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Disney Dog Names

Disney is the single biggest pop-culture source of dog names in the license data — Nala and Koda sit in the top 100, and the studio's actual dogs (Pluto, Copper, Bolt, Dug) are all represented. Every name below is carried by real licensed dogs.
NameGenderTrend
1Nala

The Lion King's queen — a top-25 dog name in America.

Girl
2Lady

And the Tramp — the spaniel with the spaghetti.

Girl
3Simba

The lion cub himself, top-100 in our data.

Boy
4Koda

Brother Bear's cub — a top-100 name, big with huskies.

Either
5Minnie

His leading lady.

Girl
6Mickey

The mouse who started it all.

Boy
7Belle

Beauty and the Beast's reader-heroine.

Girl
8Bambi

The fawn with the long legs.

Girl
9Jasmine

Agrabah's princess.

Girl
10Pluto

Mickey's actual dog since 1930.

Boy
11Copper

The Fox and the Hound's hound.

Boy
12Elsa

Frozen's ice queen.

Girl
13Stitch

Experiment 626, officially licensed as a 'dog' — 8× over-indexed among frenchies.

Boy
14Woody

Toy Story's sheriff.

Boy
15Aurora

Sleeping Beauty — for dogs that nap 20 hours a day.

Girl
16Nemo

The clownfish worth finding.

Boy
17Tinkerbell

Small, glowing, occasionally vindictive.

Girl
18Bolt

The superpowered white shepherd.

Boy
19Ariel

The little mermaid.

Girl
20Baloo

The Jungle Book's bare-necessities bear.

Boy
21Buzz

To infinity and the dog park.

Boy
22Mowgli

The man-cub.

Boy
23Dory

Just keeps swimming.

Girl
24Olaf

The snowman who likes warm hugs.

Boy
25Pongo

101 Dalmatians' patriarch.

Boy
26Goofy

A dog naming a dog — deeply meta.

Either
27Moana

The wayfinder.

Girl
28Dug

Up's golden retriever. SQUIRREL!

Boy
29Thumper

For dogs whose leg goes when you scratch.

Either
30Dumbo

Big ears, big heart.

Boy
31Mulan

The warrior who saved China.

Girl
32Scar

The villain with the best song.

Boy
33Merida

Brave's archer.

Girl
34Perdita

His partner in puppy-raising.

Girl
35Tramp

Her streetwise other half.

Boy

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