Great Dane names

The most common names among 3,604 Great Danes (and Great Dane crosses) in public pet registers.

Top Great Dane names

Duke34Bella33Daisy31Harley30Luna27Zeus26Diesel22Lucy22Max21Thor21Willow21Gracie17Gus17Moose17Loki16Sadie16Blue16Charlie16Apollo15Onyx15Rosie13Murphy13Hank13Samson12Lily12Cooper12Dozer12Ellie12Stella12Sophie11
#31–60
  1. Mia 11
  2. Titan 11
  3. Lola 11
  4. Shadow 11
  5. Athena 11
  6. Odin 11
  7. Bo 10
  8. Otis 10
  9. Dakota 10
  10. Scooby 10
  11. Bruno 10
  12. Zoey 10
  13. Jackson 10
  14. Daphne 9
  15. Josie 9
  16. Molly 9
  17. Nala 9
  18. Xena 9
  19. Milo 9
  20. Finn 9
  21. Jack 9
  22. Atlas 9
  23. Nova 9
  24. Millie 9
  25. Jake 8
  26. Sampson 8
  27. Buddy 8
  28. Gunner 8
  29. Piper 8
  30. Rocky 8

Names typical of Great Danes

These names are much more common for Great Danes than for dogs in general.

NameGreat DanesMore common than average
Dozer125.7×
Onyx155.1×
Thor214.2×
Samson124.0×
Moose173.7×
Apollo153.7×
Diesel223.6×
Willow213.4×
Duke343.3×
Hank133.1×
Zeus263.0×
Harley302.7×
Gus172.6×

Where Great Danes are most common

PlaceGreat DanesShare of dogsBreed rank
Golden Plains Shire531.0%#23
Allegheny County2,7510.7%#29
Adelaide100.6%#36
Tacoma190.5%#40
Maple Ridge320.5%#44
Corangamite Shire110.4%#38
Burnside210.4%#40
Playford640.4%#40
Seattle810.3%#49
Worcester230.3%#49
Surf Coast Shire160.3%#51
Framingham110.3%#65
Vancouver280.2%#62
Cambridge270.2%#68
New York City4470.1%#73

Only places whose registers record breed. Breed names are matched across languages and spellings as well as we could.