Traditional Dog Names

If you want to give your dog a time-honored, classic name, look no further. Here's a list of the best traditional dog names.

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Bailey
Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official.
Bandit
A thief.
Blackie
Dark-furred pet cat.
Brownie
A legendary good-natured elf that performs helpful services at night. Also a small square of rich chocolate cake.
Buddy
Companion, partner; perhaps a version of the word "brother".
Buster
Tough guy; a man of great strength.
Champ
Short for "champion".
Charlie
Free man
Cinnamon
The Spice
Cocoa
Powdered Chocolate
Cody
Helpful
Coffee
a medium brown to dark-brown color
Cuddles
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
Duke
Leader, commander, governor of a province
Fido
Loyal
Fluffy
like down or as soft as down
Freckles
a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
Ginger
Reddish Orange Color
Goldie
Made Of Gold
Jack
God Is Gracious
Jade
The first name of agatha christie's miss marple character
Joker
A master criminal in dc comics' batman.
King
Ruler
Lucky
Fortunate
Max
Greatest
Nibbles
eat intermittently; take small bites of
Patch
Noble
Pepper
A hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, commonly used as a spice or condiment to flavor food.
Prince
Royal Son
Red
Red Haired
Rex
King
Rocky
Inspired by Rocky Balboa.
Rover
an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement
Rusty
Always slow-moving.
Scamp
one who is playfully mischievous
Scooter
Small light mode of transportation.
Scout
First Explorer
Scruffy
shabby and untidy
Shadow
Shade From Sun
Socks
hit hard
Sparky
An electrician
Speedy
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
Spot
a job in an organization
Teddy
Gift of god
Tiny
very small
Toby
God Is Good
Wag
move from side to side

Traditional Dog Names currently rank in 14th place out of all PupNames.com categories.

As of April 2024, traditional dog 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 Traditional Dog Names?

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

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

Coffee 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 Max.

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

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

The states that love traditional dog names the most are Wyoming, South Carolina and Alabama.

The least amount of interest in this category was registered in South Dakota, Virginia and Kansas.

Which countries have the most love for Traditional Dog Names?

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

Who'd have thought?! Some of the countries you might not have thought about that LOVE traditional dog names are Germany, Luxembourg and Iceland.

On the flip, PupNames data shows there's not much interest in Guatemala, Bolivia and Ecuador.