Shiba Inu Names

The Shiba Inu dog breed was originally bred to flush birds and small game, and was occasionally used to hunt wild boar. They’re one of Japan’s six native breeds: Akita (large), Kishu, Hokkaido, Kai, Shikoku (medium), and Shiba (small).

Shiba Inu Names

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Shiba Inu Names For Girls

  • domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
  • The goddess of love, goddess of love and beauty and daughter of zeus in ancient mythology; identified with roman venus, beauty, and fertility in greek mythology
  • Of The Stars
  • Infant
  • Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official.
  • Short for barnacle.
  • a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
  • Beautiful; short for Isabella.
  • Dark-furred pet cat.
  • a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
  • Little Rabbit
  • residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
  • Bright, Sweet
  • having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown
  • Free man
  • Skilled hunter or huntsman.
  • Small, cute child.
  • A word short for a chipset, or a splinter. Also the diminutive form of Charles.
  • Daphnis and chloe, is an ancient greek novel
  • Cute little one.
  • Powdered Chocolate
  • a medium brown to dark-brown color
  • Cotton
  • Soft, fluffy, white, ball.
  • Cub
    a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
  • Affectionate cuddly love.
  • small cake baked in a muffin tin
  • Dear, Loved One
  • an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
  • A short fast race; to move quickly.
  • Cute Child
  • To draw or sketch aimlessly.
  • Leader, commander, governor of a province
  • Sweet
  • Diminutive Form Of Josephine
  • flower
  • To proceed smoothly and continuously.
  • marked by skill in deception
  • a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
  • Peaceful ruler; diminutive of Friedrich.
  • Interactive toy creature.
  • God Is Bright
  • Another word for gadget.
  • Full of energy and vitality. a mod 1960s discoteque the whisky a go-go.
  • Made Of Gold
  • a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals
  • having or covered with hair
  • disparaging terms for small people
  • Joyful
  • Harp Player
  • Lives by the forest or bush
  • Fair Phantom
  • Joy
    Joy
  • Little battler
  • the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
  • Freedom
  • abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
  • The sneaky and trickster god in Norse mythology.
  • Sorrows
  • Affectionate nickname for loved one.
  • Fortunate
  • Soft, sweet, treat.
  • Lazy and fluffy.
  • (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
  • Funny, sassy pig.
  • A hand-held pointing device for computers.
  • Small, cute people.
  • suggestive of sexual impropriety
  • The Yew Tree Or Youth
  • a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
  • Noble
  • Small Rocks
  • small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
  • A hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, commonly used as a spice or condiment to flavor food.
  • Flute Player
  • Fairy
  • being of crucial importance
  • shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
  • corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
  • Red
    Red Haired
  • Always slow-moving.
  • Compassionate friend.
  • a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
  • one who is playfully mischievous
  • Small light mode of transportation.
  • First Explorer
  • Praised, Commended
  • Glow or emit light, the take a fancy to or a practical joke such as monkey shines.
  • having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
  • Soft and fluffy texture.
  • To move in a light springy manner. to escape secretly in haste.
  • American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1943)
  • hit hard
  • an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice
  • Playful, mischievous child.
  • Stingy or pointed.
  • Spirited, plucky
  • the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
  • Sunshine
  • Diminutive Form Of Dafydd
  • Tiny fairy tale girl.
  • A fictional sleuth, made famous in books
  • Tug
    a sudden abrupt pull
  • bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds
  • Sporadically Light Up
  • a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
  • Wild Animal
  • A warrior princess in greek mythology.
  • Princess
  • One who zips around at lightening speed.
  • quick and energetic
  • Sly, Fox

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How popular are Shiba Inu Names?

Shiba Inu Names currently rank in 114th place out of all PupNames.com categories.

As of March 2024, Shiba Inu Names seem increasingly popular with new puppy owners. Our stats show that they are more 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 Shiba Inu Names?

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

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

Samoa 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 Bella.

How does interest compare across the United States for Shiba Inu Names?

The map below compares each state by the number of people browsing Shiba Inu Names.

The states that love Shiba Inu Names the most are West Virginia, Nevada and Montana.

The least amount of interest in this category was registered in Illinois, Missouri and Georgia.

Which countries have the most love for Shiba Inu Names?

Here's a world map showing the popularity in each country of Shiba Inu Names.

Who'd have thought?! Some of the countries you might not have thought about that LOVE Shiba Inu Names are Kenya, Nigeria and Serbia.

On the flip, PupNames data shows there's not much interest in The Netherlands, United States of America and United Kingdom.