Dog name lists / Pop Culture & Themes
Harry Potter Dog Names
The wizarding world's best dog name is hiding in plain sight: Sirius Black, the wizard who turns into a black dog. Luna — the #2 dog name in America — gets at least part of its rise from Lovegood, and Dobby's 186 licensed dogs are all free elves now.
| Name | Gender | Trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luna Lovegood — and the #2 dog name in the country. | Girl | ||
| 2 | Fluffy The three-headed guard dog. Just play him some music. | Either | ||
| 3 | Dobby A free elf, 186 times over in the license data. | Boy | ||
| 4 | Ginny The best Chaser in the family. | Girl | ||
| 5 | Magic What all of this is about. | Either | ||
| 6 | Draco The dragon constellation, with slicked-back fur. | Boy | ||
| 7 | Sirius The animagus who IS a black dog. The canon pick. | Boy | ||
| 8 | Albus Dumbledore's first name — Latin for white. | Boy | ||
| 9 | Tonks Nymphadora, wearer of many colors. | Girl | ||
| 10 | Lupin The surname, from the Latin for wolf. | Boy | ||
| 11 | Remus Lupin — the werewolf professor. | Boy | ||
| 12 | Minerva McGonagall — strict but fair. | Girl | ||
| 13 | Fang Hagrid's enormous, cowardly boarhound. | Boy | — | |
| 14 | Potter The boy who lived, surname edition. | Boy | ||
| 15 | Hermione The brightest witch of her age. | Girl | ||
| 16 | Wizard The generalist option. | Boy | ||
| 17 | Bellatrix Deranged, devoted, dramatic — some dogs, honestly. | Girl | ||
| 18 | Winky The second-most-famous house elf. | Either | ||
| 19 | Hagrid Keeper of keys, dragons, and very large dogs. | Boy | ||
| 20 | Hedwig The loyal snowy owl — reborn as a white dog name. | Either | — | |
| 21 | Padfoot Sirius's Marauder name — the deep-cut choice. | Boy | — | |
| 22 | Weasley For red-coated dogs, obviously. | Boy | ||
| 23 | Salazar Slytherin's — for ambitious dogs. | — | — | |
| 24 | Godric Gryffindor's founder. | Boy |