Dog Names That Start With L

305 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with L come from real dogs: 305 different names starting with L, shared by 23,243 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.

Luna is the queen of the L page, with more than 3,000 dogs, and Lola and Lucy are not far behind. L has 305 names and is especially rich in female favourites.

Lily, Lulu, Lady, Lexi and Layla all rank highly, and Lily also appears as Lilly. On the male side, Lucky, Leo and Louie lead, with Luca, Luke and Logan close behind. Little is a fun outlier, used for small dogs of both sexes. Lucky is a hopeful name that suits any new arrival.

Dog names starting with L: 305
Most popular: Luna 3,034 dogs
Top girl name: Luna
Top boy name: Lucky

Most popular dog names that start with L

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	Luna	3,034	girl
2	Lola	2,093	girl
3	Lucy	1,786	girl
4	Lucky	1,519	boy
5	Leo	1,351	boy
6	Lily	1,017	girl
7	Lulu	840	girl
8	Lady	802	girl
9	Louie	794	boy
10	Lexi	457	girl
11	Layla	444	girl
12	Lilly	384	girl
13	Luca	310	boy
14	Luke	267	boy
15	Logan	262	boy
16	Louis	251	boy
17	Lucas	245	boy
18	Little	243	both
19	Lila	173	girl
20	Lexie	149	girl
21	London	144	both
22	Lacey	140	girl
23	Levi	138	boy
24	Lenny	133	boy
25	Lincoln	122	boy
26	Lou	122	boy
27	Lala	116	girl
28	Linda	116	girl
29	Lil	111	both
30	Linus	109	boy
31	Leila	105	girl
32	Lana	95	girl
33	Louise	92	girl
34	Luigi	92	boy
35	Lyla	87	girl
36	Larry	86	boy
37	Laika	84	girl
38	Lobo	84	boy
39	Luka	84	boy
40	Leon	82	boy
41	Latte	81	both
42	Laila	79	girl
43	Lula	74	girl
44	Lemon	73	girl
45	Leah	69	girl
46	Leonardo	69	boy
47	Lili	69	girl
48	Liam	68	boy
49	Legend	61	boy
50	Leroy	58	boy
51	Link	58	boy
52	Lizzie	57	girl
53	Lucia	57	girl
54	Libby	56	girl
55	Lucille	56	girl
56	Lyra	55	girl
57	Lee	54	both
58	Liberty	53	girl
59	Lizzy	52	girl
60	Love	50	girl

Girl dog names that start with L

Luna
Lola
Lucy
Lily
Lulu
Lady
Lexi
Layla
Lilly
Lila
Lexie
Lacey
Lala
Linda
Leila
Lana
Louise
Lyla
Laika
Laila
Lula
Lemon
Leah
Lili
Lizzie
Lucia
Libby
Lucille
Lyra
Liberty
Lizzy
Love
Lisa
Leela
Lena
Lia
Liza
Lupe
Luci
Lexy

Boy dog names that start with L

Lucky
Leo
Louie
Luca
Luke
Logan
Louis
Lucas
Levi
Lenny
Lincoln
Lou
Linus
Luigi
Larry
Lobo
Luka
Leon
Leonardo
Liam
Legend
Leroy
Link
Lorenzo
Lucca
Lex
Lenox
Lord
Lance
Leonard
Lewis
Leonidas
Lion
Lukas
Luther
Leopold
Lupo
Lloyd
Ludo
Laszlo

Unisex dog names with L

Little
London
Lil
Latte
Lee
Lopez
Lexington
Lumi

Short dog names that start with L

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

Luna
Lola
Lucy
Leo
Lily
Lulu
Lady
Lexi
Luca
Luke
Lila
Levi
Lou
Lala
Lil
Lana
Lyla
Lobo
Luka
Leon
Lula
Leah
Lili
Liam
Link
Lyra
Lee
Love
Lisa
Lena

Unique dog names that start with L

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Ladybug
Lolo
Lu
Lux
Lupo
Lychee
Lloyd
Loretta
Lupa
Lovey
Ludo
Lani
Lotus
Laszlo
Lionel
Lolly
Ludwig
Lara
Leona
Lightning
Lilith
Lillian
Luciano
La
Lego
Lela
Lita
Loui
Lydia
Lyric
Lebron
Lennox
Leslie
Lester
Licorice
Liz

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Questions people ask

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

Luna, given to 3,034 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with L?

Luna, Lola, Lucy, Lily, Lulu, Lady, Lexi, Layla.

What are good boy dog names that start with L?

Lucky, Leo, Louie, Luca, Luke, Logan, Louis, Lucas.

What are unique dog names that start with L?

Ladybug, Lolo, Lu, Lux, Lupo, Lychee, Lloyd, Loretta 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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