Cool Dog Names

If you're looking for cool dog names, you've come to the right place. These edgy names will help you and your dog to stand out from the pack.

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Ace
One Or Expert
Alpha
The first letter of the greek alphabet.
Apollo
Destroyer; god of music, poetry, prophecy, archery and medicine
Archer
Bowman, One Who Excels At Archery
Bandit
A thief.
Blaze
Bright and shiny.
Bolt
Explosive leap forward or upright; the action of a rifle.
Chess
Checkmate; free; four members of an army
Cobra
Venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
Copper
a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
Dirt
Mud, grime, dust or excrement
Enigma
Fable, story; to speak in riddles
Flare
erupt or intensify suddenly
Frisk
To dance, frolic; the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
Gunner
Strong in battle (in Swedish).
Harley
Woodland, clearing.
Hunter
One who hunts
Ice
Frozen Water
Juno
The queen of the gods in roman mythology
Kong
Bright
Mace
The collective dead in the afterlife
Mocha
a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia
Pip
a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
Pistol
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
Quartz
Colorless glass made of almost pure silica
Quiz
Joke, hoax; to examine someone's knowledge of something
Raven
Dark-colored.
Red
Red Haired
Rex
King
Rhino
From rhinoceros, a massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
Rider
Knight, Mounted Warrior
Ripley
Sigourney weaver's character.
Ripper
A tool used to tear or break something; Australian slang for a “good time”.
River
Stream of water that flows to the sea
Saber
Lightsaber, a weapon in star wars.
Shadow
Shade From Sun
Shank
Nickname for someone with long legs
Shot
Shooting; a darting, rapid motion
Solo
Alone, lone ranger, independent
Spike
Stingy or pointed.
Stinger
One that stings; a remark capable of wounding mentally
Storm
To deliver a violent attack or assault. barrage.
Tango
A ballroom dance of Latin American origin, particularly Argentina
Thunder
utter words loudly and forcefully
Titus
Of Unknown Meaning
Tricks
A mischievous or naughty act; an illusory feat, considered magical by naive observers
Valley
Between the mountains
Vice
Change
Wolf
Wolf

Cool Dog Names currently rank in 59th place out of all PupNames.com categories.

As of November 2024, cool 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 Cool Dog Names?

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

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

Quartz 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 Cool Dog Names?

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

The states that love cool dog names the most are Connecticut, Delaware and Minnesota.

The least amount of interest in this category was registered in Hawaii, Virginia and Alaska.

Which countries have the most love for Cool Dog Names?

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

Who'd have thought?! Some of the countries you might not have thought about that LOVE cool dog names are Oman, Somalia and Mozambique.

On the flip, PupNames data shows there's not much interest in Luxembourg, Kenya and Pakistan.