Human names for dogs are guaranteed chuckles. Name your dog Jazzy, Buttercup, or Benji? OK, that’s fine. But what if you name your dachshund something like Eric or Lisa? Amazing. The best. And it’s not just for laughs. Perhaps your dog reminds you of a human you know or admire. Maybe your dog has the same mannerisms as us people. Maybe you promised a friend you’d name your dog after them. (If that’s the case, then what are you doing here?) But if you’re in the market for a human name, we’ve got some incredibly niche, specific categories that are useful for everyone. Give our 177 names a gander and hopefully it’ll help you pick the perfect name for your dog. For Reclaiming the Names of Trash Men You’ve Dated BrettBradJoshMattBrockNate When You Want to Name Your Dog After a Nice Man Austin If Your Dog Is a Mom KathyKristieSuzanneStaceyKaylaAnn RELATED: 150 Names for Big Dogs from Classic to Clever If Your Dog Is the Little Sister BaileyRamonaHannahElizaPeggyCeceFelicity If You View Your Dog as a Father Figure JackJohnJeffStevePhilPaulBobDaveEricFrankAl RELATED: 150+ Unique Dog Names that are as One-of-a-Kind as Your Pup If Your Dog Is a Big-Time Grandma or Grandpa PatClydeJaniceGertrudeGladys MarthaErnieFloydLloydMarty woman sitting on kitchen floor laughing and eating food next to her dog Credit: AleksandarNakic / Getty Funny Human Names for Dogs Based on Some Pretty Hilarious People KenanKateAidyPeteCecilyColinBowenEgoKyleMelissaMikeyHeidiBeckChloeLaurenAndrewPunkieJimmyTinaKristenMayaBillAlecLeslieAdamDanChrisDanaMikeChevy RELATED: 150 Funny Dog Names for Your Hilarious Pet If You Want to Name Your Dog After a Coworker KarmanAprilHayleeLeahAbbieSamRachelTraceyAllaireJodyJessicaLindsey If You Remember Your Church Youth Group Fondly SpencerTrevorDeniseBrookeZachStephanieBrian If Your College Roommates Deserve Naming Rights KirkJoelMichaelKevinBassemJoeAlex RELATED: These Are the Most Popular Dog Names of 2020 If You Enjoy Superstar Athletes Playing in Kansas City PatrickGeorge If You Like the Most Popular Baby Names from 1964 LisaMaryDavidSusanRobertWilliamLindaCynthiaScottLori When Your Dog Is a Total Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, or Charlotte CarrieMirandaSamanthaCharlotte RELATED: Dog Names from Movies for Your Furry Film Critic If Your Dog Is a GOAT SimoneJordanSerena If Your Dog Is Coming, and Hell’s Coming With Him Wyatt Best Human Names When Your Dog Is ~Fancy~ ClarenceGeoffrey BernardQuincy Esmerelda AlistairRemusMinerva If You Have a Favorite Old-Timey President TheodoreFranklinGeraldDwightChesterAbeUlysses RELATED: These Are All the Pets Who’ve Lived in the White House If You and Your Dog Dug Coal Together RaylanBoyd When You Developed a Pandemic-Fueled Formula 1 Obsession MaxLewisLandoValtteriCarlosSergioLance Sebastian When Your Dog Knows This Is Bowling and There Are Rules Walter If Your Dog Is Just a Guy Bein’ a Dude BubbaGaryGregBertAndy Your Favorite Officemate Names JimPamPhyllisAngelaStanleyKelly ErinCreedMeredithDaryl If You Like the Most Popular Baby Names from 1942 BarbaraJudithNancyLarryKennethGeorgeEdwardDorothy If You Don’t Mind People Calling Your Dog ‘a Karen’ Karen If Two Names Are Better Than One Norma JeanBobby SueEllie MaeBilly Bob If Your Dog Likes Doughnuts Homer If You and Your Dog Like Contests JerryGeorgeElaineCosmo If You Like Immature Nicknames Richard
Human names for dogs are guaranteed chuckles. Name your dog Jazzy, Buttercup, or Benji? OK, that’s fine. But what if you name your dachshund something like Eric or Lisa? Amazing. The best.
And it’s not just for laughs. Perhaps your dog reminds you of a human you know or admire. Maybe your dog has the same mannerisms as us people. Maybe you promised a friend you’d name your dog after them. (If that’s the case, then what are you doing here?)
But if you’re in the market for a human name, we’ve got some incredibly niche, specific categories that are useful for everyone. Give our 177 names a gander and hopefully it’ll help you pick the perfect name for your dog.
For Reclaiming the Names of Trash Men You’ve Dated
BrettBradJoshMattBrockNate
When You Want to Name Your Dog After a Nice Man
Austin
If Your Dog Is a Mom
KathyKristieSuzanneStaceyKaylaAnn
RELATED: 150 Names for Big Dogs from Classic to Clever
If Your Dog Is the Little Sister
BaileyRamonaHannahElizaPeggyCeceFelicity
If You View Your Dog as a Father Figure
JackJohnJeffStevePhilPaulBobDaveEricFrankAl
RELATED: 150+ Unique Dog Names that are as One-of-a-Kind as Your Pup
If Your Dog Is a Big-Time Grandma or Grandpa
PatClydeJaniceGertrudeGladys MarthaErnieFloydLloydMarty
woman sitting on kitchen floor laughing and eating food next to her dog Credit: AleksandarNakic / Getty
Funny Human Names for Dogs Based on Some Pretty Hilarious People
KenanKateAidyPeteCecilyColinBowenEgoKyleMelissaMikeyHeidiBeckChloeLaurenAndrewPunkieJimmyTinaKristenMayaBillAlecLeslieAdamDanChrisDanaMikeChevy
RELATED: 150 Funny Dog Names for Your Hilarious Pet
If You Want to Name Your Dog After a Coworker
KarmanAprilHayleeLeahAbbieSamRachelTraceyAllaireJodyJessicaLindsey
If You Remember Your Church Youth Group Fondly
SpencerTrevorDeniseBrookeZachStephanieBrian
If Your College Roommates Deserve Naming Rights
KirkJoelMichaelKevinBassemJoeAlex
RELATED: These Are the Most Popular Dog Names of 2020
If You Enjoy Superstar Athletes Playing in Kansas City
PatrickGeorge
If You Like the Most Popular Baby Names from 1964
LisaMaryDavidSusanRobertWilliamLindaCynthiaScottLori
When Your Dog Is a Total Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, or Charlotte
CarrieMirandaSamanthaCharlotte
RELATED: Dog Names from Movies for Your Furry Film Critic
If Your Dog Is a GOAT
SimoneJordanSerena
If Your Dog Is Coming, and Hell’s Coming With Him
Wyatt
Best Human Names When Your Dog Is ~Fancy~
ClarenceGeoffrey BernardQuincy Esmerelda AlistairRemusMinerva
If You Have a Favorite Old-Timey President
TheodoreFranklinGeraldDwightChesterAbeUlysses
RELATED: These Are All the Pets Who’ve Lived in the White House
If You and Your Dog Dug Coal Together
RaylanBoyd
When You Developed a Pandemic-Fueled Formula 1 Obsession
MaxLewisLandoValtteriCarlosSergioLance Sebastian
When Your Dog Knows This Is Bowling and There Are Rules
Walter
If Your Dog Is Just a Guy Bein’ a Dude
BubbaGaryGregBertAndy
Your Favorite Officemate Names
JimPamPhyllisAngelaStanleyKelly ErinCreedMeredithDaryl
If You Like the Most Popular Baby Names from 1942
BarbaraJudithNancyLarryKennethGeorgeEdwardDorothy
If You Don’t Mind People Calling Your Dog ‘a Karen’
Karen
If Two Names Are Better Than One
Norma JeanBobby SueEllie MaeBilly Bob
If Your Dog Likes Doughnuts
Homer
If You and Your Dog Like Contests
JerryGeorgeElaineCosmo
If You Like Immature Nicknames
Richard
woman sitting on kitchen floor laughing and eating food next to her dog Credit: AleksandarNakic / Getty
woman sitting on kitchen floor laughing and eating food next to her dog
Credit: AleksandarNakic / Getty
