Naming Your Puppy: 150 Popular Dog Names from Axl to Zeus

Choosing a name for your new puppy is a big task. You want to pick a name that suits your new dog’s personality and works well when you are training and caring for them. 

For practical reasons, short and sweet works best for dog names. They’re easier for your dog to recognize and easier on you when you have to call them out repeatedly at the dog park. The American Kennel Club (AKC) recommends avoiding names that sound like commands as that can be confusing for your dog, and testing any name out for a couple of days to make sure it fits. 

The most popular dog names are often human ones, or dog names that have been around for decades. You can also find inspiration in TV and movies, mythology, your favorite foods, sports teams, or anything really.

When you decide on a name, use it often and with plenty of praise and during play sessions so your puppy learns the name is theirs all the time and not just when they’ve done something wrong. 

Here are 150 popular dog name suggestions to inspire you:

1. Emma
2. Lucy
3. Sadie
4. Millie
5. Coco
6. Maggie
7. Molly
8. Lilly
9. Daisy
10. Bailey

1. Rocky
2. Scout
3. Cooper
4. Max
5. Koda
6. Loki
7. Rufus
8. Bandit
9. Diesel
10. Finn

1. Bruiser (Legally Blonde)
2. Milo (The Mask)
3. Comet (Full House)
4. Cheddar (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
5. Sandy (Annie)
6. Baxter (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
7. Eddie (Frasier)
8. Flash (Dukes of Hazzard)
9. Clifford (Clifford the Big Red Dog)
10. Benji (Benji)

1. Pepper
2. Pumkin
3. Ginger
4. Java
5. Bud
6. Cinnamon
7. Jameson
8. Oreo
9. Whiskey
10. Nacho

1. Rhett
2. Bandit
3. Beaux
4. Sawyer
5. Colonel
6. Parker
7. Gunner
8. Jackson
9. Memphis
10. Rye

1. Biscuit
2. Blanche
3. Dixie
4. Harper
5. Lexie
6. Sadie
7. Magnolia
8. Peaches
9. Savannah
10. Shelby

1. Dolly
2. Elvis
3. Buddy
4. Zeppelin
5. Bowie
6. Axl
7. Cash
8. Jagger
9. Whitney
10. Hendrix

1. Peanut
2. Teddy
3. Gidget
4. Bear
5. Button
6. Cricket
7. Noodle
8. Socks
9. Mr. Waffles
10. Cupcake

1. Pongo (101 Dalmatians)
2. Stitch (Lilo and Stitch)
3. Bruno (Cinderella)
4. Bolt (Bolt)
5. Lady (Lady and the Tramp)
6. Nana (Peter Pan)
7. Napoleon (The Aristocrats)
8. Sparky (Frankenweenie)
9. Buster (Toy Story)
10. Dante (Coco)

1. Denver
2. Vegas
3. Phoenix
4. Philly
5. Austin
6. Charlotte
7. Diego
8. Jose
9. Nash
10. Charlotte

1. Bella
2. Winnie
3. Maya
4. Penny
5. Roxy
6. Lucy
7. Chloe
8. Lola
9. Olive
10. Pippa

1. Sparky
2. Tucker
3. Marley
4. Ricochet
5. Chewie
6. Barkley
7. Spot
8. Trouble
9. Rascal
10. Maverick

1. Shadow
2. Lucifer
3. Vader
4. Domino
5. Guinness
6. Jett
7. Raven
8. Storm
9. Velvet
10. Onyx

1. Zeus
2. Odin
3. Apollo
4. Thor
5. Athena
6. Gaia
7. Hercules
8. Juno
9. Venus
10. Hermes

1. Tinkerbell
2. Button
3. Fifi
4. Itsy
5. Bonbon
6. Pixie
7. Minnie
8. Sweetpea
9. Trixie
10. PeeWee