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.
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.
Garrett loves animals and is a huge advocate for all Doodle dog breeds. He owns his own Goldendoodle named Kona. In addition, he volunteers at the Humane Society of Silicon Valley, where he fosters dogs and helps animals. Garrett enjoys writing about Doodles and believes that dogs can teach humans more about how to live than humans can teach a dog.
