Dog Names That Start With E

143 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with E come from real dogs: 143 different names starting with E, shared by 4,873 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.

E is a softer letter, with 143 names, and the leaders are almost all girls. Ellie, Ella and Emma take the top three spots, and Evie, Eva and Eloise follow close behind.

Boy names are fewer but strong. Enzo is the clear favourite, with Eddie, Ernie and Eli also in the mix. Echo works for any dog and fits one that answers every bark with its own. Ebony suits a dark coat. Because many E names end in an ee sound, they have a bright, sing-song ring when called.

Dog names starting with E: 143
Most popular: Ellie 534 dogs
Top girl name: Ellie
Top boy name: Enzo

Most popular dog names that start with E

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	Ellie	534	girl
2	Ella	419	girl
3	Emma	401	girl
4	Enzo	286	boy
5	Eddie	159	boy
6	Ernie	147	boy
7	Eli	125	boy
8	Evie	123	girl
9	Eva	112	girl
10	Echo	111	both
11	Eloise	107	girl
12	Eleanor	94	girl
13	Emmy	92	girl
14	Emily	83	girl
15	Edie	60	girl
16	Elsie	51	girl
17	Egypt	50	girl
18	Eve	48	girl
19	Ebony	47	girl
20	Elle	46	girl
21	Earl	45	boy
22	El	40	boy
23	Elliot	39	boy
24	Ethel	39	girl
25	Elizabeth	37	girl
26	Ezra	36	boy
27	Emmie	35	girl
28	Edgar	33	boy
29	Edith	33	girl
30	Ember	33	girl
31	Emmett	33	boy
32	Estrella	31	girl
33	Eliza	30	girl
34	Emi	29	girl
35	Eddy	28	boy
36	Esme	28	girl
37	Eugene	28	boy
38	Ernest	27	boy
39	Ethan	27	boy
40	Elly	26	girl
41	Everest	26	both
42	Esther	24	girl
43	Ein	23	both
44	Elwood	22	boy
45	Emerald	22	girl
46	Empress	22	girl
47	Effie	21	girl
48	Elmer	21	boy
49	Emme	20	girl
50	Etta	20	girl
51	Edison	19	boy
52	Edward	19	boy
53	Emilio	19	boy
54	Eden	18	both
55	Espresso	18	both
56	Eclipse	17	both
57	Erin	17	girl
58	Eros	17	boy
59	Easton	16	boy
60	Elio	16	boy

Girl dog names that start with E

Ellie
Ella
Emma
Evie
Eva
Eloise
Eleanor
Emmy
Emily
Edie
Elsie
Egypt
Eve
Ebony
Elle
Ethel
Elizabeth
Emmie
Edith
Ember
Estrella
Eliza
Emi
Esme
Elly
Esther
Emerald
Empress
Effie
Emme
Etta
Erin
Edna
Elena
Emmylou
Evee
Evelyn
Eleven
Electra
Elphaba

Boy dog names that start with E

Enzo
Eddie
Ernie
Eli
Earl
El
Elliot
Ezra
Edgar
Emmett
Eddy
Eugene
Ernest
Ethan
Elwood
Elmer
Edison
Edward
Emilio
Eros
Easton
Elio
Elliott
Elijah
Elton
Emerson
Eric
Ewok
Ernesto
Everett
Eeyore
Egg
Elias
Evan
Ezekiel
Easy
Ecko
Esco
Elroy
Ely

Unisex dog names with E

Echo

Short dog names that start with E

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

Ella
Emma
Enzo
Eli
Evie
Eva
Echo
Emmy
Edie
Eve
Elle
Earl
El
Ezra
Emi
Eddy
Esme
Elly
Ein
Emme
Etta
Eden
Erin
Eros
Elio
Edna
Eric
Evee
Ewok
Envy

Unique dog names that start with E

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Esther
Ein
Elwood
Emerald
Empress
Effie
Elmer
Emme
Etta
Edison
Edward
Emilio
Eden
Espresso
Eclipse
Erin
Eros
Easton
Elio
Elliott
Elijah
Elton
Emerson
Edna
Elena
Ellis
Emmylou
Eric
Eskimo
Evee
Evelyn
Ewok
Eleven
Ernesto
Electra
Eliot

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Questions people ask

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

Ellie, given to 534 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with E?

Ellie, Ella, Emma, Evie, Eva, Eloise, Eleanor, Emmy.

What are good boy dog names that start with E?

Enzo, Eddie, Ernie, Eli, Earl, El, Elliot, Ezra.

What are unique dog names that start with E?

Esther, Ein, Elwood, Emerald, Empress, Effie, Elmer, Emme 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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