If you’re looking for Halloween-inspired dog names, we have a treat for you (pun intended)!
Below, we’ve rounded up a ton of cute, clever, and spooky ideas that are just perfect for your new puppy.
With plenty each for males and females, it won’t be tricky at all to find the right one!
Okay, enough with the puns, let’s check them out!
Top 50 Halloween-Inspired Dog Names For Males
We love finding inspiration in scary movies, different languages, and common spooky words.
Take a look at what we came up with for the boys!
- Bat – After the bird, or the man, you choose!
- Bogey a frightening name for any dog!
- Bones – as in skeleton bones.
- Bruxas- part of the Portuguese phrase for Halloween (dia das Bruxas)
- Cackles – for the funniest dog out there!
- Calan– Calan Gaeaf means Halloween in Welsh
- Carver – as in pumpkin-carver.
- Castiel – from the Supernatural series.
- Cauldron – for a pup who has a spell prepared!
- Cobweb – can’t miss the Halloween fun with this name!
- Creeper – after the frightening Minecraft mobs!
- Dracula – one of the most important Halloween figures.
- Eerie – for a strange, yet wonderful dog!
- Fangs – this can also be the perfect costume!
- Fantazmë – means “ghost” in Albanian
- Fog – it’s spooky, it’s cute, it’s perfect!
- Frankenstein – after Dr. Frankenstein.
- Frankenweenie – after Frankenstein’s first experiment!
- Fright – for an easy-to-scare pup.
- Gaeaf – the other part of the Welsh word for Halloween is great, too!
- Gargoyle -Love this name for a French Bulldog!
- Geest– means ghost in Dutch.
- Ghost – a perfect name for a white pup!
- Goblin – for a mischievous pup!
- Gremlin – Gremlins are still very frightening.
- Halloween – you can’t lose with a classic!
- Halovīni – means Halloween in Latvian.
- Haunt – cute name for a pup who follows you anywhere you go.
- Hocus – name his brother Pocus and it’s the best combo!
- Howler – this name goes without saying!
- Jack – after Jack-o-Lantern or Jack Skellington, you choose!
- Monster – an adorable name for a gentle giant.
- Nightmare – perfect Halloween dog name!
- Pocus – Hocus’ brother.
- Poltergeist – a mischievous ghost.
- Prank – for a little trickster
- Pumpkin – you can’t miss with this one!
- Reaper – a dog named Reaper is never scary!
- Roho-Swahili for ghost
- Skeleton – imagine how happy your dog would be to meet a skeleton.
- Skellington – from ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas.’
- Spider – for a black pup!
- Specter– a ghost
- Spooky – can be spooky in a very cute way!
- Spookley -from the children’s movie Spookley, the Square Pumpkin
- Trick – perfect name combo if your other one is named ‘Treat.!
- Werewolf – one of the scariest dog names!
- Zero – after Jack Skellington’s ghostly dog in ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas.’
- Zombie – probably the scariest thing in the world!
- Xus– Hmong for Halloween
Boy Dog Names Inspired by Horror Movies
- Adam – Saw (2004)
- Arnie – Christine (1983)
- Ash – The Evil Dead (1981)
- Ben – Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- Billy – Scream (1996)
- Candyman – Candyman (1992)
- Chucky – Child’s Play (1988)
- Count Dracula – Dracula (1931)
- Cujo – Cujo (1983)
- Damien – The Omen (1976)
- David – An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- David Drayton – The Mist (2007)
- Dr. Loomis – Halloween (1978)
- Ed Warren – The Conjuring (2013)
- Father Karras – The Exorcist (1973)
- Father Lucas – The Rite (2011)
- Father Merrin – The Exorcist (1973)
- Francis – Red Dragon (2002)
- Frank – Hellraiser (1987)
- Freddy Krueger – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- Hannibal Lecter – The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Henry – Eraserhead (1977)
- Herbert – Re-Animator (1985)
- Jack – The Shining (1980)
- Jason – Friday the 13th (1980)
- Jerry – Fright Night (1985)
- Jigsaw – Saw (2004)
- Leatherface – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
- Louis – Pet Sematary (1989)
- Martin – Jaws (1975)
- Max – Cape Fear (1991)
- Michael Myers – Halloween (1978)
- Mikael – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
- Norman Bates – Psycho (1960)
- Oskar – Let the Right One In (2008)
- Patrick – American Psycho (2000)
- Paul – Misery (1990)
- Peter – Dawn of the Dead (1978)
- Pinhead – Hellraiser (1987)
- Quint – Jaws (1975)
- R.J. MacReady – The Thing (1982)
- Sam – Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
- Seth – The Fly (1986)
- Stu – Scream (1996)
- Tommy – Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
- Venkman – Ghostbusters (1984)
- Victor Frankenstein – Frankenstein (1931)
Top 50 Halloween Dog Names For Females
We took inspiration from iconic horror movies that we watch on Halloween beautiful ways of saying common spooky words, and more.
- Aave– Finnish for ghost.
- Autumn – after the Halloween season.
- Blade – after the Vampire Hunter
- Blair– after the Blair Witch Project
- Bonbon– “candy” in French.
- Buffy – after the Vampire Slayer
- Candy – for the cutest pup around!
- Clarice– from Silence of the Lambs.
- Crow – one of the coolest Halloween names.
- Crystal – after a witch’s favorite stone!
- Dynia– Polish for pumpkin.
- Eleven – after the Stranger Things character.
- Elvira – after the mistress of the Dark.
- Fantasma– Italian for ghost.
- Huntress – a very cool Halloween name.
- Janet– from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, of course.
- Jynx – who wouldn’t want to be Jynx on Halloween?
- Kohe– Estonian for “spooky”
- Luna – in Latin, this name means ‘moon.’
- Magic – because your pup is magic!
- Mamua – Basque for “ghost”
- Matoatoa– Malagasy for ghost.
- Morrigan– the Goddess of Samhain.
- Morticia – from the Addam’s Family
- Naranja – Spanish word for ‘orange.’
- Night – Such a cute name for a black pup!
- Noir – in French, it means ‘black.’
- Nuku– Maori for October
- October– the month of Halloween makes a beautiful name!
- Omen – your dog can be a good omen!
- Potion – think about the most delicious potion!
- Puca– Irish for ghost.
- Pwmpen– Welsh for pumpkin.
- Raven – after the spooky bird.
- Rosemary– after the classic horror film, Rosemary’s Baby
- Sabrina – from the classic show.
- Salem – after the legends about this place.
- Sally – from ‘The Night Before Christmas’
- Scarecrow – a popular Halloween prop.
- Shadow – great name for a grey or black pup!
- Sookie– from the HBO show, True Blood.
- Spirit – the name that’s spooky just on Halloween!
- Tabitha– a witch’s name in many movies and shows!
- Tarot – for a truly magic pup!
- Tikva– Bosnian for pumpkin.
- Treat – she can be ‘Trick’s’ sister!
- Twilight – after the iconic movie!
- Vanessa – from Penny Dreadful
- Wednesday – after the Addam’s family daughter!
- Winifred– from Hocus Pocus, the iconic Halloween movie.
Girl Dog Names Inspired by Horror Movies
- Alice Hardy – Friday the 13th (1980)
- Amelia – The Babadook (2014)
- Annie – Hereditary (2018)
- Annie – Misery (1990)
- Barbara – Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- Carrie – Carrie (1976)
- Cecilia – The Invisible Man (2020)
- Christine – Drag Me to Hell (2009)
- Clarice – The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Dani – Midsommar (2019)
- Elise – Insidious (2010)
- Ginger – Ginger Snaps (2000)
- Grace – The Others (2001)
- Jay – It Follows (2014)
- Jess – Black Christmas (1974)
- Julia – Hellraiser (1987)
- Kathy – The Amityville Horror (1979)
- Kimberly – Final Destination 2 (2003)
- Laurie – Halloween (1978)
- Lena – Beautiful Creatures (2013)
- Lisa – Silent Hill (2006)
- Maddie Young – Hush (2016)
- Madison – Malignant (2021)
- Mallory – Bird Box (2018)
- Margaret – Carrie (1976)
- Marion – Psycho (1960)
- Marta – The Others (2001)
- Marybeth – Hatchet (2006)
- Melanie – The Birds (1963)
- Mia – Evil Dead (2013)
- Nancy – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- Regan – The Exorcist (1973)
- Ripley – Alien (1979)
- Rosemary – Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
- Sally – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
- Samara – The Ring (2002)
- Sarah The Descent (2005)
- Sidney – Scream (1996)
- Sophie – The Night Listener (2006)
- Susie – Suspiria (1977)
- Tess – Barbarian (2022)
- Tiffany Valentine – Bride of Chucky (1998)
- Vera – Dead Alive (1992)
- Wendy – The Shining (1980)
See, no tricks! Just plenty of fun Halloween-inspired dog names!
We love the names that from different languages. They make common Halloween words like “ghost” and “candy” sound so much more interesting.
Which will you choose? Tell us below, what are your favorite Halloween-inspired dog names!
Hi there! I'm Nicole, the editor-in-chief and one of the writers here at DogVills. I've been a dog owner for most of my adult life and a dog lover for much longer than that. I grew up with a wonderful German Shepherd named Jake, who I loved SO much that I named my son after him. When I'm not writing for DogVills or my own site, Pretty Opinionated, I love spending time with my teenager (when he actually lets me) and my Pharaoh Hound, Freya. I'm also an avid reader AND a total TV fanatic.
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