150+ cute Labrador Retriever names

Have you got your heart set on a particular chocolate Lab, or are you toying with the idea of a yellow Lab? Our Labrador Retriever names are bound to conjure up images of you calling for your new furry friend in the park or telling them it’s dinner time, but how do you decide on the name that’s going to be with them forever? 

Naming a Labrador Retriever

If you’re thinking about getting a Lab, you’ve already made a great choice. In fact, the AKC has named the Labrador Retriever the most popular dog in America for the past 31 years, and it’s easy to see why - Labs are friendly, outgoing, and affectionate. 

But even if you’ve been won over by this breed’s charm, looking at a long list of names for a Labrador Retriever can feel daunting. Some say there’s an art to naming your dog whilst others feel that whatever name you give them, it will come to be synonymous with your pooch. Naming specialists recommend names with just one or two syllables (which are easier for our four-legged friends to pick up), and names ending with a vowel also work well for young pups. But before closing your eyes and choosing whichever name your finger lands on, think about which of these Labrador Retriever names actually suit your pooch.

And whether you choose to name your four-legged friend based on the colour of its coat, its favourite thing to do, or its sunny disposition, bear in mind it needs to be a name you and your dog sitter are willing to call out time and time again! Now, are you ready to dig into over 150 of the best names for Labrador Retrievers?

Names for male Labrador Retrievers 

The differences between male and female Labs are pretty minor, but if you’re looking for a name that reflects your male Lab’s potential for being a little bigger and more playful than its female counterparts, we’ve got you covered. 

• Archie
• Baloo (the bear)
• Baxter 
• Bear
• Bentley 
• Bowie
• Buddy
• Chance
• Cooper
• Jack
• Louis
• Marley (from ‘Marley and Me’) 
• Max
• Monty
• Murphy 
• Oliver
• Pluto
• Rex
• River
• Rocky
• Sam
• Scooby (Doo) 
• Scotty
• Ted
• Vader
• Waldo 

Names for female Labrador Retrievers

Female Labs are often smaller than males and are known to be more gentle with young children. While it’s hard to say exactly how your pup will turn out, female Labs are also more likely to seek out the love and attention of their pet parents while male Labs tend to be more demonstrative of their affection. 

• Abby
• Bella 
• Bonnie
• Clover
• Daisy 
• Evie
• Fern
• Gaia
• Juno
• Lady (Gaga)
• Mabel
• Moira
• Nikki
• Nora
• Penny
• Poppy
• Raya
• Sadie
• Sierra
• Taylor 

Chocolate Lab names

Pet parents often choose to name their Lab based on the colour of its coat, and chocolate Labs certainly bring to mind lots of food-inspired names. If you want to get some more ideas, check out our list of names for brown dogs. 

• Aero
• Aspen
• Barkley
• Brownie
• Bruno
• Buddy (after Bill Clinton’s chocolate Lab)
• Carob
• Charlie (and the Chocolate Factory)
• Chestnut
• Choco
• Cocoa
• Fudge
• Hazel
• Hershey
• Kahlúa
• Kinder
• Mars
• Milo
• Mocha
• Moose
• Muffin
• Nutmeg
• Oakley 
• Pepsi 
• Rolo
• Thor
• Truffle
• Whiskey 
• Winston
• Woody

Yellow Lab names

Bringing you sunshine on a rainy day, these names are the perfect reflection of a yellow Lab’s happy-go-lucky nature. If you’ve got a yellow Lab with more auburn in its fur, scroll down to find some names for red Labs. 

• Albus (for a real white blonde)
• Apollo
• Bailey
• Beech
• Biscuit
• Blondie
• Bloom
• Butter
• Buttercup
• Cheddar
• Cookie
• Dandelion (or Dandy)
• Diego
• Draco (from ‘Harry Potter’)
• Goldie
• Homer
• Honey
• Joey
• Lemon
• Leo (the lion)
• Maple
• Marigold 
• Marley (this one’s so good it has to appear twice!)
• Meadow
• Milkshake 
• Monroe (as in Marilyn) 
• Nala (from the ‘Lion King’)
• Nugget
• Otis
• Pancake
• Peanut
• Ray (of sunshine)
• Roo (short for kangaroo)
• Sandy 
• Scotch
• Simba (from the ‘Lion King’)
• Sugar 
• Summer
• Sunny
• Waffle
• Willow
• Winnie (the Pooh)

Black Lab names

There’s a reason why it feels like there are more black Labradors than any other colour - black is the dominant gene. Considered to be the original Labrador (the first yellow and chocolate Labs were born in the 1890s) black Labs are often named after darker colours and more mysterious happenings. 

• Ash 
• Blackberry
• Blackjack
• Comet
• Dash
• Eclipse
• Guinness
• Inky
• Kiki
• Midnight
• Noir
• Nova
• Onyx (a black gemstone) 
• Oreo
• Pepper
• Raven
• Shadow
• Sirius
• Slate
• Stormy
• Trixie 

Red Lab names

Although they are technically a variation of the yellow Lab, fox-red Labradors, sometimes known as ruby Labs, certainly deserve a section dedicated to all things auburn. 

• Amber 
• Archie
• Cayenne
• Clifford (the Big Red Dog)
• Copper
• Coral
• Flame
• Fox
• Ginger
• Ginny (from ‘Harry Potter')
• Meg (from ‘Hercules’)
• Peaches
• Pumpkin
• Remy
• Robin
• Ron (from ‘Harry Potter’)
• Rose
• Rosie
• Ruby
• Saffron
• Scarlett
• Stella
• Tiger
• Venus

Lover of all things 'Lab'?

If our list of names for Labrador Retrievers has made you even more impatient to welcome one home, be sure to do your research on this popular dog breed. You can find out everything you need to know about Labrador Retrievers here.