6000+ Dog Names

Koji, also written as Kōji, is a common name among men in Japan. It is also featured as a character name in many anime series.

A fictional name from the League of Legends video game franchise. Its meaning has been suggested as "fighter, leader or powerful", due to the carrot.

Akari is a gender-neutral Japanese name used fairly evenly between the sexes in the US.

One of the few rainbow names that is masculine, Walken is a Noongar Aboriginal word.

If you find Grover too fusty and furry, this is a much cooler-sounding alternative.

A generic possibility if you don't want to specify Spring or Summer.

The capital of Kenya makes a melodic and worldly name.

Rira is a truly multicultural name with roots in four different languages. It's most common as a Japanese name, where it can be made up of various kanji combinations with meanings such as "good plum" and "easy pear." In French, it means "laugh."

Actress Jaime King gave her son Leo the middle name Thames, for the famous London river where she and her husband Kyle Newman were married. Thames is pronounced tehms, not necessarily common knowledge in the US. The etymology of the word Thames is uncertain, and may mean dark but more likely stems from an ancient word for river.

Entered the vernacular with the rising star of Shia LeBeouf. The meaning and origin of the name are disputed, though the actor has been quoted as saying he's embarrassed by its meaning in French: another four-letter word starting with s.

We all know K is a very trendy letter right now, but what was wrong with Corbin?

The final n makes this choice infinitely more modern than Gail.

The ultimate dad name.

An extremely common Japanese name, especially among women.

The line should end with Junior Soprano. While most would expect this to be a nickname rather than an actual given name, Junior has always ranked in the US Top 1000, hitting its peak in 1925 at Number 116.

Possible Gaelic alternative to Kevin and Devon.

Parents of female Emerie's would argue the suffix -ie makes it more feminine. It may also add a feeling of French flair. Clearly, there are enough thinking this to popularize it—the name entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2013.

Most familiar as the name of the titular character in The Life of Pi, in which it was short for Piscine Molitor Patel.