You have a free Sunday afternoon with nothing to do—would we likely find you playing video games to your heart’s content? If the answer is “yes,” then nerdy video game dog names might be right up your alley!
Dogs often make their way as characters into the video game world, and if you have a new pup in your world, you should give them a name that nods to your favorite pastime. Level up your pup’s name with these popular name ideas.
Male Dog Names from Video Games
If your dog is the hero of your life, and you could see your good boy star in his own video game, try out one of these cool names.
- Harvey
- Tommy
- Kirby
- Bowser
- Timmy
- Luigi
- Brewster
- Atreus
- Knuckles
- Akito
- Frogger
- Shadow
- Duck Hunt
- Chop
- Ganon
- Shepard
- Zangief
- Ash
- Phoenix
- Koopa
- Alucard
- Qbert
- Gale
- Hideo
- Frazer
Female Dog Names from Video Games
With superpowers galore and amazing outfits to boot, female video game characters have names perfect for your heroic girl dog, too.
- Daisy
- Zelda
- Evie
- Mable
- Sable
- Isabelle
- Princess Peach
- Athena
- Gaia
- Kassandra
- Tilda
- Beta
- Zo
- Aloy
- Elena
- Nadine
- Cammy
- Tails
- Shadowheart
- Laezel
- Aerith
- Sylvanas
- Yuna
- Aya
- Tali
Dog Names Inspired by Famous/Iconic Video Game Characters
Some video game character names, like Mario and Link, are undoubtedly classics, and you can give your dog one of these retro, tried-and-true names.
- Mario
- Link
- Lara
- Chief
- Snake
- Sonic
- Pac-Man
- Kratos
- Samus
- Geralt
- Kong
- Cloud
- Mega
- Gordon
- Ryu
- Ezio
- Arthur
- Nathan
- Joel
- Ellie
- Chun-Li
- Scorpion
- Sub-Zero
- Sephiroth
- Yoshi
Pokémon Dog Names
Gotta catch ‘em all, right? If you live and breathe all things Pokémon, give your dog one of these super-unique names.
- Rei
- Akari
- Arceus
- Growlithe
- Rockruff
- Yamper
- Poochyena
- Lucario
- Herdier
- Houndour
- Electrike
- Houndoom
- Furfrou
- Arcanine
- Lillipup
- Stoutland
- Snubbull
- Smeargle
- Boltund
- Pikachu
- Granbull
- Mightyena
- Fennekin
- Vulpix
- Lycanroc
Sci-Fi/Apocalyptic Video Game Dog Names
If you’re not exactly into the sunshine-and-rainbows variety of video games, take a bit of a darker, more futuristic turn with one of these names inspired by sci-fi and apocalyptic games.
- Dogmeat
- Oryx
- Astro
- Rex
- Ratchet
- Koromaru
- Atlas
- Nova
- Cortana
- Krypto
- K-9
- Atom
- Rocket
- Celeste
- Dina
- Vega
- Ridley
- Booker
- Elisabeth
- Garrus
- Johnny
- Alyx
- Hopper
- Sander
- Tess
Fantasy/RPG Video Game Dog Names
If you live in a world of wonder and fantasy and play tons of different roles, bring some of that magic into your own daily life with the help of one of these creative dog names.
- Zeus
- Bayek
- Ciri
- Elden
- Mabari
- Sif
- Melina
- Ranni
- Blaidd
- Astarion
- Wyll
- Karlach
- Morrigan
- Solas
- Meridia
- Ghost
- Alistair
- Yennefer
- Noctis
- Sora
- Freya
- Lydia
- Varric
- Shulk
- Jaina
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Rover Knows Pet Names
As pet lovers through and through, Rover has the scoop on what people are naming their dogs. We have a passion for all things dog names and love helping pet parents pick their pup’s perfect name. For over a decade, we’ve gathered pet names from Rover’s database of millions of pets. The names you find here aren’t randomly generated. We keep our lists updated to match the trends within—and from—our own pet parent community.
