Dog Names That Start With I

64 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with I come from real dogs: 64 different names starting with I, shared by 1,806 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.

I is a quiet letter, with 64 names, so your dog is less likely to share a name at the park. Izzy, Ivy and Isabella are the top three, and all are mostly female.

There are several spellings to choose from. Izzy and Izzie, Isabella, Isabelle and Isabel, and Indy and Indie all appear. Male options include Iggy, Ike, Ivan and Isaac. Indigo and Ivory are colour names, and Ice suits a white or silver-grey dog.

Dog names starting with I: 64
Most popular: Izzy 254 dogs
Top girl name: Izzy
Top boy name: Iggy

Most popular dog names that start with I

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	Izzy	254	girl
2	Ivy	188	girl
3	Isabella	146	girl
4	Indy	105	both
5	Iggy	100	boy
6	Ice	82	boy
7	Iris	78	girl
8	Indiana	72	boy
9	Indie	67	girl
10	Isabelle	47	girl
11	Ivory	46	girl
12	Ike	45	boy
13	Indigo	42	both
14	India	37	girl
15	Isla	30	girl
16	Ivan	30	boy
17	Izzie	25	girl
18	Irving	21	boy
19	Isabel	21	girl
20	Isaac	19	boy
21	Ida	14	girl
22	Inky	13	both
23	Islay	13	girl
24	Issa	13	girl
25	Ian	12	boy
26	Icy	12	girl
27	Icey	11	girl
28	Ira	11	boy
29	Iroh	11	boy
30	Isa	11	girl
31	Idgie	10	girl
32	Ina	10	girl
33	Italian	10	both
34	Igby	9	boy
35	Igor	9	boy
36	Indi	9	girl
37	Inga	9	girl
38	Inu	9	boy
39	Isadora	9	girl
40	Irma	8	girl
41	Iker	7	boy
42	Iko	7	boy
43	Inari	7	both
44	Inigo	7	boy
45	Io	7	both
46	Irie	7	girl
47	Itachi	7	boy
48	Iago	6	boy
49	Ichi	6	boy
50	Iman	6	both
51	Inti	6	both
52	Icee	5	boy
53	Ichigo	5	both
54	Ignatius	5	boy
55	Ika	5	girl
56	Inca	5	both
57	Iota	5	both
58	Irene	5	girl
59	Iron	5	boy
60	Irwin	5	boy

Girl dog names that start with I

Izzy
Ivy
Isabella
Iris
Indie
Isabelle
Ivory
India
Isla
Izzie
Isabel
Ida
Islay
Issa
Icy
Icey
Isa
Idgie
Ina
Indi
Inga
Isadora
Irma
Irie
Ika
Irene
Isys
Ivana
Ivanka

Boy dog names that start with I

Iggy
Ice
Indiana
Ike
Ivan
Irving
Isaac
Ian
Ira
Iroh
Igby
Igor
Inu
Iker
Iko
Inigo
Itachi
Iago
Ichi
Icee
Ignatius
Iron
Irwin
Issac

Unisex dog names with I

Indy
Indigo

Short dog names that start with I

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

Izzy
Ivy
Indy
Iggy
Ice
Iris
Ike
Isla
Ivan
Ida
Inky
Issa
Ian
Icy
Icey
Ira
Iroh
Isa
Ina
Igby
Igor
Indi
Inga
Inu
Irma
Iker
Iko
Io
Irie
Iago

Unique dog names that start with I

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Izzie
Irving
Isabel
Isaac
Ida
Inky
Islay
Issa
Ian
Icy
Icey
Ira
Iroh
Isa
Idgie
Ina
Italian
Igby
Igor
Indi
Inga
Inu
Isadora
Irma

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Questions people ask

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

Izzy, given to 254 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with I?

Izzy, Ivy, Isabella, Iris, Indie, Isabelle, Ivory, India.

What are good boy dog names that start with I?

Iggy, Ice, Indiana, Ike, Ivan, Irving, Isaac, Ian.

What are unique dog names that start with I?

Izzie, Irving, Isabel, Isaac, Ida, Inky, Islay, Issa 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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