To help you find the right name for your next furry family member, below are my top picks for funny Chihuahua names. For more name ideas, be sure to check all our posts on chihuahua names.
Naming your dog is an important task, no matter what breed of dog you have; however, naming a long-lived breed, such as a Chihuahua, is extra important because you could be saying this name for the next twenty years!
If you are looking for names that are less common and a good conversation starter, choosing a funny name for your Chihuahua is a good way to go.
Admiral, Boss or Big Boss, Captain, Chief, Colonel, Honcho, King, Major, Napoleon, Queen or Queenie, Sergeant or Sarge, or Your Majesty: Many Chihuahuas think they are the boss, so giving them a boss’s name is an inside joke of how your house is run, and funny because of how small they are. You could also make your dog’s current name funnier by using one of these slang terms for a boss in their name as a title, for example, Big Boss Braxton.
Albert, Charles, Gertrude, Mildred, Norma, Pearl or Walter: Classic, old fashioned names your grandma or grandpa might have been named make stories about the things your dog does sound even funnier. “You will never guess what Mildred did today! She ate a mouse!”
Andy, Angela, Creed, Michael, Dwight, Jim, Kelly, Meredith, Pam, Phyllis, Ryan, Stanley or Toby: The Office was a funny television show, making fans of the show immediately laugh at their favorite scenes from the show when they hear the names of the characters on the show.
Anastasia, Alistair, Beauregard, Braxton, Francesca, Genevieve, Heathcliff, Leonardo, Lorelei, Marmaduke, Ophelia, Vincent or Vivian: naming your furry little one a very fancy name will make others laugh when you when call them.
Angel, Buffy or Spike: Naming your little girl after Buffy the Vampire Slayer is appropriate if she is feisty – Buffy was a petite girl who fought off vampires. Alternatively, if you have a little boy who snarls a lot, naming him after one of the vampires from Buffy’s show, Angel or Spike, is appropriate.
Ariel, Prince Eric, Sebastian, Ursula: If you are a fan of the little mermaid, just imagine yourself saying, “Prince Eric come here!” or “Ursula leave it!” and try not to laugh.
Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Batman, Hercules, Hulk, Spike, Superman, Thor or Zeus: since Chihuahuas are so small but think they are big, naming your furry friend after someone big or powerful can be funny.
Bandit: Most ideal for a highly motivated thief of food – or hearts!
Burrito, Beans, Cheeto, Taco, Tamale, or Taquito: Use the food of your Chihuahua’s ancestors’ homeland to inspire their name. Just be sure that you get a tortilla blanket to wrap your Chihuahua in when he or she is cold – a photo opportunity sure to be popular on social media.
Binks (short for Jar-Jar Binks), Chewy (short for Chewbacca), Darth or Vader, Luke or Sky (short for Skywalker), Princess Leia, Wookie or Yoda: these Star Wars names can be cute or funny names for Chihuahuas. Yoda is a common Chihuahua name because they share a physical feature – the structure of their ears.
Doctor, Esquire, or Nurse: Add the title Doctor or Nurse before any name, or Esquire after any name, to make your dog’s name funnier. Imagine yourself saying, “Doctor Riley, your presence is requested immediately!” or “Nurse Piper, your dinner is ready!”
Henry: When pronounced as the French say, “on-ree”, no one can address your dog without laughing!
Karen: Best for very sassy and opinionated Chihuahuas, using this modern-day slang for demanding women is sure to bring some laughs.
Lady, Lord, Madame, or Sir: Add the title Lady, Lord, Madame, or Sir before any name to make your dog’s name funnier. When addressing your dog, saying “excuse me, sir” or “excuse me, madame” will always make someone laugh.
Lastly, giving your dog a long, full name is always funny. For example, one of my readers named her dog Beauregard Charles the First and Last (the last because he was neutered), and calls him Beau for short.
Some Other Funny Chihuahua Names
Charmin (as in “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin)
Auggie Doggie
Cheeto
Chimichanga
Cisco Kid
Coco-Loco
Jaws
Mr. Wittles
Noodles
Special Ed
Tipsy
Ugly Betty
Weeble
Wittle Fing
Xena
Closing Considerations
If you get stuck when choosing a name for your Chihuahua, try writing it down to see how it looks, and try it out by calling out the name around your house to see how it sounds. Make sure that it is not an unkind name and choose it lovingly.
If you choose a long name, be sure to have a short name for your dog to go by on a daily basis because shouting, “Your Majesty Beauregard Charles the First and Last come here!” takes a lot more effort than “Beau come here!” in a situation where a command must be given quickly.
What is the best funny dog name that you have heard? I’d love to add it to our list. Please share in the comments to inspire other readers.
We just picked out a part chiweenie and part apple head chihuahua from a litter. We are thinking about MacIntosh (like the apple) and call him Mac or MacMc. Our last name starts with Mc
That’s a great name Pam!
Myfemale Chi’s name was Cannoli! I always told anyone who asked she was a real “cream puff!” Bless her heart she passed almostv2 years ago. I now have my little Chi named Gino! Can you tell I’m Italian??
Cannoli is a great name!
@Debbie Castlevetro Hielm, cannoli is a great name!!
@Debbie Castlevetro Hielm,
@Cathy, Gino is cute!
@Debbie Castlevetro Hielm, I’m so sorry for your loss may your cream puff doggo lay peacefully at rest
I have one named Good Witch I Should Have Seen It Coming,Tank for short and I Mustache You A Question ,Stache for short
LOL, those are funny.
3 years ago we adopted Nacho and Tinkerbelle, a father-daughter pair of senior chi’s! Nacho stuck but we had to change Tinkerbelle to Bella!
Great names Wendy!
My chi’s name is Dijon.I adopted her from the humane society and they were naming all incoming animals after a food.I thought it was a crazy name but didn’t change it as she responded to it. My friends call her Miss Mustard.
I never heard of Dijon as a dog’s name. Miss Mustard is funny.
Somebody dumped our sweetie out on our place and she just hung around but every time we’d open the door she’d skedaddle-hence the perfect name for her.
I’m so glad you adopted her Paul.
Our Chihuahua was our daughter’s 16 year old decision to “buy” a dog that we thought she was housesitting for a friend. ❤️ Then she left for 9 weeks to attend a ballet intensive & well the rest was history …. that little chihuahua knew that he could depend on mom to be fed, walked, played with, brushed & bathed.
Our daughter named him
Francisco or Cisco for a short version & his middle name was Xavier
So Francisco “Cisco” Xavier Honey Bear Wiebe (we-be) 🤣😂🤣🥰
Our little guy has a huge name & he has the biggest heart!! We love him 12 years later !! ❤️
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That is quite a name!
We are the home of goofy names. Our Enrique Caruso is usually called Neekie, Neekers or Neekie Pete (aka Sneaky Pete). Twinkles is Twinkle Toes McWoof, Twinks,Twinkie, or Tiddlytwinks. Babette is Babsy or Babsy Wabsy (sometimes with woo woo at the end). Mila is Mimi, Mila Weela, Mama Mila (she is Mama to Tedd and Babsy). Finnegan is Finn, Fingal, Finbarr, Finbarr Flaherty Finnegan, (or Finbarr Finnegan Flaherty) Fineas (aka Phineas). Roisin (pronounced Ro-sheen) is Roisie Posie pudding pie. Leiska is Leiska Meiska (which means Lollipop bowl in Polish.. lol) or Leiska Loo. Tedd is Tedd-E-Kins, Teddster, the Teddmeister, Theodoro or just plain Theo. Reilly is Reilly O’Reilly or Rei Rei. Kayleigh is Kay Kay or Kayleigh-loo. And Daisie is Daisie Mazie or Dizzy Daisie.
@Maureen, I know how that goes! Mine is Shadow but my daughter in law says when her little nose was still pink, she had a freckle and Kathy called here Boogie. Now she’s Shadow, Boogie and Boogie Woogie, lol
Those are great names Maureen!
My chi’s are named Shyla and Lacy
Pretty names Angela.
Hi, I’m Renee. I got my chi Jan 2,2020. She was 3mths old and a deerhead. I named her Pickles, I call her Pic, for short. Sometimes Miss Pic. She is the pickiest eater too. Only wants what I eat. She loves broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, potatoes and whatever meat I’m eating. She has been a lifesaver and the best company possible. I live alone during this covid isolation. I’m sooooo glad I got her!
I love the name Pickles!
@Renee Champion-Kuiper, Hi Soul Sister!…I’m Nicki. We spotted our little Chi on 12/31/19 and she came home with us beginning of Jan 2020. She was 3mos old, a little black deerhead, and we named her Pickles (aka Pix, Pixsy). She’s the best little thing ever!
I am a big Green Bay Packer fan. I named my girl Jordy after Jordy Nelson and my boy Reggie White. My previous girl was named Jade because she was born while I was in China and my previous boy was Teddy Bear because he looked like a little fuzzy bear.
Cute names Colleen.
My blond, long hair boy’s name is Trouble! He is a Momma dog and my shadow. He is really anything but “Trouble” but such a cute name. Love your blog/emails every week. Denise
That’s a cute name Denise.
Cheech!!!!
Love him so…
Now you just need a Chong too.
I adopted my chi 8 yrs ago her name is Fritzee the woman said it was spanish for little devil she was 3 at the time and at 11 yrs old she is quite the little devil!
Fritzee is a cute name. Sounds like she lived up to her name.
We named our boy rescue, Scamp. He looked very ornery so that’s how he got his name.
That’s a cute name Eileen.
Our male chihuahua is named El Chapo (the shorty) 😂
That’s cute!
Loved the names! Before I got Shadow, I had seen her little self playing with siblings in videos. My first thought was “Spunky”. I almost named her that not I wanted something to do with majority of her being black. I didn’t want the usual ones though. Shadow fits her because she IS my shadow!
I do like Spunky. That would fit most chis cos they are so spunky.
Naming a chi Notorious because of the little things they do.
That’s a great name for a chi. What would you call him for short?
Had one Cha Cha and one Chiquita My grandkids called him Chiquita Banana.
Cute!
I had the hardest time coming up with a name, but one it hit me…Cilantro! Kind of long, so I just call her Cilly (or CillCill, or Stink [wwhen she does]) She’s been featured as Chi if the Month so she now insists on being called Oh Great One.
LOL, she should now be called Queen Cilantro now!
If you have two sassy little boys, Stewie & Brian. 🙂
HaHa, yeah that would be perfect.
Little Man is a good name.
That is a good name Dwayne. I do have that on my chi boy names post.
I have two very regal boys, King Tut and Ramses. My son said to me “mom, I hate it to break it to you but your dogs are Mexican not Egyptian”!
LOL, that’s funny Ramona.
Punkin Doodle
That’s a great name!
Mijn chikes heten Reya (meisje) & Casanova ( boy)
Grtjs Elkje
Thanks for sharing your names Elkje
My Chi’s name is SIMBA. Even though he is a dog he thinks he is the “King” od rhw house, and I admit, he is!!!!
My little boys name is Noodle aka Nu-Nu, Nudes, Nu-Nu head, Nu and I love him to bits. 💕🐾💕
That’s an adorable name!
I named my chi Princess Aurora Borealis Exotlopnari,but I just call her Aurora. I named her that because she’s black with white-gray-almost blue swirls on her coat,so she looks like the northern lights at night. She has brown-blue eyes,but I don’t know how to send pictures. She’s an apple head pomeranian chihuahua mix,5 months old.
I had a Chi named Heidi, one named Kiddo
I have Heidi on one of our lists but Kiddo is a new one for me. Thanks for sharing.
Weeble, cause she wobbled when she walked
That’s a good one Mary.
Ms. Puddles
I added that to our adorable names post.
Wittle Fing because he was the cutest Wittle Fing. Mr. Wittles for short
Wittle Fing is a new one for me but definitely funny!
My little orange Chi came with the name Cheeto. It fits him perfectly.
Great name for an orange chi. I just added it to the list.
Veda, Tansi, Jolene, and Daisy Mae are my four chis’ names.
Although those aren’t funny names, they are wonderful names. I already have them all on our girl chi name list except Tansi and I’m going to go add that one right now. Thanks Sharon.
We named our first Chihuahua Charmin because it was the days of “Don’t squeeze the Charmin”!
That’s funny Betty!
My granddaughter has a chi named Tipsy. She is a little girl so sweet and loving.
That’s a cute name. Thanks Karen.
My little Chi is named Odie, after Garfields dog! He is a tripod Chi but can keep up with almost any dog. His nickname is Bubbles and he is my best ever companion!, we adopted him as a rescue and had to amputate his deformed front leg but he is the best dog ever, everybody loves him!!
He sounds like an awesome dog Dede!
We currently have 7 chaweenies and they all have great names. Or so we think they do!
1. Coco-Loco
2. Ugly Betty
3. Auggmonster (Auggie, Augg Dog)
4. Bruiser
5. Special Ed (Mr Ed)
6. B. J. (Bruiser Junior)
7. Cocaine (she is our only solid white chaweenie)
And lastly our dearly loved and missed more than one could describe is our:
* Little Bitty. She was the First of our new found chaweenie obsession.
Thanks for the names! Those are great.
My long hair chihuahua is Xena. Her name fits her personality perfect as she is our little warrior princess.
So fitting for a little warrior chi!
I have a chipoo;his name is Bear. We were at the vet’s office. Someone called our names and when we walked to the door, the vet began to laugh. She looked at me, then at Bear. “That’s Bear,” she asked. I expected a German Shepard, or at least a Lab.
LOL, I go through the same thing with my black Yorkie puppy who is also named Bear.
I have 2 chi’s the first one we had was already named Bruno from rescue so when we had our second we called him Frank …. As they might be small but a pair of heavy weight when it comes to barking and protecting so we thought Frank n Bruno was apt … next one will Mars !!! 😂😂
LOL! I love it!
My chihuahuas names are Marvin and Bryson.
Great names Joanna!
praying your cancer treatment will be painless for you and bring swift cure and speedy recovery. Lucy’s big smile and Bear’s calm say it all, that you are in good hands. XOX
Thanks Sandra! Yeah I don’t know what I’d do without my little love bugs.
I know I’m late to the party, just wanted to say love this post is awesome. Great ideas for my future Chi. My 10 yr old female’s name is Takeyla, or Boo, Boozer, Quito, she responds to all, and her 5 yr old brother’s name is Cabo Wabo (Sammy Hagar’s)brand of tequila
I love those names!
I had two chihuahuas a few years ago and the little boy was Cooter Brown and the little girl was Maple Leaf.
Those are super cute names Jade! I’ll add them to the post.
My Lil 1 is called sinnamon sugar, because of her color & she can be a holy terror when she wants to.but I love her the same.
That’s a cute name!
I name my Chihuahua which always drew attention and laughs. Mr. Maschoolio pronounced. Mr. Ma School lee o
LOL, that is a funny name Cindy.
My tea is named chimichanga!
That’s cute! I added it to the list.
I was thinking of naming my chihuahua Cheeto but I ended up with Roxy witch I thing is a very fitting name for my little terror
Cheeto is cute. I used to have a Roxy but she was a big dog,
My chi mix is a rescue I adopted her 10 yrs ago. She is almost 12. I named her Dalylah.
That’s a pretty name.
Cisco Kid aka Cisco
Thanks, I added it to the list.