# dog-names

> Get popular dog names

Latest version **3.0.1** (published 2025-03-24) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install dog-names
pnpm add dog-names
yarn add dog-names
bun add dog-names
```

Provides the command `dog-names`.

## Health

**Score 40/100 (D)** — status: maintenance-mode.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; high quality score.

Warnings: low downloads.

Negative: stale; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.1 |
| Published | 2025-03-24 |
| First published | 2015-01-14 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM |
| Node | >=18.20 |
| Dependencies | 3 |
| Unpacked size | 8.3 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 126 |
| Author | Sindre Sorhus |
| Maintainers | sindresorhus |
| Keywords | cli-app, cli, superb, awesome, word, words, list, array, random, animal, dog, dogs, puppy, name, names, female, male |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/dog-names
- Repository: https://github.com/sindresorhus/dog-names
- Homepage: https://github.com/sindresorhus/dog-names#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/sindresorhus/dog-names/issues
- Funding: https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/dog-names

## Dependencies (3)

- [meow](https://npm.io/package/meow.md) ^13.2.0
- [flat-zip](https://npm.io/package/flat-zip.md) ^1.0.1
- [unique-random-array](https://npm.io/package/unique-random-array.md) ^3.0.0

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## Recent versions

- 3.0.1 (latest) — 2025-03-24
- 3.0.0 — 2024-04-30
- 2.1.0 — 2022-06-15
- 2.0.0 — 2019-05-04
- 1.0.2 — 2015-02-16
- 1.0.1 — 2015-01-22
- 1.0.0 — 2015-01-14

## README

# dog-names

> Get popular dog names

![](kira.jpg)

The name lists are just JSON files and can be used anywhere.

*I'm not accepting PRs for additional names.*

## Install

```sh
npm install dog-names
```

## Usage

```js
import {randomFemaleDogName} from 'dog-names';

randomFemaleDogName();
//=> 'Lucy'
```

## API

### dogNames

Type: `string[]`

Top 200 dog names sorted by popularity.

### femaleDogNames

Type: `string[]`

Top 100 female dog names sorted by popularity.

### maleDogNames

Type: `string[]`

Top 100 male dog names sorted by popularity.

### randomDogName()

Type: `Function`

Get a random dog name.

### randomFemaleDogName()

Type: `Function`

Get a random female dog name.

### randomMaleDogName()

Type: `Function`

Get a random male dog name.

## CLI

```sh
npm install --global dog-names
```

```
$ dog-names --help

  Get popular dog names

  Usage
    $ dog-names

  Options
    --all   Get all the names instead of a random name
    --type  Type of name  [Default: all]  [Values: female, male, all]

  Examples
    $ dog-names
    Lucy
    $ dog-names --all --type male
    Max
    Buddy
    …
```

## Related

- [cat-names](https://github.com/sindresorhus/cat-names) - Get popular cat names
- [pokemon](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pokemon) - Get Pokémon names
- [superb](https://github.com/sindresorhus/superb) - Get superb like words
- [superheroes](https://github.com/sindresorhus/superheroes) - Get superhero names
- [supervillains](https://github.com/sindresorhus/supervillains) - Get supervillain names
- [yes-no-words](https://github.com/sindresorhus/yes-no-words) - Get yes/no like words

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