Dog Names That Start With D

303 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with D come from real dogs: 303 different names starting with D, shared by 11,415 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.

Daisy leads the D page by a big gap, followed by Duke and Dexter. There are 303 D names, and they lean toward strong boy names and pretty, old-fashioned girl names.

For female dogs, Dolly, Delilah, Dixie and Daphne have a vintage charm. Male favourites include Dash, Dino, Diego and Duncan. Domino is a fun pick for a black and white coat, and Diamond suits a dog with a sparkly personality. Dakota and Dallas show that place names are popular with D too.

Dog names starting with D: 303
Most popular: Daisy 1,694 dogs
Top girl name: Daisy
Top boy name: Duke

Most popular dog names that start with D

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	Daisy	1,694	girl
2	Duke	611	boy
3	Dexter	485	boy
4	Diamond	394	girl
5	Diesel	278	boy
6	Dakota	260	girl
7	Dolly	251	girl
8	Dash	197	boy
9	Delilah	190	girl
10	Dante	169	boy
11	Dixie	168	girl
12	Dino	160	boy
13	Diego	152	boy
14	Diva	139	girl
15	Daphne	136	girl
16	Dusty	135	boy
17	Dallas	131	boy
18	Duncan	130	boy
19	Domino	129	boy
20	Dolce	123	both
21	Dylan	118	boy
22	Darla	114	girl
23	Dottie	112	girl
24	Dutchess	102	girl
25	Dutch	96	boy
26	Dachshund	94	both
27	Dora	94	girl
28	Duchess	88	girl
29	Darcy	84	girl
30	Dj	82	boy
31	Django	74	boy
32	Dudley	67	boy
33	Dulce	66	girl
34	Doc	65	boy
35	Danny	62	boy
36	Destiny	59	girl
37	Ducky	58	both
38	Darwin	56	boy
39	Dewey	56	boy
40	Doug	51	boy
41	Duffy	51	boy
42	Disco	50	both
43	Dream	50	girl
44	Darby	49	both
45	Dodger	47	boy
46	Didi	45	both
47	Dougie	45	boy
48	Dee	43	both
49	Denver	43	boy
50	Doxie	43	boy
51	Donut	42	both
52	Dahlia	41	girl
53	Donna	39	girl
54	Dean	38	boy
55	Dizzy	37	both
56	Dot	37	girl
57	Douglas	36	boy
58	Drake	36	boy
59	Dublin	36	boy
60	Dasher	35	boy

Girl dog names that start with D

Daisy
Diamond
Dakota
Dolly
Delilah
Dixie
Diva
Daphne
Darla
Dottie
Dutchess
Dora
Duchess
Darcy
Dulce
Destiny
Dream
Dahlia
Donna
Dot
Dorothy
Demi
Diana
Delta
Della
Dori
Dotty
Dani
Daffodil
Dana
Debbie
Dinah
Darling
Deedee
Dasha
Dawn
Dolores
Doris
Dutches
Daffy

Boy dog names that start with D

Duke
Dexter
Diesel
Dash
Dante
Dino
Diego
Dusty
Dallas
Duncan
Domino
Dylan
Dutch
Dj
Django
Dudley
Doc
Danny
Darwin
Dewey
Doug
Duffy
Dodger
Dougie
Denver
Doxie
Dean
Douglas
Drake
Dublin
Dasher
David
Deuce
Don
Daniel
Dax
Denim
Dozer
Dude
Dice

Unisex dog names with D

Dolce
Dachshund
Ducky
Disco
Darby
Didi
Dee
Donut
Dizzy
Desi
Dumpling
Duck
Diaz

Short dog names that start with D

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

Duke
Dash
Dino
Diva
Dora
Dj
Doc
Doug
Didi
Dee
Dean
Dot
Don
Dax
Desi
Dude
Duck
Demi
Dice
Diaz
Dave
Dori
Dani
Dale
Dana
Dill
Dio
Drew
Dawn
Dodo

Unique dog names that start with D

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Dani
Deacon
Daffodil
Dale
Dempsey
Dillon
Doodle
Dana
Davis
Denali
Dill
Dragon
Damien
Danger
Dandy
Davey
Debbie
Digby
Dinah
Dio
Donald
Drew
Damon
Darling
Deedee
Derby
Donny
Doudou
Dasha
Dawn
Dominic
Duckie
Dustin
Diddy
Dodo
Dolores

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Questions people ask

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

Daisy, given to 1,694 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with D?

Daisy, Diamond, Dakota, Dolly, Delilah, Dixie, Diva, Daphne.

What are good boy dog names that start with D?

Duke, Dexter, Diesel, Dash, Dante, Dino, Diego, Dusty.

What are unique dog names that start with D?

Dani, Deacon, Daffodil, Dale, Dempsey, Dillon, Doodle, Dana 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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