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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 over 900 boy dog names, arranged alphabetically. These classic names are pulled from Social Security data starting in 1880, old-fashioned dog names for your new good boy!
Classic Boy Dog Names Starting with A
- Aaron
- Abe
- Abel
- Abner
- Abraham
- Abram
- Adam
- Addison
- Adelbert
- Adolph
- Adolphus
- Adrian
- Al
- Alan
- Albert
- Alberto
- Albin
- Alden
- Alejandro
- 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
- Anna
- Anthony
- Antoine
- Anton
- Antone
- Antonio
- Arch
- Archibald
- Archie
- Arlie
- Armand
- Armando
- 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
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 Girl Dog Names post!
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
- 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
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
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 names to choose from, how to select just one?
The American Kennel Club issued some good tips to keep in mind when you name your dog:
- 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 boy dog 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!)
