Check out our list of great names for male puppies.

Great Names for Male Puppies

Recently we sent out a plea to our readers to help us find the best male dog names, and you all came through for us! We were overwhelmed by the under of submissions we received. Below we’ve compiled a master list of all of our favorites for you to enjoy.
We know that the period of time right after you bring home a new puppy can be stressful. Between shopping, vet appointments, and puppy-proofing your home, you’ll have a lot to do after you decide to bring home a new puppy. Allow us to help with at least one of your new doggy parent duties; naming. Whether you’re basing your decision on color, breed, pop culture reference, or holiday, you’re sure to at least find some good naming inspiration listed below.

Our Favorite Male Dog Names

  1. Ace
  2. Adam
  3. Aden
  4. Admiral
  5. AJ
  6. Ajax
  7. Aldo
  8. Alex
  9. Alexander The Great
  10. Alf
  11. Alfie
  12. Alina
  13. Alley
  14. Allyway
  15. Alvin
  16. Alyeska
  17. Ami-Mai
  18. Amigo
  19. Amos
  20. Andre
  21. Andy
  22. Angus
  23. Angus
  24. Apollo
  25. Arbie
  26. Archemedes -(Archie)
  27. Archie
  28. Argus
  29. Ari
  30. Aristophanes
  31. Aristotle
  32. Arizona
  33. Armanti
  34. Arnie
  35. Arrow
  36. Ashes
  37. Astro
  38. Atlas
  39. Atticus
  40. Attitude
  41. Audi
  42. Augie
  43. Aussie
  44. Austin
  45. Awesome
  46. Axel
  47. Axle
  48. Azrael
  49. Baba Booey
  50. Bacchus
  51. Bach
  52. Badboy
  53. Bailey
  54. Balthazar
  55. Balto
  56. Bam-Bam
  57. Bandit
  58. Banjo
  59. Barclay
  60. Barfly
  61. Bark Obama
  62. Barker
  63. Barkley
  64. Barley
  65. Barnaby
  66. Barney
  67. Baron
  68. Bart
  69. Basil
  70. Baskerville
  71. Baxter
  72. Beamer
  73. Beanie
  74. Beans
  75. Bear
  76. Beauregard
  77. Beaux
  78. Beetle
  79. Ben
  80. Benji
  81. Bennie
  82. Benny
  83. Benorf
  84. Benson
  85. Bentley
  86. Bernardo
  87. Bernie
  88. Beta
  89. Biablo
  90. Biba
  91. Bibbles
  92. Big Boy
  93. Big Foot
  94. Big Red
  95. Biggie
  96. Biggity Brown
  97. Bijou
  98. Bill Clinton
  99. Billy
  100. Bimbi
  101. Bingo
  102. Binky
  103. Bionic
  104. Biscuit
  105. Bishop
  106. Bismark
  107. Bits
  108. BJ
  109. Black-Jack
  110. Blackie
  111. Blanche
  112. Blast
  113. Blaze
  114. Blazer
  115. Blogger
  116. Blue
  117. Bo
  118. Bo-Bo
  119. Bob
  120. Bobo
  121. Bodie
  122. Bogey
  123. Bogie
  124. Bokkie
  125. Boku
  126. Bonanza
  127. Bones
  128. Bongo
  129. Boo
  130. Booboo
  131. Booger
  132. Boogie
  133. Bookbag
  134. Booker
  135. Bookie
  136. Boomer
  137. Boone
  138. Booster
  139. Boots
  140. Bootsie
  141. Bootstrap Bill
  142. Boozer
  143. Boris
  144. Bosco
  145. Bosley
  146. Boss
  147. Bowser
  148. Bowzer
  149. Boy
  150. Boz
  151. Bozley
  152. Bradley
  153. Brady
  154. Braggs
  155. Brandi
  156. Brando
  157. Bregis
  158. Brewster
  159. Briggs
  160. Brindle
  161. Brit
  162. Brodie
  163. Brook
  164. Broom
  165. Brownie
  166. Bruiser
  167. Bruno
  168. Brutus
  169. Bubba
  170. Bubbles
  171. Buck
  172. Buckeye
  173. Buckles
  174. Bucko
  175. Bucky
  176. Bud
  177. Budda
  178. Buddha
  179. Buddie
  180. Buddy
  181. Buddy Boy
  182. Buddy Holly
  183. Budweiser
  184. Bug
  185. Bugger
  186. Buggie
  187. Bugsey
  188. Bugsy
  189. Bulldozer
  190. Bullet
  191. Bullwinkle
  192. Bully
  193. Bumper
  194. Bungee Cord
  195. Bunky
  196. Buster
  197. Buster-Brown
  198. Butch
  199. Butchy
  200. Butter
  201. Butterfinger
  202. Buttersworth
  203. Buttons
  204. Buzzy
  205. Caesar
  206. Cairo
  207. Calendar
  208. Calloway
  209. Calvin
  210. Capers
  211. Capone
  212. Capri
  213. Captain
  214. Captain Jack Sparrow
  215. Carley
  216. Carson
  217. Cash
  218. Casino
  219. Casper
  220. Cassanova
  221. Cassidy
  222. Castle
  223. Catsups
  224. Cedes
  225. Cerebus
  226. Chab
  227. Chaco
  228. Chad
  229. Chai
  230. Chaia
  231. Challenger
  232. Chamberlain
  233. Champ
  234. Chance
  235. Chanel
  236. Chansey
  237. Chaos
  238. Chaos
  239. Charisma
  240. Charles
  241. Charlie
  242. Charlie Brown
  243. Charmer
  244. Chase
  245. Chauncey
  246. Chaz
  247. Checkers
  248. Chemmie
  249. Cherokee
  250. Chester
  251. Chevy
  252. Chewie
  253. Chewy
  254. Chic
  255. Chicanery
  256. Chicken
  257. Chico
  258. Chief
  259. Chili
  260. Chimp
  261. Chipper
  262. Chippy
  263. Chips
  264. Chivas
  265. Choco
  266. Chocolate
  267. Chubbs
  268. Chucky
  269. Cinder
  270. Cisco
  271. Clancy
  272. Cleo
  273. Cletus
  274. Clicker
  275. Clifford
  276. Clone
  277. Clover
  278. Club
  279. Clyde
  280. Coal
  281. Coats
  282. Cobweb
  283. Coco
  284. Cocoa
  285. Coconut
  286. Coder
  287. Codi
  288. Cody
  289. Cody
  290. Coffee
  291. Cole
  292. Colombo
  293. Colonel
  294. Columbus
  295. Comet
  296. Commando
  297. Conan
  298. Connor
  299. Coochie
  300. Cooper
  301. Copper
  302. Corky
  303. Coruba
  304. Cosmo
  305. Cosmo (Cos-Dude)
  306. Cotton
  307. Cowboy
  308. Cozmo
  309. Crackers
  310. Crap Weasel
  311. Crawford
  312. Cricket
  313. Crooks
  314. Cubby
  315. Cubs
  316. Cujo
  317. Cupcake
  318. Curley
  319. Curly
  320. Curry
  321. Cuy
  322. Cyclone
  323. Cypress
  324. Cyril
  325. Cyrus
  326. Dallas
  327. Damio
  328. Danger
  329. Dante
  330. Daphne
  331. Darby
  332. Darcy
  333. Darin
  334. Darth Vader
  335. Darwin
  336. Dash
  337. Dash
  338. Daskeiki
  339. Dave
  340. Davidson
  341. Daz
  342. Deacon
  343. Decker
  344. Deja
  345. Dempsey
  346. Deniro
  347. Derby
  348. Destini
  349. Dewey
  350. Dexter
  351. Diablo
  352. Diamond
  353. Dickens
  354. Diego
  355. Diesel
  356. Digger
  357. Digger
  358. Dillon
  359. Dinky
  360. Dino
  361. Divot
  362. Dobie
  363. Doc
  364. Dodger
  365. Dogger
  366. Doggie Do
  367. Doggon’
  368. Domino
  369. Doodles
  370. Doogie
  371. Doolittle
  372. Doorknob
  373. Dots
  374. Dough Boy
  375. Dozer
  376. Dragster
  377. Dreamer
  378. Drexel
  379. Dublin
  380. Dude
  381. Dudl
  382. Dudley
  383. Duffy
  384. Duke
  385. Duncan
  386. Dundee
  387. Dunn
  388. Dusty
  389. Dylan
  390. Earl
  391. Easton
  392. Eastwood – For Clint Eastwood
  393. Ebony
  394. Echo
  395. Echo
  396. Eclipse Emperor
  397. Eddie
  398. Eddy
  399. Edgar
  400. Edsel
  401. Eifel
  402. Einstein
  403. Elliot
  404. Elmo
  405. Elvis
  406. Elwood
  407. Ernie
  408. Fairway
  409. Fat Boy
  410. Felix
  411. Felony
  412. Fergie
  413. Ferris
  414. Fido
  415. Fifi
  416. Figaro
  417. Finnegan
  418. Flake
  419. Flakey
  420. Flash
  421. Flex
  422. Flint
  423. Flopsy
  424. Floyd
  425. Fluffy
  426. Flynn
  427. Fonzie
  428. Foster
  429. Foxburg
  430. Foxy
  431. Francais
  432. Frank
  433. Frankie
  434. Franky
  435. Frats
  436. Freckles
  437. Fred
  438. Freddie
  439. Freddy
  440. Freedom
  441. Freeway
  442. Fresier
  443. Friday
  444. Frig
  445. Frisco
  446. Frisky
  447. Fritz
  448. Frodo
  449. Frosty
  450. Fry
  451. Fuhwell
  452. Furball
  453. Fuzzy
  454. Gasby
  455. Gator
  456. Gavin
  457. Genie
  458. Geoffrey
  459. George
  460. Giant
  461. Gibson
  462. Gilbert
  463. Gildo
  464. Gimpie
  465. Gizmo
  466. Glory
  467. Godiva
  468. Godzilla
  469. Goober
  470. Goose
  471. Gordon
  472. Grady
  473. Granite
  474. Grayson
  475. Greenie
  476. Gretel
  477. Griffen
  478. Gringo
  479. Grizzly
  480. Groin
  481. Gromit
  482. Grover
  483. Gucci
  484. Guido
  485. Guinness
  486. Gunner
  487. Gunther
  488. Gus
  489. Guy
  490. Gypsy
  491. Hamlet
  492. Hammer
  493. Hank
  494. Hans
  495. Happy
  496. Hardy
  497. Harley
  498. Harpo
  499. Harrison
  500. Harry
  501. Harvey
  502. Heckle
  503. Henry
  504. Herbie
  505. Hercules
  506. Hercules
  507. Hershey
  508. Higgins
  509. Hipster
  510. Hobbes
  511. Holly
  512. Homer
  513. Honey
  514. Hooch
  515. Hoover
  516. Houdini
  517. Howard
  518. Howie
  519. Huck
  520. Huckleberry
  521. Hudson
  522. Huey
  523. Hugh
  524. Hugo
  525. Humphrey
  526. Hunter
  527. Iris
  528. Itsy
  529. Itsy-Bitsy
  530. Ivan
  531. Ivory
  532. Ivy
  533. Izzy
  534. Jack
  535. Jackpot
  536. Jackson
  537. Jade
  538. Jagger
  539. Jags
  540. Jaguar
  541. Jake
  542. Jasper
  543. Jaxson
  544. Jay
  545. Jazmie
  546. Jazz
  547. Jed
  548. Jelly
  549. Jellybean
  550. Jeppetto
  551. Jerry
  552. Jersey
  553. Jess
  554. Jesse
  555. Jesse James
  556. Jester
  557. Jet
  558. Jeter
  559. Jethro
  560. Jett
  561. Jetta
  562. Jib
  563. Jiggs
  564. Jimmy
  565. Jingles
  566. JJ
  567. Joe
  568. Joey
  569. Joggs
  570. Johnny
  571. Johnny Cash
  572. Jojo
  573. Joker
  574. Jonah
  575. Jordan
  576. Journey
  577. JR
  578. Julius
  579. Junior (Jr.)
  580. Jupiter
  581. Justice
  582. Kaba
  583. Kane
  584. Karma
  585. Kato
  586. Kayla
  587. KC
  588. Keesha
  589. Kenya
  590. Kerry
  591. Kibbles
  592. Kid
  593. Kid Courage (Kc)
  594. Killian
  595. Kilo
  596. King
  597. Kipper
  598. Kira
  599. Kirby
  600. Kismet
  601. Kiwi
  602. Klaus
  603. Kleo
  604. Kneepad
  605. Koba
  606. Kobe
  607. Koda
  608. Koko
  609. Kona
  610. Kosmo
  611. Koty
  612. Kramer
  613. Kujo
  614. Kurly
  615. Lance
  616. Landis
  617. Laney
  618. Lassie
  619. Latte
  620. Lazarus
  621. Lefty
  622. Lefty
  623. Leo
  624. Leon
  625. Levi
  626. Lex
  627. Lexus
  628. Libby
  629. Liberty
  630. Lightning
  631. Lincoln
  632. Linus
  633. Little Bit
  634. Little-Guy
  635. Little-One
  636. Little-Rascal
  637. Logan
  638. Loki
  639. Longshanks
  640. Lou
  641. Louie
  642. Louis
  643. Lucas
  644. Luci
  645. Lucifer
  646. Lucky
  647. Lucyfur
  648. Luke
  649. Lynx
  650. Mac
  651. Mac
  652. Macho
  653. Macintosh
  654. Mack
  655. Mackenzie
  656. Magic
  657. Major
  658. Mancha -Means “Spot” In Spanish
  659. Manchita -Little Spot In Spanish
  660. Mango
  661. Marble
  662. Marco
  663. Mariah
  664. Mariner
  665. Maris
  666. Marlin
  667. Mason
  668. Matches
  669. Maverick
  670. Max
  671. Maximus
  672. Maxwell
  673. McDuff
  674. Mckenzie
  675. Meadow
  676. Meatloaf
  677. Mercedes
  678. Mercle
  679. Merlin
  680. Michael
  681. Mickey
  682. Midnight
  683. Mighty
  684. Mighty Mite
  685. Mike Tyson
  686. Mikey
  687. Miko
  688. Miles
  689. Miller
  690. Millie
  691. Mimzy
  692. Ming
  693. Mini
  694. Miracle
  695. Mischief
  696. Mister
  697. Misty
  698. Mitch
  699. Mitts
  700. Mitzi
  701. Mitzy
  702. Mo
  703. Mocha
  704. Moe
  705. Mojo
  706. Mona
  707. Monarch
  708. Monkey
  709. Monster
  710. Montana
  711. Montgomery
  712. Monty
  713. Moocher
  714. Moochie
  715. Mookie
  716. Moonshine
  717. Moose
  718. Morgan
  719. Moses
  720. Moxie
  721. Mr Biz
  722. Mr. Butters
  723. Mr. President
  724. Mugsy
  725. Mulligan
  726. Munchkin
  727. Murdoch
  728. Murphy
  729. Mustard
  730. Nakita
  731. Nanuck
  732. Naomi
  733. Napoleon
  734. Nash
  735. Natasha
  736. Nathan
  737. Nemo
  738. Nena
  739. Nero
  740. Nestle
  741. Newt
  742. Newton
  743. Nibbles
  744. Nibbles
  745. Nibby
  746. Nick
  747. Nickers
  748. Nickle
  749. Nico
  750. Nike
  751. Niko
  752. Nitro
  753. Nobel
  754. Noel
  755. Nona
  756. Noodles
  757. Norton
  758. Nugget
  759. Nutmeg
  760. Oakley
  761. Oatmeal (Otis)
  762. Obie
  763. Odie
  764. Old Glory
  765. Old Yeller
  766. Oliver
  767. Ollie
  768. Onie
  769. Onyx
  770. Opie
  771. Oreo
  772. Oscar
  773. Otis
  774. Otto
  775. Oz
  776. Ozzie
  777. Ozzy
  778. Pablo
  779. Paco
  780. Paddington
  781. Paddy
  782. Panda
  783. Panther
  784. Papa
  785. Parker
  786. Patch
  787. Patches
  788. Patricky
  789. Pavlov
  790. Peace
  791. Peanuts
  792. Pedro
  793. Pepe
  794. Pepper
  795. Peppy
  796. Pepsi
  797. Percy
  798. Pete
  799. Peter
  800. Petey
  801. Petie
  802. Phantom
  803. Phoenix
  804. Picasso
  805. Picca
  806. Pickles
  807. Pierre
  808. Pig
  809. Piggy
  810. Piglet
  811. Pilot
  812. Pink Panther
  813. Pinky
  814. Pinto
  815. Pip-Squeek
  816. Piper
  817. Pippin
  818. Piranta
  819. Pirate
  820. Pixie
  821. Plato
  822. Pluto
  823. Pockets
  824. Podunk
  825. Pogo
  826. Pokemon
  827. Poker
  828. Pokey
  829. Polaris
  830. Police
  831. Polo
  832. Poncho
  833. Pongo
  834. Pooch
  835. Poochie
  836. Pooh
  837. Pooh Bear
  838. Pooky
  839. Popcorn
  840. Porche
  841. Porkchop
  842. Porky
  843. Porsche
  844. Port
  845. Porter
  846. Prancer
  847. Presley
  848. Prince
  849. Princeton
  850. Prism
  851. Puck
  852. Puck
  853. Puddles
  854. Puddles
  855. Pudge
  856. Pudgy
  857. Puffy
  858. Pugsley
  859. Pumpkin
  860. Punkin
  861. [Puppy](/puppies.aspx "'Click here for more information. '")
  862. Quincy
  863. Quinn
  864. Rags
  865. Raison
  866. Ralph
  867. Ralphie
  868. Rambler
  869. Rambo
  870. Ramses
  871. Ranch
  872. Ranger
  873. Rascal
  874. Raven
  875. Raven
  876. Rebel
  877. Recess
  878. Red
  879. Reebok
  880. Reggie
  881. Reggie
  882. Reiken
  883. Reilly
  884. Remington Steele
  885. Remy
  886. Remy – After Rem Dog From The Red Sox
  887. Reno
  888. Retread
  889. Rex
  890. Rexy
  891. Rhett
  892. Ricky
  893. Rico
  894. Rico
  895. Riggs
  896. Riley
  897. Rin Tin Tin
  898. Ringo
  899. Ripley
  900. Rocco
  901. Rock
  902. Rocket
  903. Rocko
  904. Rocky
  905. Roland
  906. Rolex
  907. Rollie
  908. Roman
  909. Romeo
  910. Rosa
  911. Roscoe
  912. Rover
  913. Rowdy
  914. Ruchus
  915. Rudy
  916. Ruffe
  917. Ruffer
  918. Rufus
  919. Rug
  920. Ruger
  921. Rusty
  922. Ruthie
  923. Ryder
  924. Sage
  925. Sailor
  926. Salem
  927. Salty
  928. Sam
  929. Sammy
  930. Sampson
  931. Samson
  932. Sarge
  933. Saturn
  934. Sawyer
  935. Schnapps
  936. Schotzie
  937. Schultz
  938. Scoobie
  939. Scooby
  940. Scooby-Doo
  941. Scooter
  942. Scooter
  943. Scottie
  944. Scout
  945. Scrapper
  946. Scrapple
  947. Scrappy
  948. Scruffy
  949. Sebastian
  950. Shadow
  951. Shady
  952. Shaggy
  953. Shasta
  954. Sheba
  955. Shelby
  956. Sherman
  957. Shiloh
  958. Shiner
  959. Shorty
  960. Sid
  961. Sienna
  962. Sierra
  963. Silky
  964. Silver
  965. Silvester
  966. Simba
  967. Simon
  968. Simone
  969. Sir
  970. Sir Coltrane
  971. Skeeter
  972. Skinny
  973. Skip
  974. Skipper
  975. Skippy
  976. Skittle
  977. Skittles
  978. Sky
  979. Skye
  980. Skyler
  981. Slick
  982. Slinky
  983. Sly
  984. Smarty
  985. Smasher
  986. Smitty
  987. Smoke
  988. Smokey
  989. Smudge
  990. Smudge
  991. Snapon
  992. Sneakers
  993. Snickers
  994. Snoop
  995. Snoopy
  996. Snowball
  997. Snowflake
  998. Snowy
  999. Snuffles
  1000. Snuggles
  1001. Socrates
  1002. Solomon
  1003. Sonny
  1004. Sox
  1005. Spanky
  1006. Sparky
  1007. Spaz
  1008. Speed
  1009. Speedo
  1010. Speedy
  1011. Spencer
  1012. Spider
  1013. Spike
  1014. Spirit
  1015. Sponge
  1016. Spook
  1017. Spookey
  1018. Sport
  1019. Spot
  1020. Spotty
  1021. Spritzy
  1022. Spud
  1023. Spunky
  1024. Squeeky
  1025. Squirt
  1026. Stanley
  1027. Sterling
  1028. Stich
  1029. Stinky
  1030. Stormy
  1031. Strider
  1032. Stripes
  1033. Stuart
  1034. Sugar
  1035. Sully
  1036. Summer
  1037. Sumo
  1038. Sundance
  1039. Sunday
  1040. Sunny
  1041. Sunshine
  1042. Sweet-Pea
  1043. Sydney
  1044. Sylvester
  1045. T-Bird
  1046. T-Bone
  1047. Tabby
  1048. Tabetha
  1049. Taco
  1050. Tadmore
  1051. Tally
  1052. Tangles
  1053. Tango
  1054. Tank
  1055. Tanker
  1056. Tanner
  1057. Tax
  1058. Taxi
  1059. Taylor
  1060. Taz
  1061. Tazz
  1062. Teddy
  1063. Teddy-Bear
  1064. Tequila
  1065. Tex
  1066. Theo
  1067. Thor
  1068. Thud
  1069. Thumper
  1070. Thunder
  1071. Thyme
  1072. Tickles
  1073. Tidbit
  1074. Tiddles
  1075. Tiffani
  1076. Tiger
  1077. Tigger
  1078. Tiggy
  1079. Tiggy
  1080. Tiki
  1081. Tilo
  1082. Timber
  1083. Timid
  1084. Timmy
  1085. Tinker
  1086. Tinker-Bell
  1087. Tinky
  1088. Tiny
  1089. Tippie
  1090. Tippy
  1091. Tipr
  1092. Titan
  1093. Tito
  1094. Titus
  1095. Tobie
  1096. Toby
  1097. Toffee
  1098. Tom
  1099. Tommy
  1100. Tommy-Boy
  1101. Tony
  1102. Toots
  1103. Tootsie
  1104. Topaz
  1105. Tori
  1106. Toto
  1107. Tracker
  1108. Tramp
  1109. Trap
  1110. Trapper
  1111. Travis
  1112. Trevor
  1113. Trigger
  1114. Trinity
  1115. Tripod
  1116. Tripp
  1117. Tristan
  1118. Trixie
  1119. Trooper
  1120. Trouble
  1121. Trout
  1122. Troy
  1123. Truffles
  1124. Tuck
  1125. Tucker
  1126. Tuesday
  1127. Tuffy
  1128. Tumbles
  1129. Tundra
  1130. Tunis
  1131. Turbo
  1132. Turner
  1133. Tux
  1134. Tweetie
  1135. Twiggy
  1136. Twinkle
  1137. Ty
  1138. Tybee
  1139. Tyler
  1140. Typhon
  1141. Tyson
  1142. Tzar
  1143. Uno
  1144. Usker
  1145. Valinto
  1146. Vava
  1147. Vegas
  1148. Vinnie
  1149. Vinny
  1150. Vito
  1151. Vocal
  1152. Volvo
  1153. Waddles
  1154. Wags
  1155. Waldo
  1156. Wallace
  1157. Wally
  1158. Walter
  1159. Warrior
  1160. Wayne
  1161. Weasel
  1162. Weaver
  1163. Webster
  1164. Wesley
  1165. Westie
  1166. Wexford
  1167. Whiskers
  1168. Whiskey
  1169. Whispy
  1170. Whitie
  1171. Whiz
  1172. Wiggles
  1173. Wilber
  1174. Willie
  1175. Willow
  1176. Willy
  1177. Wilson
  1178. Winkie
  1179. Winnie
  1180. Winston
  1181. Winter
  1182. Wiz
  1183. Wizard
  1184. Wolfgang
  1185. Wolfie
  1186. Woody
  1187. Woofie
  1188. Wrigley
  1189. Wrinkles
  1190. Wyatt
  1191. Xanax
  1192. Yaka
  1193. Yang
  1194. Yeller
  1195. Yellow
  1196. Yin
  1197. Yoda
  1198. Yogi
  1199. Yogi-Bear
  1200. Yoshi
  1201. Yukon
  1202. Yuma
  1203. Zack
  1204. Zeke
  1205. Zeus
  1206. Ziggy
  1207. Zip
  1208. Zipper
  1209. Zippy
  1210. Zoe
  1211. Zoey

Have fun with your new furry family member!