Dogs are best friends of humans. They crave for a good master. However, naming a dog could be a tedious task for even the greatest master. Some people would prefer naming their male dog based on the name of a wrestler, while others would prefer the names of celebrities. Therefore, the following are some of the popular names of male dogs organized into various categories.
General Popular Names for Males
- Cooper
- Rocky
- Bentley
- Buster
- Gunner
- Roscoe
- Chase
- Butter
- Grunt
- Hunter
- Banjo
- Marky
- Gallop
- Violet
- Madeye
- Cook
- Captain
- Jackie
- Lightning
- Centaur
- Invincible
- Cody
- Usher
- Leo
- Murphy
- Dex
- Ace
- Chance
- Brutus
- Julius
- Romeo
- Hanks
- Zeus
- Milo
- Buddy
- Tucker
- Teddy
- Louie
- Moose
- Jhonsy
- Diesel
- Chewy
- Simba
- Shadow
- Cash
- Ranger
- Abbott
- Aero
- Aries
- Ashby
- Artie
- Benji
- Beta
- Bingo
- Bo
- Bob
- Bradley
- Bucky
- Bubba
- Butch
- Captain
- Champ
- Cecil
- Cedric
- Chester
- Cisco
- Conrad
- Clement
- Cosmo
- Earl
- Edgar
- Edmund
- Fisher
- Finley
- Floyd
- Forest
- Goose
- Graham
- Harley
- Hector
- Homer
- Jag
- Java
- Jet
- Leonard
- Lincoln
- Lucky
- Luther
- Nelson
- Norman
- Odin
- Parley
- Porter
- Pebble
- Rambo
- Remy
- Rider
- Rudolph
- Canine
- Tyke
- Whelp
- Courser
Male Dog Actors
- Oscar (Oscar Isaac)
- Chris (Chris Evans)
- Hugh (Hugh Jackman)
- Garrett (Garrett Hedlund)
- Joey (Joe Jonas)
- Mat (Matthew Daddario)
- Charlie (Charlie Hunnam)
- Dan (Daniel Radcliffe)
- Sebastian (Sebastian Stan)
- Stan (Sebastian Stan)
- Jamie (James Franco)
- Felton (Tom Felton)
- Jimmy (Jim Sturgess)
- Colin (Colin O’Donoghue)
- Armie (Armie Hammer)
- Richie (Richard Hammer)
- Timothy (Timothee Chalamet)
- Bill (Bill Skarsgard)
- Ken (Ken Duken)
- Donald (Donald Glover)
- Ash (Ashton Kutcher)
- Jake (Jake Gyllenhaal)
- Tyler (Tyler Hoechlin)
- Diego (Diego Luna)
- Dylan (Dylan O’Brien)
- Austin (Austin Butler)
- Nick (Nicholas Hoult)
- Ben (Ben Barnes)
- Ansel (Ansel Elgort)
- Tye (Tye Sheridan)
- Justin (Justin Timberlake)
- Taron (Taron Egerton)
- Tom (Tom Holland)
- Noah (Noah Centineo)
- Nat (Nat Wolff)
- Ewan (Ewan McGregor)
- Orlando (Orlando Bloom)
- Willie (Will Smith)
- Sam (Sam Claflin)
- Alex (Alexander Skarsgard)
- Karl (Karl Urban)
- Jack (Jackson Rathbone)
- Zac (Zac Efron)
- Dave (Dave Franco)
- Milo (Milo Ventimiglia)
- Mike (Michael B. Jordan)
- Jacob (Jacob Elordi)
- Scott (Scott Eastwood)
- Penn (Penn Badgley)
- Ryan (Ryan Gosling)
- Rob (Robert Pattinson)
- Theo (Theo James)
- Harry (Harry Styles)
- Dominic (Dominic Cooper)
- Ian (Ian Somerhalder)
- Chan (Channing Tatum)
- Christian (Christian Bale)
- Jude (Jude Law)
- Arnold (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
WWE Stars Names for Boy Dogs
- Lesnar (Brock Lesnar)
- Johnnie (John Cena)
- Randy (Randy Orton)
- Rollins (Seth Rollins)
- MIZ (The MIZ)
- Owen (Kevin Owens)
- Ziggler (Dolph Ziggler)
- Undertaker (The Undertaker)
- Roman (Roman Reigns)
- Goldberg (Goldberg)
Dog Names for Those Showing Their Music Artist Skills
- Ed (Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”)
- Drake (Drake, “One Dance”)
- Calvin (Calvin Harris, “This is what you came for”)
- Weeknd (The Weeknd, “StarBoy”)
- Elton (John Elton, “I’m still standing”)
- Bruno (Bruno Mars, “Too Good to say Goodbye”)
- Tyga (Tyga, “Loco Contigo”)
- Travis (Travis Scott, “Highest in the Room”)
- Luke (Luke Combs, “Even though I’m Leaving”)
- Andy (Andy Williams, “The Impossible Dream”)
- Rod (Rod Stewart, “I don’t want to talk about it”)
- Stevie (Stevie Wonder, “I just called to say I love you”)
- Bing (Bing Crosby, “Brother, Can you spare a dime?”)
- Elvis (Elvis Presley, “Can’t help falling in love”)
- Cookie (Sam Cooke, “Another Saturday Night”)
- Luther (Luther Vandross, “A House is not a Home”)
- Frank (Frank Sinatra, “You make me feel so young”)
- Jackson (Michael Jackson, “They don’t care about us”)
- Freddie (Freddie Mercury, “I want to break free”)
- Mercury (Freddie Mercury, “Love of my life”)
- Marshmello (Christopher Cornstock, “Friends”)
- Logic (Robert Bryson Hall II, “Sucker for Pain”)
- Martin (Martin Garrix, “In the name of Love”)
- Zedd (Anton Zaslavski, “Stay”)
- Trippie (Trippie Redd, “Who needs love”)
- Kygo (Kyrre Gorvell-Dahll, “It Ain’t Me”)
- Leon (Leon Bridges, “Bad bad news”)
- Skies (Lil Skies, “Red Roses”)
- Russ (Russell Vitale, “Pull the trigger”)
- Flume (Harley Edward Streten, “Never Be Like You”)
- Shawn (Shawn Mendes, “There’s nothing holding me back”)
- Malone (Post Malone, “Better Now”)
- Legend (John Legend, “Conversations in the Dark”)
- Zayn (Zayn Malik, “Dusk till Dawn”)
- Niall (Niall Horan, “Nice to meet Ya”)
- Benjamin (Alec Benjamin, “Boy in the Bubble”)
- Alec (Alec Benjamin, “Outrunning Karma”)
- Brendon (Brendon Urie, “I Write Sins not Tragedies”)
- Kane (Kane Brown, “One thing Right”)
- Lauv (Ari Leff, “I like me Better”)
- Combs (Luke Combs, “When it Rains it Pours”)
- Blunt (James Blunt, “Goodbye My Lover”)
- Blackbear (Matthew Musto, “Do Re Mi”)
- Troy (Troy Sivan, “There for You”)
- Swae (Swae Lee, “Close to Me”)
- Blanco (Blanco Brown, “Just the Way”)
- Enrique (Enrique Iglesias, “Futbol & Rumba”)
Disney Character Inspired Dog Names
- Amos ( Antagonist , “The Fox and the Hound ”)
- Arthur (Protagonist , ”The Sword in the Stone”)
- Buzz (Astronaut , “Toy Story”)
- Chip (Chipmunk, “Private Pluto”)
- Clay (Clayton, “Tarzan”)
- Cliff (“Frozen”)
- Duke (“Zootopia”)
- Felix (“Wreck-It Ralph”)
- Flynn (Rapunzel’s love, “Tangled”)
- Arlo (Protagonist, “The Good Dinosaur”)
- Bruce (White shark, “Finding Nemo”)
- Finn (Antagonist, “Cars 2”)
- Gus (Mouse, Cinderella’s friend)
- Hiro (Protagonist, “Big Hero 6”)
- Hans (“Frozen”)
- Hudson (“Cars”)
- Lawrence (Antagonist, “The Princess and the Frog”)
- Marlin (Nemo’s father, “Finding Nemo”)
- Max (Sheepdog , “The Little Mermaid”)
- Mickey (“Mickey Mouse”)
- Olaf (Snowman, “Frozen”)
- Oswald (Rabbit, “Mickey Mouse”)
- Pascal (“Tangled”)
- Percy (Percival, “The Rescuers Down the Under”)
- Philip (Prince, “Sleeping Beauty”)
- Randall (Monster, “Monster University”)
- Robbie (Mr. Incredible, “The Incredibles”)
- Rex (Dinosaur, “Toy Story”)
- Russell (“Up”)
- Stefan (Aurora’s Dad , “Sleeping Beauty”)
- Wilbur (“Rescuers Down Under”)
- Wilde (Con artist, “Zootopia”)
Dog Names Inspired by Space Entities, Endeavors and Movies
- Pluto (Planet)
- Comet
- Jupiter (Planet)
- Saturn (Planet)
- Titan (A moon)
- Spartan
- Armstrong (Astronaut Neil Armstrong)
- Hailey (Astronomer Edmund Hailey)
- Roy ( Movie: “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”)
- Yoda (Movie: “Star Wars”)
- Capa (Movie: “Sunshine”)
- Apollo (Space Science Mission)
- Explorer
- Challenger (Space Shuttle)
- Endeavour (Space Shuttle)
- Atlantis (Space Shuttle)
- Hubble (Telescope)
- Pioneer (Spacecraft to Jupiter and Saturn)
- Voyager (Spacecraft to Jupiter and Saturn)
- Spitzer (Space Telescope)
- Spirit (Mars Rover)
- Viking (Mars rover)
- Vostok (Manned space mission)
- Soyuz (Manned space mission)
- Dragon (Manned space mission)
Geniuses and Prodigies
- Newton (Isaac Newton, Physicist)
- Einstein (Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist )
- Stephen (Stephen Hawkings, Astrophysicist)
- Warren (Warren Buffet, Business Tycoon and Philanthropist)
- Magnus (Magnus Carlsen, Chess Grandmaster)
- Yo-Yo (Yo-Yo Ma, Cellist)
- Cormac (Cormac McCarthy, Novelist)
- Nate (Nate Silver, Statistician)
- Musk (Elon Musk, Tech entrepreneur and Philanthropist)
- Dawkins (Richard Dawkins, Ethologist)
- Domingo (Placido Domingo, Opera Singer)
- Larry (Larry Page, Google Founder)
- Ash (Ashton J. Eaton, Olympic Athlete)
- Federico (Federico Faggin, Italian Physicist)
- Fag (Federico Faggin, Italian Physicist)
- Sean (Sean Fanning, American Computer Programmer)
- Fry (Stephen Fry, English Actor)
- Wayne (Wayne Gretzky, Ice hockey player)
- Terrence (Terrence Tao, American-Australian Mathematician)
- Tony (Tony Hawk, American Skateboarder)
- Craig (Craig Venter, American Businessman)
- Mark (Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and Developer of Facebook)
- Blaise (Blaise Pascal, French Mathematician)
- Cruz (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Mexican Writer and Philosopher)
- Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian Composer)
- Stuart (John Stuart Mill, English Philosopher and Political Economist)
- Picasso (Pablo Picasso, Spanish Painter)
- Piaget (Jean Piaget, Swiss Psychologist)
- Rico (Enrico Fermi, Italian Physicist)
- Jascha (Jascha Heifetz, American Violinist)
- Bobby (Bobby Fischer, Chess Grandmaster)
- Winwood (Steve Winwood, English Singer and Song-writer)
- Doe (Kelvin Doe, Sierra Leonean Engineer)
Boy Dog Names Based on Cricketers
- Moore (Stephen Moore, English)
- Beckett (Samuel Beckett, Irish)
- Miller (David Miller, South African)
- Steyn (Dale Steyn, South African)
- Villiers (AB De Villiers, South African)
- Don (Sir Donald Bradman, Australian)
- Bradman (Sir Donald Bradman, Australian)
- Sober (Sir Garfield Sobers, Played for West Indies)
- Brian (Brian Lara, Trinidadian, Played for West Indies)
- Hadlee (Richard Hadlee, New Zealand )
- Gilchrist (Adam Gilchrist, Australian)
- Glenn (Glenn McGrath, Australian)
- Gayle (Chris Gayle, West Indies)
- Ricky (Ricky Ponting, Australian)
- Waugh (Steve Waugh, Australian)
- Hobbs (Jack Hobbs, English)
Male Dog Names Food Materials and Delicacies
- Nugget
- Brownie
- Taco
- Peanut
- Choco
- Olive
- Pepper
- Pumpkin
- Honey
- Coconut
- Fudge
- Mochi
- Nutmeg
- Peach
- Soda
- Nacho
- Pickle
- Basil
- Beans
- Chive
- Cucumber
- Fig
- Garlic
- Kiwi
- Mango
- Potato
- Plum
- Squash
- Berry
- Apple
- Apricot
- Crab
- Cherry
- Date
- Dewberry
- Honeydew
- Crisp
- Lime
- Lychee
- Mulberry
- Pear
- Papaya
- Tangy
- Tart
- Vanilla
- Passion
- Custard
- Éclair
- Mousse
- Pudding
- Toast
Evil Dog Names
- Beast
- Dagger
- Jaguar
- Blade
- Brute
- Voldemort
- Hurricane
- Hitler
- Nitrate
- Redeemer
- Condemned
- Cavalrous
- Arsenic
- Merlin
- Damon
- Demon
- Loki
- Riddle
- Kylo (Kylo Ren, Villain in “Star Wars”)
- Magneto (Villain in “X-Men”)
- Chigurh (Villain in “No country for old men”)
- Torrance (Villain in “The Shining”)
- Biff (Villain in “Back to the Future”)
- Gruber (Villain in “Die Hard”)
- Xenomorph (Villain in “Alien”)
- Costello (Villain in “The Departed”)
- Goeth (Villain in “Schindler’s List”)
- Terminator (Villain in “Terminator”)
- Thanos (Villain in “Guardians of the Galaxy”)
- Fett (Villain in “Star Wars”)
- Scar (Villain in “The Lion King”)
- Jabba (Villain in “Star Wars”)
- Candie (Villain in “Django Unchained”)
- Commodus (Villain in “Gladiator”)
- Balrog (Villain in “The Lord of the Rings”)
- Saruman (Villain in “The Lord of the Rings”)
- Vega (Villain in “Pulp Fiction”)
- Gollum (Villain in “The Lord of the Rings”)
- Bane (Villain in “The Dark Knight Rises”)
- Lecter (Villain in “The Silence of the Lambs”)
- Joker (Villain in “The Dark Knight”)
- Darth Vader (Villain in “Star Wars”)
- Hulk (The Green superhero)
- Bones
- Fury
- Ichabod (“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”)
- Phantom
- Grover
- Marcus
- Blaze
- Twilight
- Zombie
- Spike
- Simon
- Killer
- Godfather
- Lucifer
- Kong
- Herman
- Dracula
- Bully
- Frankenstein
- Hercules
- Nebula
- Grizzly
- Midnight
- Merciless
- Casper
- Godzilla
- Alec
- Cujo
- Ripper
- Skull
- Malice
- Radon
- Bandit
- Doc
Dogs in Popular Literature
- Buck (“Call of the Wild”)
- Argos (“Odyssey”)
- Blue (“The Sound and the Fury”)
- Bullseye (“Oliver Twist”)
- Charkie (“Curious George”)
- Fang (“Harry Potter”)
- Clifford
- Fluffy (“Harry Potter”)
- Jip (“David Copperfield”)
- Lad
- Laska (“Anna Karenina”)
- Nana (“Peter Pan”)
- Pongo (“The Hundred and One Dalmatians”)
- Pilot (“Jane Eyre”)
- Snowy (“The Adventures of Tintin”)
- Ribsy
- Toby (“Sherlock Holmes”)
- Toto (“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”)
- Yeller
Famous Characters Dog Names
- Arwen (“Lord of the Rings”)
- Beatrice (“Much ado about Nothing”)
- Bond (The famous central character in “James Bond”)
- Dodger (From the Artful Dodger in “Oliver Twist”)
- Fern (The tiny central character in “Charlotte’s Web”)
- Gandalf (The protagonist in “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” series)
- Hamlet (“Hamlet” by William Shakespeare)
- Gulliver (The central character in “Gulliver’s Travels”)
- Huckleberry (The central character in “Huckleberry Finn”)
- Othello (Tragedy by William Shakespeare)
- Raven (From “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe)
- Scout ( A character in “To kill a Mockingbird”)
- Sirius (Godfather of Harry in “Harry Potter”)
- Dumbledore (The Principal of Hogwarts in “Harry Potter”)
- Remus (James’ friend in “Harry Potter” )
- Lupin (“Harry Potter”)
- Minion (Small banana-like creatures of the 2015 American animated film)
- Yeti (A monstrous snow creature in the Himalayan folklore)
- Pip (A sweet white dog in a short animated film titled “Pip”)
- Flash (Popular young superhero in DC comics)
- Tintin (The central character in various TV shows and films created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi)
- Havisham (Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations”)
- Campbell (From The Campbell TV series)
- Sully (From a monstrous character named “Sullivan” from “Monsters Inc.”)
- Lancelot (From Sir Lancelot classic cartoons)
- Musketeer (From “The Three Musketeers”)
- Popeye (From “Popeye the Sailor”)
- Bunny (From Bugs Bunny in the “Winnie The Pooh” series)
- Jerry (The famous rat from the cartoon show “Tom and Jerry”)
- Griffin (The invisible man in the novel “The Invisible Man” by H.G. Wells)
- Homer (From Homer Simpson in “The Simpsons”)
- Bart (From Bartholomew Simpson in “The Simpsons”)
- Fred (One of the twin Weasley brothers in the “Harry Potter” series)
- Bullwinkle (Fictional character in “Rocky and Bullwinkle” series)
- Spongebob (The yellow sponge in the cartoon show “SpongeBob Squarepants”)
- Porky (From Porky pig, the cartoon character by “Warner Bros.”)
- Scooby (From the American animated series “Scooby-Doo”)
- Magoo (Elderly fictional cartoon character)
- Butthead (From the MTV animated series “Beavis and Butt-Head”)
- Sylvester (Fictional character resembling a cat)
- Winnie (Fictional teddy bear called Winnie-the-Pooh)
- Yogi (From the funny animated character “Yogi Bear”)
- Woody (From Sheriff Woody, the protagonist of the “Toy Story” series )
- Spidy (From the Spiderman )
- Taz (A fictional character resembling the Tasmanian Devil)
- Shrek (A large green ogre)
- Eeyore (A depressed donkey in the “Winnie-the-Pooh” series)
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