Picking a name out for your dog is no joke. For your dog’s entire life you will be calling him or her over by the same name. To help you find a name that sparks joy, here are some German Shepherd dog names that will surely inspire you.
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Popular German Shepherd Names
Names for Females
Abby
Adira
Aja (pronounced asia)
Athena
Ava
Bella
Bree
Briana
Chloe
Cleo
Coco
Daisy
Duchess
Ellie
Emma
Heidi
Isa
Ivy
Jade
Keren
Lady
Layla
Lexi
Lily
Lola
Lucy
Luna
Maggie
Marley
Maya
Mia
Molly
Nadia
Nala
Nova
Penny
Piper
Rita
Rosie
Roxy
Ruby
Rudy
Sadie
Sasha
Sophie
Star
Stella
Stormi
Valentina
Valerie
Willow
Zelda
Zoey / Zoe
Names for Males
Ace
Adonis
Alamo
Apollo
Axel
Bailey
Bandit
Baron
Baus
Bear
Bingo
Bo
Boomer
Brody
Bruce
Bruno
Bubba
Buck
Buddy
Butch
Cerberus
Charlie
Chase
Chewie
Chief
Cooper
Cosmo
Curly
Dakota
Dante
Dexter
Diesel
Dino
Draco
Duke
Falcon
Finn
Foggy
Hamlet
Harley
Hunter
Jack
Jake
Jasper
Jax
Judge
Kaiser
Koda
Kona
Kwan
Leo
Levi
Loki
Mack
Major
Marmaduke
Maverick
Max
Milo
Mister
Moose
Murdoch
Murphy
Neo
Odin
Ollie
Oscar
Otis
Pal
Phoenix
Pirate
Pluto
Porter
Prince
Priscilla
Puck
Raider
Ranger
Rascal
Rebel
Remington
Rex
Riley
Ringo
Rocco
Rocky
Romeo
Rover
Ruger
Sam
Sarge
Scooter
Scout
Shadow
Shane
Simon
Sinbad
Sirius
Skipper
Spike
Tex
Thor
Toby
Tucker
Tucker
Tyson
Webber
Zane
Zeke
Zeus
German Shepherd Names by Origin
German Names
Ada
Adalard
Adolph
Agustine
Alaric
Aldo
Alger
Alvin
Anka
August
Ava
Baldwin
Bach
Baron
Bathilda
Beatrix
Bernadette
Britta
Bruno
Klaus
Dirk
Dolphus
Ella
Emmet
Felix
Fonsie
Franz
Fritz
Gertrude
Githa
Gregor
Gretchen
Greta
Gunther
Hansel
Heidi
Heinz
Helga
Hilda
Holle
Hubbard
Ida
Johann
Joli
Kaiser
Kort
Leonard
Liesel
Mady
Marta
Millie
Minne
Mischa
Otto
Rolf
Schwartz
Siegfried
Stein
Trudy
Ulf
Waldo
Wanda
Wolfgang
Zelda
Spanish Names
Aarón
Abejundio
Abigail
Abilio
Abrienda
Acacia
Adalberto
Adan
Adelina
Adella
Adoncia
Adrián
Agnese
Aida
Aimon
Ake
Alano
Alarico
Alba
Alberto
Aldene
Aldonza
Ale
Alegria
Alejo
Alfonso
Alfredo
Alida
Alita
Alma
Alma
Alonzo
Alvaro
Amadeo
Amador
Amar
Amata
Ambrosio
Amigo
Amistad
Amor (love)
Amora
Ana
Andrés
Angelita
Angelito
Antonello
Antonio
Aragon
Arcadia
Armando
Armando
Arturo
Asun
Augustin
Aurelia
Azura
Balboa
Barcelona
Barrera
Barto
Bartolome
Bea
Bean
Beatriz
Belicia
Belinda
Bella
Bella
Benita
Benito
Benito
Bernardo
Bety
Biance
Bibiana
Bizar
Blance
Blanco
Blanco/a
Bolero
Bolivar
Bonifacio
Bonita
Bonita (beautiful)
Borja
Breezy
Buena
Caballero
Cadiz
Caledo
Calo
Camelo
Camucha
Cancun
Candelas
Carilla
Carlito
Carlos
Carlota
Carmela
Carmelita
Carmina
Carmita
Carmucha
Caro
Castile
Castro
Cata
Caton
Celso
Ceria
Chabela
Chacha
Chale
Charo
Charo
Charro
Chavela
Che
Cheché
Chela
Chencho
Chepa
Chepina
Chía
Chico
Chico
Chiquita
Chon
Chula
Chus
Cirilo
Ciro
Clarinda
Claudio
Cochiti
Coco
Colon
Conce
Concha
Conchi
Conchita
Consolata
Consuela
Consuelo
Corazon
Cordoba
Cornelio
Corono
Cortez
Cris
Crisann
Crispín
Cruz
Cruz
Curro
Curro
Dacio
Dali
Damián
Damita
Danita
Dante
Dario
Deigo
Delinda
Delmar
Demario
Demetrio
Demitrio
Desi
DeSoto
Devante
Diablo
Diaz
Diego
Diego
Dimas
Dionis
Dolores
Dominga
Domingo
Don
Donato
Dorinda
Dorota
Drina
Dulce
Dulcinea
Duque
Earlene
Ebro
Edenia
Eduardo
Efrén
Elba
Eldora
ElDorado
Elena
Elena
Elias
Elisa
Elvira
Ely
Emerald
Emilio
Enchilada
Enrique
Ernesto
Eskarne
Esma
Esmeralda
Esmeralda
Esperanza
Esteban
Estefany
Estela
Eugenio
Fabio
Fandango
Fario
Fausto
Feliciana
Felipe
Felisa
Félix
Ferdinand
Fermín
Fernando
Fidel
Fiesta
Fina
Fito
Flamenco
Flavio
Flor
Flor
Florentino
Fonda
Fonsie
Fortuna
Francisco
Franco
Freira
Fresca
Frida
Frito
Froilán
Fuensanta
Gabi
Gabrio
Gala
Galeno
Galo
Garaitz
Garcia
Gaspard
Gaucho
Gazpacho
Gechina
Gemma
Genaro
Geronimo
Gezana
Giselle
Gitana
Goito
Gonzalo
Gorda/gordita
Goya
Granada
Grandee
Gregoria
Gregorio
Guido
Guillermo
Gustavo
Guzmán
Hadrian
Héctor
Hermelinda
Herminia
Herminio
Hermosa
Hernán
Hernando
Hidalgo
Horacio
Hugo
Humberto
Iago
Iberia
Ignacio
Inca
Ines
Inez
Isa
Isabel
Isabel
Isabella
Isadoro
Isaías
Isidro
Isleta
Jacinta
Jacinto
Jago
Jaimica
Jairo
Jaoquin
Jashi
Javier
Javiera
Jeronimo
Jesus
Jesús
Jimeno
Joaquin
Jorge
Jose
Jovita
Juan
Juanita
Juanita
Juanito
Julieta
Julio
Justina
Kaletar
Kemina
Kesare
King
Ladonna
Lala
Lalo
Landa
Lando
Larena
Latia
Lavina
Lazaro
Leala
Leandro
Leira
Lempira
Leon
Leonardo
Leonora
Lety
Linda
Lisbon
Lobo
Loco
Lola
Loli
Lorenzo
Lucas
Lucero
Lucia
Lucio
Lucita
Luella
Luis
Luisa
Lulú
Luna
Luna
Lupe
Lupe
Luz
Macario
Madre
Madrid
Magellan
Maité
Malaga
Malena
Mami
Mamu
Manco
Manda
Mandy
Manolette
Manolo
Manuel
Manuela
Marcela
Marcella
Marco
Margarita
Mari
Maribel
Marino
Mario
Mariposa
Marquez
Marta
Martín
Maya
Maya
Mecha
Melisenda
Melosa
Mercedes
Merche
Miguel
Mija
Milagro
Mireya
Montegro
Nacho
Nacho/Nacio
Natalia
Nati
Natividad
Navarro
Nayeli
Nemesio
Neron
Néstor
Neva
Nicanora
Nicolás
Nieve
Nina
Nina
Nines
Noe
Octavia
Oleos
Olla
Omar
Orinoco
Oriol
Orlanda
Orlando
Oro
Orquidea
Óscar
Oso
Oso
Otso
Pablo
Paca
Paco
Paco
Pacorro
Padraig
Padre
Paloma
Paloma
Pancho
Pancho
Paola
Paquita
Patagonia
Patia
Paz
Peca
Pedro
Pedro
Pepe
Perfecta
Peru
Petri
Pilar
Pili
Pina
Pita
Plata
Poco
Ponce
Poncho
Porfiro
Qiana
Quechua
Queen
Querida
Querida
Quinto
Quique
Quirico
Quito
Raeka
Rafael
Raimundo
Ramiro
Ramon
Ramon
Ramona
Ramundo
Raquel
Raton
Raul
Reina
Renaldo
Ria
Ricardo
Rico
Risa
Roberto
Rogelio
Rosa
Rosa
Rosalinda
Rosario
Rufino
Rufo
Rumba
Ruy
Sabella
Sabra
Saburo
Salome
Salud
Salvador
Salvatora
Samba
Samba
Samuel
Sancha
Sanchez
Sancho
Sandia
Sanson
Santiago
Santo
Santos
Saquta
Saracen
Saúl
Savannah
Sebastian
Sebastián
Senon
Sergio
Seve
Seville
Sierra
Sigfredo
Silverio
Simon
Sol
Solana
Soledad
Sonora
Susi
Tabasco
Tacitus
Taco
Taco
Taurino,
Telma
Telmo
Teodor
Teodora
Teodoro
Tequila
Tere
Teresita
Tia
Tierra
Tina
Tomás
Tonio
Torero
Toro
Toya
Ugo
Upe
Usoa
Vada
Vaduyn
Vak
Vakdex
Vake
Valencia
Valencia
Valentina
Vegas
Ventura
Verdad
Vicente
Vicky
Vina
Vito
Xavier
Xaviera
Xenia
Xenon
Ximen
Xiomara
Xuan
Yago
Yamila
Yolanda
Yolanda
Yomaris
Zaan
Zahara
Zaida
Zamora
Zenon
Zerlina
Zigor
Zoraya
Zorro
Native American Names
Miki
Mansi
Tiva
Micco
Kuruk
Kitchi
Nokosi
Miwak
Yansa
Honi
Maikoh
Yuma
Nikan
Indian Names
Amir
Akash
Bangle
Bari
Chai
Clove
Dehli
Devi
Hardik
Raja
Saffron
Spice
Tara
Japanese Names
Akira
Amaya
Chiyo
Emi
Emiko
Hana
Haru
Momo
Rina
Sora
Sushi
Wasabi
Yoshi
Yuko
Ryuu
Hawaiian Names
Kai
Keiki
Lani
Aloha
Akua
African Names
Safari
Duma
Obi
Tandi
Aza
Jambo
German Shepherd Names Based on Color
White German Shepherd Names
Al Bino
Alaska
Alba
Alablaster
Ash
Aspen
Avalanche
Bear
Bianca
Birch
Blanca
Blanche
Blanco
Blizzard
Bluebell
Bolt
Bones
Bunny
Buttermilk
Carnation
Chardonnay
Charmin
Chilly
China
Cirrus
Clara
Clear
Cloud
Coco
Cole
Comet
Coral
Cosmo
Cotton
Cottontail
Crest
Cringle
Cumulus
Daisy
Dandelion
Elsa
Everest
Fairy
Finn
Flour
Flower
Fluffer
Flurry
Fog
Foggy
Fresh
Freya
Frosty
Galaxy
Gelo
Glory
Black German Shepherd Names
Adrian
Amaya
Angus
Anise
Artemis
Arya
Ash
Asher (Ash)
Astra
Athena
Bamboo
Bartholomew
Batman
Bean
Bear
Black Beauty
Black Keys
Black Pearl
Black Widow
Blackberry
Blackjack
Blackout
Blake
Boomer
Bran
Brenna / Brena
Bruno
Calla
Carbon
Celeste
Charcoal
Chase
Coal
Cocoa
Cola
Colby
Cole (Coal)
Corbin
Cosmos
Dahlia
Dakota
Darcy
Darth
Dashiell
Delaney
Denali
Deva
Domino
Duna
Duncan
Ebony
Ebony
Eclipse
Elvira
Emery
Espresso
Eve
Flint
Galaxy
Graphite
Guinness
Hershey
Indigo
Inky
Jet
Jett / Jetta
Keira
Kieran
Kodiak
Kuro
Kylo
Legend
Leila / Layla
Licorice
Luna
Lyra
Magic
Maverick
Midnight
Morticia
Nash
Nebula
Nerissa
Nightshade
Nisha
Nocturne
Noir
Nova
Nyx
Olive
Onyx
Opal
Ophelia
Oreo
Orion
Orpheus
Oso
Panda
Panther
Pearl
Pepper
Persephone
Poppy
Rain
Raven
Sable
Salem
Scout
Selena
Selkie
Shadow
Shady
Shady Lady
Skye
Slate
Smoky
Soot
Starling
Stella
Storm
Stormy
Sullivan
Thunder
Turtle
Twilight
Tynan
Vega
Velvet
Vesper
Voodoo
Wednesday
Wilder
Yukon
Sable German Shepherd Names
Adoni
Ambrosia
Aytan
Bear
Blaze
Bordeaux
Brandy
Brownie
Bruno
Burgundy
Cayenne
Cherry
Chestnut
Chili
Chip
Chocolate
Cinnamon
Claret
Coco
Cocoa
Coffee
Coke
Cokie
Cola
Copper
Crimson
Devil
Diablo
Ember
Fagan
Flame
Foxy
Fudge
Garnet
Ginger
Gingersnap
Ginseng
Hershey
Jaffa
Java
Kodiak
Kona
Latte
Lily
Magenta
Mahogany
Mandarin
Maple
Merlot
Mocha
Molasses
Mudd
Nutmeg
Penny
Pretzel
Pyro
Red
Rojo
Rose
Rosie
Rowan
Ruby
Rufus
Rum
Russell
Rusty
Scarlet
Scorch
Sienna
Snickers
Starbuck
Sunset
Tabasco
Tamalee
Tangelo
Tawny
Teddy
Terra
Tiger
Timber
Toast
Tomato
Topaz
Truffles
Valentine
Woody
Black and Tan German Shepherd Names
Apollo
Attila
Bismarck
Boomer
Boone
Brawler
Brawny
Bruno
Brutus
Chaos
Chubby
Chunky
Damien
Dragon
Duke
Frankenstein
Genghis
Gladiator
Godzilla
Goliath
Grizzly
Hooch
Hulk
Jabba
Jaws
Jumbo
Jupiter
Kong
Lincoln
Lurch
Mac
Max
Maxi
Moose
Muscles
Ninja
Pharaoh
Rambo
Raptor
Redneck
Roman
Rugby
Samson
Sergeant
Shark
Titan
Tracker
Trapper
Trojan
Ulysses
Wookie
Yukon
Zeus
Miscellaneous Lists of German Shepherd Names
German Shepherd Names That Start With G
Gabriella
Gizmo
Gunner
Funny German Shepherd Names
Prince of Barkness
Hairy Paw-ter
Woofgang Puck
Toots
Snoop Dog
Butters
Strong & Badass German Shepherd Names
Ajax
Aria
Arrow
Bandit
Bane
Beast
Blaze
Bond
Bruiser
Buck
Charger
Danger
Demon
Dredd
Edge
Fang
Ghost
Hannibal
Harley
Hercules
Jaws
Jinx
Maverick
Ninja
Rogue
Spike
Vega
Viper
Vixen
Cute German Shepherd Names
Boots
Hershey
Izzy
Jojo
Gigi
Gracie
Marshmallow
Peaches
Pippin
Pluto
Rosie
Sprout
Intelligent Sounding German Shepherd Names
Albert
Baxter
Bentley
Cooper
Duke
Henry
Oliver
Winston
Strong / Heroic / Military / Police German Shepherd Names
Agent
Badge
Chief
Colonel
Deputy
Glory
Honor
Justice
K-9
Lieutenant
Major
Noble
Officer
Partner
Pistol
Ranger
Rookie
Sarge
Sergeant
Trooper
Food Dog Names
Basil
Biscuit
Candy
Caramel
Cherry
Chip
Cinnamon
Colby
Cookie
Ginger
Hazel
Honey
Juice
Kale
Meatball
Moxie
Nacho
Nutmeg
Olive
Oreo
Peanut
Pistachio
Poppy
Sage
Sushi
Taco
Tootsie
Names for Pairs of German Shepherds
Abbott and Costello
Adam and Eve
Antony and Cleopatra
Athena and Zeus
Bart and Lisa
Batman and Robin
Ben and Jerry
Bert and Ernie
Bonnie and Clyde
Bugs and Daffy
Buzz and Woody
Cain and Abel
Casper and Wendy
Charles and Diana
Cinnamon and Sugar
Dharma and Greg
Donald and Daisy
Dora and Boots
Ebony and Ivory
Fire and Ice
Fred and Barney
Fred and Ethel
Fred and Wilma
Frodo and Sam
Hansel and Gretel
Harry and Lloyd
Harry and Sally
Holmes and Watson
Homer and Marge
Jack and Jill
Jasmine and Aladdin
Jekyll and Hyde
Kirk and Spock
Laurel and Hardy
Lewis and Clark
Lilo and Stitch
Lucy and Ricky
Mac and Cheese
Mario and Luigi
Marshall and Lily
Mickey and Minni
Mojo and Jojo
Moon and Sun
Oberon and Titania
Olive and Popeye
Phineas and Ferb
Rachel and Ross
Romeo and Juliet
Salt and Pepper
Scooby and Shaggy
Snoopy and Woodstock
Starsky and Hutch
Tarzan and Jane
Yin and Yang
Yogi and Boo-Boo
Will and Grace
Woody and Buzz
Names From Movies and TV Shows
Sam – I am Legend
Wolfie – Terminator
Rex – Inspector Rex
Rin Tin Tin
Andromeda – The Parent Trap