Choosing the perfect name for your new puppy can be as challenging as it is fun. Whether you’re looking for something unique, traditional, or downright adorable, finding a name that fits your furry friend’s personality is key. To help you out, we’ve compiled a list of 1000 cute male dog names that will make your heart melt and your pup’s tail wag.
From classic names like Max and Buddy to more playful options like Ziggy and Bubbles, we’ve got something for every kind of pup. Let’s dive into the cutest, most charming dog names that will make you fall in love all over again!
Classic Names for Boy Dogs
- Max
- Buddy
- Charlie
- Cooper
- Rocky
- Duke
- Bear
- Jack
- Toby
- Oliver
- Tucker
- Jasper
- Cody
- Buster
- Bruno
- Hunter
- Bailey
- Shadow
- Sam
- Gus
- Louie
- Teddy
- Harley
- Rudy
- Finn
- George
- Henry
- Leo
- Murphy
- Oscar
- Winston
- Zeus
- Benny
- Joey
- Ralph
- Archie
- Milo
- Otis
- Rex
- Samson
- Simon
- Thor
- Ace
- Apollo
- Bo
- Brody
- Chance
- Dallas
- Eddie
- Frank
Nature-Inspired Male Dog Names
- River
- Rocky
- Forest
- Cliff
- Canyon
- Cedar
- Flint
- Sky
- Storm
- Timber
- Blaze
- Brook
- Clay
- Coal
- Cove
- Dale
- Dusty
- Falcon
- Fox
- Hawk
- Jasper
- Lark
- Leaf
- Leo (Lion)
- Lynx
- Moss
- Oak
- Ocean
- Pike
- Pine
- Reed
- Ridge
- River
- Sage
- Slate
- Stone
- Summit
- Thorn
- Tide
- Wolf
- Woody
- Zephyr
- Ash
- Birch
- Elm
- Falcon
- Orion
- Phoenix
- Sequoia
- Wolf
Check out our list of 159 Charming Nature Dog Names for more ideas!
Celebrity-Inspired Names for Boy Dogs
- Beckham
- Bowie
- Elvis
- Lennon
- Hendrix
- Jagger
- Kanye
- Marley
- Monroe
- Presley
- Quincy
- Ringo
- Sinatra
- Snoop
- Tupac
- Zeppelin
- Brando
- Capone
- Denzel
- Eastwood
- Ford
- Gatsby
- Hanks
- Indiana (Jones)
- Jordan
- Kobe
- Leo (DiCaprio)
- Maverick
- Newman
- Orlando
- Phoenix (Joaquin Phoenix)
- Rocky
- Sandler
- Tarantino
- Usher
- Vito
- Wayne
- Yoda
- Zorro
- Depp
- Clooney
- Bardot
- Chaplin
- Drake
- Elton
- Figo
- Gandhi
- Hemingway
- Idris
- Jobs
Food-Inspired Male Dog Names
- Bagel
- Biscuit
- Brownie
- Burger
- Butter
- Caramel
- Cheddar
- Cheesecake
- Chip
- Cocoa
- Cookie
- Crumble
- Cupcake
- Espresso
- Fudge
- Gelato
- Hershey
- Jalapeno
- Kale
- Kiwi
- Latte
- Muffin
- Nacho
- Olive
- Oreo
- Pancake
- Parmesan
- Peanut
- Pepper
- Pickle
- Pudding
- Pumpkin
- Quiche
- Ravioli
- Saffron
- Sage
- Sushi
- Taco
- Tofu
- Truffle
- Vanilla
- Waffle
- Wasabi
- Yogurt
- Ziti
- Barley
- Caesar (salad)
- Dumpling
- Frito
- Gumbo
Can’t find the perfect idea above? Don’t miss our massive list of 340+ Adorable Food Names for Dogs!
Sports-Inspired Boy Names for Dogs
- Ace
- Ali (Muhammad Ali)
- Beckham
- Brady
- Bryant
- Champ
- Coach
- Derby
- Duncan
- Elway
- Fenway
- Fisher
- Gretzky
- Jeter
- Jordan
- Kobe
- LeBron
- Magic (Magic Johnson)
- Manning
- Marino
- Messi
- Nash
- Navratilova
- Neymar
- Olympia
- Packer
- Palmer
- Pele
- Phelps
- Pippen
- Racer
- Rodman
- Rondo
- Rose (Derrick Rose)
- Rugby
- Shaq
- Slinger
- Spike
- Striker
- Tiger (Tiger Woods)
- Tyson
- Usain (Usain Bolt)
- Venus (Venus Williams)
- Wade (Dwyane Wade)
- Wicket
- Xavi
- Yogi (Yogi Berra)
- Zidane
- Zoom
- Zlatan
Mythology-Inspired Male Dog Names
- Achilles
- Adonis
- Aeneas
- Apollo
- Ares
- Atlas
- Bacchus
- Balder
- Castor
- Cerberus
- Cronus
- Cupid
- Damon
- Dionysus
- Eros
- Fenrir
- Freyr
- Hades
- Hermes
- Horus
- Janus
- Jove
- Jupiter
- Kronos
- Loki
- Mars
- Mercury
- Midas
- Neptune
- Odin
- Osiris
- Pan
- Perseus
- Pluto
- Poseidon
- Ra
- Saturn
- Set
- Thor
- Titan
- Triton
- Vulcan
- Zeus
- Zephyr
- Anubis
- Hermes
- Orpheus
- Prometheus
- Sylvanus
- Thanatos
For more ideas, check out our list of 270 Epic Roman & Greek Female Dog Names!
Unique & Unusual Names for Male Dogs
- Alaric
- Baxter
- Caspian
- Dax
- Echo
- Fable
- Gulliver
- Huxley
- Ignatius
- Jinx
- Kipling
- Ludo
- Miko
- Nimbus
- Orion
- Pax
- Quixote
- Rafferty
- Saxon
- Thaddeus
- Ulysses
- Vex
- Whimsy
- Xander
- Yarrow
- Zephyr
- Quasar
- Onyx
- Marlowe
- Lux
- Isambard
- Helix
- Griffin
- Finch
- Eldridge
- Draco
- Cosmo
- Binx
- Ansel
- Alden
- Zane
- Wyndham
- Voss
- Tiberius
- Sterling
- Rune
- Quest
- Puck
- Novak
- Morrow
Male Dog Names Based on Colors
- Ash
- Azure
- Black
- Blue
- Bronze
- Brown
- Burgundy
- Cerulean
- Charcoal
- Chestnut
- Chocolate
- Cinnamon
- Cobalt
- Copper
- Coral
- Cream
- Crimson
- Ebony
- Emerald
- Gold
- Gray
- Green
- Hazel
- Indigo
- Ivory
- Jade
- Jet
- Lavender
- Lemon
- Lilac
- Lime
- Mahogany
- Maroon
- Mauve
- Navy
- Olive
- Orange
- Peach
- Pearl
- Pink
- Plum
- Ruby
- Rust
- Sapphire
- Scarlet
- Silver
- Tan
- Teal
- Turquoise
- Violet
Literary-Inspired Male Dog Names
- Atticus (from “To Kill a Mockingbird”)
- Gatsby (from “The Great Gatsby”)
- Holden (from “The Catcher in the Rye”)
- Rhett (from “Gone with the Wind”)
- Darcy (from “Pride and Prejudice”)
- Heathcliff (from “Wuthering Heights”)
- Sherlock (from “Sherlock Holmes”)
- Watson (from “Sherlock Holmes”)
- Gandalf (from “The Lord of the Rings”)
- Frodo (from “The Lord of the Rings”)
- Sawyer (from “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”)
- Finn (from “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”)
- Gulliver (from “Gulliver’s Travels”)
- Hamlet (from “Hamlet”)
- Horatio (from “Hamlet”)
- Lancelot (from Arthurian legends)
- Merlin (from Arthurian legends)
- Pip (from “Great Expectations”)
- Rochester (from “Jane Eyre”)
- Ahab (from “Moby-Dick”)
- Ishmael (from “Moby-Dick”)
- Beowulf (from “Beowulf”)
- Chaucer (after Geoffrey Chaucer)
- Dante (after Dante Alighieri)
- Hugo (after Victor Hugo)
- Orwell (after George Orwell)
- Tolstoy (after Leo Tolstoy)
- Homer (after Homer)
- Fitz (from “The Great Gatsby”, short for Fitzgerald)
- Dobby (from “Harry Potter”)
- Sirius (from “Harry Potter”)
- Aslan (from “The Chronicles of Narnia”)
- Caspian (from “The Chronicles of Narnia”)
- Quixote (from “Don Quixote”)
- Samsa (from “The Metamorphosis”)
- Kafka (after Franz Kafka)
- Marlowe (from “Heart of Darkness”)
- Algernon (from “Flowers for Algernon”)
- Karamazov (from “The Brothers Karamazov”)
- Zorba (from “Zorba the Greek”)
- Dracula (from “Dracula”)
- Hyde (from “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”)
- Valjean (from “Les Misérables”)
- Javert (from “Les Misérables”)
- Dante (from “The Divine Comedy”)
- Gilgamesh (from “Epic of Gilgamesh”)
- Othello (from “Othello”)
- Iago (from “Othello”)
- Falstaff (from “Henry IV”)
- Lear (from “King Lear”)
Global-Inspired Names for Boy Dogs
- Diego (Spanish)
- Enzo (Italian)
- Koji (Japanese)
- Lars (Scandinavian)
- Mateo (Spanish)
- Niko (Greek)
- Oleg (Russian)
- Pablo (Spanish)
- Quan (Vietnamese)
- Raj (Indian)
- Samir (Arabic)
- Tariq (Arabic)
- Uri (Hebrew)
- Vito (Italian)
- Wojtek (Polish)
- Xiang (Chinese)
- Youssef (Arabic)
- Zane (Arabic)
- Akira (Japanese)
- Boris (Russian)
- Carlos (Spanish)
- Dmitri (Russian)
- Eduardo (Portuguese/Spanish)
- Faisal (Arabic)
- Giorgio (Italian)
- Hiro (Japanese)
- Igor (Russian)
- Jamal (Arabic)
- Kenji (Japanese)
- Leon (German)
- Marco (Italian)
- Nils (Scandinavian)
- Omar (Arabic)
- Pierre (French)
- Qasim (Arabic)
- Raul (Spanish)
- Sven (Scandinavian)
- Taro (Japanese)
- Umar (Arabic)
- Vlad (Slavic)
- Wilhelm (German)
- Xiao (Chinese)
- Yasin (Arabic)
- Zoltan (Hungarian)
- Aarav (Indian)
- Bjorn (Scandinavian)
- Cem (Turkish)
- Dmitriy (Russian)
- Emilio (Italian)
- Fausto (Italian)
Adventure & Travel Inspired Dog Names
- Atlas
- Marco (after Marco Polo)
- Nile
- Everest
- Rio
- Salem
- Dakota
- Orlando
- Memphis
- Denver
- Phoenix
- Cairo
- Sydney
- Hudson
- Indiana
- Yukon
- Zion
- Maverick
- Ranger
- Scout
- Quest
- Voyager
- Nomad
- Jet
- Skip
- Trail
- West
- Easton
- North
- South
- Canyon
- Rocky
- Cliff
- Summit
- Ridge
- Valley
- Ocean
- River
- Lake
- Bay
- Harbor
- Delta
- Island
- Cove
- Beach
- Forest
- Park
- Field
- Prairie
- Mesa
Tech-Inspired Male Dog Names
- Pixel
- Byte
- Linux
- Java
- Cisco
- Apple
- Tesla
- Oracle
- Neo
- Echo
- Siri
- Bot
- Cache
- Code
- Crypto
- Data
- Dot
- Gig
- Halo
- Icon
- Link
- Nano
- Onyx
- Pixel
- Quest
- Ruby
- Siri
- Tesla
- Unix
- Vector
- Widget
- Xenon
- Yahoo
- Zip
- Azure
- Binary
- Cipher
- Digital
- Ethernet
- Fiber
- Hacker
- Intel
- Jpeg
- Kernel
- Logic
- Modem
- Norton
- Opcode
- Python
Anime Dog Names for Boys
- Goku (from “Dragon Ball”)
- Naruto (from “Naruto”)
- Luffy (from “One Piece”)
- Eren (from “Attack on Titan”)
- Sasuke (from “Naruto”)
- Totoro (from “My Neighbor Totoro”)
- Ash (from “Pokémon”)
- Levi (from “Attack on Titan”)
- Tanjiro (from “Demon Slayer”)
- Zoro (from “One Piece”)
- Deku (from “My Hero Academia”)
- Spike (from “Cowboy Bebop”)
- Alucard (from “Hellsing”)
- Kirito (from “Sword Art Online”)
- Guts (from “Berserk”)
- Kenshin (from “Rurouni Kenshin”)
- Light (from “Death Note”)
- Inuyasha (from “Inuyasha”)
- Jojo (from “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure”)
- Kaneki (from “Tokyo Ghoul”)
- Natsu (from “Fairy Tail”)
- Edward (from “Fullmetal Alchemist”)
- Gon (from “Hunter x Hunter”)
- Killua (from “Hunter x Hunter”)
- Kyo (from “Fruits Basket”)
- Mob (from “Mob Psycho 100”)
- Saitama (from “One Punch Man”)
- Shiro (from “No Game No Life”)
- Vash (from “Trigun”)
- Yato (from “Noragami”)
- Ace (from “One Piece”)
- Ban (from “The Seven Deadly Sins”)
- Conan (from “Detective Conan”)
- Dazai (from “Bungou Stray Dogs”)
- Erwin (from “Attack on Titan”)
- Ginko (from “Mushishi”)
- Hei (from “Darker than Black”)
- Itachi (from “Naruto”)
- Jiraiya (from “Naruto”)
- Kakashi (from “Naruto”)
- L (from “Death Note”)
- Meliodas (from “The Seven Deadly Sins”)
- Noctis (from “Final Fantasy XV” and related anime)
- Okabe (from “Steins;Gate”)
- Pikachu (from “Pokémon”)
- Quatre (from “Mobile Suit Gundam Wing”)
- Ryuk (from “Death Note”)
- Simon (from “Gurren Lagann”)
- Tetsuo (from “Akira”)
- Usopp (from “One Piece”)
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Water-Inspired Names for Dogs
These names all have a unique connection to water, perfect for a dog with a love for swimming, the beach, or even just a cool, water-inspired name.
- River
- Marlin
- Cove
- Delta
- Kai (Hawaiian for “sea”)
- Lagoon
- Brooks
- Caspian (after the Caspian Sea)
- Huron (after Lake Huron)
- Moby (as in Moby Dick)
- Nemo (from Latin for “nobody,” also the famous fish)
- Ocean
- Poseidon (Greek god of the sea)
- Rain
- Thames (after the River Thames)
- Triton (a sea god in Greek mythology)
- Wade
- Zale (Greek for “sea strength”)
- Aqua
- Bay
- Cliff (as in sea cliff)
- Drift
- Eddy (a circular movement of water)
- Ford (a shallow place in a river or stream)
- Gully (a water-worn ravine)
- Harbor
- Ice (for the polar pups)
- Jetty
- Kelp (seaweed)
- Loch (Scottish for “lake”)
- Marina
- Nile (after the river)
- Orinoco (after the river in South America)
- Puddle
- Quay (pronounced “kee”, a stone-built wharf)
- Reef
- Shoal (a shallow place in the sea)
- Tarn (a mountain lake)
- Umi (Japanese for “sea”)
- Vortex (a whirling mass of water)
- Wharf
- Yara (Brazilian river goddess, also means “water lady”)
- Stream
- Brooks
- Fjord (a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs)
- Galilee (after the Sea of Galilee)
- Hali (Greek for “sea”)
- Indus (after the river)
- Jökull (Icelandic for “glacier”)
- Kraken (legendary sea monster)
Tough Dog Names
- Axel
- Blade
- Bolt
- Brutus
- Caesar
- Chief
- Diesel
- Drake
- Fang
- Gage
- Hawk
- Hunter
- Igor
- Jax
- Knox
- Laser
- Mack
- Nero
- Onyx
- Pike
- Quartz
- Racer
- Sarge
- Tank
- Thor
- Viper
- Warden
- Xerxes
- York
- Zeus
- Apollo
- Bandit
- Clash
- Dexter
- Echo
- Flint
- Goliath
- Hades
- Iron
- Justice
- Koda
- Lancer
- Magnum
- Nitro
- Orion
- Phantom
- Rex
- Spartan
- Titan
- Vulcan
Star Wars Dog Names
- Anakin
- Boba
- Chewie
- Dooku
- Endor
- Fett
- Greedo
- Hoth
- IG-88
- Jango
- Kenobi
- Lando
- Mace
- Nien (as in Nien Nunb)
- Obi (as in Obi-Wan)
- Plo (as in Plo Koon)
- Qui-Gon
- Rex (Captain Rex)
- Solo
- Tarkin
- Ulic (Ulic Qel-Droma from the Expanded Universe)
- Vader
- Wicket (the Ewok)
- Xizor (Prince Xizor from the Expanded Universe)
- Yoda
- Zeb (from “Rebels”)
- Krennic (Director Krennic)
- Thrawn (Grand Admiral Thrawn)
- Saber (as in lightsaber)
- Cal (Cal Kestis from “Jedi: Fallen Order”)
- Ezra (from “Rebels”)
- Finn
- Grogu (The Child, Baby Yoda)
- Hux (General Hux)
- Iden (Iden Versio from “Battlefront II”)
- Jinn (Qui-Gon Jinn)
- Kanan (from “Rebels”)
- Luke
- Moff (as in Moff Gideon)
- Nihilus (Darth Nihilus from the Expanded Universe)
- Ordo (Canderous Ordo from “Knights of the Old Republic”)
- Poe (Poe Dameron)
- Quiil (from “The Mandalorian”)
- Revan (Darth Revan from the Expanded Universe)
- Starkiller (Galen Marek’s codename from “The Force Unleashed”)
- Tyranus (Darth Tyranus)
- Veers (General Veers)
- Wedge (Wedge Antilles)
- Xanatos (from the “Jedi Apprentice” series)
- Yaddle
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Western Dog Names
- Tex
- Wyatt
- Dallas
- Carson
- Colt
- Austin
- Boone
- Cassidy (Butch Cassidy)
- Dodge
- Earp (Wyatt Earp)
- Ford
- Garrett (Pat Garrett)
- Houston
- Jesse (Jesse James)
- Kid (Billy the Kid)
- Laramie
- Maverick
- Nash
- Oakley (Annie Oakley)
- Prescott
- Quigley
- Reno
- Sawyer
- Travis (William B. Travis)
- Ulysses
- Vance
- Wade
- Xander
- Yates
- Zane (Zane Grey)
- Bandit
- Chance
- Denver
- Eastwood (Clint Eastwood)
- Flint
- Granger
- Hawk
- Indy
- Jett
- Kip
- Logan
- Marshal
- Ned (Ned Kelly)
- Outlaw
- Poncho
- Quincy
- Ranger
- Shane
- Tucker
- Virgil (Virgil Earp)
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Viking Dog Names for Males
- Ragnar (A legendary Viking warrior)
- Thor (Norse god of thunder)
- Loki (Norse god of mischief)
- Bjorn (Means “bear”)
- Leif (Famous Viking explorer)
- Ivar (A legendary Viking leader)
- Erik (As in Erik the Red, a famous Viking explorer)
- Sigurd (A legendary hero of Norse mythology)
- Frey (Norse god of fertility)
- Gunnar (Means “warrior”)
- Haldor (Means “Thor’s rock”)
- Jormungandr (The Midgard serpent in Norse mythology)
- Kjetil (Means “kettle” or “helmet”)
- Magnus (Means “great”)
- Njord (Norse god of the sea and winds)
- Odin (The chief of the Norse gods)
- Pål (Norse form of Paul)
- Quin (Derived from a Scandinavian surname meaning “descendant of Conn”)
- Rollo (A Viking who became the first ruler of Normandy)
- Sven (Means “young warrior”)
- Tyr (Norse god of war)
- Ulf (Means “wolf”)
- Vidar (A Norse god associated with vengeance)
- Wulfgar (Means “wolf spear”)
- Yngvi (Another name for the god Freyr)
- Zephyr (Not traditionally Viking, but its meaning of a gentle breeze could suit a swift or gentle dog)
- Skoll (A wolf that chases the sun in Norse mythology)
- Hati (A wolf that chases the moon in Norse mythology)
- Fenrir (A monstrous wolf in Norse mythology)
- Balder (The Norse god of light and purity)
- Thorvald (Means “Thor’s ruler”)
- Sigbjørn (Means “victory bear”)
- Harald (A common name among Viking kings)
- Ingvar (Means “warrior of Ing”, Ing being a Norse god)
- Jarl (Means “nobleman” or “chief”)
- Knut (A Viking king known for his conquests)
- Orm (Means “dragon” or “snake”)
- Ragnarok (The Norse apocalypse)
- Stig (Means “wanderer”)
- Tormod (Means “mind” or “courage”)
- Ulrik (Means “noble ruler”)
- Varg (Means “wolf”)
- Asbjørn (Means “bear of the gods”)
- Bård (Means “battle against peace”)
- Cnut (Another form of Knut)
- Dagr (Means “day” in Old Norse)
- Einar (Means “lone warrior”)
- Frode (Means “wise” or “learned”)
- Gorm (Means “he who worships god”)
- Helge (Means “holy”, “blessed”)
Space-Inspired Male Dog Names
- Apollo
- Astro
- Atlas
- Buzz
- Comet
- Cosmo
- Draco
- Eclipse
- Galileo
- Hubble
- Jett
- Jupiter
- Kepler
- Leo
- Mars
- Mercury
- Meteor
- Neptune
- Nova
- Oberon
- Orion
- Pluto
- Quasar
- Rocket
- Saturn
- Sirius
- Sol
- Spock
- Star
- Stellar
- Titan
- Ursa
- Vega
- Vulcan
- Zenith
- Zenith
- Zephyr
- Halo
- Nebula
- Pulsar
- Rigel
- Polaris
- Rhea
- Callisto
- Cygnus
- Lyra
- Perseus
- Phoenix
- Thalassa
- Triton
Finding the perfect name for your new pup can feel overwhelming with so many choices, but hopefully, our list of 1000 cute male dog names has made the process a bit easier and a lot more fun. From timeless classics to quirky and unique options, there’s a name here to suit every kind of canine personality. Remember, the right name is one that you love and that your dog responds to, so take your time and enjoy the journey of discovering the perfect fit.