Anime names for dogs are fun because they come with built-in personality. Some are bold and dramatic. Some are soft and sweet. Some sound totally normal until another fan hears it and gives you that look of recognition (which is honestly half the fun).
And the best part? You’re not likely to run into three other dogs at the park with the same name. Unless you pick something like Naruto. In which case… okay, maybe two.
Below, you’ll find my 10 favorite anime dog names, plus a much longer list to spark ideas. Whether your pup is chaotic good, mysterious and broody, or the main character who absolutely knows it, there’s something here that’ll fit.
Top 10 Cute Anime Names for Dogs
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1. Maru
Even the name Maru sounds sweet and adorable, which is exactly what this anime dog from Kimi ni Todoke
In the show, Maru is a cute, stray dog that was found and they love to act like a regular dog, chewing on bones and running around the yard.
If you happen to own a little white dog, this could be the perfect name for them.
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2. Gin
There aren’t many dogs that star in their own anime, but Gin is one of them.
Starring in the anime Ginga Nagareboshi Gin
This name choice might also be a good one if you are a fan of alcoholic beverages as well, which you will have in common with me.
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3. Ein
From the famous Cowboy Bebop
Based on the loveable Corgi, Ein is very intelligent, which makes sense considering the name is short for Einstein.
4. Den
Den is a loyal companion in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
However, she knows when to keep strangers at bay and those threatening her family by barking at them. Den makes for a great name, regardless of your pup’s gender.
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5. Akamaru
Akamaru, from the incredibly popular anime Naruto
What I love the most about this name is that it can be split into Aka and Maru for short and sweet nicknames that your dog can respond to.
6. Ruth
One of the more human names on this list, Ruth is from The Ancient Magus’ Bride
While he might look a little scary with red eyes and a shaggy black coat, they are the most loyal companion someone could ask for.
If you think your dog will be the same, this is the perfect name to choose.
7. Iggy
This name is as cute and unique as the dog in the anime JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken
In the anime, Iggy is a Boston Terrier from New York, but they are a little manic at times.
If you happen to have a hyperactive puppy on your hands, this might be the perfect name to choose.
8. Tobimaru
If you have a Shiba Inu pup, then this anime dog from Stranger: Mukou Hadan (Sword of the Stranger
Tobimaru is helpful, faithful and looks absolutely adorable.
Again, this name can be shortened to either Tobi or Maru, but my personal favorite is Tobi.
9. Apo
Apo is short for Apollo, so I guess you could call your dog that too, but Apo himself is from the anime Space Brothers
This cute pug is one friendly dog and gets along with just about everyone, which is the same for most real-life dogs.
10. Shiro
You’ll probably recognize Shiro from Hoozuki no Reitetsu, who looks sweet and fluffy, but actually works in animal hell to punish people who abused animals in their life.
Honestly, we can’t be mad about that, and it shows how dynamic of a dog he really is. This makes for a great and unique dog name if you choose it.
Anime TV shows and movies are great places to look for name inspiration. They are so unique and different, which counts for a lot!
Personally, I think all these names are perfect, so you might have a little difficulty choosing your favorite from our top 10!
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- Akame (Akame ga Kill!)
- Akeno Himejima (High School DxD)
- Alice (Sword Art Online)
- Amu (Shugo Chara!)
- Anzu Futaba (The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls)
- Aqua (Konosuba)
- Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
- Atsuko Kagari (Little Witch Academia)
- Ayane (Deadman Wonderland)
- Boa Hancock (One Piece)
- Bulma Briefs (Dragon Ball)
- C.C. (Code Geass)
- Celty Sturluson (Durarara!!)
- Chichi (Dragon Ball)
- Chihaya (Chihayafuru)
- Chihiro Ogino (Spirited Away)
- Chitoge Kirisaki (Nisekoi)
- Eri (My Hero Academia)
- Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
- Esdeath (Akame ga Kill!)
- Esmeraude (Sailor Moon)
- Faye Valentine (Cowboy Bebop)
- Futaba Sakura (Persona 5: The Animation)
- Fuu (Samurai Champloo)
- Hana Midorikawa (Prison School)
- Hange Zoë (Attack on Titan)
- Haruhi (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
- Hazuki (Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase)
- Hinata Hyuga (Naruto)
- Hitagi (Bakemonogatari / Monogatari Series)
- Holo (Spice and Wolf)
- Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Hyouka (Hyouka)
- Ibuki Mioda (Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School)
- Ichigo (Bleach)
- Ika Musume (Squid Girl)
- Inori (Guilty Crown)
- Inuyasha (Inuyasha)
- Irisviel von Einzbern (Fate/Zero)
- Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail)
- Kagami (Lucky Star)
- Kagome Higurashi (Inuyasha)
- Kagura (Gintama)
- Kanade Tachibana (Angel Beats!)
- Kanna Kamui (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid)
- Kanon (Kanon)
- Kefla (Dragon Ball Super)
- Kiki (Kiki’s Delivery Service)
- Kino (Kino’s Journey)
- Kirika (Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story)
- Kirino (Oreimo)
- Kiryuin (Kill la Kill)
- Kiyoko Shimizu (Haikyuu!!)
- Konata (Lucky Star)
- Korra (The Legend of Korra)
- Kotonoha (School Days)
- Kyoko Sakura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Kyouka (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- Kyouko (Danganronpa: The Animation)
- Lain (Serial Experiments Lain)
- Leafa (Sword Art Online)
- Lina (Slayers)
- Madoka (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Maka (Soul Eater)
- Maki Nishikino (Love Live! School Idol Project)
- Mami Tomoe (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Mari (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Matoi (Kill la Kill)
- Mayumi (The Irregular at Magic High School)
- Mei Misaki (Another)
- Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan)
- Miku (The Quintessential Quintuplets)
- Mikuru (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
- Mio Akiyama (K-On!)
- Misa Amane (Death Note)
- Misaki (Kaichou wa Maid-sama!)
- Morgiana (Magi)
- Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
- Mugi (K-On!)
- Nagisa Furukawa (Clannad)
- Nami (Hunter x Hunter)
- Nami (One Piece)
- Nana (Nana)
- Nanami Aoyama (The Pet Girl of Sakurasou)
- Nana Osaki (Nana)
- Naru (Love Hina)
- Natsuki (Doki Doki Literature Club!)
- Nausicaä (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
- Neferpitou (Hunter x Hunter)
- Nia (Gurren Lagann)
- Nico Robin (One Piece)
- Nico Yazawa (Love Live! School Idol Project)
- Nozomi Tojo (Love Live! School Idol Project)
- Ochako (My Hero Academia)
- Onodera (Nisekoi)
- Orihime Inoue (Bleach)
- Oriko Mikuni (Puella Magi Oriko Magica)
- Osamu (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
- Revy (Black Lagoon)
- Riko (Made in Abyss)
- Rin (Blue Exorcist)
- Ritsuko (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Rose Lalonde (Homestuck)
- Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach)
- Ryoko (Tenchi Muyo!)
- Saber (Fate/stay night)
- Sachi (Sword Art Online)
- Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon)
- Saki (Saki)
- Sakura Haruno (Naruto)
- Samidare (Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer)
- San (Princess Mononoke)
- Sango (Inuyasha)
- Satsuki Kiryuin (Kill la Kill)
- Sayaka (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Seras Victoria (Hellsing)
- Setsuna (Inuyasha)
- Shana (Shakugan no Shana)
- Sheryl (Macross Frontier)
- Shinobu Kocho (Demon Slayer)
- Shizuka (High School of the Dead)
- Shizuru (Mai-HiME)
- Sora (No Game No Life)
- Suzu (Belle)
- Suzuka (Suzuka)
- Tsunade Senju (Naruto)
- Umi (Love Live! School Idol Project)
- Urara (Urara Meirocho)
- Urd (Ah! My Goddess)
- Yoko (Gurren Lagann)
- Yui (Sword Art Online)
- Yuka (Elfen Lied)
- Yumeko (Kakegurui)
- Yuzuki Yukari (Vocaloid / Voiceroid)
- Zero Two (Darling in the Franxx)
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137 Anime Names for Male Dogs
- Akio (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
- Akira (Akira)
- Alibaba Saluja (Magi)
- All Might (My Hero Academia)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Amuro (Mobile Suit Gundam)
- Ash (Pokémon)
- Asta (Black Clover)
- Ban (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Belial (Rage of Bahamut: Genesis)
- Bell (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)
- Broly (Dragon Ball Super)
- Byakuya Kuchiki (Bleach)
- Ciel (Black Butler)
- Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan)
- Dabi (My Hero Academia)
- Dante (Devil May Cry: The Animated Series)
- Deku (My Hero Academia)
- Edward (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Eren (Attack on Titan)
- Escanor (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Gajeel (Fairy Tail)
- Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
- Gohan (Dragon Ball Z)
- Goku (Dragon Ball)
- Gon (Hunter x Hunter)
- Gray (Fairy Tail)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Hajime (Danganronpa: The Animation)
- Haku (Naruto)
- Haruka (Free!)
- Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Hisoka (Hunter x Hunter)
- Hohenheim (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Ichigo (Bleach)
- Inosuke (Demon Slayer)
- Inuyasha (Inuyasha)
- Ippo (Hajime no Ippo)
- Itachi (Naruto)
- Izaya (Durarara!!)
- Jellal (Fairy Tail)
- Joseph Joestar (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
- Josuke (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable)
- Jotaro (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)
- Jugo (Naruto Shippuden)
- Kaito (Magic Kaito 1412)
- Kakashi (Naruto)
- Kaneki Ken (Tokyo Ghoul)
- Katsuki (My Hero Academia)
- Kazuto (Sword Art Online)
- Ken (Tokyo Ghoul)
- Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)
- Kirito (Sword Art Online)
- Koro-sensei (Assassination Classroom)
- Koyomi (Monogatari Series)
- Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter)
- L (Death Note)
- Lancer (Fate/stay night)
- Law (One Piece)
- Lelouch vi Britannia (Code Geass)
- Levi (Attack on Titan)
- Light Yagami (Death Note)
- Luffy (One Piece)
- Madara (Naruto Shippuden)
- Makoto Naegi (Danganronpa)
- Meliodas (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Mello (Death Note)
- Midoriya (My Hero Academia)
- Mikado (Durarara!!)
- Mikasa (Attack on Titan)
- Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
- Mumen (One Punch Man)
- Naruto (Naruto)
- Natsu (Fairy Tail)
- Neji (Naruto)
- Neku (The World Ends with You: The Animation)
- Netero (Hunter x Hunter)
- Nico (One Piece)
- Noctis (Final Fantasy XV: Brotherhood)
- Obito (Naruto Shippuden)
- Oikawa (Haikyuu!!)
- Oikura (Monogatari Series)
- Okabe (Steins;Gate)
- Orochimaru (Naruto)
- Piccolo (Dragon Ball Z)
- Portgas D. Ace (One Piece)
- Raku (Nisekoi)
- Reigen Arataka (Mob Psycho 100)
- Rengoku (Demon Slayer)
- Renji (Bleach)
- Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
- Rin (Blue Exorcist)
- Rock Lee (Naruto)
- Roronoa (One Piece)
- Roy (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Ryu (Street Fighter II V)
- Sabo (One Piece)
- Sanji (One Piece)
- Sasori (Naruto Shippuden)
- Sasuke (Naruto)
- Sebastian (Black Butler)
- Seiji (Durarara!!)
- Senku Ishigami (Dr. Stone)
- Sesshomaru (Inuyasha)
- Shido (Date A Live)
- Shikamaru Nara (Naruto)
- Shinichi Kudo (Detective Conan)
- Shinra (Fire Force)
- Shiro (No Game No Life)
- Shiroe (Log Horizon)
- Shizuo (Durarara!!)
- Shoto (My Hero Academia)
- Soma (Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma)
- Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
- Sousuke Sagara (Full Metal Panic!)
- Spike (Cowboy Bebop)
- Squalo (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind)
- Subaru (Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World)
- Tanjiro (Demon Slayer)
- Tatsuya (The Irregular at Magic High School)
- Todoroki (My Hero Academia)
- Tomoya (Clannad)
- Touma (A Certain Magical Index)
- Trunks (Dragon Ball)
- Tsuna (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
- Ushijima (Haikyuu!!)
- Usopp (One Piece)
- Vash the Stampede (Trigun)
- Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)
- Viktor (Yuri!!! on Ice)
- Yusuke (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Zatch Bell (Konjiki no Gash!!)
- Zenitsu Agatsuma (Demon Slayer)
- Zoro (One Piece)
42 Popular Dogs in Anime Names
If you’re looking for names inspired by dogs in anime, here are some to consider! Side note, I know there are a few here that are also on the lists above. But I also know that some of you skimmed down to this heading in particular, and I didn’t want you to miss a good name. 😀
- Akamaru (Naruto)
- Anubis (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)
- Artemis (Sailor Moon)
- Black (Accel World)
- Black Hayate (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Cerberus (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Cerebrum (Show by Rock!!)
- Chen-Long (Ranma ½)
- Chito (Girls’ Last Tour)
- Chomusuke (Konosuba)
- Chuchu (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
- Ein (Cowboy Bebop)
- Elizabeth (Gintama)
- Gabriel (Gabriel DropOut)
- Hakutaku (Hoozuki no Reitetsu)
- Iggy (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)
- Iruka (Tsuritama)
- Kagerou (Natsume’s Book of Friends)
- Koenma’s Pacifier (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Koro (Assassination Classroom)
- Koromaru (Persona 3: The Animation)
- Kuro (Blue Exorcist)
- Kyo Sohma’s true form (Fruits Basket)
- Kyubei’s Familiars (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Makkachin (Yuri!!! on Ice)
- Maru (Elfen Lied)
- Menchi (Excel Saga)
- Mii-kun (How to Keep a Mummy)
- Mokona (Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Monokuma (Danganronpa: The Animation)
- Padudu (Magical Play)
- Pakkun (Naruto)
- Pero (Puss in Boots: Pero’s Great Adventure)
- Professor Utonium’s Dog (Powerpuff Girls Z)
- Ryo-Ohki (Tenchi Muyo!)
- Sadaharu (Gintama)
- Shakkoumon (Digimon Adventure 02)
- Tama (Gintama)
- Tetsuya #2 (Kuroko no Basket)
- Toto (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)
- White Wolf (Princess Mononoke)
- Yamato (Naruto)
Do you have any other favorite anime names for dogs? Share below!
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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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