50 Tiny Dog Names for Little Pups
Good things come in small, wiggly packages. Whether you’ve got a teacup chihuahua, a runt-of-the-litter dachshund, or a dog with a forever-puppy face, a tiny dog deserves a name as small and mighty as they are.
Fifty names for little pups — sorted from sweet, to mighty, to just plain snack-sized.
Tiny & Cute
Maximum sweetness in minimum syllables.
- Bitty — as in itty-bitty, and proud of it
- Bitsy — tiny, with a bounce in her step
- Button — cute as one, and about that size
- Gidget — the original tiny beach-girl name
- Itsy — made for an itsy bitsy spider-chaser
- Lulu — small, sassy, and totally in charge
- Mimi — tiny, chic, and a little bit dramatic
- Nibbles — taste-tests everything in reach, including fingers
- Peanut — the runt with the biggest personality
- Pip — one small squeak of a name
- Poppy — bright, bouncy, and pocket-sized
- Thumbelina — the fairy-tale tiny girl herself
- Tink — fairy dust and attitude in a four-pound package
Small but Mighty
For the four-pound dog who runs the whole household and most of the neighborhood.
- Acorn — small now; mighty oak energy
- Chico — Spanish for “small,” big on charm
- Cricket — tiny, bouncy, and chirpy at dawn
- Half Pint — half the size, twice the opinions
- Minnow — the smallest fish with the fastest zoomies
- Mouse — quiet, quick, and braver than the cat
- Nano — science’s tiniest unit, maximum settings
- Nugget — small, golden, and precious
- Pebble — small but solid; try moving her off the couch
- Pippin — a little apple with a hero’s heart
- Pixie — mischief in a very small package
- Sprout — small now, growing (a little) fast
- Tiny — wear it proudly: the smallest name on the biggest personality
Food Minis
Snack-sized names for snack-sized dogs.
- Bean — one tiny bean, endless attitude
- Chip — one small chip off the old block
- Coco — warm, chocolatey, and effortlessly chic
- Crumb — the tiniest piece of the treat
- Cupcake — frosted, sweet, and celebration-sized
- Jellybean — colorful, wiggly, and sugar-powered
- Morsel — a single, perfect bite of dog
- Munchkin — a donut hole of a pup
- Olive — small, sleek, and a little bit briny
- Pickle — a tiny troublemaker in a perfectly small package
- Shrimp — ironically perfect: small name, huge confidence
- Tootsie — a sweet little roll of a dog
Little Words
Short words, small things, and names that fit in the palm of your hand.
- Bunny — soft ears, happy hops
- Daisy — a small flower for a small dog
- Dot — one tiny spot of a pup
- Kiki — two tiny syllables, endless energy
- Midge — named for the tiniest of flies, cuter by far
- Mini — she is, and she knows it
- Pearl — small, round, and precious
- Petal — light as one, soft as one
- Pico — the tiniest prefix in science, sized for the tiniest pup
- Plum — small, round, and sweet
- Posy — a tiny bouquet of a name
- Teacup — she could nearly fit in one, and would like to try
How to Choose the One
- Test the irony level. A tiny name on a tiny dog is sweet; a tiny name on a dog who’ll hit 60 pounds is comedy. Decide now which joke you’re signing up for.
- Keep it call-able. One or two syllables carry best — especially for a little dog with big, selective hearing.
- Watch the park introduction. You’ll say “This is Shrimp” out loud, often. If that delights you every single time, it’s the one.
- Let the name grow with them. Puppies are tiny; adults are just small. Names like Nugget and Pippin work at every size your dog will ever be.
Quick Questions
What are the most popular names for small dogs?
Peanut, Coco, Lulu, and Daisy top the small-dog charts. For something equally tiny but rarer, try Pico, Midge, or Half Pint.
Do tiny names work for boy dogs?
Absolutely — Bean, Chip, Chico, and Pippin are all boy-park favorites, and Nugget suits absolutely anyone.
My “tiny” dog grew bigger than expected. Now what?
Welcome to the club — ironic names are a beloved dog-park genre. A 70-pound dog named Tiny is never not funny.
Want the full menu? Our list of cute dog names for your new puppy covers every size, and these cute girl dog names are full of little ladies.
Still deciding? Try our free Dog Name Generator — tap to shuffle fresh names with their meanings and build your shortlist.
