If you're welcoming a new four-legged family member around this hauntingly awesome holiday, you may be searching for names that honor the spirit of Halloween. Or maybe you just love spooky stuff and want your pup to have Halloween vibes all year long. Whatever the case may be, choosing a Halloween dog name can be an exciting way to give their forever name an added spark.
Spooky Dog Names From Cute to Creepy
Whether you love a cute name like Boo or want something more mysterious like Nosferatu, there's a name on this list for every dog that lives on the spookier side of life!
- Banshee
- Bat
- Boo
- Casper
- Coven
- Crypt
- Damien
- Dracula
- Elvira
- Fang
- Frankenstein
- Goblin
- Hocus
- Howler
- Igor
- Luna
- Midnight
- Mummy
- Mystic
- Nosferatu
- Omen
- Phantom
- Pocus
- Raven
- Shadow
- Specter
- Spell
- Voodoo
- Zombie
Halloween Dog Names From Pop Culture
If you're a fan of horror movies, fantasy series, or anything that's culturally Halloweeny, you may want to consider naming your pooch after your favorite horror classic.
- Ash: Evil Dead
- Bella: Twilight
- Buffy: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Chucky: Child's Play
- Coraline: Coraline
- Crowley: Supernatural
- Dexter: Dexter
- Elvira: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
- Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Gandalf: Lord of the Rings
- Ghostface: Scream
- Gomez: The Addams Family
- Gremlin: Gremlins
- Hannibal: Silence of the Lambs
- Hermione: Harry Potter
- Hopper: Stranger Things
- Ichabod: Sleepy Hollow
- Jason: Friday the 13th
- Jigsaw: Saw
- Krueger: A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Lestat: Interview with the Vampire
- Morticia: The Addams Family
- Norman: Psycho
- Oogie: The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Pennywise: IT
- Regan: The Exorcist
- Ripley: Alien
- Samara: The Ring
- Scully: The X-Files
- Vader: Star Wars
Cute Halloween Names for Dogs
Halloween doesn't have to be all spooks and scares; it can also be irresistibly cute — just like your pup!
- Autumn
- Batty
- Boo
- Candy
- Charm
- Cider
- Cookie
- Cosmo (Like a potion cosmo)
- Cuddle (Like the cuddle monster)
- Doodle
- Fairy
- Fizz (Like fizzy potions)
- Giggles
- Goblin
- Jack or Jack-o'-Lantern
- Jellybean
- Magic
- Marshmallow
- Moonbeam
- Nutmeg
- Pebbles (As in candy pebbles)
- Pixie
- Pumpkin
- Sparkle
- Wiggles
Candy-Inspired Halloween Dog Names
Sometimes, it can feel like candy is raining from the sky on Halloween. If you're a fan of this holiday tradition, consider naming your dog after your favorite kind of sweets.
- Aero
- Butterfinger
- Candy
- Caramel
- Crunch
- Dots
- Fudge
- Gobstopper
- Heath
- Hershey
- Jellybean
- KitKat
- Lollipop
- M&M
- Mars
- Mentos
- Milky
- Nerds
- Oreo
- Peppermint
- Pixie
- Reese
- Rolo
- Skittles
- Snickers
- Starburst
- Sugar
- Taffy
- Twix
- Whopper
Name Your Dog Something Witchy
If your dog has a bewitching personality, naming them after a witch or warlock could be the key.
- Agnes: Hocus Pocus
- Bellatrix: Harry Potter
- Binx: Hocus Pocus
- Blair: The Blair Witch Project
- Cackle
- Cauldron
- Charm
- Circe: A Greek sorceress
- Elphaba: Wicked
- Endora: Bewitched
- Enigma
- Glinda: The good witch from The Wizard of Oz
- Grimalkin: An old term for a witch's cat
- Hazel: Like witch hazel
- Hex
- Hocus
- Jinx
- Luna: Harry Potter
- Magick
- Maleficent: Sleeping Beauty
- Medea: A Greek sorceress
- Merlin: The wizard from Arthurian legend
- Minerva: Harry Potter
- Morgana: From Arthurian legend
- Mystic
- Nebula
- Pocus
- Sabrina: Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- Salem: From the Salem Witch Trials
- Willow: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Choosing a Halloween Dog Name
The name you pick will stay with your dog for their lifetime. You'll be calling out this name daily, so make sure it's not just thematic but also easy for your pup to understand. One or two syllables often work best. Consider your dog's personality, appearance, and your own pop culture or folklore preferences to find a name that's a perfect fit.
