Dog names by breed / German Shepherd

German Shepherd names

The names german shepherds love most, ranked from 10,816 real german shepherds (mixes included).

Distinctly German Shepherd names

Names german shepherds carry far more often than the general dog population — the multiplier says how much more.

Kimber11.8×

Sarge9.4×

Ares6.9×

Klaus6.9×

Ziva6.7×

Hades6.4×

Ruger5.5×

Akira4.3×

Lobo4.2×

Top german shepherd names

#	Name	% of breed
1	Max	1.3%
2	Bella	1.3%
3	Luna	1.2%
4	Rocky	0.86%
5	Bear	0.68%
6	Zeus	0.63%
7	Lucy	0.60%
8	Shadow	0.56%
9	Charlie	0.55%
10	Harley	0.52%
11	Buddy	0.50%
12	Duke	0.46%
13	Loki	0.46%
14	Thor	0.46%
15	King	0.43%
16	Leo	0.43%
17	Sadie	0.43%
18	Sasha	0.42%
19	Stella	0.42%
20	Lucky	0.38%
21	Jack	0.36%
22	Roxy	0.36%
23	Daisy	0.34%
24	Rex	0.34%
25	Apollo	0.33%
26	Bailey	0.33%
27	Cooper	0.33%
28	Jax	0.33%
29	Milo	0.33%
30	Athena	0.32%
31	Lola	0.32%
32	Maggie	0.32%
33	Penny	0.32%
34	Lady	0.31%
35	Mia	0.31%
36	Princess	0.31%
37	Ace	0.31%
38	Riley	0.31%
39	Rosie	0.31%
40	Bruno	0.30%

Top girl german shepherd names

#	Name	% of breed
1	Bella	1.2%
2	Luna	1.2%
3	Lucy	0.60%
4	Sadie	0.43%
5	Stella	0.42%
6	Sasha	0.39%
7	Harley	0.36%
8	Roxy	0.36%
9	Daisy	0.34%
10	Athena	0.32%
11	Lola	0.32%
12	Maggie	0.32%
13	Lady	0.31%
14	Mia	0.31%
15	Penny	0.31%
16	Princess	0.31%
17	Rosie	0.31%
18	Chloe	0.29%
19	Nala	0.29%
20	Ruby	0.29%

Top boy german shepherd names

#	Name	% of breed
1	Max	1.2%
2	Rocky	0.85%
3	Zeus	0.63%
4	Bear	0.61%
5	Charlie	0.48%
6	Buddy	0.47%
7	Duke	0.46%
8	Thor	0.46%
9	King	0.43%
10	Leo	0.43%
11	Loki	0.42%
12	Shadow	0.39%
13	Jack	0.36%
14	Rex	0.34%
15	Cooper	0.33%
16	Apollo	0.31%
17	Ace	0.31%
18	Jax	0.31%
19	Milo	0.31%
20	Bruno	0.30%

Licensed dogs: NYC (each dog once, renewals deduplicated) + Allegheny County PA (2025 licenses). Mixes and crossbreeds count toward their base breed.