Popular Puppy Names

Popular Puppy Names

This list of Names has names from the world of popular music. Looking for lists of the most popular puppy names from around the world? You'll find them here; Popular Dog Names, and Top Dog Names.

We think dogs are pretty cool, so we've made it our mission to ensure that every dog gets a cool name.

Our catalogue of cool dog names includes names from movies and fashion, and this uber-cool list from the world of music.

Here's a sample of our list below:

BEBOP: One hit wonders BeBop DeLuxe

DENVER: Country & Western singer John Denver

HENDRIX: Guitar maestro Jimi Hendrix

KISS: Rock giants

Just follow these 2 steps to making your pup the coolest dog on the block;

1. Decide to give your pup a really cool name.

2. Choose one of names from our list below.

Its that simple!

ABBA Swedish pop band of the 1970s
ABBEY Beatles album, Abbey Road
ABERCROMBIE John Abercrombie, jazz guitarist
ACE Kiss rock guitarist Ace Frehley
ADAM ANT 80's pop star
ALANIS Canadian rock singer Alanis Morissette
ALICE Rock legend Alice Cooper
ALICIA R&B singer Alicia Keys
AMADEUS German composer Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart
ANASTACIA Pop / R & B singer
ANDRE Hip Hop artist Andre3000
ANGUS AC/DC rock guitarist Angus Young
ARMSTRONG Louis Armstrong, Jazz legend
ARVELLA Arvella Gray, country music pioneer
AXL W.Axl Rose, Guns 'n Roses front man
AZTEC Aztec Camera, New Wave band
BABYFACE R & B singer, songwriter, producer
BACH German composer Johann Sebastian Bach
BACKSTREET Pop boy band Backstreet Boys
BADGE Song by the rock band Cream

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BANGLES 1980s pop girl band
BANJO Musical instrument
BARBRA Singer Barbra Striesand
BASIE Count Basie, jazz legend
BASSEY Singer Shirley Bassey
BB Blues guitarist BB King
BEASTIE Rock/Rap band Beastie Boys
BEBOP One hit wonders BeBop DeLuxe
BECK Rock guitar legend Jeff Beck
BEE GEE Muti-platinum band The Bee Gees
BEETHOVEN German composer Ludwig von Beethoven
BENNETT Crooner Tony Bennett
BENSON Jazz guitarist George Benson
BENTON R&B singer Brook Benton
BETTY BOO Pop / Rap singer
BILLY RAY Country & Western singer Billy Ray Cyrus
BJORK Icelandic singer / songwriter
BLACKHEART Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
BLACKMORE Richie Blackmore, Deep Purple & Rainbow guitarist
BLAZE Blaze Bailey, one-time Iron Maiden singer



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BLONDIE 1980's Pop band fronted by Debbie Harry
BLUEGRASS Musical genre
BLUR Britpop band fronted by Damon Alburn
BO Bo Diddley, blues / rock 'n roll guitarist
BOJANGLES From the song Mr. Bojangles
BONEY M Pop band from Germany
BONHAM Led Zeppelin drummer, John Bonham
BONO Lead singer of U2
BOO RADLEY The Boo Radleys, alternative rock band
BOOGIE WOOGIE Song by the Andrews Sisters
BOOKER Booker T and the MG's
BOWIE Pop / Rock singer David Bowie
BOY GEORGE Singer of 80's band Culture Club
BOZ Boz Burrell, Bad Company bassist
BRAXTON R&B singer Toni Braxton
BRITNEY Pop singer Britney Spears
BRONSKI New Romantic band Bronski Beat
BRUFFORD Bill Brufford, drummer
BUDDY Buddy Miles, drummer (Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys)
BUDGIE 70's Rock band

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BUFFALO 60's Country Rock pioneers Buffalo Springfield
BURRITO Country / Rock band The Flying Burrito Brothers
CALEB Caleb Followill, Kings of Leon
CALHOUN Will Calhoun, drummer of Living Color
CARMINE Carmine Appice, rock drummer
CARRIE Singer Carrie Underwood
CASH Country & Western legend Johnny Cash
CELLO Musical instrument
CHAD Chad Smith, Red Hot Chilli Peppers drummer
CHER Singer & actress
CHESTER Chester Thompson, jazz / rock drummer
CHET Chet Atkins, country guitarist and record producer
CHOPIN Polish pianist and composer
CHRISSIE Pop singer Chrissie Hynde
CHUCK Rock n' roll great Chuck Berry
CLAPTON Eric Clapton, legendary blues / rock guitarist
CLEO Jazz singer Cleo Lane
COBAIN Kurt Cobain, frontman of Nirvana
COLTRANE John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist
CONWAY Country & Western singer, Conway Twitty

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COOLIO Rapper
CORKY Corky Laing, drummer of 60's rock band Mountain
COZY Rock drummer Cozy Powell
CREED Rock band
CREEDANCE Rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival
CRONOS Vocalist / bassist of black metal band Venom
CYRUS Country & Western singer Billy Ray Cyrus
DADDY COOL Song by Boney M
DALLAS Dallas Taylor, drummer (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
DANNY BOY Irish traditional song
DANZIG 80's Rock / Metal band
DEANO Nickname of singer and actor Dean Martin
DEE Dee Snider, singer of Twisted Sister
DELGADO Reggae singer Junior Delgado
DENVER Country & Western singer John Denver
DESMOND Ska / Reggae singer sopngwriter Desmond Decker
DESTINY R&B girl band Destiny's Child
DHANI Guitarist and son of Beatle George Harrison
DIDDY Hip Hop artist P. Diddy
DILLINGER Reggae artist

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DIO Ronnie James, of Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Dio
DISCO Musical genre popular in the 70's & 80's
DIXIE CHICK Country band, the Dixie Chicks
DIZZY Dizzy Gillespie, legendary jazz trumpeter
DJANGO Django Reinhardt, jazz guitar great
DOLLY Country & Western singer Dolly Parton
DONNY Pop singer Donny Osmond
DONOVAN Donovan Leitch Scottish folk singer
DUANE Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
DUFF Duff McKagan, Guns n' Roses bassist
DUFFY Billy Duffy, guitarist of The Cult
DUKE ELLINGTON Jazz great
DUPREE Blues singer Champion Jack Dupree
DURAN New Romantic band Duran Duran
DWEEZIL Dweezil Zappa, guitarist, son of Frank Zappa
DYLAN Rock/Folk legend Bob Dylan
EARL Earl Klugh, jazz guitarist
EDGE The Edge, U2 guitarist
EDIE Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians
ELMORE Elmore James, blues guitarist

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ELTON Singer / songwriter Elton John
ELVIS King of Rock n' Roll Elvis Presley
EMMY LOU Country & Western singer Emmy Lou Harris
ENRIQUE Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias
EVERLY Singing duo, The Everly Brothers
EZRA Alternative rock band Better Than Ezra
FAITH Country & Western singer Faith Hill
FERGIE R&B singer of the Black Eyed Peas
FLEA Red Hot Chilli Peppers bassist
FLOYD British Prog Rock giants Pink Floyd
FOGERTY John & Tom Fogerty of CCR
FOO FIGHTER Rock band fronted by Dave Grohl
FREDDIE Freddie Mercury, singer of Queen
FREE Blues Rock band fronted by Paul Rodgers
GALLAGHER Siblings Liam and Noel of the band Oasis
GARCIA Jerry Garcia, of the Grateful Dead
GARFUNKEL Art Garfunkel of the duo Simon and Garfunkel
GERSHWIN George Gershwin, composer
GIBSON Iconic guitar brand
GILBERT Composers Gilbert and Sullivan

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GINA Gina Schock, drummer of girl band, The GoGo's
GOO GOO The Goo Goo Dolls, altenative rock band
GRACE Grace Slick, singer of Jefferson Airplane
GRADY Grady Tate, soul / jazz drummer
GRETCHEN Gretchen Wilson, country singer songwriter
GUTHRIE Woody Guthrie, folk music great
HAGAR Sammy Hagar, singer / guitarist (Van Halen)
HALFORD Rob Halford, Judas Priest vocalist
HANCOCK Jazz piano great Herbie Hancock
HANK Country & Western giant Hank Williams
HAWKINS Justin Hawkins, singer / guitarist (The Darkness)
HENDRIX Guitar maestro Jimi Hendrix
HETFIELD Guitarist / Singer of Metallica
HIP HOP Music genre
HOLLY Rock n' roll star Buddy Holly
HOOTIE Rock band Hootie and the Blowfish
HOYT Hoyt Axton, country singer songwriter
ICE-CUBE Hip Hop artist
ICE-T Hip Hop artist
IGGY Rocker Iggy Pop

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IKE Ike Turner of Ike and Tina Turner
ISLEY R & B, soul group, The Isley Brothers
ITCHYCOO Song "Itchycoo Park" by Small Faces
IZZY Stradlin, Guns 'n Roses guitarist
JACK BLACK Actor and musician (Tenacious D)
JACKO The King of Pop, Michael Jackson
JACKSON Country Rock singer / songwriter Jackson Browne
JACO Jaco Pistorius, jazz / fusion bass virtuoso
JAGGER Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger
JAMIROQUAI English Funk / Soul / Pop band
JANICK Janick Gers, Iron Maiden guitarist
JARVIS Jarvis Cocker, singer of Pulp
JAZZ Musical genre popular
JAZZY Jazzy Jeff, Will Smith's sidekick
JELLY ROLL Jazz legend Jelly Roll Morton
JERRY LEE Rock 'n Roller Jerry Lee Lewis
JETHRO English rock band Jethro Tull
JETT Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
JEZEBEL Alternative rock band Gene Loves Jezebel
JIMI Guitar maestro Jimi Hendrix

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JOAN JETT Singer / guitarist (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts)
JOEL Piano Man Billy Joel
JOJO Character from the Beatles song "Get Back"
JOLENE Title of a Kenny Rodgers song
JONAS Pop group, The Jonas Brothers
JOPLIN Blues singing great Janis Joplin
JOSS Blues singer Joss Stone
JUDE Hey Jude, song by The Beatles
JUICE Country & Western singer Juice Newton
JULIAN Julian Bream, classical guitarist
KAI Kai Hansen, Helloween & Gamma Ray guitarist / vocalist
KAISER Rock band Kaiser Chiefs
KANSAS Rock band
KASABIAN Alternative rock band
KAY-LEIGH Song by Marillion
KAZUMI Kazumi Wattanabe, Jazz / Fusion guitarist
KD Country & Western singer k.d. Lang
KIKI DEE 70's Pop singer
KISS Rock giants
KOKOMO Kokomo Arnold, blues guitarist

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KRAMER Wayne Kramer, guitarist (MC5)
KRIS Singer and actor Kris Kristofferson
KURT Kurt Cobain, guitarist Nirvana
KYLIE Pop singer, Kylie Minogue
LABELLE R&B singer Patti LaBelle
LARS Lars Ulrich, drummer of Metallica
LATIFAH Hip Hop singer Queen Latifah
LATOYA Pop singer & sister of Michael Jackson
LAYNE Layne Staley, Alice in Chains singer
LEMMY Singer and bassist of Motorhead
LENNON John Lennon, guitarist, singer, songwriter
LEON Rock band Kings of Leon
LEONA R&B singer and animal lover Leona Lewis
LEVON Levon Helm, drummer of The Band
LIBERTY Liberty DeVitto, drummer (Billy Joel)
LIONEL Singer Lionel Ritchie
LIZZY Rock band Thin Lizzy
LOLA Subject of a famous song by The Kinks
LONNIE MACK Rock & Blues guitarist / vocalist
LORETTA Country & Western singer Loretta Lynn

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LOU Lou Reed, guitarist (Velvet Underground)
LOWELL Lowell George, guitarist of Little Feat
LUCILLE Song by Little Richard
LUCINDA Country singer / guitarist Lucinda Williams
LUKA Subject of the song by Suzanne Vega about child abuse
LULU Sixties pop singer
LUTHER R&B singer Luther Vandross
LYLE Country singer Lyle Lovett
MACCA Nickname of Paul McCartney, bassist, singer, songwriter
MACY Macy Gray, pop, R & B singer
MAGGIE MAE Traditional song covered by The Beatles
MAIDEN Heavy Metal band Iron Maiden
MAKEBA Jazz singer, Miriam Makeba
MANCINI Henry Mancini, movies composer
MARLEY Reggae legend Bob Marley
MARS Mick Mars, guitarist of Motley Crue
MARSHALL Famous brand of amplifiers
MARTHA Martha & the Vandellas
MATCHBOX Rock band Matchbox 20
MAX Max Cavalera, guitarist of Sepultura

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MAXWELL Maxwell's Silver Hammer song by The Beatles
MAYBELLE Maybelle Carter
MAZZY Alternative Rock band, Mazzy Star
MCGRAW Country & Western singer Tim McGraw
MEATLOAF Rock singer and actor
MERCURY Freddie Mercury, singer of Queen
MERLE Country singer Merle Haggard
MIDGE Midge Ure, guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Ultravox)
MINGUS Charlie Mingus, Jazz bassist
MISS LIZZIE Song Dizzy Miss Lizzie by Larry Williams
MISS MOLLY Little Richard song Good Golly Miss Molly
MISSY ELLIOTT Hip Hop artist Missy Elliott
MITCH Mitch Mitchell, drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
MOBY Singer / songwriter Moby
MOJO Mr. Mojo Rising - anagram of Jim Morrison
MOON Keith Moon, drummer of The Who
MORRISON Jim Morrison, singer of the Doors
MORRISSEY Lead singer of The Smiths
MORTEN Morten Harket, singer of A-ha
MOTLEY Rock band Motley Crue

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MOTOWN Famous R &B record label
MOTT Mott the Hoople, 70's glam band
MOZART German composer Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart
MR. BOJANGLES Subject of the song
MUDDY Blues great Muddy Waters
MUNGO Mungo Jerry, 70's British pop band
MUSE British rock band
NASH Graham Nash of Crosby, Still and Nash
NELLY Female Rapper Nelly
NICO Singer with The Velvet Underground
NINA German rock singer Nina Hagen
NIRVANA Grunge rock band
NOODLES Guitarist for Punk / Rock band, The Offspring
NUMAN Singer Gary Numan
NUNO Nuno Bettencourt, guitarist of Extreme
OMAR Omar Hakim, jazz / fushion drummer
OTIS R&B singer Otis Reading
OZZY Ozzy Osbourne, rock singer
PACO Paco de Lucia, jazz guitarist
PANTERA Heavy Metal band

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PATSY Country & Western singer Patsy Cline
PAVAROTTI One of the Three Tenors
PEARL Rock band, Pearl Jam
PEGGY LEE Jazz singer songwriter
PEGGY SUE Song by Buddy Holly
PENNY LANE Song by The Beatles
PERCY R & B singer Percy Sledge
PERRY Joe Perry, guitarist of Aerosmith
PHANTOM Slim Jim Phantom, drummer of the Stray Cats
PIAF French songstress Edith Piaf
PINK Pop Rocker and animal lover
PIXIE Punk / alternative band, The Pixies
POCO Country Rock band
POPSTAR Successful pop artist
PRESLEY King of rock n' roll Elvis Presley
PRESTON Keyboard player Billy Preston
PRIEST Heavy Metal band Judas Priest
PRINCE Singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer
PRUDENCE Dear Prudence, song by the Beatles
PUFF Children's song Puff the Magic Dragon

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PUFF DADDY Hip Hop artist
PUMPKIN Rock band, Smashing Pumpkins
PUNK Music genre
QUEEN Rock band, fronted by Freddie Mercury
QUEENSRYCHE Canadian rock band
RAFFERTY Singer, guitarist (Steeler's Wheel)
RAINBOW Rock band led by Richie Blackmore
RAMONE Punk pioneers, the Ramones
RASMUS Alternative rock band, The Rasmus
RAZZLE Drummer of glam rock band Hanoi Rocks
REBA Country singer Reba McEntire
REGGAE Music genre
RHAPSODY "Bohemian Rhapsody" song by the band Queen
RIHANNA R & B / Hip Hop singer
RIK Rock guitarist / vocalist Rik Emmett
RINGO Ringo Starr, Beatles drummer
RITA Rita Coolidge, Pop / Rock / Country singer
ROADIE Member of the road crew
ROCKER Lover of rock music
ROCKSTAR Successful rock act

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ROXANNE From the Police song of the same name
ROXETTE Swedish Pop / Rock duo
ROXY Roxy Music, band fronted by Brian Ferry
ROY Singer Roy Orbison
RUBY Song by Kenny Rogers
RY Ry Cooder, guitarist & movie composer
SABBATH Pioneering Heavy Metal band Black Sabbath
SADE Pop singer (Pronounced: "SHAR-DAY")
SANTANA Carlos Santana, guitarist
SATCH Nickname of guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani
SATCHMO Nickname of jazz legend, Louis Armstrong
SAXON British Heavy Metal Band
SCHENKER Michael of UFO or his brother Rudolph of The Scorpions
SCRAPPER Scrapper Blackwell, Blues guitarist
SERGEANT PEPPER Beatles song and album
SHA-NA-NA Rock n Roll tribute band
SHAGGY Pop / Reggae singer
SHANIA Shania Twain, Country & Western singer
SHEILA E Drummer for Prince
SHOOTER Shooter Jennings, Country singer / guitarist

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SID Sid Vicious of punk band, The Sex Pistols
SINATRA Ol' Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra
SIOUXSIE Siouxsie & the Banshees (pronounced Suzie)
SKEETER Nickname of Jazz musician, Clifford Best
SKIPPY Skippy Morton, Jazz musician
SKY Classical / Rock band
SLADE Glam rock band from the 70's
SLASH Guitarist of Guns 'n Roses
SLIM Fat Boy Slim, English DJ
SLY Sly and the Family Stone, Soul / Funk band
SMOKEY R & B singer Smokey Robinson
SNOOP Rapper Snoop Doggy Dog
SONNY Sonny Bono of Sonny & Cher
SPANDAU New Romantic band Spandau Ballet
SPRINGSTEEN "The Boss", Bruce Springsteen
SPUTNIK Novelty 80's act Sigue Sigue Sputnik
STANLEY Jazz / Fusion bassist Stanley Clarke
STARR Ringo, Beatles drummer
STEPPENWOLF Sixties rock band
STEVIE Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac singer

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STEVIE RAY Blues guitar maestro Stevie Ray Vaughan
STING Bassist, singer, songwriter
STRAUSS Austrian composer Johan Baptist Strauss
STREISAND Singer Barbra Streisand
STYX 80's rock band
SUGGS Singer of the band Madness
SUZIE Q Song by Creedence Clearwater Revival
SWEET 70's Glam band fronted by Brian Connelly
T-BONE T-Bone Walker, Blues guitar legend
T-REX Glam Rock band fronted by Marc Bolan
TEX Tex Ritter, Country singer / guitarist
THELONIUS Thelonius Monk, Jazz pianist
TICO Tico Torres, drummer of Bon Jovi
TIPTON Guitarist of Judas Priest
TITO Tito Jackson of The Jackson 5
TOM TOM Musical instrument
TOMMY Deaf, dumb, blind hero of The Who's rock opera.
TOMMY LEE Drummer in the rock band Motley Crue
TOOTS Reggae band Toots & The Maytals
TORI Singer, songwriter Tori Amos

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TOSH Reggae superstar Peter Tosh
TOTO 80's Funk / Rock band
TRAVIS Country & Western singer Travis Tritt
TRENT Trent Reznor, singer of Nine Inch Nails
TRIS Tris Imboden, drummer of Chicago
TUPAC Hip Hop artist
TWAIN Shania Twain, Country & Western singer
TY Ty Tabor, guitarist of Kings X
URIAH British rock band (named after the Charles Dickens character)
USHER Rapper / Pop singer
VAI Steve Vai, guitar maestro
VANGELIS Keyboard maestro (Chariots of Fire)
VINNIE Vinnie Colaiuta, jazz / rock drummer
VIRGIL Virgil Donatti, Rock / Jazz / Fusion drum virtuoso
WAYLON Country singer Waylon Jennings
WHITNEY R&B singer Whitney Houston
WILCO Alternative rock band
WILLOW Title of a Joan Armatrading song
WISHBONE Rock band, Wishbone Ash
WOLFGANG German composer Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart

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YAZOO 80's Pop / New Romantic band
YNGWIE Yngwie Malmsteen, guitar virtuoso
YOKO Yoko Ono, Widow of John Lennon
ZAK Zak Starkey, drummer, son of Ringo Starr
ZAPPA Guitarist, composer, arranger Frank Zappa
ZEPPELIN Rock legends Led Zeppelin
ZIGGY Title character of the song Ziggy Stardust, by David Bowie
ZOMBIE Rock singer Rob Zombie





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