The Internet is filled with lists of the best names for dogs. I did some searching and found detailed lists that include great names like Max, Rocky, Tobi, and Bella.
However, I wanted to find original names that come from movies, cartoons, and tv shows, like Homer Simpson’s dog, Santa’s Little Helper.
I also wanted to find some of the names of the dogs in the most popular movies.
I found that there is no detailed resource that contains a long list of movie dog names. So, I decided to create one that I could share with you.
Here’s my list of the best names for dogs from films and television shows.
Best Movie Dog Names From a to Z
Movie Dog Names That Start With A
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with A:
- Ace – (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective)
- Adonis – (Creed)
- Alice – (Alice in Wonderland)
- Allen – (The King of Queens)
- Anabelle – (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
- Angel – (Land and the Tramp II)
- Annette – (Land and the Tramp)
- Annie – (Bridesmaids)
- Apollo – (Magnum P.I.)
- Ariel – (The Little Mermaid)
- Arlo – (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
- Arnold – (Entourage – Life Goes On)
- Arwen – (The Lord of the Rings)
- Asta – (The Thin Man)
- Astro – (The Jetsons)
- Atticus – (To Kill A Mockingbird)
- Aurora – (Sleeping Beauty)
- Ava – (Ex Machina)
Movie Dog Names That Start With B
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with B:
- B-Dawg – (Snow Buddies)
- Babadook – (The Babadook)
- Baby – (Clean Slate – Dirty Dancing)
- Backup – (Veronica Mars)
- Bailey – (A Dog’s Purpose)
- Balto – (Balto)
- Bambi
- Bandit – (Little House On The Prairie – Bluey)
- Barkley – (Sesame Street)
- Barney – (Gremlins)
- Baxter – (Anchorman)
- Baymax – (Big Hero 6)
- Bear – (Person Of Interest)
- Beatrice – (Best In Show)
- Beatrix – (Kill Bill)
- Beau – (Iron Will)
- Beethoven – (Beethoven)
- Bella – (A Dog’s Way Home)
- Belladonna – (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
- Belle – (Beauty and the Beast)
- Benji – (Benji)
- Bernie – (Snow Buddies)
- Bess – (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
- Bielle – (Alice in Wonderland)
- Big Dog – (A Dog’s Purpose)
- Big Red – (Big Red)
- Bing Bong – (Inside Out)
- Bingo – (Bingo – Bluey – Puppy Dog Pals)
- Binky Barnes – (Arthur)
- Bismarck – (Checkmate)
- Blacktoe – (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
- Blanche – (A Streetcar Named Desire)
- Blue – (Blue’s Clues)
- Bluey – (Bluey)
- Bo – (Dumplin’)
- Bodger – (The Incredible Journey)
- Bolivar – (Donald Duck’s Saint Bernard)
- Bolt – (Bolt)
- Bond – (Spectre)
- Boo – (Monsters, Inc.)
- Boomer – (Independence Day)
- Boss – (Isle of Dogs)
- Bouton – (Outlander)
- Bowser – (Puppy purchased by Goofy)
- Brain – (Inspector Gadget)
- Brandy – (Hotel for Dogs)
- Brian – (Family Guy)
- Bridget – (Bridget Jones’s Diary)
- Brinkley – (You’ve Got Mail)
- Bruiser – (Legally Blonde)
- Bruno – (Cinderella)
- Buck – (Call Of The Wild – Eight Below – Married… with Children)
- Buckley – (The Royal Tenenbaums)
- Buddah – (Air Buddies film series)
- Budderball – (Snow Buddies)
- Buddy – (A Dog’s Purpose – Air Bud – Snow Buddies)
- Bullet – (The Roy Rogers Show)
- Buster – (Leader of the Junkyard Dogs in Lady and the Tramp – Toy Story)
- Butch – (Bulldog, Pluto’s nemesis – Cats & Dogs)
- Buttercup – (The Princess Bride)
Movie Dog Names That Start With C
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with C:
- Carface – (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
- Carrie – (Carrie)
- Cash – (Fox and the Hound 2)
- Cerberus – (Hades’s 3 headed dog in Hercules)
- Chance – (Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey)
- Charlie – (All Dogs Go to Heaven – Dog Days)
- Charlie B. Barkin – (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
- Chase – (Paw Patrol)
- Cheddar – (Brooklyn 99)
- Cher – (Clueless)
- Chewbacca/Chewy – (Star Wars)
- Chief – (The Fox and the Hound – Isle of Dogs)
- Chiffon – (Shaggy Dog)
- Chilli – (Bluey)
- Chloe – (Beverly Hills Chihuahua)
- Chopper – (Stand By Me)
- Choppy – (The Yogi Bear Show)
- Chris – (Get Out)
- Chuck – (Cast Away)
- Cinderella
- Cinnamon – (The Big Bang Theory)
- Clarice – (Silence of the Lambs)
- Clark – (National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation)
- Claude – (The Beverly Hillbillies)
- Clifford – (Clifford the Big Red Dog)
- Clue – (The Adventures Of Mary-Kate And Ashley)
- Coco – (The Donna Reed Show)
- Collette – (Middle daughter in Lady and the Tramp)
- Comet – (Full House)
- Copper – (The Fox And The Hound)
- Cosmo – (Guardians Of The Galaxy)
- Cujo – (Cujo)
Movie Dog Names That Start With D
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with D:
- Daisy – (John Wick – Snatch)
- Danielle – (Daughter of Lady and Tramp)
- Danke – (Mother Dachshund in The Ugly Dachshund)
- Dante – (Coco)
- Daphne – (Look Who’s Talking Now)
- Darcy – (Pride and Prejudice)
- DeSoto – (Oliver and Company)
- Delgado – (Beverly Hills Chihuahua)
- Delilah – (Homeward Bound II)
- Demon – (Snow Dogs)
- Dewey – (Eight Below)
- Diana – (Wonder Woman)
- Diesel – (Snow Dogs)
- Dinah – (Pluto)
- Dino – (The Flintstones) *
- Dixie – (Balto – Fox and the Hound 2)
- Doc – (Balto)
- Dodger – (Oliver and Company)
- Dollar – (Richie Rich)
- Dolly – (Beethoven)
- Donkey – (Shrek)
- Doralee – (9 to 5)
- Dorothy – (The Wizard of Oz)
- Dory – (Finding Nemo)
- Dottie – (A League of Their Own)
- Dr. Evil – (Austin Powers)
- Dreyfuss – (Empty Nest)
- Duchess – (Snow Dogs)
- Dug – (Up)
- Duke – (The Secret Lives of Pets – Isle of Dogs)
Movie Dog Names That Start With E
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with E:
- Eames – (Inception)
- Eddie Crane – (Fraiser)
- Edna – (The Incredibles)
- Einstein – (Back To The Future – Oliver and Company)
- Elastigirl – (The Incredibles)
- Elle – (Legally Blonde)
- Ellie – (A Dog’s Purpose)
- Elsa – (Frozen)
- Elvis – (Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead)
- Enzo – (The Art of Racing in the Rain)
- Esmerelda – (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
- Everest – (Paw Patrol)
Movie Dog Names That Start With F
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with F:
- Fang – (Harry Potter – Get Smart)
- Ferris – (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
- Fifi – (Pluto – Rugrats)
- Flash – (The Dukes Of Hazzard)
- Flealick – (Babe: Pig In The City)
- Flike – (Umberto D)
- Flo – (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
- Fluke – (Fluke)
- Fly – (Babe)
- Fogell – (Superbad)
- Foo-Foo – (The Muppet Show)
- Forky – (Toy Story)
- Forrest – (Forrest Gump)
- Francis – (Oliver and Company)
- Frank – (Men in Black – Donnie Darko)
- Freckles – (101 Dalmatians)
- Fred – (Smokey & The Bandit)
- Freeway – (Hart To Hart)
- Friday – (Hotel for Dogs)
- Frodo – (Lord of the Rings)
- Fumbles – (Where’s Huddles?)
- Furiosa – (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Movie Dog Names That Start With G
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with G:
- Gale – (Scream)
- Garth – (Wayne’s World)
- Gatsby – (The Great Gatsby)
- George – (It’s A Wonderful Life)
- Georgette – (Oliver and Company)
- Gertrude – (Dog Days)
- Gidget – (Taco Bell Chihuahua)
- Gimli – (Lord of the Rings)
- Ginger – (Ginger Snaps)
- Ginny – (Harry Potter)
- Goddard – (The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
- Godzilla
- Goliath – (Samson And Goliath)
- Gondo – (Isle of Dogs)
- Goofy – (Mickey Mouse)
- Gracie – (Miss Congeniality)
- Gromit – (Wallace And Gromit)
- Gus – (Iron Will)
Movie Dog Names That Start With H
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with H:
- Hachi – (Hachi: A Dog’s Tale)
- Hal – (2001: A Space Odyssey)
- Han Solo – (Star Wars)
- Hannibal – (Silence of the Lambs)
- Happy – (7th Heaven – Happy Gilmore)
- Heidi – (The Ugly Dachshund)
- Hercules – (The Sandlot)
- Hermione – (Harry Potter)
- Holly – (Breakfast at Tiffany’s)
- Homer – (The Simpsons)
- Hooch – (Turner & Hooch)
- Hosehead – (Strange Brew)
Movie Dog Names That Start With I
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with I:
- Indiana or Indy – (Indiana Jones)
- Itchy Itchiford – (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
- Ivanna – (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody)
- Ivy – (Cats & Dogs)
Movie Dog Names That Start With J
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with J:
- Jack – (The Pirates of the Caribbean – The Shining)
- Jack Sparrow – (Pirates of the Caribbean)
- Jasmine – (Aladdin)
- Jason – (Friday the 13th)
- Jenna – (Balto)
- Jerry Lee – (K-9)
- Jo – (Little Women)
- Jock – (Lady and The Tramp)
- Jules – (Pulp Fiction)
- Juno – (Juno)
- Jupiter – (Isle of Dogs)
Movie Dog Names That Start With K
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with K:
- K9 – (Doctor Who)
- Kaltag – (Balto)
- Katniss – (The Hunger Games)
- Killer – (All Dogs Go to Heaven – Half Baked)
- King – (Isle of Dogs)
- Kirk – (Star Trek)
- Kirsty – (Hellraiser)
- Krypto – (Krypto The Superdog)
Movie Dog Names That Start With L
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with L:
- Lady – (Lady And The Tramp)
- Ladybird – (King of the Hill)
- Lafayette – (The Aristocats)
- Lassie – (Lassie)
- Laurie – (Little Women)
- Legolas – (Lord of the Rings)
- Leia – (Star Wars)
- Lena – (Annihilation)
- Lilo – (Lilo and Stitch)
- Little Brother – (Mulan’s energetic pup)
- Lizzy – (Pride and Prejudice)
- Lloyd – (Dumb and Dumber)
- Lockjaw – (The Fantastic Four)
- Loki – (Avengers)
- Lolabelle – (Heart Of A Dog)
- Lomax – (Lomax, The Hound Of Music)
- Lou – (Cats & Dogs)
- Luath – (The Incredible Journey)
- Lucky – (101 Dalmatians)
- Luiz – (Rio)
- Luk – (Balto)
- Luke Skywalker – (Star Wars)
Movie Dog Names That Start With M
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with M:
- Mabel – (Dog Days)
- Mack – (Snow Dogs)
- Maria – (The Sound of Music)
- Marley – (Marley And Me)
- Marlin – (Finding Nemo)
- Marmaduke – (Marmaduke)
- Marshall – (Paw Patrol)
- Marty – (Back to the Future)
- Mary Poppins
- Matisse – (Down and Out in Beverly Hills)
- Max – (Eight Below)
- Max – (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
- Max – (The Little Mermaid)
- Max – (The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day)
- Maximillion – (The Bionic Woman)
- Maya – (Eight Below – Zero Dark Thirty)
- McBarker – (What’s New Mr. Magoo)
- Merida – (Brave)
- Mickey
- Milo – (The Mask – Milo and Otis)
- Minnie
- Miss Agnes – (Best In Show)
- Missy – (Beethoven)
- Mister Peabody – (The Adventures Of Rocky – Bullwinkle And Friends)
- Moana
- Moe, Curly, or Larry – (The Three Stooges)
- Molly – (A Dog’s Journey – Snow Buddies –Air Bud)
- Morse – (Balto)
- Mother Teresa – (Must Love Dogs)
- Mr. Peanutbutter – (BoJack Horseman)
- Mudbud – (Snow Buddies)
- Muk – (Balto)
- Mumbly – (The Mumbly Cartoon Show)
- Murph – (Interstellar)
Movie Dog Names That Start With N
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with N:
- Nana – (Peter Pan – Snow Dogs)
- Nanook – (The Lost Boys)
- Napoleon – (Aristocats)
- Neo – (The Matrix)
- Neville – (Harry Potter)
- Niander Wall – (Blade Runner 2049)
- Nikki – (Balto– Nikki, Wild Dog of the North)
- Noah – (The Notebook)
- Norman Bates – (Psycho)
- Nunzio – (Dharma and Greg)
- Nutmeg – (Isle of Dogs)
Movie Dog Names That Start With O
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with O:
- Odie – (Garfield: The Movie)
- Olaf – (Frozen)
- Old Jack – (Eight Below)
- Oliver – (Oliver & Company)
- Oracle – (Isle of Dogs)
- Oscar – (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
- Otis – (Lady and the Tramp II)
- Otis – (The Adventures of Milo and Otis)
- Otto – (Robin Hood)
- Owen – (Jurassic World)
Movie Dog Names That Start With P
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with P:
- Padfoot – (Harry Potter)
- Papi – (Beverly Hills Chihuahua)
- Patch – (101 Dalmatians)
- Paul Anka – (Gilmore Girls)
- Pedro – (Beverly Hills Chihuahua)
- Peek – (Cats & Dogs)
- Peeta – (The Hunger Games)
- Peg – (Lady and the Tramp)
- Pelle – (Midsommar)
- Penny – (101 Dalmatians)
- Pennywise – (It)
- Pepper – (101 Dalmatians)
- Percy – (Pocahontas)
- Perdita – (101 Dalmatians)
- Persephone – (Frankenweenie)
- Pete – (Mickey Mouse)
- Petey – (The Little Rascals)
- Pippin – (Lord of the Rings – Jaws)
- Pixie – (The Danish Girl)
- Pizza – (X-Men: Apocalypse)
- Pluto – (Mickey Mouse)
- Pongo – (101 Dalmatians)
- Poochie – (The Simpsons)
- Pooh – (Winnie the Pooh)
- Pops – (The Secret Life of Pets)
- Porkchop – (Doug)
- Porthos – (Star Trek: Enterprise)
- Prometheus
- Puffy – (There’s Something About Mary)
Movie Dog Names That Start With Q
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with Q:
- Quark – (Honey, I Shrunk The Kids)
- Queequeg – (The X-Files)
- Quint – (Jaws)
Movie Dog Names That Start With R
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with R:
- Red – (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
- Regan – (The Exorcist)
- Reggie – (Lady and the Tramp II)
- Remus – (Harry Potter)
- Remy – (Ratatouille)
- Ren Höek – (The Ren and Stimpy Show)
- Reno – (Top Dog)
- Rex – (Isle of Dogs – Babe)
- Rhapsody In White – (Best In Show)
- Rhett – (Gone With the Wind)
- Riley – (Homeward Bound II)
- Rimshot – (Ernest Goes To Jail)
- Rin Tin Tin / Rinty – (Rin Tin Tin)
- Ripley – (Alien)
- Rita – (Oliver and Company)
- Rocco – (The Drop)
- Rocks – (Look Who’s Talking Now)
- Rocky – (Paw Patrol)
- Rollo – (Outlander)
- Rolly – (101 Dalmatians – Puppy Dog Pals)
- Ron – (Anchorman)
- Ronnie – (Saint Bernard friend of Pluto)
- Rosa – (Beverly Hills Chihuahua)
- Roscoe – (Oliver and Company)
- Rose – (Fox and the Hound 2 – Titanic)
- Rosebud – (Snow Buddies)
- Rosemary – (Rosemary’s Baby)
- Rowlf – (The Muppets)
- Roxanne – (A Goofy Movie)
- Rubble – (Paw Patrol)
- Ruby – (Lady and The Tramp II)
- Rufus – (Legally Blonde)
Movie Dog Names That Start With S
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with S:
- Sam – (Cats & Dogs – Dog Days)
- Samantha – (I Am Legend)
- Samara – (The Ring)
- Sandy – (Annie)
- Sansa – (Game of Thrones)
- Santa’s Little Helper – (The Simpsons)
- Sasha – (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
- Scamp – (Lady and The Tramp)
- Scarlett – (Gone With the Wind)
- Scooby-Doo – (Scooby-Doo)
- Scooper – (Snow Dogs)
- Scraps – (A Dog’s Life)
- Scratchy – (Lady and the Tramp II)
- Sebastian – (La La Land)
- Shadow – (Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey – Eight Below)
- Shasta – (Snow Buddies)
- Shaun – (Shaun of the Dead)
- Shelby – (Smallville)
- Shiloh – (Saving Shiloh)
- Shorty – (Eight Below)
- Shuri – (Black Panther)
- Simba – (The Lion King)
- Sirius Black – (Harry Potter)
- Skip – (My Dog Skip)
- Skippy – (The Thin Man)
- Skye – (Paw Patrol)
- Slink – (Toy Story)
- Sniff – (Snow Dogs)
- Snoopy – (Peanuts)
- Snots – (National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation)
- Snowy – (The Adventures of TinTin)
- Sparky – (Frankenweenie)
- Speck – (Pee-wee’s Big Adventure)
- Speedy – (The Drew Carey Show)
- Spike – (Rugrats)
- Spock – (Star Trek)
- Spots – (Isle of Dogs)
- Spuds MacKenzie – (Bud Light)
- Spunky – (Happy Days)
- Star – (Balto)
- Steele – (Balto)
- Stella – (Modern Family)
- Stinky – (Dharma and Greg)
- Stitch – (Lilo & Stitch)
- Streak the Wonder Dog – (Green Lantern)
- Sultan – (Beauty and the Beast)
- Sylvia – (An Extremely Goofy Movie)
- Sylvie – (Balto)
Movie Dog Names That Start With T
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with T:
- T’Challa – (Black Panther)
- T-Bone – (Clifford The Big Red Dog)
- Talbot – (The Sword in the Stone)
- Talon – (Snow Buddies)
- The Bride – (Kill Bill)
- The Dude/Jeffery Lebowski – (The Big Lebowski)
- Thelma – (Thelma and Louise)
- Theodore – (Her)
- Thor – (Avengers)
- Tiana – (Princess and the Frog)
- Tiffany – (Bride of Chucky)
- Tiger – (The Brady Bunch)
- Timmy – (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
- Tino – (A Dog’s Purpose)
- Tito – (Oliver and Company)
- Toby – (The Great Mouse Detective)
- Togo – (Togo)
- Toto – (The Wizard Of Oz)
- Tramp – (Lady and The Tramp)
- Trinity – (The Matrix)
- Truman – (Eight Below)
- Trusty – (Lady and The Tramp)
- Turk – (Swiss Family Robinson)
- Tyler – (Fight Club)
Movie Dog Names That Start With U
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with U:
- Uggie – (The Artist)
- Uhura – (Star Trek)
Movie Dog Names That Start With V
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with V:
- Verdell – (As Good As It Gets)
- Viago – (What We Do In The Shadows)
- Vincent – (Lost)
- Vito – (The Godfather)
- Vivian – (Pretty Woman)
Movie Dog Names That Start With W
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with W:
- Waffles – (A Dog’s Purpose)
- Wednesday – (The Addams Family)
- Whiskey – (Blade Runner)
- White Fang – (White Fang)
- Wilby – (The Shaggy Dog)
- Wilfred – (Wilfred)
- Wilhelmina – (The Ugly Dachshund)
- William – (Patton)
- Winky – (Best in Show)
- Winn-Dixie – (Because Of Winn-Dixie)
- Wishbone – (Wishbone)
- Wolfie – (The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day)
- Woody – (Toy Story)
Movie Dog Names That Start With Y
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with Y:
- Yeller – (Old Yeller)
- Yellow – (Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog)
- Yoda – (Star Wars)
- Yodel – (Snow Dogs)
Movie Dog Names That Start With Z
Here are some of the best dog names from movies & TV that start with Z:
- Zero – (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
- Zeus – (Magnum P.I.)
- Zochor – (The Cave of the Yellow Dog)
- Zowie – (Pet Sematary II)
- Zuma – (Paw Patrol)
Conclusion
Whether your dog is red, black, brown, white, or blue merle, I hope you were able to find a movie dog name you love! If you’re interested in other dog name ideas, please check out the blog.
That being said, there is nothing left but to thank you for your attention up to this point.
I hope I have been helpful, and I wish you many moments of joy and satisfaction in the company of your beloved puppy.
Of course, if you have any questions or concerns along the way, don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for reading, and have a great day!
Until next time!
A big hug.
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