Dog Names That Start With T

330 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with T come from real dogs: 330 different names starting with T, shared by 12,487 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.

Teddy is the most popular T name, a natural fit for a fluffy dog, and Toby comes second. In all, 330 names start with T.

Food names make a fun group: Taco and Tofu both appear, and Tofu is shared by male and female dogs. Tank, Titan and Thunder suit big, bold dogs, while Tiny can fit a small dog or, as a joke, a very large one. Theo and Theodore are both listed, so you can use one as a nickname. Trixie and Tina are popular female picks.

Dog names starting with T: 330
Most popular: Teddy 1,912 dogs
Top girl name: Trixie
Top boy name: Teddy

Most popular dog names that start with T

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	Teddy	1,912	boy
2	Toby	1,327	boy
3	Tucker	389	boy
4	Theo	358	boy
5	Tyson	344	boy
6	Trixie	230	girl
7	Theodore	220	boy
8	Tiger	214	boy
9	Tiny	209	both
10	Tony	188	boy
11	Tommy	186	boy
12	Tito	176	boy
13	Tank	171	boy
14	Taco	160	boy
15	Tina	132	girl
16	Titan	130	boy
17	Tofu	112	both
18	Tiffany	109	girl
19	Tootsie	107	girl
20	Thunder	105	boy
21	Tilly	104	girl
22	Tobi	104	boy
23	Timmy	101	boy
24	Tallulah	86	girl
25	Tyler	86	boy
26	Trouble	83	boy
27	Tango	80	boy
28	Truffle	79	both
29	Troy	78	boy
30	Thomas	76	boy
31	Taylor	74	both
32	Tara	68	girl
33	Ted	64	boy
34	Terry	64	boy
35	Trooper	64	boy
36	Tater	61	boy
37	Toast	58	both
38	Toffee	58	both
39	Tom	58	boy
40	Tessa	57	girl
41	Tess	53	girl
42	Titus	53	boy
43	Tokyo	53	both
44	Tux	53	boy
45	Tanner	52	boy
46	Tobby	52	boy
47	Turbo	51	boy
48	Tobias	50	boy
49	Tasha	49	girl
50	Taffy	48	girl
51	Trevor	48	boy
52	Tj	47	boy
53	Tulip	47	girl
54	Toy	46	both
55	Tuna	46	both
56	Tino	45	boy
57	Travis	45	boy
58	Truman	45	boy
59	Truffles	44	both
60	Tiki	43	both

Girl dog names that start with T

Trixie
Tina
Tiffany
Tootsie
Tilly
Tallulah
Tara
Tessa
Tess
Tasha
Taffy
Tulip
Tillie
Terra
Tori
Trudy
Tia
Trinity
Tammy
Teddi
Thea
Twiggy
Tabitha
Twinkle
Toni
Tinker
Tink
Tory
Tracy
Trina
Tala
Talia
Tally
Thelma
Tula
Tali
Tanya
Treasure
Tessie
Tiana

Boy dog names that start with T

Teddy
Toby
Tucker
Theo
Tyson
Theodore
Tiger
Tony
Tommy
Tito
Tank
Taco
Titan
Thunder
Tobi
Timmy
Tyler
Trouble
Tango
Troy
Thomas
Ted
Terry
Trooper
Tater
Tom
Titus
Tux
Tanner
Tobby
Turbo
Tobias
Trevor
Tj
Tino
Travis
Truman
Tate
Tex
Toro

Unisex dog names with T

Tiny
Tofu
Truffle
Taylor
Toast
Toffee
Tokyo
Toy
Tuna
Truffles
Tiki
Taro
Teddie

Short dog names that start with T

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

Toby
Theo
Tiny
Tony
Tito
Tank
Taco
Tina
Tofu
Tobi
Troy
Tara
Ted
Tom
Tess
Tux
Tj
Toy
Tuna
Tino
Tiki
Tate
Tex
Tori
Toro
Taro
Tia
Ty
Tuck
Thea

Unique dog names that start with T

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Timothy
Tippy
Toki
Toni
Tinker
Toshi
Teo
Tiberius
Tim
Tristan
Tink
Todd
Trigger
Tashi
Tory
Tracy
Trina
Tripp
Tala
Talia
Tally
Taquito
Thanos
Thelma
Tula
Tali
Tiramisu
Tobie
Topaz
Turner
Tanya
Togo
Toulouse
Treasure
Tuco
Tupac

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Questions people ask

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

Teddy, given to 1,912 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with T?

Trixie, Tina, Tiffany, Tootsie, Tilly, Tallulah, Tara, Tessa.

What are good boy dog names that start with T?

Teddy, Toby, Tucker, Theo, Tyson, Theodore, Tiger, Tony.

What are unique dog names that start with T?

Timothy, Tippy, Toki, Toni, Tinker, Toshi, Teo, Tiberius 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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