Fat Dog Names

Having a large breed is one thing, but having an outright fatso as a dog is something that needs recognizing. Look through these hilarious fat dog names for your chubby mutt!

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Bacon
English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)
Barney
Short for barnacle.
Belly
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
Blimpy
Fat and jolly person.
Burly
muscular and heavily built
Butterfinger
Crispy peanut butter candy.
Butterworth
Buttery worthiness.
Cannoli
Italian pastry tube.
Chalupa
Specialty dish of south-central mexico
Cheeseburger
a hamburger with melted cheese on it
Chew
Biting or gnawing, especially of food.
Chunk
group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
Curvy
having curves
Fatsy
Cuddly, chubby, sweetheart.
Jelly Roll
Jazz musician nickname.
Jupiter
The king of the gods in roman mythology.
Mama
informal terms for a mother
Meatball
ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth
Meaty
being on topic and prompting thought
Peggy
Pet form of margaret, meaning pearl
Pie
A baked dish of fruit, meat or vegetables.
Poof
offensive term for a homosexual man
Pookie
Cute nickname for child.
Pudge
Cuddly, chubby person.
Pudgy
short and plump
Ree
Brave, strong, protector.
Sulley
Big, friendly monster.
Sumo
a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
Supersize
Large portion size.
Teletubby
Children's television show.
Tyson
Firebrand; son of Denis.
Ursula
From the little mermaid.
Wallop
hit hard
Wheezer
Asthmatic child nickname.
Wobbles
move sideways or in an unsteady way

• Smartie

  Small, round chocolate candy; colloquial for an intelligent person.
• Strawberry

  a soft red birthmark
• Marmalade

  a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
• Guinness

  Famous dark beer
• Chestnut

  any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
• Honeydew

  melon
• Cheerio

  Cereal
• Cucumber

  a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
• Caviar

  delicacy consisting of salt-cured roe
• Kix

  cereal
• Snacks

  eat a snack; eat lightly
• Swiss Miss

  cocoa

• Strawberry

  a soft red birthmark
• Marmalade

  a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
• Oats

  annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• Ambrosia

  Immortal; the food or drink of the Olympian gods
• Krimpet

  Crispy pastry treat.
• Knickerbocker

  Old-style trousers.
• Malts

  a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
• Scotch

  a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
• Fondue

  cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces
• Figs

  a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
• Jello

  fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
• Fluff

  something of little value or significance

• Recess

  A break.
• Andy

  Man-like, or brave
• Lounge

  Lazy manner.
• Inertia

  Unskillfulness, ignorance; inactivity, idleness
• Mild

  Mild temperament.
• Stroll

  Hates running.
• Goosey

  To hang loose.
• Slug

  Slow motion.
• Loose

  To hang loose.
• Loosey

  To hang loose.
• Snorlax

  A lazy Pokemon character.
• Snooze

  Sleep loving.

Fat Dog Names currently rank in 37th place out of all PupNames.com categories.

As of November 2024, fat dog names are trending down with new puppy owners. Our stats suggest that they are less 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 Fat Dog Names?

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

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

Curvy 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 Peggy.

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

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

The states that love fat dog names the most are Maine, California and Virginia.

The least amount of interest in this category was registered in Rhode Island, South Dakota and Mississippi.

Which countries have the most love for Fat Dog Names?

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

Who'd have thought?! Some of the countries you might not have thought about that LOVE fat dog names are Uzbekistan, Bolivia and Macao.

On the flip, PupNames data shows there's not much interest in Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and Denmark.