Giving dogs human names has become more and more of a trend as dogs have moved into their position as family members. We’ve pulled together a list of 1000 boy dog names, arranged alphabetically.
There’s been a trend the last few years to select human names for our dogs. There might not be anything cuter than a male dog running over to respond to the name of Walter or Louis.
These classic names are pulled from Social Security data starting in 1880, old-fashioned dog names for your new good boy!
Classic Male Dog Names Starting with A
- Aaron
- Abe
- Abel
- Abner
- Adam
- Addison
- Adelbert
- Adolph
- Adolphus
- Adrian
- Al
- Alan
- Alberich
- Albert
- Alberto
- Albin
- Alden
- Alejandro
- Alessio
- Alex
- Alexander
- Alfonso
- Alford
- Alfred
- Alfredo
- Allan
- Allen
- Allie
- Alma
- Alonzo
- Aloysius
- Alphonse
- Alphonso
- Alton
- Alva
- Alvah
- Alvin
- Ambrose
- Amos
- Anderson
- Andre
- Andres
- Andrew
- Andy
- Angel
- Angelo
- Angus
- Anthony
- Antoine
- Anton
- Antone
- Antonio
- Arch
- Archibald
- Archie
- Arlie
- Armand
- Armando
- Arnie
- Arnold
- Arther
- Arthur
- Artie
- Arturo
- Aubrey
- August
- Augustus
- Austin
- Avery
- Axel
B
- Barney
- Barry
- Bart
- Basil
- Ben
- Benjamin
- Benjiman
- Bennett
- Bennie
- Benny
- Bernard
- Berry
- Bert
- Bertram
- Bill
- Billie
- Billy
- Bishop
- Blaine
- Blair
- Blake
- Bob
- Bobbie
- Bobby
- Booker
- Boyd
- Brad
- Bradford
- Bradley
- Brady
- Brandon
- Brendan
- Brent
- Bret
- Brett
- Brian
- Bruce
- Bruno
- Bryan
- Bryant
- Bryce
- Bryon
- Buck
- Bud
- Buddy
- Buford
- Burl
- Burt
- Burton
- Buster
- Byron
Human Names for Boy Dogs Starting with C
- Cal
- Caleb
- Calvin
- Cameron
- Carey
- Carl
- Carlos
- Carlton
- Carmine
- Carrol
- Carroll
- Carter
- Cary
- Casey
- Casimir
- Casper
- Cassius
- Cecil
- Cedric
- Cesar
- Chad
- Chadwick
- Charles
- Charley
- Charlie
- Chas
- Chauncey
- Chester
- Chris
- Christian
- Christopher
- Chuck
- Cicero
- Clarence
- Clark
- Claud
- Claude
- Clay
- Clayton
- Clem
- Clement
- Cleo
- Cletus
- Cleve
- Cleveland
- Cliff
- Clifford
- Clifton
- Clint
- Clinton
- Clyde
- Cody
- Coleman
- Colin
- Columbus
- Conrad
- Corey
- Cornelius
- Cory
- Coy
- Craig
- Crawford
- Curt
- Curtis
- Cyril
- Cyrus
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D
- Dale
- Dallas
- Dalton
- Damian
- Damon
- Dan
- Dana
- Dane
- Daniel
- Dannie
- Danny
- Daren
- Darin
- Darius
- Darnell
- Darrel
- Darrell
- Darren
- Darrick
- Darrin
- Darryl
- Darwin
- Daryl
- Dave
- David
- Davis
- Dean
- Delbert
- Dell
- Delmar
- Delmer
- Demetrius
- Denis
- Dennis
- Denny
- Denver
- Deon
- Derek
- Derick
- Derrick
- Devin
- Dewayne
- Dewey
- Dewitt
- Dexter
- Dick
- Dickie
- Dino
- Dion
- Dirk
- Dock
- Dominic
- Dominick
- Don
- Donald
- Donn
- Donnell
- Donnie
- Donny
- Donovan
- Dorothy
- Dorsey
- Doug
- Douglas
- Doyle
- Drew
- Duane
- Dudley
- Dustin
- Dwayne
- Dwight
- Dylan
E
- Earl
- Earle
- Early
- Earnest
- Ed
- Edd
- Eddie
- Eddy
- Edgar
- Edmond
- Edmund
- Eduardo
- Edward
- Edwin
- Egbert
- Elbert
- Eldon
- Eli
- Elias
- Elijah
- Elisha
- Elliot
- Elliott
- Ellis
- Ellsworth
- Elmer
- Elmo
- Elmore
- Elton
- Elvin
- Elwood
- Elza
- Elzie
- Emanuel
- Emerson
- Emery
- Emil
- Emile
- Emilio
- Emma
- Emmet
- Emmett
- Emmitt
- Emory
- Enoch
- Enos
- Enrique
- Ephraim
- Erastus
- Eric
- Erich
- Erick
- Erik
- Erin
- Ernest
- Ernesto
- Ernie
- Errol
- Ervin
- Erwin
- Ethan
- Eugene
- Evan
- Everett
- Everette
- Evert
- Ezekiel
- Ezra
F
- Felipe
- Felix
- Ferdinand
- Fernando
- Fletcher
- Florence
- Floyd
- Ford
- Forest
- Forrest
- Foster
- Frances
- Francis
- Francisco
- Frank
- Frankie
- Franklin
- Fred
- Freddie
- Freddy
- Frederic
- Frederick
- Fredric
- Fredrick
- Freeman
- Fritz
- Furman
G
- Gabriel
- Gail
- Gale
- Galen
- Garfield
- Garland
- Garrett
- Garry
- Gary
- Gayle
- Gene
- General
- Geo
- Geoffrey
- George
- Gerald
- Gerard
- Gerardo
- Gerry
- Gilbert
- Gilberto
- Giles
- Glen
- Glenn
- Gordon
- Grady
- Grant
- Granville
- Green
- Greg
- Gregg
- Gregory
- Grover
- Guadalupe
- Guillermo
- Gus
- Gust
- Gustav
- Gustave
- Gustavo
- Guy
Find more classic names in our Dog Names that Start with A list!
H
- Hal
- Hallie
- Hamilton
- Hans
- Harding
- Hardy
- Harlan
- Harley
- Harmon
- Harold
- Harris
- Harrison
- Harry
- Harve
- Harvey
- Haywood
- Heath
- Hector
- Henery
- Henry
- Herbert
- Herman
- Herschel
- Hershel
- Hiram
- Hobart
- Hobert
- Hollis
- Homer
- Horace
- Horatio
- Houston
- Howard
- Howell
- Hoyt
- Hubert
- Huey
- Hugh
- Hugo
- Hyman
I
- Ian
- Ike
- Ira
- Irvin
- Irving
- Irwin
- Isaac
- Isadore
- Isaiah
- Isiah
- Ismael
- Isom
- Israel
- Issac
- Ivan
- Ivory
J
James ranks as the #1 boy name in the US for the past 100 years.
- Jack
- Jackie
- Jackson
- Jacob
- Jaime
- Jake
- Jamal
- James
- Jamey
- Jamie
- Jan
- Jared
- Jarrod
- Jason
- Jasper
- Javier
- Jay
- Jayson
- Jean
- Jeff
- Jefferson
- Jeffery
- Jeffrey
- Jeffry
- Jennings
- Jerald
- Jeremiah
- Jeremy
- Jerold
- Jerome
- Jerrold
- Jerry
- Jess
- Jesse
- Jessie
- Jesus
- Jewel
- Jim
- Jimmie
- Jimmy
- Jody
- Joe
- Joel
- Joesph
- Joey
- John
- Johnathan
- Johnie
- Johnnie
- Johnny
- Johnson
- Jon
- Jonas
- Jonathan
- Jonathon
- Jordan
- Jorge
- Jose
- Joseph
- Josh
- Joshua
- Josiah
- Juan
- Judge
- Judson
- Jules
- Julian
- Julio
- Julius
- Junior
- Junius
- Justin
K
- Karl
- Keith
- Kelly
- Kelvin
- Ken
- Kendall
- Kenneth
- Kennith
- Kenny
- Kent
- Kermit
- Kerry
- Kevin
- Kim
- King
- Kirby
- Kirk
- Kris
- Kristopher
- Kurt
- Kurtis
- Kyle
L
- Lacy
- Lafayette
- Lamar
- Lamont
- Lance
- Lane
- Lanny
- Larkin
- Larry
- Laurence
- Lavern
- Laverne
- Lawrence
- Lawson
- Leander
- Lee
- Leland
- Lem
- Lemuel
- Lenard
- Leo
- Leon
- Leonard
- Leroy
- Leslie
- Lester
- Leto
- Levi
- Lew
- Lewis
- Lige
- Linwood
- Lionel
- Lloyd
- Logan
- Lon
- Lonnie
- Lonzo
- Loren
- Lorenzo
- Lou
- Louie
- Louis
- Lowell
- Loyd
- Lucian
- Lucien
- Lucious
- Lucius
- Luis
- Luke
- Luther
- Lyle
- Lyman
- Lynn
M
- Mack
- Madison
- Mahlon
- Major
- Malcolm
- Manuel
- Marc
- Marco
- Marcos
- Marcus
- Mario
- Marion
- Mark
- Marlin
- Marlon
- Marshall
- Martin
- Marty
- Marvin
- Mary
- Mason
- Mat
- Mathew
- Mathias
- Matt
- Matthew
- Maurice
- Max
- Maynard
- Mckinley
- Melville
- Melvin
- Melvyn
- Merle
- Merlin
- Merrill
- Merritt
- Merton
- Mervin
- Michael
- Micheal
- Michel
- Mickey
- Miguel
- Mike
- Miles
- Milford
- Millard
- Milo
- Milton
- Minnie
- Minor
- Mitch
- Mitchell
- Monroe
- Monte
- Monty
- Morgan
- Morris
- Morton
- Mose
- Moses
- Murray
- Myron
N
- Napoleon
- Nat
- Nathan
- Nathaniel
- Neal
- Ned
- Neil
- Nelson
- Newton
- Nicholas
- Nick
- Nicky
- Noah
- Noble
- Noel
- Nolan
- Norbert
- Norman
- Normand
- Norris
O
- Odell
- Odis
- Ole
- Olen
- Olin
- Oliver
- Ollie
- Omar
- Omer
- Ora
- Oran
- Orin
- Orlando
- Orrin
- Orval
- Orville
- Oscar
- Otho
- Otis
- Otto
- Owen
P
- Pablo
- Parker
- Pasquale
- Pat
- Patricia
- Patrick
- Patsy
- Paul
- Pearl
- Pedro
- Percy
- Perley
- Perry
- Pete
- Peter
- Phil
- Philip
- Phillip
- Pierce
- Pink
- Pleasant
- Porter
- Preston
- Prince
Q
- Quentin
- Quincy
- Quinn
R
- Rafael
- Raleigh
- Ralph
- Ramiro
- Ramon
- Randal
- Randall
- Randell
- Randolph
- Randy
- Ransom
- Raul
- Ray
- Raymond
- Reed
- Reggie
- Reginald
- Rene
- Reuben
- Rex
- Reynaldo
- Ricardo
- Richard
- Rick
- Rickey
- Rickie
- Ricky
- Riley
- Rob
- Robbie
- Robby
- Robert
- Roberto
- Robin
- Rocco
- Rocky
- Rod
- Roderick
- Rodger
- Rodney
- Rodolfo
- Rogelio
- Roger
- Roland
- Rolando
- Rolla
- Rolland
- Rollie
- Rollin
- Roman
- Ron
- Ronald
- Ronnie
- Ronny
- Roosevelt
- Rory
- Roscoe
- Ross
- Roy
- Royal
- Royce
- Ruben
- Rubin
- Rudolph
- Rudy
- Rufus
- Rupert
- Russ
- Russel
- Russell
- Rusty
- Ryan
Dog Names (Male) Starting with S
- Salvador
- Salvatore
- Sam
- Sammie
- Sammy
- Samuel
- Sandy
- Sanford
- Saul
- Scot
- Scott
- Scottie
- Scotty
- Sean
- Sergio
- Seth
- Seymour
- Shane
- Shannon
- Shaun
- Shawn
- Shelby
- Sheldon
- Sherman
- Shirley
- Shon
- Sidney
- Silas
- Sim
- Simeon
- Simon
- Smith
- Sol
- Solomon
- Spencer
- Squire
- Stacey
- Stacy
- Stan
- Stanley
- Stefan
- Stephan
- Stephen
- Sterling
- Steve
- Steven
- Stevie
- Stewart
- Stuart
- Sydney
- Sylvester
T
- Taylor
- Ted
- Teddy
- Terence
- Terrance
- Terrell
- Terrence
- Terry
- Thaddeus
- Theodore
- Thomas
- Thurman
- Tim
- Timmy
- Timothy
- Tobe
- Toby
- Tod
- Todd
- Tom
- Tomas
- Tommie
- Tommy
- Tony
- Tracey
- Tracy
- Travis
- Trent
- Trevor
- Troy
- Truman
- Turner
- Ty
- Tyler
- Tyrone
U
- Ulysses
V
- Valentine
- Van
- Vance
- Vaughn
- Vern
- Verne
- Vernon
- Victor
- Vince
- Vincent
- Virgil
- Vito
W
- Wade
- Waldo
- Walker
- Wallace
- Walter
- Ward
- Warner
- Warren
- Wash
- Washington
- Wayne
- Webster
- Weldon
- Wendell
- Wesley
- Wilber
- Wilbert
- Wilbur
- Wilburn
- Wiley
- Wilford
- Wilfred
- Will
- Willard
- William
- Willie
- Willis
- Wilmer
- Wilson
- Wilton
- Winfield
- Winfred
- Winston
- Woodrow
- Wyatt
Z
- Zachary
- Zack
- Zane
How to select a name for your puppy or newly adopted dog
With so many male dog names to choose from, how to select just one?
The American Kennel Club issued some good tips to keep in mind when selecting that important boy puppy name:
- Observe your dog for a few days to learn more about his character. You might want a name that suggests his personality; if he loves to be the center of attention, a name like King or Star might be appropriate.
- Look for short, sweet names of one or two syllables.
- Look at names that end in a vowel like Rocky or Louie.
- Don’t choose a name that’s too long; you’ll confuse your dog.
- Don’t pick a name that sounds like a command. They point out that “Joe” sounds like “No.” We once knew a dog owner with a dog named “Noel” who had the same problem.
- If you name your dog after a friend or relative, ask their permission first. (They may or may not be honored!)
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