Dog Names That Start With A

282 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with A come from real dogs: 282 different names starting with A, shared by 9,716 licensed dogs in New York City records. The most popular come first, then girl and boy dog names, unisex picks, short names and rare ones.

Archie and Ace lead a list of 282 A names, and both are short, friendly and mostly given to male dogs. Classic human names are a strong theme here: Alfie, Arthur, Annie, Alice and Andy all appear high up.

Nature and sky names add variety. Aspen, Autumn and Astro have an outdoorsy feel, and Aspen suits a male or female pup. Angel is the top name in the leading group that works for either sex. For a strong, short call name, Ace and Atlas are easy to shout across a park.

Dog names starting with A: 282
Most popular: Archie 610 dogs
Top girl name: Abby
Top boy name: Archie

Most popular dog names that start with A

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	Archie	610	boy
2	Ace	585	boy
3	Angel	376	both
4	Abby	345	girl
5	Alfie	299	boy
6	Annie	274	girl
7	Ava	188	girl
8	Arlo	181	boy
9	Andy	158	boy
10	Amber	153	girl
11	Astro	153	boy
12	Arthur	148	boy
13	Arya	128	girl
14	April	125	girl
15	Atlas	124	boy
16	Alex	117	boy
17	Axel	116	boy
18	Alice	112	girl
19	Aspen	102	both
20	Autumn	101	girl
21	Ash	100	boy
22	Aurora	99	girl
23	Atticus	98	boy
24	Amy	95	girl
25	Apple	95	girl
26	August	94	boy
27	Austin	83	boy
28	Archer	82	boy
29	Allie	81	girl
30	Augie	81	boy
31	Abigail	80	girl
32	Albert	80	boy
33	Auggie	74	boy
34	Angus	73	boy
35	Asher	71	boy
36	Akira	65	girl
37	Amelia	65	girl
38	Annabelle	62	girl
39	Abbey	61	girl
40	Alfred	60	boy
41	Ari	60	both
42	Angie	58	girl
43	Audrey	58	girl
44	Aj	56	boy
45	Anna	56	girl
46	Avery	56	both
47	Ashley	55	girl
48	Augustus	55	boy
49	Alexander	54	boy
50	Ali	54	both
51	Arrow	54	both
52	Agnes	53	girl
53	Artie	51	boy
54	Ally	49	girl
55	Alvin	48	boy
56	Alpha	47	boy
57	Addie	45	girl
58	Abbie	41	girl
59	Aussie	41	boy
60	Ada	40	girl

Girl dog names that start with A

Abby
Annie
Ava
Amber
Arya
April
Alice
Autumn
Aurora
Amy
Apple
Allie
Abigail
Akira
Amelia
Annabelle
Abbey
Angie
Audrey
Anna
Ashley
Agnes
Ally
Addie
Abbie
Ada
Aria
Alma
Alaska
Asia
Astrid
Addison
Anastasia
Asha
Amanda
Angela
Amaya
Asta
Aggie
Addy

Boy dog names that start with A

Archie
Ace
Alfie
Arlo
Andy
Astro
Arthur
Atlas
Alex
Axel
Ash
Atticus
August
Austin
Archer
Augie
Albert
Auggie
Angus
Asher
Alfred
Aj
Augustus
Alexander
Artie
Alvin
Alpha
Aussie
Aries
Arnold
Albie
Archibald
Aki
Andrew
Abe
Adam
Arnie
Abraham
Astor
Angelo

Unisex dog names with A

Angel
Aspen
Ari
Avery
Ali
Arrow
Almond

Short dog names that start with A

Four letters or fewer: easy to call at the park.

Ace
Abby
Ava
Arlo
Andy
Arya
Alex
Axel
Ash
Amy
Ari
Aj
Anna
Ali
Ally
Ada
Aria
Alma
Aki
Asia
Abe
Adam
Asha
Aiko
Asta
Addy
Amos
Argo
Aura
Ana

Unique dog names that start with A

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Adam
Anastasia
Arnie
Asha
Aubrey
Abraham
Aiko
Amanda
Angela
Astor
Amaya
Angelo
Anthony
Asta
Aggie
Aaron
Addy
Adele
Agatha
Aiden
Alabama
Alexis
Amelie
Amos
Argo
Aura
Alfredo
Amigo
Ana
Antonio
Anya
Ashton
Abel
Abu
Adelaide
Ahsoka

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Questions people ask

What is the most popular dog name that starts with A?

Archie, given to 610 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with A?

Abby, Annie, Ava, Amber, Arya, April, Alice, Autumn.

What are good boy dog names that start with A?

Archie, Ace, Alfie, Arlo, Andy, Astro, Arthur, Atlas.

What are unique dog names that start with A?

Adam, Anastasia, Arnie, Asha, Aubrey, Abraham, Aiko, Amanda were each given to only a few dogs.

Source: New York City dog licensing records (the open nycdogs dataset), with each licensed dog counted once. "Girl" or "boy" shows whether most dogs with the name were female or male. Brand, character and celebrity names are left out.

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