200 Festive Dog Names Perfect for the Holiday Season

If you’re searching for inspiration and ideas for naming your dog or puppy during a holiday season, it can be fun to choose from names that reflect the festivities! Festive dog names are great for dogs or puppies born or adopted around the holidays, but they’re also perfect if the holiday in question is simply your favorite time of year. Whatever your favorite holiday is, festive dog names are sure to be a wonderful choice!

Check out this list of 200 festive dog names.

Top Festive Dog Names

First, let’s take a look at some of our favorite festive dog names across all categories:

• Carol
• Claus
• Frosty
• Holly
• Jolly
• Joy
• Merry
• Noelle
• Rudolph
• Sugar Plum
• Tiny Tim

Male Festive Dog Names

Many festive dog names are masculine and suitable for boy dogs and puppies of all breeds, sizes, colors, and personalities. Here are some of our favorites: 

• Aspen
• Cedar
• Chris
• Christian
• Claus 
• Coal         
• David
• Emmanuel
• Evergreen
• Fir
• Frosty
• Juniper
• Gabriel
• Jack Frost
• Joseph
• King
• Kringle
• Michael
• Nicholas
• Nick
• Olaf
• Pascal
• Rudolph
• Shepherd

Female Festive Dog Names

Some festive dog names are feminine and perfect for girl dogs and puppies. If you’re looking for a festive name for your female dog, consider these ideas:

• Angel
• Angela
• Belle
• Beth
• Candy
• Carol
• Celeste
• Charity
• Christina 
• Dove         
• Epiphany
• Eve
• Faith
• Harmony
• Holly
• Hope
• Joy
• Merry
• Mistletoe
• Mary
• Mercy
• Noel
• Noelle

Cute Festive Dog Names 

Whether your dog or puppies is dainty, fluffy, or just simply adorable, a cute festive name could be just the ticket:

• Blitzen
• Boots
• Candy Cane
• Cider          
• Cindy Lou Who 
• Cocoa
• Comet
• Cookie
• Crackers
• Cupid
• Dancer
• Dasher
• Donner
• Elf
• Elfie
• Fairy
• Figgy
• Fudge
• Gum Drop
• Happy
• Holiday
• Jingle 
• Jingle Bell
• Marshmallow
• Mittens
• Prancer
• Snickerdoodle
• Sprinkles
• Star
• Sugar
• Sugar Plum
• Tiny Tim
• Twinkle
• Vixen

Unique Festive Dog Names 

If you long for a name that’s different than all the rest, you’ll like these unusual festive dog names: 

• Advent
• Anise
• Charles
• Chestnut
• Christmas
• Clove
• Cranberry
• Dickens
• Ebenezer
• Eggnog
• Feliz
• Fleece
• Frankie (Frankincense)
• Fruitcake
• Garland
• Gingerbread
• Ginger
• Goose        
• Grinch
• Humbug
• Jolly
• Myrrh
• Navidad
• Nutmeg
• Panettone
• Parka
• Peace
• Peppermint
• Pine
• Poinsettia
• Pudding
• Reindeer
• Ribbon
• Santa
• Scrooge
• Spirit
• Stocking
• Tannenbaum
• Tinsel
• Wish
• Yule

Festive Dog Names Inspired By Thanksgiving

Check out these popular Thanksgiving names, as well as some unique Thanksgiving names for dogs:

• Apple
• Apple Cider
• Apple Pie
• Autumn
• Butternut
• Brandy
• Caramel
• Chestnut
• Cinnamon
• Chocolate
• Cornucopia
• Harvest
• Hazelnut
• Maize
• Maple
• Pilgrim
• Pumpkin
• Pumpkin Pie
• Pumpkin Spice
• Saffron
• Sage
• Spice
• Squash
• Sweet Potato
• Turkey

Festive Dog Names Inspired By New Year’s

The New Year is a time of new beginnings—and a wonderful time to adopt a new puppy or dog! Whether you like popular New Year names or unique New Year’s names, ring in the new year with one of these great options!

• Champagne
• Cheer
• Confetti
• Glitter 
• Kiss
• Midnight
• Sparkle
• Toast

Festive Dog Names Inspired By Winter Holidays

We have several great winter holidays to celebrate, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Valentine’s Day:

• Challah
• Cupid
• Dreidel
• Hanukah 
• Heart
• Imani (Swahili for “faith”)
• Karamu (Swahili for “feast”)
• Love
• Maccabee
• Mazel Tov
• Nia (Swahili for “purpose”)
• Zawadi (Swahili for “gifts”)

Weather-Inspired Festive Dog Names

If the weather outside is frightful, you might want to cozy up inside and peruse the cold weather-inspired festive dog names:

• Arctic
• Avalanche
• Bear
• Blizzard
• Bobsled
• Flurry
• Frost
• Gale
• Hail           
• Icicle
• Igloo
• North
• Polar Bear
• Snow
• Snowy
• Snowball
• Snowflake
• Solstice
• Stormy
• Tundra
• Winter