Fat Dog Names

Having a large breed is one thing, but having an outright fatso as a dog is something that needs recognizing. Look through these hilarious fat dog names for your chubby mutt!

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BaconEnglish scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)
BarneyShort for barnacle.
Bellythe region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
BiggyLarge or important person.
BlimpyFat and jolly person.
BowserFictional villain from Nintendo's Mario franchise.
Burlymuscular and heavily built
Butchersomeone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
ButterfingerCrispy peanut butter candy.
ButterworthButtery worthiness.
CannoliItalian pastry tube.
ChalupaSpecialty dish of south-central mexico
Cheeseburgera hamburger with melted cheese on it
ChewBiting or gnawing, especially of food.
Chunkgroup or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
CriscoVegetable shortening product.
Doughboyan American infantryman in World War I
EggoWaffle breakfast food.
FatsyCuddly, chubby, sweetheart.
Heftylarge in amount or extent or degree
HulkA fictional characterr.
HurleyBrave sea warrior.
Jelly RollJazz musician nickname.
JupiterThe king of the gods in roman mythology.
KongBright
MagnusA 16-year-old demigod in Greek mythology.
Meatballground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth
Meatybeing on topic and prompting thought
NormMan From The North
PaddyPet Name of Patrick
PieA baked dish of fruit, meat or vegetables.
Poofoffensive term for a homosexual man
PookieCute nickname for child.
Pork ChopFried pork cutlet.
PudgeCuddly, chubby person.
Pudgyshort and plump
PumbaWise warthog friend.
ShrekBig green ogre.
StimpyHappy, silly, goofy, fun.
SulleyBig, friendly monster.
Sumoa Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
SupersizeLarge portion size.
TeletubbyChildren's television show.
TysonFirebrand; son of Denis.
Wallophit hard
WheezerAsthmatic child nickname.
Wobblesmove sideways or in an unsteady way

• Smartie

  Small, round chocolate candy; colloquial for an intelligent person.
• Strawberry

  a soft red birthmark
• Guinness

  Famous dark beer
• Flapjack

  pancakes
• Grits

  boiled cornmeal
• Cheerio

  Cereal
• Asiago

  cheese
• Wedge

  a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
• Stout

  Another dark beer
• Chestnut

  any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
• Crisp

  pleasantly cold and invigorating
• Caviar

  delicacy consisting of salt-cured roe

• Strawberry

  a soft red birthmark
• Oats

  annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• Krimpet

  Crispy pastry treat.
• Knickerbocker

  Old-style trousers.
• Malts

  a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
• Fondue

  cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces
• Scotch

  a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
• Figs

  a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
• Jello

  fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
• Morsels

  a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
• Fluff

  something of little value or significance
• Ganache

  Chocolate truffle filling.

• Recess

  A break.
• Andy

  Man-like, or brave
• Lounge

  Lazy manner.
• Shikimaru Nara

  From Naruto.
• Shut Eye

  Always sleeping.
• Dormant

  Inactive.
• Lounger

  Does nothing but lounge.
• Meander

  Slow pace walking.
• Oblomov

  A sloth.
• Slow Mo

  Lazy.
• Stroll

  Hates running.
• Broyhill

  Popular sofa and couch brand.

Fat Dog Names currently rank in 77th place out of all PupNames.com categories.

As of October 2026, fat dog names are trending down with new puppy owners. Our stats suggest that they are less fashionable than they were at this time last year.

We've seen quite a lot of variation for this category, which suggests its popularity could be seasonal or based on cultural events.

Which are the cutest and most unique Fat Dog Names?

These fat dog names range from cute to badass, and from traditional to unique. Click each circle to see the name.

Pookie is among the cutest of these. If you prefer tougher, edgier dog names, the one considered the most badass is Hulk.

Curvy scored high for its uniqueness, which would help your dog to stand out. But if you prefer more common, old-fashioned names, the more traditional option here is Peggy.

How does interest compare across the United States for Fat Dog Names?

The map below compares each state by the number of people browsing Fat Dog Names.

The states that love fat dog names the most are Maine, California and Virginia.

The least amount of interest in this category was registered in Rhode Island, South Dakota and Mississippi.

Which countries have the most love for Fat Dog Names?

Here's a world map showing the popularity in each country of fat dog names.

Who'd have thought?! Some of the countries you might not have thought about that LOVE fat dog names are Uzbekistan, Bolivia and Macao.

On the flip, PupNames data shows there's not much interest in Denmark, Lebanon and Morocco.