Choosing your dog’s name can be a lot of fun, especially if you have a theme. With musical dog names, the categories range from dog names inspired by country music, rock n’ roll, Broadway, and more. Whatever music inspires you, there’s a name there.
We’ve compiled some of the biggest names in music, from people to bands to movements. While musical dog puppy names could be a never-ending list, we’ve narrowed it to names that work. There are still creative and unique options, but you won’t need to have an essay ready to explain the name when you bump into your fellow dog-walkers. Here are more than 400 of the best musical dog names.
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Rock N’ Roll Dog Names
You can take your pick of rock and roll female dog names and male dog names, dogs named after bands and solo artists.
- Aretha (Aretha Franklin)
- Big Joe (Big Joe Turner)
- Blondie
- Bono
- Bowie (David Bowie)
- Buddy or Holly (Buddy Holly & The Crickets)
- Chuck (Chuck Berry)
- Clyde (Clyde McPhatter)
- Comet (Bill Haley & The Comets)
- Dylan (Bob Dylan)
- Eddie (Eddie Cochran)
- Elvis (Elvis Presley)
- Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac)
- Floyd (Pink Floyd)
- Jagger (Mick Jagger)
- James (James Brown)
- Janet (Janet Jackson)
- Jerry Lee (Jerry Lee Lewis)
- Jimi (Jimi Hendrix)
- Joni (Joni Mitchell)
- King (King Crimson)
- Kurtis (Kurtis Blow)
- Led (Led Zeppelin)
- Marvin (Marvin Gaye)
- Morrissey (The Smiths)
- Neil (Neil Young)
- Nirvana
- Otis (Otis Redding)
- Patti (Patti Smith)
- Prince
- Professor Longhair (Professor Longhair)
- Ray (Ray Charles)
- Richard (Little Richard)
- Roy (Roy Orbison)
- Santana
- Smokey (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles)
- Stevie (Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks)
- Sting (The Police)
- Velvet (The Velvet Underground)
- ZZ (ZZ Top)
- Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin)
Heavy Metal & Hard Rock Dog Names
- Ace (Ace Frehley)
- Alex (Alex van Halen)
- Angus (Angus Young)
- Axl (Axl Rose)
- Biff (Biff Byford)
- Bjorn (Bjorn Gelotte)
- Blaze (Blaze Bayley)
- Bonzo (John Bonham)
- Boz (Boz Burrell)
- Budgie
- Clash (The Clash)
- Cooper (Alice Cooper)
- Chino (Chino Moreno)
- Criss (Peter Criss)
- Duffy (Billy Duffy)
- Eddie (Eddie van Halen)
- Geezer (Geezer Butler)
- Gorky (Gorky Park)
- Halford (Rob Halford)
- Izzy (Izzy Stradlin)
- Jay Jay (Jay Jay French)
- Jesper (Jesper Stromblad)
- Kirk (Kirk Hammett)
- Lars (Lars Ulrich)
- Lemmy (Motorhead)
- Linkin (Linkin Park)
- Mars (Mick Mars)
- Meegs (Meegs Rascon)
- Motley (Motley Crue)
- Mustaine (Dave Mustaine)
- Nuno (Nuno Bettencourt)
- Oz (Oz Fox)
- Ozzy (Ozzy Ozborne)
- Pantera
- Priest (Judas Priest)
- Raven
- Razzle (Hanoi Rocks)
- Rex (Rex Brown)
- Rockett (Rikki Rockett)
- Sabbath (Black Sabbath)
- Sarzo (Rudy Sarzo)
- Saxon
- Serj (Serj Tankian)
- Sykes (John Sykes)
- Udo (Udo Dirkschneider)
- Uli (Uli John Roth)
- Zacky (Zacky Vengeance)
Rap & Hip Hop DogNames
If your go-to music is rap or hip hop, you might want your furry best friend sporting one of these names.
- Akon
- Bambino (Childish Bambino)
- Beastie (The Beastie Boys)
- Bow Wow
- Boo (Gangsta Boo)
- Bronson (Action Bronson)
- Cardi (Cardi B)
- CeeLo (CeeLo Green)
- Chance (Chance the Rapper)
- Cole (J. Cole)
- Cudi (Kid Cudi)
- Diddy (Puff Daddy / P. Diddy)
- Drake
- Dr. Dre
- Durk (Lil Durk)
- Fiddy (50 Cent)
- Flash (Grandmaster Flash)
- Flex
- Foxy (Foxy Brown)
- Gambino (Childish Gambino)
- Ghost (Ghostface Killah)
- Gibbs (Freddie Gibbs)
- Glover (Donald Glover)
- Griff (aka Professor Griff)
- Gucci (Gucci Mane)
- Hammer (MC Hammer)
- Herc (aka Kool Herc)
- Iggy (Iggy Azalea)
- Jay-Z
- Jeffery (Young Thug)
- Kane (Big Daddy Kane)
- Kendrick (Kendrick Lamar)
- Lil’ Uzi
- Logic
- Missy (Missy Elliot)
- Nas
- Nicki (Nicki Minaj)
- Notorious (Notorious B.I.G.)
- Paak (Anderson Paak)
- Pepper / Pepa (Salt-N-Pepa)
- Prez (Dead Prez)
- Quest (A Tribe Called Quest)
- Quik (DJ Quik)
- Rocky (A$AP Rocky)
- Rolley
- Scratch
- Shaggy
- Slick
- Smalls (Biggy Smalls)
- Snoop (Snoop Dogg)
- Soul (De La Soul)
- Sugar (The Sugarhill Gang)
- Tupac
- Wayne (Lil’ Wayne)
- West (Kanye West)
- Wiz (Wiz Khalifa)
- Yolandi (Yolandi Visser)
- Yo-Yo
Country Music Names for Dogs
Here are dog names inspired by country music:
- Alabama
- Aldean (Jason Aldean)
- Bonnie (Bonnie Raitt)
- Carolina (Carolina Rain)
- Cash (Johnny Cash)
- Chesney (Kenny Chesney)
- Dixie (The Dixie Chicks)
- Dolly (Dolly Parton)
- Earl (Earl Thomas Conley)
- Easton (Easton Corbin)
- Garth (Garth Brooks)
- George (George Strait)
- Houser (Randy Houser)
- Iris (Iris Dement)
- June (June Carter)
- Kane (Kane Brown)
- Kay (Kay Adams)
- Kelly (Kelly Clarkson)
- Kip (Kip Moore)
- Lonestar
- Patsy (Patsy Cline)
- Rascal (Rascal Flatts)
- Reba (Reba McEntire)
- Ronna (Ronna Reeves)
- Shania (Shania Twain)
- Suzy (Suzy Bogguss)
- Trace (Trace Adkins)
- Twitty (Conway Twitty)
- Willie (Willie Nelson)
- Wilma (Wilma Burgess)
- Vernon (Vernon Dalhart)
- Vince (Vince Gill)
Indie Music Names for Dogs
Pay homage to your indie roots with indie music dog names.
- Aggi (Annabel Wright)
- Belle (Belle and Sebastian)
- Bilinda (My Bloody Valentine)
- Bjork (Bjork)
- Cage (Cage the Elephant)
- Dino (Dinosaur Jr.)
- Florence (Florence + the Machine)
- Franz (Franz Ferdinand)
- Gorilla (Gorillaz)
- Hatchie (Hatchie)
- Impala (Tame Impala)
- Mitski (Mitski)
- Mouse (Modest Mouse)
- Pixie (Pixies)
- Remmy (R.E.M.)
- Sonic (Sonic Youth)
- Tegan (Tegan & Sara)
- Wilco (Wilco)
- Win (Win Butler)
- Wolf (Wolf Alice)
Composer Names for Dogs
While Beethoven is already a famous Saint Bernard, you can still enjoy these composer names for dogs.
- Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Beethoven (Ludwig Van Beethoven)
- Brahms (Johannes Brahms)
- Chopin (Frédéric François Chopin)
- Elf (Danny Elfman)
- Elton (Elton John)
- Menkin (Alan Menkin)
- Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
- Johann (Johann Sebastian Bach)
- Kern (Jerome Kern, the father of American musical theater)
- Puccini (Giacomo Puccini)
- Rahman (A.R. Rahman)
- Rodgers and Hammerstein (Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II)
- Scarlatti (Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti)
- Sondheim (Stephen Sondheim)
- Wagner (Richard Wagner)
- Wolfgang (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
- Webber (Andrew Llyod Webber)
- Zimmer (Hans Zimmer)
Broadway & Musical Names for Dogs
If you want your canine howling along with your showtimes, check out these names inspired by musicals.
- Aida (Aida)
- Amadeus (Amadeus)
- Annie (Annie, Annie Get Your Gun)
- Bernadette (Bernadette Peters)
- Broadway
- Chicago (Chicago)
- Crawford (Michael Crawford)
- Evita (Evita)
- Fiddler (Fiddler on the Roof)
- Fosse (Bob Fosse)
- Gene (Gene Kelly)
- Groff (Jonathan Groff)
- Hamilton (Hamilton)
- Harris (Neil Patrick Harris)
- Hugh (Hugh Jackman)
- Idina (Idina Menzel)
- King (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical)
- Midler (Bette Midler)
- Millie (Thoroughly Modern Millie)
- Miranda (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
- Odom (Leslie Odom Jr.)
- Paige (Elaine Page)
- Phantom (Phantom of the Opera)
- Pippin (Pippin)
- Poppins (Mary Poppins)
- Rydell (Grease)
- Saigon (Miss Saigon)
- Streisand (Barbara Striesand)
- Sleuth (Sleuth)
- Tune (Tommy Tune)
Music Terms & Instrument Names for Dogs
From the obvious to the miscellaneous, here are music-related dog names.
- Adagio
- Allegro
- Alto
- Ballad
- Banjo
- Bass
- Bongo
- Boogie Woogie
- Bravo
- Calypso
- Carol
- Charleston
- Chorale
- Chorus
- Clef
- Coda
- Conga
- Didgeridoo
- Diva
- Echo
- Encore
- Flute
- Fortissimo
- Gibson
- Harmony
- Jazz
- Jig
- Keytar
- Koto
- Libretto
- Lyric
- Maestro
- Major
- Melody
- Motif
- Musique
- Note
- Octave
- Opus
- Pianissimo
- Piccolo
- Poco (“a little”)
- Presto
- Rhythm
- Rockstar
- Roland
- Rondo
- Solo
- Sonata
- Sonatina
- Sonnet
- Staccato
- Subwoofer
- Tenor
- Treble
- Virtuoso
- Waltz
- Xyla (Xylophone)
- Yamaha
- Yodel
Male Music Names for Dogs
Try this list for a male dog named after musicians. Or, maybe a lady dog named after you favorite male artist.
- Arlo (Arlo Guthrie)
- B.B. (B.B. King)
- Bieber (Justin Bieber)
- Bing (Bing Crosby)
- Blink (Blink-182)
- Bobby (“Me and Bobby Mcgee”)
- Branson (Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Records)
- Bruno (Bruno Mars)
- Bublé (Michael Bublé)
- Cash (Johnny Cash)
- Charlie (Charlie Daniels)
- Chester (Chester Bennington)
- Chubby Checker
- Clapton (Eric Clapton)
- Cobain (Kurt Cobain)
- Coltrane (John Coltrane)
- Creedence (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Crosby (Bing Crosby)
- Danzig (The Misfits)
- Denver (John Denver)
- Dierks (Dierks Bentley)
- Dodd (Daniel Dodd Wilson)
- D.J. (Deejay)
- Enrique (Enrique Iglesias)
- Frank (Sinatra, Zappa)
- Fray (The Fray)
- Freddie (Freddie Mercury)
- Gabriel (Peter Gabriel)
- Gavin (Gavin DeGraw)
- Garcia (Jerry Garcia)
- Gotye
- Harlow (Jack Harlow)
- Harry (Harry Styles)
- Herbie (Various)
- Huey (Huey Lewis)
- Ike (Ike Turner)
- Jethro (Jethro Tull)
- Jovi (Bon Jovi)
- Jude (The Beatles’ song “Hey Jude”)
- Kodak (Kodak Black)
- Lennon (John Lennon)
- Lenny (Lenny Kravitz)
- Leon (Kings of Leon)
- Louie or Louis (Louis Armstrong)
- Mac (Mac Miller, Fleetwood Mac, Mac Demarco)
- Macca (Paul McCartney)
- Malone (Post Malone)
- Marky Mark
- Martin (Dean Martin)
- Marley (Bob Marley)
- Maynard (Conor Maynard)
- McGraw (Tim McGraw)
- Merle (Merle Haggard)
- Miles (Miles Davis)
- Monk (Thelonious Monk)
- Morrison (Jim Morrison)
- Rhett (Various)
- Ringo (Beatles)
- Satchmo (Louis Armstrong)
- Sergeant Pepper (Beatles song)
- Shay (Dan + Shay)
- Sinatra (Frank Sinatra)
- T-Bone
- Tyson (Tyson Ritter)
- Usher
- Ziggy (Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Stardust)
- Zombie (Rob Zombie)
- Weezer
Female Music Names for Dogs
While most names can go either way, here are the names that tend to suit lady dogs, including female singer dog names.
- Abba
- Adele
- Abbey (“Abbey Road”, The Beatles)
- Alanis (Alanis Morissette)
- Alice (Alice Cooper)
- Beyonce
- Brandi
- Braxton (Toni Braxton)
- Cece (Cici)
- Charlotte (Good Charlotte)
- Cher
- Cindy (Cyndi Lauper)
- Cyrus (Miley/Billy Ray Cyrus)
- Dido
- Dorothy (Various)
- Dixie (Dixie Chicks)
- Dua Lipa
- Fergie (Black Eyed Peas)
- Eartha (Eartha Kitt)
- Ella (Ella Fitzgerdald)
- Emmylou (Emmylou Harris)
- Fiona (Fiona Apple)
- Gaga (Lady Gaga)
- Hayley (Hayley Williams, Haley Westenra)
- Janis (Janis Joplin)
- Jewel
- Kylie (Kylie Minogue)
- Lorde
- Loretta (Loretta Lyn)
- Lucy (The Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”)
- Madonna
- Mandy (Mandy Moore)
- Marilyn (Marylyn Monroe)
- MJ (Mary J. Blige, Michael Jackson)
- Miley (Miley Cyrus)
- Nellie (Nelly Fertado)
- Norah (Norah Jones)
- Perry (Katy Perry, The Band Perry)
- Pink (Pink, Pink Floyd)
- PJ (PJ Harvey)
- Queen
- Ruth (Ruth Brown)
- Taylor (Taylor Swift)
- Tina (Tina Turner)
- Yoko (Yoko Ono)
Conclusion For Musical Dog Names
Those are our picks for the best musical dog names. While that’s far from an exhaustive list of dog names inspired by music, we hope you found a few you like, a few that surprised you, and maybe the perfect fit for your dog.
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