Male Dog Names by Type
We have organised our male dog names by type to help you find the perfect name for your puppy or older dog’s personality – whether you are looking for an aristocratic, historical, tough, cute or cool name for your dog, or perhaps a fun puppy name children will love, we hope you will find it here. If you would like the full listing of male dog names in an alphabetical list please click here.
Popular male dog names
Ever popular names for dogs appear in the list below.
| Archie | Bailey | Baxter |
| Benji | Benny | Bentley |
| Bo | Brady | Brody |
| Bruce | Buster | Chance |
| Coco | Cody | Cooper |
| Copper | Dexter | Diesel |
| Finn | Gunner | Gus |
| Hank | Henry | Jackson |
| Jax | Joey | Kobe |
| Koda | Louie | Luke |
| Marley | Mickey | Milo |
| Moose | Murphy | Peanut |
| Ranger | Rex | Riley |
| Rocco | Romeo | Roscoe |
| Rudy | Sammy | Samson |
| Scout | Shadow | Tank |
| Thor | Tucker | Walter |
| Ziggy |
Fun Dog Names
Looking for a fun dog name for your puppy or older dog? One that the kids will really relate to? Hopefully the list below will give you a head start in your search.
| Armani | Badger | Baldric |
| Bandit | Barky | Bear |
| Biscuit | Bitsy | Bizzy |
| Blaze | Bobbin | Bouncer |
| Cairo | Casper | Charmer |
| Chico | China | Chocolate |
| Comet | Conan | Cookie |
| Curly | Dogzilla | Doodle |
| Dreamer | Dynamo | Echo |
| Fluffy | Frosty | Gerkin |
| Grommet | Harley | Houdini |
| Inca | India | Indiana |
| Indie | Jazz | Jelly Bean |
| Jiggles | Jinga | Jingles |
| Junior | Lemon | Muffin |
| Niblet | Nickel | Nifty |
| Nugget | Oreo | Ozzie |
| Peanut | Pooch | Popcorn |
| Popeye | Puddles | Quicksilver |
| Radar | Rags | Rambo |
| Rascal | Scamp | Scooter |
| Scout | Scruffy | Shelby |
| Silver | Simba | Skeeter |
| Skipper | Skippy | Sleepy |
| Smidge | Socks | Sparky |
| Spunky | Teddy | Tickles |
| Tigger | Tinker | Tiny |
| Tramp | Tugger | Wags |
| Wiggles | Winky | Xray |
| Yappy | Yeller | Yoyo |
| Zippy |
Doggie Names
How about a dog name that shouts dogginess!
| Banjo | Bingo | Blackie |
| Blondie | Boomer | Brownie |
| Buddy | Buster | Captain |
| Chipper | Dancer | Dash |
| Dasher | Digger | Dobie |
| Fido | Fletch | Ginger |
| Goldie | Happy | Lucky |
| Magic | Max | Misty |
| Paddy | Pal | Patches |
| Paws | Ralphie | Red |
| Rex | Rover | Rusty |
| Smokey | Spot |
Cute dog names
Is your puppy just the sweetest? How about a cute name for your dog.
| Acorn | Angel | Atom |
| Babe | Bean | Beau |
| Beetle | Blue | Bodhi |
| Bubba | Cupid | Fuzz |
| Jesse | Kerwin | Neo |
| Peagreen | Pebble | Pops |
| Prince | Spark | Zebedee |
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fan & Geeky Names for your Dog
Looking for a name that appeals to the fan in you? Check out our list below:
| Acer | Alpha | Apache |
| Aragorn | Ash | Asimov |
| Atari | Austin | Beta |
| Bilbo | Bit | Boba Fett |
| Bones | Byte | C3PO |
| Chekov | Chewie | Chewy |
| Chip | Chuck | Cid |
| Cisco | Clarus | Cloud |
| Cupertino | Cyber | Cypher |
| Darth Vader | Data | Dilbert |
| Diode | Einstein | Ender |
| Ewok | Flynn | Frodo |
| Gandalf | Gibson | Gizmo |
| Groot | Han Solo | |
| Hobbit | Jabba | Jango |
| Java | Jordi (Jordy) | Joss |
| Kernal | Khan | Kirk |
| Lando | Legolas | Linux |
| Loki | Luigi | Luke Skywalker |
| Mack (Mac) | Mal | Mario |
| Merlin | Morpheus | Nano |
| Neo | Newbie | Ninja |
| Obi-Wan | Orson | Pascal |
| Pong | Quark | R2D2 |
| Ram | Redmond | Ripley |
| Scottie (Scotty) | Sheldon | Skywalker |
| Spock | Sulu | Switch |
| Tardis | Tesla | Tiberius |
| Tron | Tyrion | Wedge |
| Wicket | Widget | Wifi |
| Woz | Yoda |
Favorite Names
How about one of these old favorites:
| Amigo | Aussie | Axle |
| Bond | Boots | Cadet |
| Cassidy | Corky | Dakota |
| Dallas | Dingo | Dino |
| Dixie | Doc | Dodger |
| Domino | Don | Doogie |
| Dozer | Duffy | Floyd |
| Foxie | Friday | Fritz |
| Gypsy | Huck | Hudson |
| Iggy | Iota | Jed |
| Kirby | Levi | Logan |
| Mac | Madison | Mellow |
| Mister | Noel | Nomad |
| Okie | Orbit | Otto |
| Papillon | Piper | Poet |
| Polo | Porky | Ranger |
| Rudy | Runner | Sherlock |
| Taz | Tracker | Tucker |
| Tuffy | Whiskey | Woody |
| Zeek |
Historic / Aristocratic Dog Names
Do you want a dog name that speaks of strength, courage and dignity? Consider some of the aristocratic and historical names in the list below.
| Admiral | Ajax | Apollo |
| Ares | Argus | Aristotle |
| Arkin | Armstrong | Atlas |
| Attila | Augustus | Bach |
| Baron | Beethoven | Byron |
| Caesar | Cassius | Chester |
| Endeavor | Freud | Hercules |
| Hero | Hoover | Horace |
| Jupiter | Lincoln | Majesty |
| Major | Marmaduke | Maximus |
| Nelson | Nelson | Noah |
| Odin | Plato | Sailor |
| Sirius | Ulysses | William |
| Winston | Wolfgang | Zeus |
Human Names that are great for Dogs
Some names more typically associated with people are great for dogs!
| Abel | Achilles | Alex |
| Alvin | Amos | Andy |
| Arty | Barney | Barry |
| Basil | Ben | Benjamin |
| Bob | Boris | Bronson |
| Buck | Bud | Calvin |
| Casey | Cecil | Charlie |
| Churchill | Clyde | Cody |
| Drummer | Dudley | Duncan |
| Dylan | Elvis | Ernie |
| Errol | Frankie | George |
| Heathcliff | Horatio | Hugo |
| Humphrey | Isaac | Jack |
| Jake | Jasper | Jethro |
| Joe | Leo | Malcolm |
| Marty | Melvin | Miles |
| Monty | Murphy | Nicky |
| Norbet | Norman | Oliver |
| Ollie | Oscar | Otis |
| Ralph | Ray | Riley |
| Rufus | Rupert | Sam |
| Samson | Sandy | Seth |
| Spencer | Theodore | Toby |
| Wallace | Wilson | Zack |
Sweet Dog Names
Some dogs are just so sweet, choose a name that compliments their delightful personality.
| Beans | Bo | Bobo |
| Boo | Chew-Chew | Cuddles |
| Dinky | Pickles | Pippin |
| Pookie | Pumpkin | Tizz |
| Truffles |
Tough Dog Names
If you are looking for a name that signifies strength, courage or endurance check out our tough dog names below.
| Aaron | Angus | Boxer |
| Bronco | Bruiser | Bruno |
| Brutus | Butch | Champ |
| Chase | Chief | Duke |
| Fang | Felix | Hunter |
| Hyde | Khan | Killer |
| King | Kong | Magnar |
| Mason | Obelix | Punchy |
| Rebel | Rocky | Roscoe |
| Rowdy | Ryker | Spike |
| Tiger | Titan | Titus |
| Tyson | Virtus | Wolf |
| Zeke |
Unusual Dog Names
If nothing in any of the dog name lists above speaks to you, perhaps you will find what you are looking for in the following list of unusual dog names.
| Alistair | Auster | Bayer |
| Beckett | Cedric | Corvus |
| Darwin | Douglas | Falstaff |
| Fisher | Gilbert | Harris |
| Heath | Hobbs | Hurricane |
| Huxley | Inchyra | Logan |
| Lulworth | Lyle | Moss |
| Reuben | Seamus | Stirling |
| Sunny | Tanner | Turner |
| Womble | Zyron |