Curious Dog Names

Curiosity is a trait that's common in young puppies, and it can be very cute to name your dog after this childike wonder. There are some great names for nosey pups in this list.

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Albert
Refers to the famous scientist, albert einstein
Carter
One who transports goods by cart or wagon.
Charles
Charles darwin, great scientific discoverer
Columbo
Refers to the beloved television detective
Edison
Extremely intelligent scientist, thomas edison
Einstein
German physicist and scientist
Fox
Television detective from the x files
Friday
Famous television detective Joe Friday
Grissom
a television detective
Hardy
Refers to the Hardy boys who were youthful detectives
Hawking
Refers to modern scientist stephen hawking, who was known for his curious nature
Huckleberry
Refers to the cartoon character and Bloodhound
Jade
The first name of agatha christie's miss marple character
Kojak
Refers to a television detective
Magnum
As in magnum, private investigator
Marco
Explorer marco polo
Mason
One who works with stone
Monk
Refers to the television sleuth.
Neil
Refers to space explorer Neil Armstrong
Perry
Perry mason, detective extraordinaire
Rockford
Television sleuth from the Rockford Files
Scooby
A famous cartoon canine sleuth
Scooby-Doo
Cartoon detective
Shaggy
The cartoon sleuth from scooby doo
Sherlock
Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Watson
Tesla
Refers to the curious scientist

Curious Dog Names currently rank in 50th place out of all PupNames.com categories.

As of November 2024, curious 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 Curious Dog Names?

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

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

Magnum 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 Albert.

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

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

The states that love curious dog names the most are Idaho, Kentucky and Arkansas.

The least amount of interest in this category was registered in Oklahoma, New Mexico and Virginia.

Which countries have the most love for Curious Dog Names?

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

Who'd have thought?! Some of the countries you might not have thought about that LOVE curious dog names are Brunei, Kazakhstan and Haiti.

On the flip, PupNames data shows there's not much interest in Dominican Republic, Pakistan and Nicaragua.