Dog Names That Start With W

122 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with W come from real dogs: 122 different names starting with W, shared by 4,835 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.

Winston is the top W name, and Willow is the leading female pick. There are 122 W names, and the list leans toward classic, slightly old-fashioned boy names.

Walter, Wally, Wallace, Wilbur and Wesley all appear, and Willie and Willy are two spellings of the same favourite. Waffles is a sweet food name used for both sexes. Winter is a seasonal choice for a white coat. Wolfie suits a husky-style pup, and Wyatt is a short, modern option.

Dog names starting with W: 122
Most popular: Winston 694 dogs
Top girl name: Willow
Top boy name: Winston

Most popular dog names that start with W

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	Winston	694	boy
2	Willow	435	girl
3	Walter	265	boy
4	Wally	258	boy
5	Winter	195	both
6	Watson	188	boy
7	Willie	146	boy
8	Waffles	142	both
9	Wilson	127	boy
10	Woody	108	boy
11	Wallace	83	boy
12	Wesley	79	boy
13	Willy	77	boy
14	Wrigley	76	boy
15	Wilbur	73	boy
16	Willa	62	girl
17	Wyatt	54	boy
18	Wolfie	53	boy
19	Wiley	52	boy
20	Wendy	50	girl
21	William	49	boy
22	Williams	49	both
23	Wednesday	48	girl
24	Waffle	47	both
25	Walker	45	boy
26	Wilma	43	girl
27	Wolfgang	39	boy
28	Walnut	36	both
29	Wanda	33	girl
30	Wiggles	32	both
31	Winifred	31	girl
32	Wylie	31	boy
33	Wicket	29	boy
34	Waldo	28	boy
35	Webster	25	boy
36	White	25	both
37	Whitney	25	girl
38	Will	25	boy
39	Willoughby	24	boy
40	Wishbone	24	boy
41	Wolf	24	boy
42	Wasabi	23	boy
43	Whitey	23	boy
44	Wynter	23	girl
45	Windsor	22	boy
46	Wren	22	girl
47	Wayne	21	boy
48	Wellington	21	boy
49	Wonder	21	both
50	Waylon	20	boy
51	Walt	19	boy
52	Winona	19	girl
53	Winslow	19	boy
54	Warren	18	boy
55	West	18	boy
56	Wizard	18	boy
57	Walle	17	boy
58	Westley	17	boy
59	Wallie	16	boy
60	Wade	15	boy

Girl dog names that start with W

Willow
Willa
Wendy
Wednesday
Wilma
Wanda
Winifred
Whitney
Wynter
Wren
Winona
Waverly
Wheaton
Wilhelmina
Wynnie
Winnifred
Wallis
Weezie
Whoopie

Boy dog names that start with W

Winston
Walter
Wally
Watson
Willie
Wilson
Woody
Wallace
Wesley
Willy
Wrigley
Wilbur
Wyatt
Wolfie
Wiley
William
Walker
Wolfgang
Wylie
Wicket
Waldo
Webster
Will
Willoughby
Wishbone
Wolf
Wasabi
Whitey
Windsor
Wayne
Wellington
Waylon
Walt
Winslow
Warren
West
Wizard
Walle
Westley
Wallie

Unisex dog names with W

Winter
Waffles
Williams
Waffle
Walnut
Wiggles

Short dog names that start with W

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

Will
Wolf
Wren
Walt
West
Wade
Wang
Wes
Wong
Wink
Wu
Wiz
Wags
Wawa
Wifi
Wiki
Wick
Wind
Wish

Unique dog names that start with W

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Webster
White
Whitney
Will
Wishbone
Wolf
Wasabi
Whitey
Wynter
Windsor
Wren
Wayne
Wonder
Waylon
Walt
Winona
Winslow
Warren
West
Wizard
Walle
Westley
Wallie
Wade
Wang
Whisper
Willis
Wonton
Weezy
Windy
Winky
Waverly
Wes
Wheaton
Wolfy
Woofy

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Questions people ask

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

Winston, given to 694 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with W?

Willow, Willa, Wendy, Wednesday, Wilma, Wanda, Winifred, Whitney.

What are good boy dog names that start with W?

Winston, Walter, Wally, Watson, Willie, Wilson, Woody, Wallace.

What are unique dog names that start with W?

Webster, White, Whitney, Will, Wishbone, Wolf, Wasabi, Whitey 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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