Halloween Themed Names for Dogs

Do you spend October planning the perfect costume with your pet, visiting haunted houses, and decorating with spooky decor? If Halloween is your favorite holiday, then this list of Halloween inspired dog names may be for you. Whether your dog was born or adopted around the spooky holiday, or this time of year just brings you more joy than Christmas, consider one of these 20 Halloween themed names for dogs.

Halloween Themed Female Dog Names

1. Buffy

Nothing says Halloween more than a spooky character such as a vampire. Name your pup after an iconic character, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2. Candy

Halloween and candy go hand in hand. You can be broad with the name Candy, or get more specific by naming your pup after your favorite Halloween candy! 

3. Luna

Okay, this one isn’t strictly Halloween themed. However, if you’re looking for a more discreet spooky name, Luna may be the perfect choice. The full moon is often associated with Halloween, and Luna means moon in Spanish!

4. Pumpkin

It’s not Halloween if you aren’t carving a pumpkin or visiting a pumpkin patch!

5. Raven

Ravens are often associated with evil (thanks to Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven) making them the perfect spooky bird for a Halloween themed dog name. 

6. Salem

While the Salem Witch Trials have no direct correlation to Halloween, witches sure do! The city of Salem is often known as “witch city” making it the perfect choice for a Halloween dog name.

7. Spirit

Ghosts and spirits play a huge part in Halloween movies, decor, and costumes!

8. Wednesday

Wednesday Addams is a fictional character who is obsessed with death and often associated with Halloween.

Halloween Themed Male Dog Names

1. Bogey

The Bogeyman is a popular monster.

2. Boo

Boo is an obvious Halloween themed dog name. 

3. Casper

Got a friendly pup? Name him after Casper, the friendly ghost!

4. Dracula

Dracula is one of the most famous vampire characters! If you have a brother and sister dog duo, Buffy and Dracula would be the perfect Halloween themed names.

5. Freddy

Five Nights at Freddy’s is a horror themed video game and the perfect Halloween night activity with friends.

6. Monster

Halloween is full of monsters from ghosts to vampires and so much more.

7. Phantom

A phantom is the soul of a dead person, similar to a ghost or a spirit.

8. Shadow

Beware of shadows that might be lurking around you on a dark, October night!

Honorable Mentions

1. Eerie

Halloween is obviously considered an eerie holiday

2. Ghost

An obvious Halloween themed dog name, perfect for an all white pooch!

3. Hocus or Pocus

Both Hocus and Pocus make great names on their own, or could even be used for sibling dogs!

4. Midnight

Midnight is associated with werewolves, one of the most common monsters associated with Halloween.