401 Classic Old Fashioned Dog Names for Male & Female Dogs

Here are the 401 best old-fashioned dog names. I have categorized them into best overall and then alphabetically by male and female names.

Best of the Best

Male Dog Names
Angus
Archie
Bailey
Barney
Bruiser
Buster
Butch
Duke
Grover
Gus
Hudson
King
Lassie
Lucky
Major
Marshall
Maurice
Oakley
Ranger
Roscoe
Rover
Rufus
Rusty
Skip
Spot

Female Dog Names
Beauty
Bella
Bertha
Bessy (Bessie)
Betty
Birdie
Buttons
Daisy
Dixie
Dolly
Duchess
Edith
Ethel
Goldie
Lady
Lucille
Mabel
Mae
Maisy (Maisie, Maisey)
Mavis
Millie
Nellie
Penny
Toto
Winnie

Old-Fashioned Male Dog Names (A to Z)

Abe
Alford
Alfred
Ambrose
Amos
Angus
Archie
Art
Bailey
Bandit
Barney
Barton
Basil
Benji
Bennett
Benson
Bernard
Bernice
Billie
Bonnie
Booker
Bradford
Braxton
Brigham
Brock
Brogan
Bronson
Bruiser
Buck
Buddy
Bullseye
Buster
Butch
Cadence
Carlton
Casper
Cecil
Champ
Chance
Charles (Charlie)
Chester
Claude
Clemens
Cleo
Clifford
Clovis
Clyde
Coleman
Constantine
Crawford
Dash
Dewey
Dexter
Dixon
Dorsey
Douglas
Doyle
Dudley
Duke
Easton
Edgar
Edison
Eli
Eliott
Elmer
Emmett
Eugene
Felix
Felton
Fenton
Fido
Finley
Finn
Fletcher
Floyd
Forest (Forrest)
Foster
Frances
Freddie
Freeman
Fritz
Garland
Glynn
Gnasher
Graham
Griffin
Grover
Gus
Harper
Harvey
Hayes
Heath
Herbert
Herman
Hoover
Horace
Hudson
Hunter
Ike
Irving
Jasper
Jennings
King
Langston
Lassie
Layne
Leo (Leonard)
Lewis
Lincoln
Louis
Lucky
Luther
Mack
Maguire
Major
Malcolm
Manfred
Marshall
Marvin
Mason
Maurice
Maverick
Maxwell
McKinley
Mercer
Miles
Milo
Milton
Monroe
Morton
Murphy
Murray
Ned
Nelson
Nestor
Niles
Noble
Norman
Oakley
Ollie
Otis
Otto
Parker
Patch (Patches)
Percy
Perry
Pete
Pip
Pongo
Quinn
Quinton
Ranger
Red
Rene
Rocky
Roger (Rogers)
Rollie
Roscoe
Rover
Rufus
Rupert
Russel
Rusty
Samson
Scooby
Scooter
Scout
Scrappy
Scruffy
Shadow
Sheldon
Shelly
Shelton
Shep
Sherman
Sherwood
Silas
Skip
Smith
Snowy
Socks
Sparky
Spike
Spot
Sterling
Stetson
Sydney
Teddy
Thornton
Thurston
Tillman
Timothy
Toby
Todd
Tripp
Tristan
Truman
Tucker
Turner
Vernon
Virgil
Wallace
Walter
Walton
Watson
Weldon
Wilbur
Willard
Wilson
Winston
Wyatt
Wylie

Old-Fashioned Female Dog Names (A to Z)

Ada
Addy
Agnes
Alice
Anna
Arlene
Ashby
Ashlyn
Astrid
Audra
Ava
Bea
Beauty
Bella
Belle
Bertha
Bessy (Bessie)
Beth
Betty
Birdie
Blanche
Brandy
Buttons
Camille
Celeste
Celia
Charlotte
Chloe
Claire
Clara
Coco
Constance
Cora
Coral
Daisy
Darlene
Dixie
Dolly
Dora
Doris
Dorothy
Dot (Dottie)
Duchess
Eda
Edie
Edith
Edna
Effie
Elaine
Ella
Elsa
Elsie
Emily
Emma
Enid
Esme
Estelle
Esther
Ethel
Etta
Eva
Ezra
Fannie
Fay
Fern
Florence
Flossie
Frida
Gail
Gemma
Georgia
Gertrude
Gidget
Ginger
Gladys
Gloria
Goldie
Grace
Gracelyn
Greta
Gretchen
Gretta
Harriet
Hattie
Hazel
Hedy
Helen
Hilda
Holly
Ida
Irene
Iris
Irma
Ivy
Jess
Jocelyn
Joy
Judith
Julia
June
Kay
Kitty
Lady
Lelia
Leona
Libby
Lilibeth
Lillian
Lily
Lola
Lorraine
Lottie
Louise (Louisa)
Lucia
Lucille
Lucy
Luella
Lula
Lulu
Lydia
Mabel
Madge
Mae
Maisy (Maisie, Maisey)
Mamie
Mara
Marge
Martha
Maude
Maura
Mavis
Maxine
May
Mazie
Millie
Minnie
Missy
Molly
Mopsie
Myra
Myrtle
Nana
Nanette
Nellie
Nettie
Nora
Norma
Olive
Opal
Patsy
Pearl
Penny
Pepper
Phoebe
Polly
Princess
Prudence
Queenie
Quinnie
Rose
Rosie
Roxy (Roxie)
Ruby
Ruth
Sadie
Sasha
Scarlet
Selma
Sophia
Star
Stella
Susie
Sylvia
Tillie
Toto
Tramp
Velma
Vera
Viola
Violet
Virgie
Viva
Wanda
Waverly
Willa
Wilma
Winnie
Zelda
Zora

Most Popular Dog Names in United States (Male and Female)
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