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Choosing your boy dog鈥檚 name is important, as it鈥檚 a name you and your new puppy will be living with for a long time, so it deserves some thought. A good boy dog name can actually enhance your dog鈥檚 responsiveness and improve communication between you over a lifetime. We鈥檝e compiled the top 100+ most popular boy dog names from American Kennel Club鈥檚 purebred registration and mixed-breed enrollment data for 2023 to help you get inspired.

Trending Male Dog Names

Just like baby boy names, boy dog names rise and fall in popularity. The number of dogs named after 鈥淔rozen鈥� characters rose 900 percent the year after that movie came out, so it鈥檚 possible that for a while you probably met more than one 鈥淥laf鈥� at dog daycare.

Names from streaming series, TV, movies, and books are always popular, plus whatever (or whoever) is in the news. Top picks include:

• Travis (of football and pop-superstar relationship fame)
• Ken (of 鈥淏arbie鈥� fame)
• Allen (also of 鈥淏arbie鈥� fame)
• (, and Norse mythology)
• (Marvel universe, and also Norse mythology)
• (Disney)
• Bruno (of 鈥淓ncanto鈥� fame)
• Rocket (of 鈥淕uardians of the Galaxy鈥� fame)

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Food and drink are always favorite themes, too. You might meet a 鈥淲hiskey,鈥� 鈥淢ochi,鈥� or 鈥淥reo鈥� on your daily walks. And at least 20 percent of dogs have traditionally human names like 鈥淢ax,鈥� 鈥淐ooper,鈥� or 鈥淐harlie,鈥� which figure high in our list. Music icons sometimes influence dog names, too, with 鈥淏owie,鈥� 鈥淶iggy,鈥� 鈥淥zzy,鈥� and 鈥淧rince鈥� all making an appearance.

Sports figures are a perennial favorite (the year Derek Jeter retired from the , 鈥淛eter鈥� was in the top 10 male dog names), so it鈥檚 not surprising to see 鈥淜obe鈥� on the list. Outdoor activity-inspired names like 鈥淢oose鈥� or 鈥淗arley鈥� are another popular theme.

How to Choose the Right Male Dog Name

Dogs have an easier time hearing hard consonants and long vowels, so a name like 鈥淟ucky鈥� or 鈥淏enny鈥� will be easier for him to distinguish from other sounds. Most dog training experts recommend a one or two-syllable name that you can say quickly. It鈥檚 also commonly recommended that you avoid male dog names that sound like commands, for example, 鈥淜it,鈥� which sounds like 鈥渟it,鈥� or 鈥淏o,鈥� which sounds like 鈥渘o.鈥�

Pick a name for your boy dog that you like to say (and that you won鈥檛 be embarrassed to yell across the park or put on a dog ID tag). You鈥檒l be saying your boy puppy鈥檚 name a lot over time, as a quick attention grabber or just as part of their overall training and socialization.

Most Popular Boy Dog Names

If you鈥檙e looking for a less popular boy dog name, try our list of unique dog names. (We鈥檝e got suggestions, too.)