110 Popular Movie Dog Names? What more a new puppy owner could ask for!
Some amazing names based on your favorite movie characters and actors are shared in these lists.
Inspired by The Big Screen’s Canine and Human Stars.
It can be a challenge to find a fun, special, and fitting name for your new pet.
Not only are dog names frequently recognizable by movie stars, but they can also often provide useful practical suggestions.
They’re, after all, already someone’s name!
And in a movie you enjoy, naming your dog after a character is a perfect way to honor both your dog and your favorite flick.
Amazing Dog Names From Movies
- Uggie (The Artist)
- Einstein (Back to the Future)
- Pedro (Lady and the Tramp)
- Aragorn (Lord of the Rings)
- Skip (My Dog Skip)
- Blondie (The Good, The Bad, The Ugly)
- Robin
- Milo (The Mask)
- Dodger (Oliver and Company)
- Hooch (Turner and Hooch)
- Clarice (Silence of the Lambs)
- Happy
- Honey Bunny (Pulp Fiction)
- Boba Fett (Star Wars)
- Marty (Back to the Future)
- Gollum (Lord of the Rings)
- Edward (Twilight)
- Spicoli (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
- Kip (Napoleon Dynamite)
- Buddy (Air Bud)
- Falcor (Neverending Story)
- Beethoven (Beethoven)
- Bruiser (Legally Blonde)
- Brick (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
- Maverick (Top Gun)
- Bane (The Dark Night Rises)
- Quark (Honey, I Shrunk The Kids)
- Pippin (Lord of the Rings)
- Boomer (Independence Day)
- Buzz (Toy Story)
- Sleepy
- Gizmo (Gremlins)
- Claire (The Breakfast Club)
- Slink (Toy Story)
- Gromit (Wallace and Gromit)
- Chance (Homeward Bound)
- Jack (The Shining)
- Bull (Lady and the Tramp)
- Samantha (I Am Legend)
- Goose (Top Gun)
- Bashful (Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs)
- Simba (Lion King)
- Chloe (Beverly Hills Chihuahua)
- Balto
- Bud (Air Bud)
- Patch (The 101 Dalmatians)
- Cooper (Interstellar)
- Marley (Marley and Me)
- Shadow (Homeward Bound)
- Fiona (Shrek)
- Bruno (Cinderella)
- Cosette (Les Miserables)
- Kane (Citizen Kane)
- Jane (Tarzan)
- Peg (Lady and the Tramp)
- Bolt
- Norman (Psycho)
- Gustave (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
- Murph (Interstellar)
- Tito (Oliver and Company)
- Daisy (Snatch)
- Jewel (The 101 Dalmatians)
- Frank (Men in Black – though he was really an alien, of course!)
- Speck (Pee Wee’s Big Adventure)
- Dug (Up)
- Jasmine (Aladdin)
Wonderful Dog Names From Movies
- Zero (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
- Jabba the Mutt (Jabba the Hutt, Star Wars)
- Penny (The 101 Dalmatians)
- Sam (Lethal Weapon)
- Ambrosius (Labyrinth)
- Rolly (The 101 Dalmatians)
- Sneezy
- Max (Mad Max)
- Rizzo (Grease)
- Juno
- Frankenstein
- Morpheus (The Matrix)
- Digby (Diby The Biggest Dog in the World)
- Neo (The Matrix)
- Tramp (Lady and the Tramp)
- Napoleon (Napoleon Dynamite)
- Oda (Ghost)
- Reno (Top Dog)
- Baxter (Anchorman)
- Buckley (The Royal Tenenbaums)
- Puffy (There’s Something About Mary)
- Rex (Babe)
- Duchess (The Aristocats)
- Tarzan
- Elvis (Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead)
- Sandy (Annie)
- Dopey
- Batman
- Django (Django Unchained)
- Toto (Wizard of Oz)
- Woody (Toy Story)
- Riggan (Birdman)
- Rocky
- Doc
- Marv (Sin City)
- Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)
- Doogal (The Magic Roundabout)
- Hank (The Truth About Cats and Dogs)
- Molly (Ghost)
- Sully (Monsters Inc.)
- Ace (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective)
- Fievel (An American Tail)
- Lady (Lady & the Tramp)
- Scarlett (Gone With the Wind)
- Thor
- Trinity (The Matrix)
- Daphne (Look Who’s Talking Now)
- Vito (The Godfather)
- Lucky (The 101 Dalmatians)
- Stich (Lilo & Stitch)
- Ferris (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
- Copernicus (Back to the Future 2)
- Ted (Ted)
- Peppy (The Artist)
- Shiloh (Shiloh)
- Underdog (Underdog)
- Grumpy
- Snake (Escape from NY, Escape from LA)
- Gaston (Beauty & The Beast)
- Darla (The Little Rascals)
- Atticus (To Kill a Mockingbird)
- Odie (Garfield)
- Dumbo
- Boris (Lady and the Tramp)
- Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
- Barney (Gremlins)
- Dude (The Big Lebowski)
- Bella (Twilight)
- Belle (Beauty & The Beast)
- Bluto (National Lampoon’s Animal House)
- Hairy Pawter (Harry Potter)
- Fred (Smokey and the Bandit)
- Freddy (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Andy (The Shawshank Redemption)
- Aladdin
- Rocket (Guardians of the Galaxy)
- Freckles (The 101 Dalmatians)
- Fly (Babe)
- Beast (Beauty & The Beast)
- Jafar (Aladdin)
- Brinkley (You’ve Got Mail)
- Winnie the Poodle (Winnie the Pooh)
- Fang (Harry Potter)
- Perdita (The 101 Dalmatians)
- Yoda (Star Wars)
