Christmas names for dogs are inspired by the holiday season. Dogs and puppies adopted at Christmastime might need festive names to celebrate. Many of these dog names will work any time of year.
Below, see popular Christmas dog names and 100+ unique Christmas dog names.
Top Christmas Names for Dogs
Popular Christmas names for dogs are led by Lucy, meaning "light" for girl dogs and Buddy, from the holiday movie Elf for boy dogs.
Christmas food and drink names such as Ginger, Cookie, and Sugar are especially popular for dogs, along with names connected to holiday symbols such as Ivy, Holly, Angel.
Christmas Names for Girl Dogs
Christmas names for girl dogs include choices with overt ties to the holiday, such as Jolly and Noelle, along with unique Christmas names for dogs including Crimson and Zuzu.
Alba
Astra
Berry
Blanche
Carol
Carys
Cherith
Christmas
Clara
Cocoa
Crimson
Dancer
Dove
Eira
Elsa
Elvie
Estelle
Evie
Fenna
Figgy
Goldie
Hani
Holly
Hope
Icy
Ines
Irene
Jolly
Jovie
Joy
Kirsten
Lucia
Lumen
Lux
Luz
Marie
Merry
Mira
Myrna
Neva
Nixie
Noelle
Noely
Plum
Ribbon
Revel
Sachi
Scarlett
Season
Sidra
Snow
Snowball
Spirit
Star
Tinsel
Vixen
Whimsy
Winter
Wintry
Zuzu
Christmas Names for Boy Dogs
Christmas names for male dogs include many choices connected to iconic Christmas characters, including Frosty (Frosty the Snowman), Grinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), and Blitzen (one of Santa's reindeer).
Other uncommon options include fragrant names like Cedar, Chestnut, and Wassail.
Axel
Beacon
Blitzen
Boone
Casper
Cedar
Chestnut
Chilly
Chimney
Clarence
Claus
Cole
Comet
Crosby
Cypress
Donner
Drummer
Eggnog
Felix
Feliz
Frasier
Frost
Frosty
Garland
Geoffrey
Goose
Grinch
Hermes
Jasper
Jingle
Jonah
Joseph
Kane
Kendry
Kringle
Lior
Lucian
Lucius
Malak
Natale
Neo
Nevin
Nico
Noel
North
Pace
Pax
Pinecone
Prancer
Ralphie
Robin
Rowan
Rudolph
Santa
Scrooge
Shepherd
Snowy
Wassail
Yule
Zuko
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