500 Short Dog Names

Last updated on June 16, 2025 By Puppy Leaks 8 Comments

Looking for a cute, short name for your dog? You’ve come to the right place.

Choosing a name for your dog can be a challenge. You’re already overwhelmed with the excitement of getting a new dog, so trying to come up with the perfect name right away can be touch. Finding a name that sounds good, one that fits your dog’s personality, and one that everyone in the family can agree on — it can be a daunting task.

When I need help coming up with ideas I browse name lists for inspiration, so much more convenient than how we used to rely on baby name books back in the day.

So to help you out in the dog naming process I’ve put together a list of short dog names which will help you get started with finding the perfect name for your new pup. From Abby to Zuri, here’s 500 short dog names to choose from.

Short Female Dog Names

Ada

Addy

Adia

Aida

Aiko

Aki

Alda

Ally

Alma

Alto

Amy

Anna

Anne

Ari

Asha

Atia

Atta

Ava

Avi

Babe

Babs

Baby

Baja

Bali

Bari

Baya

Bea

Bean

Bess

Beth

Bia

Bibi

Bit

Biti

Blue

Brie

Bug

Cami

Cari

Cat

Cece

Cher

Cho

Cici

Cleo

Coco

Cora

Coso

Dana

Dawn

Demi

Devi

Dex

Dina

Diva

Dory

Dot

Eden

Edie

Edra

Ella

Elsa

Elva

Emi

Emma

Emmy

Enid

Erie

Erin

Esla

Esme

Etsu

Etta

Eva

Eve

Evie

Fawn

Faye

Fern

Fifi

Fiji

Flo

Foxy

Gail

Gem

Gia

Gigi

Gila

Gina

Gwen

Gwyn

Hana

Haru

Haya

Hira

Hope

Ibby

Ida

Ima

Indy

Inez

Iris

Irma

Isla

Ivy

Izzy

Jada

Jade

Jane

Jett

Jill

Joan

Jona

Joy

July

June

Juno

Kali

Kari

Katy

Kay

Kaye

Kayo

Kiki

Kiku

Kim

Kimi

Kiwi

Koda

Kodi

Koko

Kona

Kya

Lacy

Lady

Lea

Lee

Leia

Lena

Lex

Lexi

Lila

Lily

Lina

Lisa

Liv

Liz

Lola

Luce

Lucy

Lula

Lulu

Luna

Lupe

Macy

Maki

Mara

Mari

Mary

May

Maya

Mia

Miho

Mika

Mila

Mimi

Misa

Moxi

Mya

Myla

Myra

Nadi

Nala

Nana

Nia

Nika

Niki

Nina

Noa

Noel

Noki

Nola

Nora

Nori

Nova

Olga

Oona

Opa

Opal

Oreo

Pali

Pia

Rain

Remy

Rhea

Ria

Rika

Rio

Risa

Rita

Rosa

Rose

Roux

Roxy

Ruby

Rumi

Ruth

Rya

Sada

Sage

Saki

Sara

Shae

Sky

Sofi

Sol

Sora

Star

Sue

Suki

Suzy

Taki

Tani

Theo

Tiki

Tiva

Toni

Tora

Tori

Uma

Umi

Una

Uno

Vera

Vida

Viva

Vix

Wren

Xena

Yasu

Yoko

Yori

Yuki

Yuna

Zara

Zea

Zoe

Zola

Short Male Dog Names

Abe

Abel

Ace

Aden

AJ

Alex

Alfy

Ali

Alvin

Ames

Andre

Andy

Angus

Arlo

Artie

Ash

Asher

Atlas

Axel

Baja

Bane

Banks

Bart

Basil

Bates

Batu

Bear

Beck

Benji

Benny

Billy

Bingo

Blake

Blue

Bo

Bowen

Brock

Brody

Bruno

Bryce

Buck

Bud

Buddy

Byron

Cade

Caleb

Cash

Cecil

Champ

Chase

Chico

Chief

Chip

Clark

Clyde

Coco

Cody

Colby

Cole

Corky

Cruz

Cyrus

Damon

Dane

Darby

Dash

Dean

Dee

Del

Dex

Diego

Dion

Doc

Dodge

Drew

Duffy

Duke

Earl

Eddie

Edgar

Eldon

Eli

Elias

Eliot

Emil

Enzo

Eudo

Ezra

Felix

Fitz

Flash

Floyd

Flynn

Ford

Frank

Frtiz

Gage

Gavin

Gene

Ghost

Gil

Gordy

Grady

Grant

Gus

Hank

Harry

Hayes

Heath

Henry

Hiro

Holt

Hooch

Hoss

Hoyt

Huck

Hugh

Hugo

Hyde

Ian

Iggy

Ike

Indy

Ira

Isaac

Ivan

Jack

Jag

Jake

Java

Jax

Jeb

Jet

Joey

Jonah

Jordy

Jori

Kai

Kane

King

Kit

Knox

Kobe

Koda

Kona

Kyle

Lane

Lars

Leif

Leo

Leroy

Levi

Lewis

Lex

Liam

Linus

Logan

Loki

Lucky

Luis

Luka

Luke

Lyle

Mac

Major

Marty

Max

Miles

Milo

Moe

Mojo

Monty

Moose

Mort

Morty

Nash

Nero

Nico

Niles

Noah

Norm

Odie

Odin

Onyx

Oscar

Otis

Otto

Owen

Ozzy

Pablo

Paco

Patch

Penn

Percy

Perry

Petey

Piper

Pogo

Quinn

Ralph

Red

Reef

Reese

Reid

Remy

Rex

Ricky

Riley

River

Rome

Roy

Rudy

Sam

Sarge

Saul

Scout

Sir

Skip

Slate

Spike

Spot

Tank

Tate

Taz

Teddy

Theo

Thor

Titus

Toby

Todd

Tom

Tot

Trey

Trip

Troy

Ty

Tyler

Wade

Wally

Wes

Willy

Woody

Wyatt

Yoshi

Yukon

Zane

Zeb

Zeus

Ziggy

More Dog Name Ideas

If you’re looking for even more dog name ideas be sure to check out the following;

• 500 Cute Puppy Names
• 500 Popular Dog Names
• 500 Classic/Old Fashioned Dog Names
• 500 Popular Male Dog Names
• 500 Popular Female Dog Names
• 173 Short Baby Name Ideas

How Did You Choose Your Last Dog’s Name?

How did you decide on your last dog’s name? Do you browse dog name lists for ideas, or were you able to come up with the perfect name on your own? Let me know in the comments below.