Favorite Puppy Names

Looking for great puppy names for your new best friend? Whether you prefer traditional German dog names or unique German Shepherd names, you can get some great ideas below.

If you don't see any names that "click" right away, pick a favorite and try it out. Make sure you eventually pick a name that you can live with for 10-15 years.

I was looking for unique German Shepherd dog names. I ended up with "Schatzi." 

Schatzi's registered name is Schatten-Jäeger ("Shadow Hunter"), but was very quickly shortened to Schatzi. Schatzi is a term of endearment and literally means "little treasure" so it works well as an informal nickname.

German Dog Names

You can give your German Shepherd a great name that will reflect her heritage. No promises on whther or not she will listen better, but take a look and see if any fit your GSD.

Favorite Puppy Names

It's fun to see how the most popular names change year by year. Find lists of the the Top 20 names from the AKC.

Good Puppy Names

Every year Petfinder takes a survey of the dogs and cats listed on their site. See the top names from a selection of hundreds of thousands pet names. 

Still stuck? Here is an excellent resource:

Cute Dog Names: Find hundreds of names from various ategories tat you and your dog will love.

Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really.
~Agnes Sligh Turnbull