German Shepherd Names

The German Shepherd Dog is one of America’s most popular dog breeds—for good reason.

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Albert
Refers to the famous scientist, albert einstein
Alec
Defending men
Barney
Short for barnacle.
Bear
Bear-like
Bill
From shaun of the dead.
Black Widow
Deadly female spider.
Blackie
Dark-furred pet cat.
Blaze
Bright and shiny.
Boo
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Boomer
Large, loud or notable; also a slang term for people of the Baby Boomer generation.
Breezy
Relaxed.
Bruno
Brown-haired
Bubbles
Bubbly, effervescent, lively and enthusiastic."
Champ
Short for "champion".
Cody
Helpful
Cuddles
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
Digger
a machine for excavating
Dutch
From The Netherlands
Duxi
warrior of the people
Ernie
Earnest, serious
Flip
To react to something with excitement or astonishment."
Frankie
Free or truthful; from France.
Freckles
a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
Frisky
Lively, frolicsome and playful.
Fritz
Peaceful ruler; diminutive of Friedrich.
Garfield
Refers to the grumpy cat
Garin
warrior
Goliath
A giant from the bible.
Granite
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
Greg
Watcher
Guinness
Famous dark beer
Herr
Mister
Jeanne
God is gracious
Jet
To move or travel rapidly, especially if jet-propelled.
Jolly
Good humored, merry.
Lavender
A Purple Flowering Plant
Lightning
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
Lincoln
Lake settlement, lake colony
Link
Ridge
Little Bear
Small, cuddly animal.
Luca
Person From Lucania, Italy
Lucas
From Lucania, Italy; bright, shining
Lucky
Fortunate
Maverick
Rebellious.
Mesa
flat tableland with steep edges
Meyer
Bringer of light
Misty
Covered With Mist, Dew
Mitzi
Mary, Mother Of God (Bitter)
Oakley
From The Oak Tree Field
Oasis
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
Peanut
Ground Nut Legume
Pearl
Smooth, Round Bead Formed By A Mollusk
Pepper
A hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, commonly used as a spice or condiment to flavor food.
Pingo
Small round hill.
Piper
Flute Player
Plato
A philosopher in greek mythology.
Pluto
God of hell and wealth in roman mythology.
Prince
Royal Son
Prinz
prince
Radar
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
Rex
King
Rocky
Inspired by Rocky Balboa.
Rolf
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
Rush
To move with great speed, often in a hurried manner.
Rusty
Always slow-moving.
Sasha
Defending men
Schatzi
Sweetheart
Scooter
Small light mode of transportation.
Shadow
Shade From Sun
Skippy
Jumping kangaroo mascot.
Sparky
An electrician
Spot
a job in an organization
Teddy
Gift of god
Tiny
very small
Tugger
Puller, pusher, tugger.
Vale
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
Wag
move from side to side
Wilder
Wild Animal
Winnie
Whales - blessed reconciliation
Zeke
God Will Strengthen
Zelig
blessed one

German Shepherd Names currently rank in 81st place out of all PupNames.com categories.

As of April 2024, German Shepherd 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 German Shepherd Names?

These German Shepherd Names range from cute to badass, and from traditional to unique. Click each circle to see the name.

Dottie is among the cutest of these. If you prefer tougher, edgier dog names, the one considered the most badass is Black Widow.

Zelig 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 Rex.

How does interest compare across the United States for German Shepherd Names?

The map below compares each state by the number of people browsing German Shepherd Names.

The states that love German Shepherd Names the most are Oklahoma, Hawaii and Montana.

The least amount of interest in this category was registered in Iowa, Kansas and Washington.

Which countries have the most love for German Shepherd Names?

Here's a world map showing the popularity in each country of German Shepherd Names.

Who'd have thought?! Some of the countries you might not have thought about that LOVE German Shepherd Names are Jordan, Sri Lanka and Ghana.

On the flip, PupNames data shows there's not much interest in Germany, Brazil and China.