Dog and puppy name ideas for 2023

Not sure what to name your new puppy? No woz – here are 101 bone-afide dog names to get the creative juices flowing. Sign that pet insurance certificate with pride!

Alternatively, follow the pack with some of the most popular pet names.

Classic Aussie mates and sheilas

1. Rover
2. Digger
3. Milo
4. Boomer(ang)
5. Opal
6. Fly
7. Barbie
8. Bondi
9. Oz
10. Bendigo

Celestial doggos

Pups…in…spaaaaaace! If spending time with your dog is heaven, here are a few celestial names conjuring visions of the stars. (Maybe take them stargazing with you, too).

1. Cosmo
2. Estella
3. Venus
4. Celeste
5. Rocket
6. Luna
7. Eclipse
8. Leo
9. Galileo
10. Mercury

Cottagecore canines

#Aesthetic. These pups are right at home in the wilderness, sniffing among the flowers, lying in the sun, or a witchy cottage on the hill.

1. Tulip
2. Basil
3. Blossom
4. River
5. Petunia
6. Witchy
7. Mason
8. Lilly(pilly)
9. Willow
10. Eden

Sci-fi and fantasy

Was that the doorbell? No, it was the call to adventure, and these space-faring, sword-wielding pups are keen to answer.

1. Wanda
2. Ripley
3. Chewy
4. Atreides
5. Marvel
6. Katara
7. Thor
8. Ciri
9. Buttercup
10. Buffy

Punny pepperonis

Sink your teeth into these barking mad, sirius-ly punny pup names.

1. Van Howlin’
2. Puppet
3. Pupperoni
4. Boney M
5. Snarles Barkley
6. Jimmy Chew
7. Muttzart
8. Peter Barker
9. Doja Cat 
10. Grand Admiral Pawn

Musical mutts

You know those dogs on TikTok who can howl Amazing Grace? That’s these good boys and girls.

1. Jazz
2. Grace
3. Rock
4. Choral (or Coral)
5. Vox
6. Elvis
7. Adele
8. Beethoven
9. Fleetwood (and/or Mac)
10. Gambino

Foodies and baristas

Let’s face it, most dogs are seriously food-motivated. But if they love to have a good cuppa with you in the arvo, or dig a cultured slice of cuisine, these names should be first on your menu.

1. Brewster
2. Pumpkin
3. Mango
4. Sugar
5. Latte
6. Miso
7. Pepper
8. Chai
9. Earl
10. Cuppa

Cutesy babies

Sometimes we just wanna hug and squish and cuddle our darling lil’ babies. If your puppy makes your heart go, “Squee!”, give them a name to match.

1. Darling
2. Baby
3. Lovie
4. Cutiepie
5. Angel
6. Honey
7. Pixie
8. Twinkle
9. Foxy 
10. Lol

Literary pooches

For the well-read and intellectual pooches keen to join the local book club.

1. Woolf
2. Baldwin
3. Homer
4. Shakespeare
5. Austen
6. Ulysses
7. Tolstoy
8. Keats
9. Scout
10. Fitzgerald

Baddest good dogs

For the well-read and intellectual pooches keen to join the local book club.

1. Rex
2. Tank
3. Bear
4. Ursa
5. Diesel
6. Butch
7. Storm
8. Arnie
9. Zeus
10. Queen

BONUS! Mozo

Why not? We think our name is fabulous. “C’mere, Mozo!” 

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