200+ Candy Dog Names That Will Give Your Pup A Sugar High

Do you love dogs as much as you love eating candy? Then this list is for you – it’s jam packed full of all the best candy dog names you could ever imagine.

Every new pet parent wants a name that not only stands out from the crowd, but that is representative of something they enjoy – and who doesn’t enjoy candy?

Whether your taste buds prefer the smoothe melt-in-your-mouth decadence of chocolate, or a chewy gummy experience, or even if you like crunching your way through lollipops and hard candy, we have rounded up every candy name we could find and present it here for you in a list of total yumminess.

So, make sure your tummy is full to capacity before you start reading or you will be forced to do a candy run – you have been warned!

⭐ Dog Names Based on Classic Candy Bars

Whether you prefer a more classic name or like something a bit out of the ordinary, this list has some really cool dog names to choose from. We think “Baby Ruth” is a sweet name for all female dogs and “Curly Wurly” is a cute name for the Curly-Coated Retriever.

Baby Ruth	bar made with peanuts, caramel and milk chocolate flavored nougat, then covered in chocolate
Butterfinger	the butterfinger bar is full of peanut buttery yumminess
Caramello	one of the messiest candy bars you can eat!
Caramello Bear	a bear shaped chocolate with a caramel center
Charleston	The Charleston Chew is an American candy bar
Clark	Clark Bar
Crunch	a bar of chocolate filled with crispy rice
Crunchie	chocolate and honeycomb bar
Curly Wurly	type of chocolate bar
Decker	Double Decker bar – could also have a girl name of “DD” pronounced “Didi”
Gold	Hershey's Gold – “Goldie” or “Goldilocks” as the name
Heath	toffee bar coated in chocolate
Henry	the Oh Henry is an American Candy bar made of peanuts, caramel and fudge coated in chocolate
Joy	for the Almond Joy Candy Bar
Lion	it consists of a filled wafer with caramel and cereals covered in milk chocolate
Kit Kat	The Kit Kat is officially a chocolate bar rather than a biscuit despite consisting largely of wafer – it is one of the world's favorite candy bars
Milky Way	Milky way is a popular candy bar
Mounds	A bar made of dark chocolate and coconut
Mr. Goodbar	a bar of chocolate that makes a really fun dog's name
Musketeer	for the 3 Musketeer bar
Reese	Reese's Peanut Butter Cups – a yummy sweet treat
Snickers	a popular candy bar made with peanut butter
Take 5	the take 5 is one of the only bars to have pretzels inside
Twix	caramel shortbread chocolate bar
Whatchamacallit	a peanut butter chocolate candy bar
Zabba	Abba Zabba bar – chewy taffy bar with a cremay peanut buttery center
Zero	The zero bar is made of caramel, peanut and almond nougat covered in white chocolate

🐻 Candy Names Inspired by Gummy Sweets

We would like to put in a request to the Wonka Factory to make a bottomless packet of gummy sweets – there just never seems to be enough in the bag, right?! We think “Teddy” is an adorable name for any fluffy and cuddly dog breed, like the Cavapoo. Our top pick is the name “Squashy” after the squashies sweets for a Chinese Shar-Pei, because of their endless wrinkles.

Bazooka	an American brand of bubble gum
Chiclet	chewing gum
Gumdrop	brightly colored gummy candy often coated in sugar
Gummy Bear	Gummy Bears are a popular candy originally made by Haribo, a candy company in Germany – can also be written “Gummi Bear”
Hubba Bubba	brand of bubble gum made by Wrigley's
Jelly Baby	Jelly babies are a popular gummy
Jujubes	gummy fruit flavored candy
Marshmallow	marshmallows are soft and chewy
Peach	peach rings
Squashies	a gummy sweet by Drumstick
Teddy	Jelly Teddies
Worm	gummy worms

🍫 Chocolate Inspired Names for Dogs

We don’t know anyone who doesn’t love tucking into some yummy chocolate. We think “Milka” is a funny name for any white dog. And since you know how we love “dad joke” type puns, how about naming your Yorkie… well… “Yorkie”

Aero	Nickname based on “aerated chocolate”
Bon Bon	a small chocolate confection (sometimes filled with liqueur)
Buttons	for chocolate buttons
Dove	a chocolate product from the Mars company
Flake	a popular chocolate that usually goes into a soft serve ice cream
Freddo	a Cadbury's chocolate
Galaxy	smooth and creamy chocolate
Giant	for giant chocolate buttons
Happy Cow	a type of Milka – its milk and white chocolate together in one slab in a cow pattern
Kisses	Hershey's Kisses
Lindor	for the Lindt Lindor Chocolate Balls
M & M	great for a pair of dogs (Mars and Murrie after the founders) – candy coated chocolates
Maltesers	honeycomb spheres covered in delicious chocolate
Milka	a popular chocolate slab
Milkybar	a type of white chocolate
Rocher	Ferrero Rocher is a chocolate candy sweet treat
Rolo	cone shaped chocolates full of caramel
Smarties	a candy coated chocolate product by Nestle
Sno	Sno-Caps – small pieces of chocolate covered in white nonpareils
Toblerone	“Toby” for short – a chocolate brand
Truffles	bite sized chocolate confections
Twirl	a Cadbury's chocolate
Wispa	a Cadbury's chocolate
Yorkie	5 solid chunks of smooth chocolate

🍓 Fruit Candy Inspired Dog Names for Everyone who Loves Dogs

You can’t go wrong with the dog names “Mike and Ike” for a pair of boy dogs or what about “Chewit” for a cheeky Labrador who likes to chew on everything? There really are some fun and unusual names on this list to ensure your puppy stands out at the dog park.

Airhead	Airheads is the name of a fruity candy
Chewit	type of fruity sweet
Fizzer	a chewy strawberry flavored treat
Jelly Bean	delicious sweet treats
Jelly Tot	a fruity sweet covered in sugar
Jujy	for Jujy Fruit candy
Laffy Taffy	Laffy Taffy is a fruity chewy American candy
Mike & Ike	for a pair of puppies – after the fruit candy
Pastille	fruit pastilles are chewy sweets sometimes covered in sugar in a variety of fruity flavors
Pebbles	Fruity Pebbles is a candy name
Pinball	a fruity chewy sweet by Maoam
Pixy	Pixy Stix is a powdered candy packaged in a drinking straw – comes in a variety of fruity flavors
Skittles	candy name
Starburst	a chewy candy – “Star” for short
Sweetart	each sweet tart delivers delicious fruity flavors
Tootsie	Tootsie Fruit Chews are fruity candies
Twizzlers	the strawberry and cherry ones do not contain licorice extract and so are referred to as a licorice type candy instead of the original licorice twizzlers

🤵 Gourmet Candy Names for Your Pedigreed Pooch

Is your adorable pup a cut above the rest? How about choosing one of these expensive luxury brands as your dog naming muse? We adore the super cool name “Gatsby” for a boy dog.

Amedei	they turn the rarest cocoa beans in the world into chocolate masterpieces
Fran	Fran's chocolates – hand crafted chocolates since 1982
Gatsby	Gatsby chocolates has a luxury candy line
Ghirardelli	delicious gourmet chocolate
Godiva	a Belgian based gourmet chocolatier – “Lady Godiva” would be a great dog name
Jacques	Jacques Torres – known as Mr. Chocolate
John	John Kelly chocolates – a gourmet chocolate shop
Kelly	John Kelly chocolates – a gourmet chocolate shop
Lily	Lily O' Brien's is a luxury chocolate brand
Madeline	la madeline au Truffe is one of the most sought after and expensive chocolates by the House of Knipschildt
Maison	La Maison du Chocolat
Neuhas	a quality Belgian chocolate
Noir	Flying Noir chocolates are a luxury item
Richart	Maison Richart – one of the most expensive chocolate brands in the world
Rococo	award winning British chocolates
Teuscher	expensive Swiss chocolate
Thierry	Tierry Atlan chocolates
Tony	Tony's Chocolonely is an expensive brand of chocolate
Torres	Jacques Torres – known as Mr. Chocolate
Valrhona	High quality chocolates – “Val” or “Rhona” for short
Venchi	Italian gourmet chocolate
Vosges	luxury chocolates

🍬 Fun Names for Dogs Inspired by Hard Candy

“Pop Rock” is the best dog name for a pooch with a bubbly personality. Or what about “Tic Tac” for a small dog breed?

Butterscotch	old fashioned hard candy
Jawbreaker	popular candy name
Jolly Rancher	candy name
Nerd	Nerds are bite sized hard candy
Nut Puff	cruchy peanut buttery candy treat
Pez	a hard candy associated with fun character dispensers
Pop Rock	Pop Rocks are small hard candies that have been gasified with carbon dioxide under super atmospheric pressure
Rock	Rock candy – made of large sugar crystals – “Rocky” is a great dog name
Runt	candy name
Sparkles	a type of hard boiled sweet
Tic Tac	small hard candy that comes in a variety of flavors
Tutti	Tutti Fruity sweets are hard boiled sweets
Zotz	a hard candy that contains sherbet

🍭 Cool Candy Dog Names Derived from Lollipops for All Pet Parents

Lollipop, Lollipop, oh lolly, lolly, lolly, lollipop – theres an earworm courtesy of the Chordettes for you! And here is a selection of fabulous lollipop inspired dog names for you to explore.

We love the name “Sugar Daddy” for a boy dog! And your female dog can be your “Tootsie Pop”.

Charm	Charms lollipops
Choccy	for chocolate lollipops
Chups	Chupa Chups – one of the most popular lollipops in the world
Dum Dum	little lollipops that come in various flavors
Fizz Pop	a Beacon cherry flavored lollipop
Heart	heart lollipops
Lolly	short version of lollipop – cute candy name
Pop	Ring Pop is a brand of fruit flavored lollipops
Sugar Daddy	a caramel lollipop
Swirl	carnival lollipops are swirled and colorful
Tootsie Pop	a Tootsie Pop is a hard candy lollipop filled with the chocolate flavored chewy tootsie rolls candy

❄️ Mint Candy Dog Names for Your Fresh and Cool Dog

Mint candy wouldn’t be the mainstream taste choice for most, but if you have a dog that's an unusual breed, there are some incredible minty dog names to choose from. Our top pick is “Eskimo” for a Samoyed or an Alaskan Malamute. Or how about “Humbug” for a French Bulldog who loves to snore?

Andes	Andes chocolate mints
Candy Cane	a christmas classic
Crumbles	mint crumbles
Eskimo	Eskimo mints
Humbug	mint humbugs
Junior	Junior Mints are small rounds of mint filling inside a chocolate coating
Lifesaver	lifesavers are a hard or soft candy that can come in a minty flavor
Mentos	chewy candy – comes in a minty flavor
Murray	Murray mints
Pattie	peppermint pattie is a dark chocolate coated patty of soft mint filling – made by the Hershey company
Star Brite	peppermint candy

💼 Names for Dogs Inspired by the Most Popular Candy Companies

Ladies and Gentleman, here are the companies that bring you all your favorite cravings and make it impossible to stick to a diet! Who will you choose to honor in your dog's name?

Barratt	a popular sweets company
Bee	Johny Bee is a brand that specializes in many candies like gadget candy and playful confectionary
Cadbury	a multinational confectionary company
Ferrero	chocolate company
Haribo	a German candy company
Hershey	the company that makes the Almond Joy
Johny	Johny Bee is a brand that specializes in gadget candy and playful confectionary
Johny Bee	Johny Bee is a brand that specializes in gadget candy and playful confectionary
Lindt	chocolate company
Mars	as the largest candy company in the world they make many candies – same name as the Mars bar
Mondelez	an international candy company – “Monde” or “Lez” for short
Nestle	world's largest food and beverage company with a huge line of candy products
Swizzels	one of the longest running sweet factories in the world
Whitman	largest and oldest brands of boxed chocolates. They have been around since 1842
Wrigley's	they make Hubba Bubba bubble gum

🥥 Cute Names Inspired by Common Ingredients for Your Candy Dog

Some of the most common candy ingredients make the best dog names. There are some good ol’ faithful names here as well as some that are a bit different. “Biscuit” is our top pick for a light colored dog, like the Saluki.

Biscuit	a common ingredient
Brazil	brazil nuts are often found in slabs of chocolate
Caramel	a main ingredient in the Milky way candy bar
Cocoa	the basis of all chocolate products
Coconut	a main ingredient in the Almond Joy candy bar
Crispy	for rice krispies
Fudge	the Oh Henry candy bar is full of delicious gooey fudge
Hazel	for hazelnuts
Nougat	the Charleston Chew is a candy bar full of vanilla flavored nougat and covered in chocolate
Peanut	an ingredient in many candy bars like the Baby Ruth
Peanut Butter	the main ingredient in Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Puff	for puffed rice
Sprinkles	for the nonpareils on many chocolates
Sugar	the gummy version of Candy Corn is coated with sugar
Toffee	found inside many bars of chocolate
Wafer	an ingredient in Kit Kats

🌐 Foreign Candy Dog Names for Your Globe-Trotting Dog

If you are an avid traveller, you can add some international flair to your pup’s name. Foreign candy brands are a great source of inspiration for candy names for dogs. We adore the name “Nova”.

Afrikoa	grows and produces its chocolate on home soil – “Koa” is a great dog name
Bomboni	Puccini Bomboni – from the Netherlands
Bonnat	a French company
Caffarel	an Italian company
Callebaut	a Belgian brand – “Calle” for short
Camille	Camille Bloch – Swiss chocolate
Chappies	a South African classic bubblegum
Chocoloza	seriously Belgian but naturally African – this company makes Belgian chocolates with South African ingredients
Domori	an Italian company that makes chocolate – “Dom” for short
Frey	Chocolat Frey – manufactures chocolate and chewing gum in Switzerland
Hachez	German chocolate company
Jordino	Jordino Chocolatier is in Amsterdam
Kinder	Kinder Bueno – an Italian chocolate
Lacasito	Lacasitos are similar to M&M's and come from Spain
Leonidas	classic Belgian chocolate brand – “Leon” for short
Napoleon	this candy is produced in the Netherlands
Nova	boutique chocolatier in Benoni, South Africa
Novi	famous Italian chocolate
Puccini	Puccini Bomboni – from the Netherlands
Ritter	Ritter Sport – most quintessential German chocolate you can get
Sal	Sal de Ibiza – one of the finest Spanish cocolate brands
Tikkels	a Dutch candy
Trolli	German sweets manufacturer
Valor	largest chocolate comapny in Spain
Wham	thin chew bars sold in the UK and ROI – theyre filled with colored sherbet
Wilson	Wilson toffees – a South African chewy toffee

🍎 Fun Candy Dog Names Inspired by Popular Flavors

Which flavor will you choose? We adore the dog name “Honey” for the special lady in your life. We also think “Licorice” is the perfect name for a fluffy black Newfoundland.

Almond	Bit O Honey candy bar has real almond bits inside for maximum flavor
Apple	apple is a common flavor
Berry	candy often comes in raspberry, blueberry and strawberry flavors
Cherry	a popular jelly bean flavor
Cinnamon	cinnamon is a flavor of Christmas candies
Honey	Bit O Honey candy bar is a naturally sweet taffy treat
Licorice	a flavor of candy
Melon	for watermelon flavor
Mint	the flavor of peppermint candy
Raspberry	blue raspberry is a common flavor of cotton candy (a sweet food made of spun sugar)
Vanilla	pink vanilla is a common flavor of cotton candy (a sweet food made of spun sugar)

🧙 Cool Candy Dog Names Inspired by Pop Culture

Calling all Potterheads! The Potterverse is jam packed full of the yummiest, craziest and downright amazing magical sweets courtesy of the Weasley twins and Honeydukes. And while you definitely couldn’t call your dog “Puking Pastille”, we think “Pepper Imp” is a really fun name for a cheeky Dalmatian. 

Bertie	Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans from Harry Potter – shaped like a jelly bean, but literally in every flavor imaginable (even vomit and earwax)
Canary	Canary Creams – Harry Potter
Chocoball	Full of strawberry mousse and cream – Harry Potter
Cockroach	“Roach” for short – Cockroach Clusters were sweets in Harry Potter
Droobles	Droobles Best Blowing Gum – Harry Potter
Frog	Chocolate frogs are candy frogs that really jump – Harry Potter
Fudgemallow	a whipple scrumptious fudgemallow delight is a Wonka special
Gobstopper	Everlasting Gobstoppers were a Wonka sweet
Honeydukes	the sweet shop in Harry Potter
Pepper Imps	a Honeydukes sweet that makes you breathe fire and smoke at the ears and nose- Harry Potter
Peppermint Toad	sweets in Harry Potter
Quill	Sugar Quills – Harry Potter (so you can eat sweets in class)
Rainbow	Rainbow Drops – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Sherbet Lemon	the password to Dumbledores office was his favorite sweets – Harry Potter
Swudge	the grass in the Wonka Factory is made of soft minty sugar
Whizzbees	Fizzing Whizzbees – a Honeydukes sweet in Harry Potter
Willy Wonka	Willy Wonka is the eccentric founder of the Wonka Chocolate Factory

Final Thoughts

We hope we haven’t caused a sugar overload with this incredibly yummy list of candy dog names! Let us know in the comments below which dog name is your favorite.