Popular Dog Names

More Of What Owners Are Naming Their Own Pups


When looking for popular dog names, deciding whether a name is a good one or not, is really a subjective thing.

Some owners prefer to name their dog a human name, while others choose a name that matches their pups disposition or appearance. On the list below you'll find a wide variety of popular puppy names that visitors to our site kindly contributed.

You'll see that the creativity behind some of these popular dog names goes beyond the predictable, and really shows a lot of creative care.

If you fail to find an idea for a name here, be sure to click on one of the links on the left side of this page for hundreds of other popular dog names and puppy names to choose from.

Here's what our visitors are naming their own dogs…

Introduce Yourself:  Rhea 
Your Dog Name(s):   Dixie and Oliver 
Why You Chose It: 
  It was hard for me to choose my new dog's name because I liked the name Dixie but I also like the name Sunshine. I was planning on naming her Sunshine even before I bought her but her personality said "Dixie". So that's why I named my yellow Labrador Retriever Dixie.
Oliver is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who is very curious and lovable. He always needs to know what's going on! So when we named him Oliver, he adapted to it so well that we were glad we named him that name!

Introduce Yourself:  Cayley
Your Dog Name(s):    Jack & Sally
Why You Chose It:   It's from The Nightmare Before Christmas. I can't believe this isn't in the couples names.

Introduce Yourself: 
 Jack Moore 
Your Dog Name(s):   Sophie
Why You Chose It:    The reason I chose Sophie is I just thought that it was a wonderful name. Sophie is a Golden Retriever. I use to have Black Lab named Goldie, I loved her so much but she passed away and it was really sad, but I am happy that I still have Sophie.
I hope you get an idea from this name Sophie.Thank you very much!

Introduce Yourself:  Delilah
Your Dog Name(s):   Mr.Crouton
Why You Chose It:    He's a cute little Chihuahua with a sour face. Just one of many popular dog names that popped in my head and stuck.

Introduce Yourself:  Danielle
Your Dog Name(s):   Rocky and Breezy 
Why You Chose It:   Rocky liked to play with rocks when he was a puppy and Breezy's tail flowed in the breeze.

Introduce Yourself: 
 Somaly
Your Dog Name(s):   Prada
Why You Chose It:  Because Prada costs as much as a Prada brand 

Introduce Yourself: Terilee
Your Dog Name(s):   Minnie Barker (lil dog), Justice (shep), Kokus (rot), Capone (pit), Shadow Dancer (rot)
Why You Chose It:  Kokus, Dancer and Justice (just last week while my family and I were on vacation, Justice was killed due to neglegence by my pet sitter) Three of my beloved kids, who have passed on. 
  
Introduce Yourself: 
Erin
Your Dog Name(s):  Layla 
Why You Chose It:  I love Eric Clapton...she was a white german shepard 

Introduce Yourself:  Anna
Your Dog Name(s):   Suki
Why You Chose It:   We chose this name because it rhymed with cookie and its my fave biscuit 

Introduce Yourself:  Carly
Your Dog Name(s):  Jellybean and Tippy
Why You Chose It:  My dogs are teacup Chihuahuas and when I first got them they were 4 weeks old and were adorable, they didn't have names when I got them so that was my job.
I named Tippy her name because when she walked on the kitchen floor her feet would tip along. And I named Jellybean because she would always roll around the floor and would always be in a different mood. Jellybeans come in a rainbow of colors and to me the rainbow is Jellybean's different moods. 

Introduce Yourself:  MaryJean
Your Dog Name(s):  Daikiri (daiki)
Why You Chose It:  Since my husband really didn't want the kids and I to have a dog, we let him pick the name..so he picked Daikiri, that was my favorite drink. She has passed on, but we remember her with lots of love! 

Introduce Yourself:   Meghan
Your Dog Name(s):   Kibby
Why You Chose It: 
  It's just adorable! plus it reminds me of Kibbles and Bits...

Introduce Yourself:  Susan
Your Dog Name(s): 
Maggie
Why You Chose It:  C
ause it is sooooooo cute!

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