guest"
    • Description:

      Still projects the potent allure of television's warrior princess.
  3. Elouan
    • Origin:

      Breton and French
    • Meaning:

      "light"
    • Description:

      This beautiful Breton saint's name peaked at #127 in France in 2006. It's still in the Top 500 there today, but remains almost unknown outside of France.
  4. Antonella
    • Origin:

      Spanish and Italian feminine variation of Anthony, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "from Antium"
    • Description:

      Antonella is a feminine form of Anthony growing in popularity throughout Latin America as well as in the US.
  5. Cason
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Description:

      Cason's entire raison d'etre: It's a rhyming variation on the popular Jason, Mason and Brayson. Casen, Kasen and Kason also have crept into the Top 1000 in recent years.
  6. Ophira
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gold"
    • Description:

      Feminine form of Ophir, a Biblical place name famed for its riches.
  7. Leaf
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      The nature boy version of the Scandinavian Leif, which actually means "heir". In the creative-naming Phoenix family, Leaf is the former name of the actor we know as Joaquin.
  8. Andi
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Andrea
    • Description:

      Nickname name that seemed cool in the Ricki/Terri generation. However, it may be experiencing somewhat of a resurgence, evidenced by its first ever appearance in the US Top 1000 in 2015. This surprise entry into the popularity charts is almost certainly due to Andi Dorfman, the star of 2014's season of The Bachelorette.
  9. Liberty
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Less common than other virtue names, Liberty is nonetheless a name with a long American heritage.
  10. Rafa
    • Origin:

      Short form of Rafael
    • Description:

      Rafa is an adorable short form introduced to the world by actors Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale, who used the name for their second son. Rafael is the Latin cognate of the Hebrew boys' name Raphael, but you don't need to be a Rafael to be a Rafa.
  11. Puck
    • Origin:

      Literary name
    • Description:

      Puck, the mischievous sprite of Shakespeare, is a unisex name given more often to girls in The Netherlands and is also the name of one of the moons of Uranus, discovered in 1985 and named Puck for the Shakespearean figure.
  12. Milos
    • Origin:

      Slavic
    • Meaning:

      "gracious, dear, beloved"
    • Description:

      Milos, often spelled Miloš, derives from various names including the Slavic element, milŭ , such as Miloslav, Bogomil, or Milrad. Popular in the Czech Republic, the name is also used in Serbia, Croatia, and Slovakia
  13. Bodi
    • Origin:

      Hungarian, Slavic diminutive; variant of Bodhi "God protect the king; divine gift; enlightenment"
    • Meaning:

      "God protect the king; divine gift; enlightenment"
    • Description:

      Bodi is a succinct and friendly looking name, with a number of possible origins. One one hand, it could be a diminutive of the Hungarian Boldizsár, which ultimately derives from the Babylonian Belshazzar or Balthazar, in turn lending it a regal quality.
  14. Adelyn
    • Origin:

      Variation of Adeline
    • Meaning:

      "noble, nobility"
    • Description:

      Adeline in all its forms, including Adelyn, is rocketing up the list, but we do prefer the original to the variations. Or you might consider varying it yet further to Adelia, Adele, or Adelaide. Or lengthen it to Madeline/Madelyn.
  15. Nico
    • Origin:

      Italian, diminutive of Nicola
    • Meaning:

      "people of victory"
    • Description:

      A much more dynamic nickname than Nicky for any of the Nic-names. Nico was chosen by Thandiwe Newton for her daughter.
  16. Navin
    • Origin:

      Hindi
    • Meaning:

      "new, novel"
    • Description:

      Would fit right in with the currently popular in/an/en/on-ending boys' names.
  17. Kiernan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "little dark one"
    • Description:

      Although this surname name is closely related to the more common Irish name Kieran, Kiernan is also a well used family name, tied to thirty-three ancient chieftains. It has on a few occasions been used for girls.
  18. Jesus
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord is salvation"
    • Description:

      Jesus -- pronounced hay-SOOS -- is used exclusively and extensively among Spanish speakers, though JEE-zus as in the first name of Christ is never used in the Anglophone world. Jesus Quintana was a character in The Big Lebowski and Jesus Velasquez appeared on True Blood.
  19. Aiyana
    • Origin:

      Arabic or African
    • Meaning:

      "large eyes, or time, or beautiful flower"
    • Description:

      Aiyana is a name that could easily cross cultures. It debuted on the US Top 1000 in 1999 and hovers near the bottom of the Top 1000.
  20. Suede
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "Swedish"
    • Description:

      In the nineties there was a "One Life to Live" soap opera character named Suede, but few fans picked up on it; might be more appealing to today's generation of parents.