There are common names for dogs, like Maggie, Max, and Ginger, but it’s always cool to do something original and give your pet an uncommon name.
Unfortunately, the rarer the name, the harder it is to document. So, we decided to create a database of the least common dog names, suggested by PetPlace.com readers like you!
Top Uncommon Dog Names for Male Dogs
- Arbie
- Archemedes
- Bionic
- Bismark
- Bitey
- Bivouac
- Bookbag
- Casino
- Casirole
- Chicken
- Chickie-Monkey
- Chimp
- Cletus
- Clone
- Club
- Coats
- Cobwebb
- Coder
- Cody
- Coffee
- Colombo
- Colonel
- Columbus
- Compound
- Cookie
- Cooper
- Coup
- Cowboy
- Cozmo
- Darth Vader
- Dash
- Davidson
- Deja
- Dogger
- Doolittle
- Doorknob
- Dough Boy
- Dr. Spock
- Draino
- Findi
- Fishbone
- Fizzgigg
- Flash
- Flex
- Garage Boy
- Glasses Diddle Doodle
- Glory
- Godzilla
- Godzooky
- Golly Gee
- Granite
- Grayson
- Green Greenie
- Gremlin
- Grimace.
- Gucci
- Guess
- Gunnar
- Guster
- Hairspray
- Halftime
- Harvey
- Heckle
- Herbie
- Hercules
- Heshel
- Highway
- Ignorance
- Indy
- Ireland
- Isaiah
- Ivan
- Jacques Pierre
- Jada
- Kilo
- Kit-Kat
- Kleo
- Kneepad
- Koo-Koo
- Koolaid
- Korsakov
- Koufax
- Mitso
- Mitts
- Moe
- Moe Mojo
- Mojo Jojo
- Owl
- Picca
- Pickles
- Pig
- Piggly Wiggly
- Piggy Boy
- Podunk
- Pokemon
- Poker
- Pots
- Potter
- Pres (President)
- Prince Charming
- Punkin Head
- Punky
- Puplet
- Pupperoni
- Puppy Zilla
- Puschkin
- Qittee
- Ramses
- Ranch
- Reebok
- Reef – for Coral Reef
- Reggie
- Rubicon
- Rufus
- Rug
- Saavik
- Sacharov
- Shady
- Shamas
- Sheetrock
- Sherlock
- Shiba Inu
- Shiel
- Shipley
- Shoes
- Shoogie Boogie
- Shortstop
- Shrub
- Shylock
- Sid
- Sierra
- Silly Putty
- Silverbell
- Sinatra
- Sing Hai — he literally did sing high
- Sir
- Sir Coltrane
- Sir Elton John
- Spork
- Spork Chop
- Sport
- Spritzy
- Sprockett
- Squeaky
- Squeegie
- Squeek
- Stroganoff
- Stubby
- Travis
- Trevor
- Triple
- Tripp
- Twizzler
- Tzar
- Uno
- Utley
- Vader
- Valdez
- Vester
- Veto
- Video
- Vikingo
- Vinegar
- Visage
- Vito
- Vocal
- Wag
- Wallet
- Warner
- Worthless
- Wyatt
- X-box
- Yahnabara
- Yogi
- Yoshi
- Yoshi
- YouSing
- Yuengling
- Z-Z
- Zakk
- Zeppelin
- Ziggy
- Zip
- Zipper
- Zodiac
- Zoloft
- Zoltan
- Zonker
- Zoro
Top Uncommon Dog Names for Female Dogs
- Airy
- Aja
- Archie
- Ari
- Ariel
- BabyGirlRiley
- Babyrella – since she is Royalty in our eyes and our little princess
- Banshee
- Banshee Stardust
- Barfly
- Baskerville
- Beasky
- Beatrice
- BL
- Blogger
- Blue
- Bo – after Bo Derek in the movie “10”.
- Bo-Bo
- Bock
- Bogie
- Bokkie
- Boku
- Bonanza
- Bonita (in Spanish means Pretty Girl)
- Booboo
- Boodles
- Boogie
- Briggs
- Bristol
- Brooklynn
- Broom
- Buckles
- Bucky
- Buttons – The first day we had her she was chewing on the buttons on my husbands shirt
- Cairo
- Calendar
- Calloway
- Capers
- Capone
- Cassidy
- Castle
- Chewie
- Chewy
- Chicanery
- Clean-X
- Clementine
- Cleopatra- Queen of the Nile
- Claudia
- Crimson Chin
- Crooks
- Cry Baby Jane – a dog that loves to talk…always.
- Cyclone
- Cyril
- Dahnja
- Daisy Doodle
- Damio
- Dancer
- Daz
- Deanie Dumpling
- Debra
- Decker
- Funguy
- Future
- Gabby
- Gato
- Genevieve
- Genny
- Geordi
- Gertrude
- Gia
- Gidget
- Gimpie
- GinaRae
- Ginsberg (after the poet Allen Ginsberg)
- Girlfriend
- Grits – stands for Girl Raised In The South
- Gypsy
- Haruka is a common Japanese name that is about the equivalent of Mary. Haruka would be a good name for a cheery cat.
- Isis
- Ivy
- Ivy- Boo boo
- Jaclyn
- Journey
- Judy
- Juliette
- June
- June-Bug
- Kricket
- Kryten – named after the robot in my at the time favorite TV series.
- Kudzu (vine)
- Kylie
- Kyreeve
- Kyro
- Lace
- Lady Bird
- Lali – means “Darling girl,” in Hindu
- Latte
- LBC
- Leaves
- Lefty
- Leia
- Leighlah (Layla) Falling Star
- Libby (Libby’s, Libby’s Libby’s on the label, label, label)
- Liberty
- Lickorish – but we spell it Lykrysh
- Lika – endearment in Romania (which means love), also means Lisa in Hawaiian.
- L’il Bit
- Lilianna – because, she was like a lili color, and soft, her eye was sky blue
- Lilith, I actually named her after the ex-wife of TV’s Frasier Krane,
- Linux
- Little Bo Peep
- Little girl
- Little Jack
- Little Loco
- Lizzie
- Lucky Sossidge
- Lucy
- Lucyfur
- LuLuBelle
- Luna- It’s in the face to me
- Mab
- Maddie
- Madeleine
- Marple
- Mary Hellen Walton
- Maryann
- Marzapan or Marzi
- Matches
- Mrs Itsy
- Mrs. Snitchnose -after a witch in a book called bangers and mash
- Muckluck – after an eskimo boot
- Mugwai
- Munchkin
- Munchkins
- Munchy
- Naomi
- Napkin
- Narcole
- Nash
- Natasha Pepsi Bailey
- Navarr and Isabeau- from the movie Ladyhawke
- Nera
- Nia (Hawaiian for calm)
- Nibbles
- Nickle
- Nike
- Ninevah – named after a small lake in Vermont
- Noggin
- Noisy
- Noodles
- Nosy Rosy
- Octane
- Octivia
- Pitty Pat
- Please
- PlushKitti -like a plush carpet
- Princess Chewibacca – chewed everything on hand
- Princess Sugar
- Princess Sugar
- Princess Tiger Lily
- Princeton
- Prism
- Prudence
- Puck – named after the fairy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Puddles
- Puddy
- Rambunctious
- Ramona
- Rashi, after a revered early rabbi
- Rasta – because Rastafarians wear their hair in dreadlocks.
- Ratbait
- Razzy – short for Rasputin
- Reality
- Recess
- Redunzel- Actually spelt RDNZL from a Frank Zappa instrumental inspired by
- Raven
- Razzmatazz
- Ripley
- Samantha (bewitching girl, captured my heart)
- Samara
- Sammie Lee
- Sanibel – Florida Island
- Sa-Sa
- Sassafras
- Sassie
- Sehla
- Seiko
- Semetary
- Sequel
- Seraphina
- Shana
- Shanti – peaceful
- Sheba Ann
- Suchi
- SUE-SHE
- Suga-Buga
- Tahtonka – after “Dances with Wolves”
- Tala- Native American word for ‘wolf’
- Sweet Lips (George Washington’s dogs name)
- Sweet Potato Louise
- Sylvie
- Teezles
- Tefal
- Tegar
- Teka Leeka
- Tekia
- Tenza
- Tequila
- Tereza
- Tess Edy the Toenails
- Thea
- Thomasina
- Tickles
- Tidbit
- Tiddles
- Tiffani
- Tiggy
- Tights
- Tika
- Tina Turner
- Trinity
- Trinity (Trinnie)
- Trinnie
- Tulip
- Tundra
- Tunis
- Veda
- Vegas
- Velvet
- Venus
- Vesta and Destiny
- Virginia
- Xena- because of her distinctive cries
- Yuma
- Zara
- Zeta
- ZOE – short for Zodiac!
- Zorah
- Zula
- Zu-Zu
Top Uncommon Names for Small Dogs
- Cryer
- Cubbie (looks like a bear cub)
- Cubby
- Cupcake
- Diego – for “San Diego”
- Diesel
- Digger
- Ding Bat
- Jay
- Jed
- Jellybean
- Jeppetto
- Jerry
- Jeter (for Derek Jeter, of course)
- Jib
- Jiggs
- Jinny
- Moody Blue
- Morpheus
- Mother Smalley
- Motts
- Mouse
- Mr Biz
- Mr Trottie Man
- Mr. Black
- Mr. Butters
- Mr. Malone
- Sugar Pop
- Sugar Toast
- The Baby
- Tilo
- Timid
- Timmy
- Tiny Toes with a Ditty Dotty Nose
- Tippie
- Tipsy
- Tobygoodboy
- Toenails
- Tommyboy
- Windy
- Wink
- Winkie
Top Uncommon Names for Medium Dogs
- Baba Booey
- Balthazar
- Bam Bam
- Bambi
- Bandit
- Beauregard
- Bedsocks
- Bee-Bee
- Berkley – after the college. for short we call him Berk.
- Bernardo
- Beta
- Chinchilla – his coloring & softness of his fur, as a “Chinchilla”.
- Chiro
- Chops
- ChopSuey
- Christmas
- Chrysanthemum Joy
- Chufta
- Cisco
- Clapper
- Clarence
- Claypool
- Evergreen
- Everly
- Exit
- Expresso
- Fairway
- Freedom
- Frig
- Fry
- Fudge
- Fudgie
- The Brain
- The Fabulous Miss Boo
- The Nosy Noodle
- Theo
- Three Socks (because he has three white paws
- Thud
- Tilkaracha (an ancient Siamese king)
- TomTom
- Tonka
- Tonto
- Toomba
- Toopee
- Tooter
- Tori–Short for Toronto
- Toughie
- Whisper -as in “soft as a whisper” for her coat
- Winslet
- Wizzie
- Woobie named after her favorite blanket
Top Uncommon Names for Large Dogs
- 8-Ball
- Aden
- Ad-Rock
- Ajax (my white knight)
- Alexander the Great
- Alley – is the name of one of my girls who was found in an alley
- Allyway
- Alma Sonriente (Alma for short) – means “smiling soul”
- Anasazi – after the Anasazi Indians or ‘Sazi’ for short
- Andre
- Angus
- Bettis – after the now retired Jerome “the Bus” Bettis of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- BIBA – after the seventies store.
- Big Red
- Biggity Brown
- Bijou
- Buddha – spiritual
- Buddy Holly
- Budweiser
- Buggie
- Bulldozer
- Bullet
- Diamond
- Diary
- Didi
- Effie
- El Nino
- Ellie–Short for Ellinora
- Emperor
- Endo
- Eriatarka
- Espn
- Mavis
- Monarch
- Monday
- Monepenny
- Mouse or Mousie
- Mouser
- Mousey Tongue — variation of Mao se Tung
- Moxie
More Pet Name Options
For tips on how to choose the right name, read What’s In a Name – Naming Your Dog.
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