Male Dog Names

Male pups come in all shapes and sizes but one thing’s for sure – these doggos need the perfect masculine names to match their strapping good looks. Stuck on the usual “Buddy” or “Benji”? Go for something unique and extra special for your extraordinary male pooch.

Male dog names, such as Aristotle or Einstein, are befitting for smarty pups. But if you’ve got a fearless canine, then Artemis, Caesar and Brutus are no-brainer options. Or, you can go for something cute such as Baloo, Casper, or Bagheera!

From cute and cuddly to fun and fab, we’ve got several male dog name suggestions for you. Have a blast checking out these options and find which one matches your pup’s unique persona.

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘A’

  • Ace
  • Achilles
  • Aero
  • Aiden
  • Ajax
  • Alf
  • Alistair
  • Alpha
  • Angus
  • Apollo
  • Archer
  • Archie
  • Ares
  • Aristotle
  • Arlo
  • Arnold
  • Artemis
  • Ash 
  • Asher 
  • Aspen
  • Astro
  • Atlas
  • Atticus
  • Auggie
  • Avery
  • Axel

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘B’

  • Bagheera
  • Bailey
  • Baloo
  • Balto
  • Bandit
  • Banjo
  • Barkley
  • Barley
  • Barney
  • Baron
  • Batman
  • Baxter
  • Bear
  • Beau
  • Beckett
  • Beethoven
  • Benji
  • Bennett
  • Bentley
  • Bernie
  • Beta 
  • Billy
  • Bingo
  • Biscuit
  • Blade
  • Blake
  • Blaster
  • Blaze
  • Blue
  • Bo
  • Boba
  • Bodie
  • Bolt
  • Bond
  • Boomer 
  • Boots
  • Boris
  • Bosco
  • Bowie
  • Bradley
  • Brock
  • Broderick
  • Bronson
  • Bruce
  • Bruiser
  • Bruno
  • Brutus
  • Bryce
  • Bubba
  • Bubbles
  • Buck
  • Buddy
  • Bugs
  • Bull
  • Buster
  • Butch
  • Buttons
  • Buzz
  • Byron

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘C’

  • Caesar
  • Cain
  • Caleb
  • Calvin
  • Captain
  • Carter
  • Casey
  • Cash
  • Casper
  • Cassius
  • Champ
  • Chaos
  • Charlie
  • Chase
  • Chester
  • Chewy / Chewbacca
  • Chico
  • Chief
  • Chip
  • Chipper
  • Clark
  • Clint
  • Clyde
  • Cody
  • Colby
  • Colt
  • Cona
  • Cookie
  • Cooper 
  • Copernicus
  • Copper
  • Corky
  • Courage

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘D’

  • Daffy
  • Dakota 
  • Dale
  • Dallas
  • Dandy
  • Dane
  • Dante 
  • Darby
  • Darcy
  • Darius 
  • Darth
  • Darwin
  • Dash / Dasher 
  • Davy
  • Dexter
  • Diego
  • Diesel
  • Dino
  • Dixie
  • Dobby
  • Doc
  • Dodger
  • Dom
  • Donnie
  • Douglas
  • Drago
  • Drake
  • Drew
  • Duffy
  • Duke
  • Dusty
  • Dylan

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘E’

  • Earl
  • Echo
  • Eddie
  • Edison
  • Einstein
  • Elf 
  • Eli
  • Elliot
  • Elmer 
  • Elmo
  • Elvis
  • Emmett
  • Enzo
  • Ernie
  • Errol
  • Espresso
  • Evan
  • Everest
  • Everett
  • Ewok

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘F’

  • Falco
  • Fang
  • Fargo
  • Farley
  • Felix
  • Fergus
  • Fido
  • Finn
  • Fisher
  • Fitz
  • Flash
  • Fletcher
  • Floyd
  • Flynn
  • Forrest 
  • Frank
  • Frankie
  • Freddie
  • Frodo
  • Fuzz

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘G’

  • Gabe
  • Gabriel
  • Gale
  • Garth
  • George
  • Geyser
  • Ghost
  • Gibson
  • Gizmo
  • Godzilla
  • Gonzo
  • Goose
  • Gordo
  • Griffin
  • Grit
  • Grover
  • Gryffindor
  • Gulliver
  • Gunner
  • Gus

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘H’

  • Hades
  • Hamilton
  • Hank
  • Hans
  • Hansel
  • Harley
  • Harrison
  • Harvey
  • Hawkeye
  • Heath
  • Hector
  • Hendrix
  • Hercules
  • Hershey
  • Hobbs
  • Hogan
  • Homer
  • Hooch
  • Hoover
  • Huckleberry
  • Hugo
  • Hunter
  • Hurricane
  • Huxley
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Male Dog Names That Start With ‘I’

  • Ice
  • Icon
  • Iggy
  • Igor
  • Imp
  • Indiana
  • Inky

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘J’

  • Jabba
  • Jackie
  • Jafar
  • Jagger
  • Jake
  • Jameson
  • Jasper
  • Java
  • Jaws
  • Jax
  • Jeb
  • Jeeves
  • Jerry
  • Jesse
  • Jet
  • Jethro
  • Jimmy
  • Jingles
  • Jinx
  • Johnny
  • Jordan
  • Jude
  • Junior
  • Juno
  • Jupiter

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘K’

  • Kai
  • Kaiser
  • Kane
  • Kenji
  • Kennedy
  • Kent
  • Kermit
  • Khan
  • King
  • Kipling
  • Kit
  • Knight
  • Knox
  • Kobe
  • Koda
  • Kodiak
  • Kona
  • Kyle
  • Kylo

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘L’

  • Lancelot
  • Lars
  • Laser
  • Lee
  • Leeroy
  • Legend
  • Lennon
  • Leonardo
  • Levi
  • Logan
  • Loki
  • Louie
  • Luca
  • Lucas
  • Luigi
  • Luke 
  • Lupin
  • Luther
  • Lynx

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘M’

  • Mac
  • Major
  • Mario
  • Marley
  • Marlo
  • Marty
  • Mason
  • Maverick
  • Max
  • Maximus
  • Merlin
  • Mickey
  • Miles
  • Milo
  • Minion
  • Monty
  • Moose
  • Mowgli

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘N’

  • Nano
  • Napoleon
  • Nautilus
  • Nemo
  • Nitro
  • Noah
  • Norris
  • Nova
  • Nugget

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘O’

  • Oakley
  • Obi-wan
  • Odie
  • Odin
  • Ollie
  • Onyx
  • Optimus
  • Oreo
  • Orion
  • Oscar
  • Otto
  • Ozzy

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘P’

  • Pablo
  • Pacino
  • Parker 
  • Peanut
  • Pebbles
  • Pepper
  • Percival (Percy)
  • Perry
  • Picasso
  • Pickle
  • Plato
  • Pluto
  • Pongo
  • Prancer
  • Prince

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘Q’

  • Quaker
  • Quasimodo
  • Quibbles
  • Quill
  • Quincy
  • Quinn
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Male Dog Names That Start With ‘R’

  • Ralph
  • Rambo
  • Ranger
  • Raven
  • Rebel
  • Reggie
  • Remington
  • Rex
  • Ridley
  • Riley
  • Ringo
  • Rio
  • Ripley
  • Robin
  • Rocky
  • Romeo
  • Rosco
  • Rufus
  • Russell
  • Rusty
  • Ryder
  • Rykker

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘S’

  • Samson
  • Sarge
  • Saul
  • Sawyer 
  • Scooby
  • Scooter
  • Scottie
  • Scout
  • Scrapper
  • Scrappy
  • Sebastian
  • Seuss
  • Shadow
  • Sherlock
  • Shiloh
  • Shrek
  • Silo
  • Simba
  • Sirius
  • Skipper 
  • Smokey
  • Snoopy
  • Socks
  • Socrates
  • Sparky
  • Sparrow
  • Spencer
  • Spike
  • Spud
  • Stark
  • Starsky
  • Stevie 
  • Stitch
  • Storm
  • Stuart

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘T’

  • Tahoe
  • Tank
  • Tanner
  • Taz
  • Teddy
  • Thaddeus
  • Theodore
  • Thor
  • Tiger
  • Titus
  • Tobias
  • Todd
  • Tonto
  • Torro
  • Toto
  • Tracker
  • Trip
  • Trojan
  • Tucker
  • Turner
  • Tyler 
  • Tyrion
  • Tyson

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘U’

  • Uber 
  • Ultra
  • Ulysses
  • Uri 
  • Usher
  • Utah

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘V’

  • Vagabond
  • Valentine
  • Valor
  • Vandal
  • Victor
  • Viggo
  • Vinnie
  • Virgil

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘W’

  • Wade
  • Waggles
  • Walter
  • Warrior
  • Watson
  • Wesley
  • Wheeler
  • Whiskey
  • Widget
  • Wilder
  • William
  • Willie
  • Winston
  • Wolf 
  • Woody
  • Wriggles
  • Wyatt

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘X’

  • Xanadu
  • Xander
  • Xavi 
  • Xavier
  • Xayne
  • Xenos
  • Xerox
  • Xyler

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘Y’

  • Yakov
  • Yakuza
  • Yates
  • Yeller 
  • Yeti
  • Yoda
  • Yogi
  • York
  • Yosemite
  • Yoshi
  • Yukon
  • Yuri

Male Dog Names That Start With ‘Z’

  • Zack
  • Zale
  • Zander
  • Zane
  • Zappa
  • Zeb
  • Zed
  • Zeke
  • Zephir
  • Zeppelin
  • Zeus
  • Ziggy
  • Zino
  • Zion
  • Zipper
  • Zippy
  • Zorro
  • Zulu
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