Awesome Pug Names – 95 Sweet, Silly & Adorable Ideas
by Jessi Larson
You’re in luck – we have lots of great pug names for inspiration!
Pugs are adorable, hilarious, unique-looking dogs full of charm and gumption.
Although their exact origin is unknown, the pug is believed to be of oriental origin, similar to the Pekinese. Today they are the 34th most popular dog breed according to AKC.
If you’re thinking of welcoming a pug into your home, you must check these out.
Names of Famous Pugs
A number of famous pugs have starred in movies, graced the pages of novels and even made history in real life.
- Otis (from “The Adventures of Milo and Otis”)
- Frank (from “Men in Black”)
- Percy (from “Pocahontas”)
- Mops (Marie-Antoinette’s dog)
- Pompey (legendary pug who saved the life of the Prince of Orange in the 1500s)
- Basco (Queen Victoria’s favorite pug)
- Peter Pug (from “Wee Peter Pug”)
Funny Pug Names
With their unique appearances, gregarious personalities and distinct-sounding name, pugs are perfect for funny – and punny – dog names.
- Pugsley
- Pugsworth
- Pugster
- Love Pug
- Spark Pug
- Elvis Pugsley
- Sir Pugs-a-Lot
- Pugzilla
- Mugsy Pugsy
- Pepe Le Pug
- Puggles
Size & Appearance
Pugs are smaller in size, weighing between 14-18 pounds, and have quite the unique appearance. Their flat, round face, deep wrinkles, dark eyes and short, stubby legs give them almost a comical look. This provides excellent inspiration for pug names!
- Mr. Big
- Baby
- Stumpy
- Shorty
- Junior
- SlimTiny
- Munchkin
- Teenie
- Wrinkles
- Crinkles
- Yoda
- Peanut
- Mini
- Pixie
- Shortcake
- Slim
- Button
- Bean
Color
Pugs are primarily fawn (a light, yellowish tan) or black in color. These colors provide great inspiration for names.
— Fawn –
- Almond
- Amber
- Buttercup
- Caramel
- Cashew
- Chai
- Chestnut
- Goldie
- Graham
- Hazel
- Honey
- Sandy
- Sesame
- Taffy
- Tawny
— Black —
- Ash
- Carbon
- Coal
- Cinder
- Dusty
- Ember
- Espresso
- Hershey
- Mocha
- Pepper
- Shadow
- Snickers
Other Male Pug Names
OK, we must admit, there’s no rhyme or reason to the names below other than the fact that they just seem like pug names to us.
- Brutus
- Hamlet
- Homer
- Gus
- Teddy
- Miles
- Charlie
- Dexter
- Kirby
- Gizmo
- Gordie
- Louie
- Oscar
- Quincy
- Rocky
- Harry
Other Female Pug Names
Same with these names. They just seem like they’d fit a pug perfectly!
- Petunia
- Peanut
- Fern
- Duchess
- Flora
- Bambi
- Penny
- Lucy
- Pumpkin
- Lola
- Mabel
- Muffy
- Sandy
- Sweet Pea
- Tinkerbell
More Pug Names
Ideas for Pug names don’t stop here. You can find plenty of other options on our online name generator. Sort by your favorite styles and themes.
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What do you think about these pug names? Do you have a personal favorite or a unique idea? Let us know below!
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65 Comments
Amira
Rocky
Is awsome
Brainbuster
Jessi Larson spelled espresso wrong.
Jessi Larson
Good catch! Thank you for noting that — we will fix it.
Olivia
Does anyone know a really cute female pug puppy name for me I am really curious to know your ideas I was thinking something like oggie or bean? What do you think?????💕
Debra Gonzales
I named mine Piggie 😊
Makeisha
OMG!!! I love the name Lola!
Sheena
I had one named Lola….my mom wants a black girl named Chloe
Syl
Mine is Romeo..when I get a little girl, she will be Juliet
Laurie
How about brendel for a female pug
Ella
I like pumpkin 🎃
Anni Carratala
I just got a 9 wk old male pug and I’m sooo undecided about name. But i want something different not so common but not hard for my kids to remembe please help!!!!!!
Patricia
Walter, Murphy, Marty are cute!
Tricia
We have a pug named Poppy, and a male bugg named Marty!
Zoe ettridge
I have a Fawn pug named Ralphy and a black pug named Rocco
Kris
I’m actually kinda surprised the names “Edgar” and “Maya” aren’t here, they’re the names of Pewdiepie’s pugs and are really nice names.
btw I love the name “Spark Pug” I was rolling when I saw that
Kenny
We have three pugs, two fawns and one black. The fawns are named Prissy and Presley and the black is a female (runt of the litter, but runs things around here), her name is Pepper.
Snort's Dad
My little girl is named “Snort”. Not the most feminine name, but that’s what happens when you let a guy name a dog.
Internet guy
I’m stuck between shadow Rocky shade and pugzilla
Candi
We have a fawn male named wall*e we are picking up our new pug puppy tomorrow black female 10 weeks old. Trying to find a name for her. Any suggestions
annie hyde
Of u got 2 dogs call one woody and the other buzz
Andi
Samuel L. Pugson aka ‘Samu’, our little sweet male puggy 🙂
Maggie
what about the white pugs!!!
Tanya
Mine is called Toby and when his naughty…TOBES. haha
Gail
We had a father and daughter pug, Buford and Buffy, they have both passed,❤️Loved them, and miss them !
Mallory
My stupid brother keeps saying that he will call MY pug bolsley. Which is a DUMB NAME.
Aaron Mcmaster
My black pug is called Dave
Kimberly Blankenship
Sadie, Paisley, Lilly
Jasper, Sebastian
Annie
We are getting a black female pug and her name is going to be Stella!!
Josh Finfrock
Sorry folks but I had the two best names EVER for my pugs. My fawn male was Rick James and my black female was Charlie Murphy. RIP my sweet babies.
Mathieu Fortier
My pug name is Roman, after the town of Romford
Marilia Calandrino Antunes
Hello, I am from Brazil and I have two female pugs, one is apricot color and her name is Mel, wich the translation to English is Honey. The other one is black and her name is Cacau, that means Cocoa.
JESSICA HUDSON
I THINK PUMPKIN
Teresa Sevilla
I have a 3 month black one. Name her Khleo short for Cleopatria.
Antu Mathew
Does anyone know a really cute female pug puppy name for me I am really curious to know your ideas I was thinking something like floky or pepper stella ?
Charo D Davis
You can’t deny that a fawn pug puppy looks like a potato. My awesome little man of 10 years is Tater Bug Davis! Now that’s an awesome name! DON’T BE A TATER HATER!
Trish
My girl is named CONTESSA von PUG !! But we call her Tessa for short
Jamie Mccaffery
Pugsy malone
Is also good
Robert
We named are 11 week old pug Doser
13Agate circle drive Yerington, Nv 89447
My mom had two fawns, brothers and sister. Their names where Bogey and Lovey
Filipa Sampaio
My pug name is Oreo
Donna
My daughter’s sweet black pug was called Java. We had a fawn who was queen overall and was named Kirbi. Both have gone over the Rainbow Bridge. Miss them dearly.
sudesh kumar
Taurus is great name
Maha devan king
I am going to buy a male white pug and his name going to be Leo…….. 🥰😘
Stephanie airzee
My black girl pug is called BETTY after ugly Betty lol x
Sherri Smith
I have 3 Chinese Pugs. I named them all after Chinese food but spelled according to their gender. 1 Male named Moo Goo “guy” Pan..we call him Moo Goo. A girl named Poo Poo Platter..we call her Sissy Baby Poo poo and another female named Chop “Sue”ey…we call her Sue or Susan Poochie.
Sherri Smith
I forgot to mention they were all named in honor of my very first pug Egg “Foo” Young…we called him Foo
Erin (@BookwormOfHEA)
My fawn pug’s name was Roscoe. It was tough getting 4 people to agree on a name. We finally decided on Rocco, only to have a friend slip up & say Roscoe lol. I miss like crazy. The pug motto (I didn’t know there was one until recently) is “multum in parvo” or a lot in a small package. That was definitely my buddy.
I love these other names! x
The pug
Ember is a great name
I’m cool
I agree
Kara Emo.
I have a black 6 month old Pug named Princeton. He is so darn cute with his big brown sparkling brown eyes he is extra cute because he’s cross eyed.
Sr Doge
Why not name it Nugget.
Altaf Ahmad
I think Bunny is good
Kathy Martin
We’ve had 4 pugs: Jessie, Chloe, Paris, and our current girl is Pansy. My loves!
Cindy
My pugs are Pumpernickel and Poppyseed!
Kodirotti.
Bentley and Baxter
Daniel
My brother in law named his pug, Blackie Chan
Henry
I got the perfect name because of the pug’s tan color and black face. How about Fig Newton?
Paige
Darla
Kenny
Edgar is good, short for Edgar Allen Pug.
Kyla Jones
Over the years we’ve had a fawn female named Petunia, two black boys-Apollo and Loki, and several fawn boys including Spencer, Hermes, Vulcan, Santa (pulled from the shelter on Christmas eve), Archie, Baxter, Hawk, Billie, Buster, Ferragamo, Roy, Jenkins, Orville, Percy and Sammie.
RENDI RHEA AMES
My Little girl was Chai…. With many nick names… Chinamite…Chister…Chai Chai…1..2..Chai Chai Chai. She died 2 yrs ago and I am about to get another. YAY!
NILDA Acosta
My pudgie pudgie was Ginger 🙏💜🌷
She passed away 12 yrs ago and I still miss her dearly. 😢
Janice
Ily, sounds like I Lee. Initials for I Love You.
Linda Lemcke
I am in pug love, mine were: Peepers, Chata, Meadow, Sierra, my guy now is Blaze.
mark yanez
im going to have a pug soon so im going to name him tubby