6000+ Dog Names

Attractive if phonetically confusing; also pronounced exactly the same as the Renault car.

Attractive Spanish name heard in the movie Spanglish. Roll that final r. Or say it the French way: Fleur.

Gentle giant Rubeus Hagrid is the groundskeeper at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter novels (probably after Hagrid Rubes, the equally kind ancient Greek mythological giant), but that's not the only reason this name could prove a playground liability.

More user-friendly than the original.

A middle-aged, if not elderly, name associated with Israeli statesman and onetime prime minister Begin, this is a symbolic appellation for boys born on the holiday of Tishah-b'Ab.

The K-spelling of Carter has been in the boys' Top 1000 since 2005. In 2014, Karter cracked the girls' Top 1000, too. Karter joins the plethora of surnames turned boys' names that are now entering the world of girls' names as well. This particular one also has the trendy Kardashian-Esque "K" beginning. The Carter spelling entered the Top 1000 for girls around the same time but currently sits higher up in the charts, hovering just around the Top 500.

Angie was an accepted nickname for boys at the same time that Patsy was, meaning, too long ago to be relevant now.

Federica is the Latin version of Frederica, one of those formerly stuffy female names -- think Josephine and Eleanor -- that feels fresh and elegant again. And Federica has more energy without that first r.

It's most commonly associated with the French elephant, but Babar ironically means "tiger."

The short O variation of Tomi (homophonous with Tommy) was used for dozens of daughters in midcentury America, putting it firmly in grandma name territory.

The name of a character in the once scandalous novel Valley of the Dolls now sounds a little more dated than the similar Arden.

This English surname turned girls' first name owes its rise to supermodel Christie Brinkley, who first rose to fame in the late 70s and early 80s. Brinkley appeared on the charts for the first time in 1985, peaking at 90 births in 2012 and 2013. It probably derives from the Old English masculine name Brynca + "ley" (woodland clearing).

A dramatic nature-inspired possibility for either sex.

With Yale and Brown in the mainstream, why not this upscale college name and surname as well.

An ancient name belonging to several medieval English clergymen, also spelt Leofwin or Leobwin.

A novel creation in the vein of Amari and Akari. Imari is also a place name, connected to the Japanese city, and is the English term for Arita porcelain.

Familiar as the most common form of greeting in Hebrew, but also associated with top female model Shalom Harlow.

An attractive Finnish name with the potential to cross borders.

A tad spacy.