Popular Male Dog Names
Perfect If You Love Music

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Dedicated to our visitors who love music, these popular male dog names will have you and your dog tapping your paws and groovin to their sound as they pay homage to popular male singers and musicians.

Since it is commonplace nowadays to name ones dog after people, if you and your four legged rockstar love music, why not consider giving your male pal a popular name from one of those listed below?

Want Some Examples? How About These...

K.C.: After the famous K.C. and the Sunshine Band, this popular male musician helped millions of dancers during the Disco era shake their groove thang to hits like I'm Your Boogie Man, Shake Your Booty and others! Name your male dog K.C. and he'll be your Doggie Man when he shakes his booty.

Benny: If understandably Disco isn't your thing and Big Band Music is, then maybe the male name Benny after Benny Goodman (also known as The King Of Swing) might be a good and popular male dog name.

Slash: The infamous lead guitarist from the popular group Guns N' Roses, this dude had it goin on style wise with his trademark black top hat and overabundant hair. This might make a good popular male dog name for a black dog, an intimidating male Pit Bull or even a cute Chihuahua name.

Elvis: How about naming your hound after the original hound dog himself? A perfect popular male dog name for the pooch that has high hair, a strange attraction to sequenced jumpsuits and who leaves the girl dogs swooning.

Ozzy: Why not pay doggie homage to the king of Heavy Metal himself...Ozzy Osbourne? Made popular thru his on and off stage antics, he lead the band Black Sabbath onto music stardom as well as countless hangovers.

So as you can see, there's lots of unique popular male dog names after male musicians to choose from and the above are just a few examples. Take a gander at the name list below where you can find many more ideas....

Our Popular Male Dog Name List...

Ace	After popular Ace Frehley, KISS guitarist
Angus	Angus Young, male member of AC/DC
Avalon	Frankie Avalon of Beach Blanket Bingo fame
Axl	From Axl Rose the lead singer of Guns & Roses
B.B.	After B.B. King popular male blues artist
Basie	Count Basie, jazz pianist and composer
Bernie	Bernie Taupin lyric writer for Elton John
Bieber	Canadian teen idol, discovered on YouTube
Bolt	After Michael Bolton, good for a fast dog
Bon	Bon Jovi, popular heavy metal band leader
Bowie	After David Bowie, male glam rocker
Braddock	Bobby Braddock, Country Music Hall of Fame
Braxton	Anthony Braxton, jazz musician and band leader
Brooks	Garth Brooks, Country Music Hall of Fame member
Brubeck	Dave Brubeck, popular jazz pianist
Bruno	Bruno Mars, Grammy winning singer
Buck	Buck Owens, sang with the Buckaroos
Calloway	Cab Calloway, jazz singer and band leader
Campbell	Glen Campbell, popular country crooner
Carter	Nick Carter, member of Backstreet Boys
Cash	Johnny Cash legendary country singer
Cassidy	From David Cassidy of the Partridge Family
Charlie	Charlie Daniels sang "Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Chet	Chet Atkins, creator of the Nashville sound
Chick	Chick Corea, Grammy winning male jazz artist
Chubby	As in Chubby Checkers, good for a pudgy dog
Clapton	Eric Clapton, popular Grammy winner
Coltrane	John Coltrane, American jazz saxophonist
Conway	Conway Twitty, Country Music Hall of Fame
Cooper	From Alice Cooper
Costello	Elvis Costello, Grammy nominee
Count	Count Basie, jazz pianist and composer
Davis	Miles Davis, American trumpeter and composer
Dean	Jimmy Dean, Country Music Hall of Fame member
Denver	John Denver, popular CMA award winner
Dio	Ronnie James Dio, singer
Dizzy	Dizzy Gillespie, this dog runs circles around others
Domino	From Fats Domino, good for a black & white dog
Duke	Duke Ellington, American big band leader
Dylan	Bob Dylan, popular male folk rock singer
Elton	Elton John, good for the dog that's a flashy dresser
Elvis	The original hound dog
Fabian	Teen idol performed on American Bandstand
Fatone	Joey Fatone, member of 'NSYNC
Fats	From Fats Domino, a fun name for a skinny dog
Frank	Frank Sinatra, loved by the bobby soxers
Frankie	Frankie Avalon of Beach Blanket Bingo fame
Garcia	Jerry Garcia of Grateful Dead fame
Garth	Garth Brooks, Country Music Hall of Fame member
Geezer	Geezer Butler, Black Sabbath guitarist

Gentry	Bobbie Gentry, popular male country music artist
Gill	Vince Gill, country singer-songwriter
Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie, jazz legend
Hagar	Sammy Hagar, Van Halen front man
Hammer	MC Hammer, 1990 music superstar
Hank	Hank Williams, famous country star
Harrison	George Harrison, one of the Fab Four
Herbie	Herbie Hancock, popular jazz artist
Huey	Huey Lewis and the News
Iggy	Iggy Pop, great name for an Italian Greyhound
Jackson	Alan Jackson, CMA award winner
Jagger	Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones
Jethro	Jethro Tull, first heavy metal Grammy winner
J.C.	Johnny Cash, country and rockabilly artist
Kanye	Kanye West - should have stayed away from Kim
Legend	John Legend, Grammy nominee
Lennon	John Lennon, of the Beatles
Lenny	Lenny Kravitz, singer and actor
Lizzy	Thin Lizzy, Irish rock band
Lombardo	Dave Lombardo, member of Slayer
Louie	After Louis Armstrong, jazz legend
Lovett	Lyle Lovett, country crooner
Marley	After Bob Marley, reggae star, master of the bong
Mars	Bruno Mars, popular Grammy winning singer
M.C.	MC Hammer, 1990 music superstar
McCoy	Charlie McCoy, country harmonica player
McGraw	Tim McGraw, 40 million+ records sold
Merle	Merle Haggard, Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
Micky	Micky Dolenz, male lead vocalist of the Monkees
Miles	Miles Davis, American trumpeter and composer
Montrose	Named after Ronny Montrose
Nelson	Willie Nelson, country singer and activist
Nelson	Ricky Nelson, had 53 songs on Billboard Hot 100
Osbourne	Ozzy Osbourne, founder of Black Sabbath
Osmond	Donny Osmond, half of the Donnie and Marie duo
Outkast	Rap/hip hop superstar
Owen	Buck Owens, sang with the Buckaroos
Ozzy	Ozzy Osbourne, colorful founder of Black Sabbath
Paisley	Brad Paisley, has 17 #1 hits on country charts
Presley	As in Elvis, the original hound dog
Pride	Charley Pride, male CMA award winner
Prince	Singer who liked to change his name
Ringo	Ringo Starr, most popular one of the Fab Four
Ritter	Tex Ritter, musician and actor
Rydell	Bobby Rydell, male singer of Volare
Sammy	Sammy Hagar, Van Halen front man
Shelton	Blake Shelton, CMA award winner
Simpson	Red Simpson, male country singer
Sinatra	Frank Sinatra, loved by the bobby soxers

Stanley	Paul Stanley, KISS guitarist
Sting	Popular lead singer of The Police
Tex	Tex Ritter, male musician and actor
Timber	After Justin Timberlake, member of 'NSYNC
Tull	Jethro Tull, first heavy metal Grammy winner
Vandal	American glam rock band
Velvet	Velvet Revolver, band
Vince	Vince Gill, male country singer-songwriter
Waylon	Waylon Jennings, in Country Music Hall of Fame
Willie	Willie Nelson, popular country singer and activist
Wonder	Stevie Wonder, piano and singing superstar
Wayne	Wayne Newton, his fans are called Wayniacs
YoYo Paw	Canine version of YoYo Ma, cellist star
Zappa	Frank Zappa, good name for a high energy dog
Ziggy	Ziggy Marley, popular reggae superstar