Dog Names That Start With N

178 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with N come from real dogs: 178 different names starting with N, shared by 5,743 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.

Nova tops the N list, a bright, starry name mostly given to female dogs. Nina and Nico follow, and there are 178 N names to choose from.

Food names add humour: Nugget, Noodle, Nacho and Nori all appear, and nori is the seaweed used in sushi. Nico, Niko and Nikko are three spellings of the same name. Classic picks include Nellie, Nora and Norman. Neo and Nyla are short, modern choices that feel fresh.

Dog names starting with N: 178
Most popular: Nova 399 dogs
Top girl name: Nova
Top boy name: Nico

Most popular dog names that start with N

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	Nova	399	girl
2	Nina	349	girl
3	Nico	258	boy
4	Nena	245	girl
5	Niko	214	boy
6	Nugget	191	both
7	Noah	158	boy
8	Nellie	148	girl
9	Nikki	130	girl
10	Nino	127	boy
11	Noodle	119	both
12	Nyla	119	girl
13	Nacho	110	boy
14	Nola	107	girl
15	Norman	107	boy
16	Nana	89	girl
17	Neo	88	boy
18	Nora	80	girl
19	Nori	80	girl
20	Nikko	78	boy
21	Nicky	75	boy
22	Nelly	72	girl
23	Nash	71	boy
24	Noodles	69	both
25	Nero	57	boy
26	Noel	57	both
27	Nathan	54	boy
28	Nelson	53	boy
29	Nigel	51	boy
30	Nick	50	boy
31	Newton	46	boy
32	Nia	46	girl
33	Natasha	40	girl
34	Nene	40	both
35	Nutmeg	37	girl
36	Ninja	36	boy
37	Nami	35	girl
38	Nitro	35	boy
39	Nika	34	girl
40	Nikita	33	girl
41	Newman	30	boy
42	Nani	29	girl
43	Naya	27	girl
44	Nancy	26	girl
45	Nicholas	26	boy
46	Naomi	25	girl
47	Nella	25	girl
48	Neptune	25	boy
49	Nate	24	boy
50	Negrita	24	girl
51	Natalie	23	girl
52	Ned	23	boy
53	Nano	22	boy
54	Navi	20	both
55	Niles	20	boy
56	Nimbus	20	boy
57	Noelle	20	girl
58	Nunu	20	both
59	Nurse	20	both
60	Navy	19	both

Girl dog names that start with N

Nova
Nina
Nena
Nellie
Nikki
Nyla
Nola
Nana
Nora
Nori
Nelly
Nia
Natasha
Nutmeg
Nami
Nika
Nikita
Nani
Naya
Nancy
Naomi
Nella
Negrita
Natalie
Noelle
Nebula
Negra
Nicki
Nini
Norma
Nahla
Nell
Nessa
Nilla
Nomi
Nya
Nieves
Nadia
Nabi
Nari

Boy dog names that start with N

Nico
Niko
Noah
Nino
Nacho
Norman
Neo
Nikko
Nicky
Nash
Nero
Nathan
Nelson
Nigel
Nick
Newton
Ninja
Nitro
Newman
Nicholas
Neptune
Nate
Ned
Nano
Niles
Nimbus
Neville
Nanook
Nas
Nobu
Negrito
Nickel
Nixon
Nashville
Negron
Neil
Noble
Norton
Nunez
Neno

Unisex dog names with N

Nugget
Noodle
Noodles
Noel
Nene

Short dog names that start with N

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

Nova
Nina
Nico
Nena
Niko
Noah
Nino
Nyla
Nola
Nana
Neo
Nora
Nori
Nash
Nero
Noel
Nick
Nia
Nene
Nami
Nika
Nani
Naya
Nate
Ned
Nano
Navi
Nunu
Navy
Nini

Unique dog names that start with N

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Naomi
Nella
Neptune
Nate
Negrita
Natalie
Ned
Nano
Navi
Niles
Nimbus
Noelle
Nunu
Nurse
Navy
Nebula
Negra
Neville
Nicki
Nini
Nanook
Niki
Norma
Nahla
Neko
Nell
Nas
Nessa
Newt
Nilla
Nobu
Noche
Nomi
Nya
New
Nieves

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Questions people ask

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

Nova, given to 399 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with N?

Nova, Nina, Nena, Nellie, Nikki, Nyla, Nola, Nana.

What are good boy dog names that start with N?

Nico, Niko, Noah, Nino, Nacho, Norman, Neo, Nikko.

What are unique dog names that start with N?

Naomi, Nella, Neptune, Nate, Negrita, Natalie, Ned, Nano 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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