Our Favorite Shih Tzu Girl Dog Names

By Janice Jones     |Last Updated 10-28-2023

Need some help coming up with  great girl dog names.  The following list has been compiled from a variety of sources including lists of popular dog names. 

Considering a little boy?  Check our our page on Boy dog names. 

If you haven't read our page on Shih Tzu Dog Names, be sure to check it out. 

Word Cloud of Girl Dog NamesGirl Dog Names

Shih Tzu owners are very picky about what they Tzu.  Learn how they choose a name and check out the rules for making the best choice.

Need a name for a brown, liver or chocolate colored Shih Tzu? 
Check out Brown Dog Names

Have a black Shih Tzu?
Check out some great names for Black Dogs

Girl Dog Names

A - C
Girl Dog Names

  • Abby
  • Aida
  • Alba
  • Alexis
  • Allison
  • Amanda
  • Amber
  • Amy
  • Angel
  • Angelina
  • Anna
  • Annie
  • Annabella
  • April
  • Ariel
  • Ashley
  • Asia
  • Aspen
  • Autumn
  • Baba
  • Babe
  • Babel
  • Babar
  • Babette
  • Babs
  • Baby
  • Baby Doll
  • Baffie
  • Bailey
  • Bala
  • Barb
  • Barbie
  • Barley
  • Barry
  • Basil
  • Bates
  • Bay
  • Baylee
  • Bea
  • Beauty
  • Bebe
  • BeeBee
  • Becca
  • Becci
  • Beck
  • Becky
  • Begona
  • Bell
  • Bella
  • Belladonna
  • Belle
  • Bena
  • Benita
  • Berkley
  • Berri / Berry
  • Berta
  • Berry
  • Bess
  • Bessie
  • Beta
  • Beth
  • Bethie
  • Betsy
  • Betty
  • Bev
  • Beverly
  • Bevin
  • Beryl
  • Beyonce
  • Bianna
  • BiBi
  • Biddy
  • Billi
  • Billy
  • Bina
  • Bitsy
  • Bizzy
  • Blair
  • Blake
  • Blanca
  • Blaze
  • Blessing
  • Bliss
  • Blondie
  • Blossom
  • Blue
  • Bluebell
  • Blueberry
  • Bly
  • Bobbi
  • Bodie
  • Bonnie
  • Bonbon
  • Bonita
  • Boots
  • Bora
  • Bouquet
  • Bows
  • Brady
  • Braylie
  • Brazil
  • Brea
  • Breda
  • Bree
  • Brenda
  • Brett
  • Breezy
  • Brevyn
  • Bria
  • Brice
  • Bridget
  • Brie
  • Brigid
  • Brio
  • Brilie
  • Bristol
  • Brit
  • Britain
  • Britta
  • Brittany
  • Bronte
  • Brock
  • Brook
  • Brooke
  • Brooklyn
  • Brooks
  • Brylee
  • Buff
  • Buffy
  • Bunny
  • Buttercup
  • Butterfly
  • Butterscotch
  • Buttons
  • Byrd
  • Cactus
  • Caddie
  • Cadee
  • Cait
  • Cali
  • Calico
  • Calla
  • Callie
  • Camie
  • Cameo
  • Candace
  • Candy
  • Capri
  • Cara
  • Carey
  • Carie
  • Carla
  • Carlee
  • Carley
  • Carmel
  • Carol
  • Caro
  • Carrie
  • Carter
  • Cavier
  • Casey
  • Cass
  • Cassie
  • Cash
  • Cassidy
  • Cassy
  • Caitlin
  • Cameron
  • Cece
  • Cedar
  • Cela
  • Ceri
  • Chaka
  • Chana
  • Chantal
  • Chardonnay
  • Charley
  • Charlie
  • Charlize
  • Chav
  • Chaya
  • Cheesecake
  • Chelsie
  • Chelsea
  • Chen
  • Chennel
  • Cher
  • Cheri
  • Cherise
  • Cherry
  • Cheyenne
  • Cheyanna
  • Chestnut
  • Cheyenne
  • Chickpea
  • Chilli
  • China
  • Chipo
  • Chloe
  • Cho
  • Chocolate Chip
  • Christina
  • Christy
  • Cicily
  • Ciel
  • Cinnamon
  • Cissy
  • Clio
  • Clara
  • Clare
  • Clarie
    Clarabelle
  • Clarity
  • Claudette
  • Clea
  • Cleo
  • Cleopatra
  • Clover
  • Cloud
  • Coco
  • Cocoa
  • Coconut
  • Colleen
  • Comet
  • Cookie
  • Connie
  • Copper
  • Cora
  • Coral
  • Corby
  • Corey
  • Corin
  • Corine
  • Costa
  • Couscous
  • Courtney
  • Cowgirl
  • Creda
  • Cream Puff
  • Crimsom
  • Cruise
  • Crystal
  • Cuba
  • Cuddles
  • Cupcake
  • Cwen
  • Cybill
  • Cyan
  • Cynna
  • Cyprus

H-J
Dog Names

  • Hailey
  • Halley
  • Hannah
  • Happy
  • Harley
  • Harmony
  • Harriet
  • Hart
  • Hattie
  • Hayley
  • Hazel
  • Heather
  • Heidi
  • Hilda
  • Hillary
  • Holiday
  • Hollywood
  • Honey
  • Honeysuckle
  • Hope
  • Ida
  • Imma
  • India
  • Indigo
  • Irie
  • Iris
  • Isabella
  • Isabelle
  • Ishi
  • Isis
  • Ivory
  • Ivy
  • Izzy
  • Jackie
  • Jade
  • Jem
  • Jamie
  • Jana
  • Jasmine
  • Jelly
  • Jellybean
  • Jenna
  • Jennifer
  • Jenny
  • Jessica
  • Jetta
  • Jewel
  • Jezebelle
  • Jill
  • Jingle
  • Jini
  • Jody
  • JoJo
  • Jolie
  • Jora
  • Jordan
  • Josephine
  • Josie
  • Joy
  • Joyce
  • Jubal
  • Jubilee
  • Juicy
  • JuJu
  • Juliet
  • Julia
  • Juliet
  • June
  • June Bug
  • Juno

D- G
Dog Names

  • Daisy
  • Dakota
  • Danielle
  • Darcy
  • Darling
  • Dawn
  • Dee Dee
  • Desiree
  • Destiny
  • Devon
  • Diamond
  • Dior
  • Diva
  • Dolly
  • Eclair
  • Eden
  • Elizabeth
  • Emily
  • Emma
  • Emerald
  • Erin
  • Faith
  • Fajita
  • Feather
  • Fendi
  • Fergie
  • Fiona
  • Flo
  • Flora
  • Flossy
  • Foxy
  • Gabby:  Means bringer of good news
  • Gidget
  • Ginger
  • Gisele
  • Godiva
  • Goldie
  • Grace
  • Gracie
  • Grayden
  • Greta
  • Gretel
  • Gretchen
  • Gwendilyn
  • Gypsy
A brown and white Shih Tzu puppy named Loni from NY (USA)This is Loni, a brown and white Shih Tzu puppy from New York. Her mama is Debbie, and she named her dog Loni, which means Lion's daughter—a very fitting dog name for a Shih Tzu.

K-M
Girl Dog Names

  • Karma
  • Katie
  • Katydid
  • Kelly
  • Kendal
  • Kerry
  • Kenya
  • Kimberly
  • Kimmie
  • Kimono
  • Kisses
  • Kiwi
  • Kristin
  • Kylee
  • Lacy
  • Lady
  • Ladybug
  • Laney
  • Lara
  • Lassie
  • Lauren
  • Lavender
  • Leah
  • Lemon
  • Lexie
  • Lexus
  • Licorice
  • Lil Bits
  • Libby
  • Lilah
  • Lily
  • Lindsay
  • Lola
  • Lollipop
  • Loni
  • Lori
  • Lotus
  • Lucy
  • Lulu
  • Luna
  • Lyndsay
  • Macy or Maci or Macee or Macie
  • Mada
  • Maddie / Maddy
  • Mae
  • Madison
  • Maggie
  • Magic
  • Magpie
  • Maho
  • Mai Tai
  • Maisy
  • Maj
  • Maja
  • Makayla
  • Malena
  • Mali
  • Mallory
  • Malou
  • Mamie
  • Mandy
  • Mango
  • Mani
  • Manto
  • Mara
  • Marcy or Marci
  • Marge
  • Marlo
  • Magnolia
  • Maleficent or Mal for short
  • Mardi
  • Margo
  • Margot
  • Mariah
  • Marley or Marlee
  • Marsha
  • Marshmallow
  • Martini
  • Marvel
  • Mary
  • Mascot
  • Mate
  • Matrix
  • Maude
  • Maui
  • Maxie
  • Maxine
  • Maya
  • Mazzi
  • Meadow
  • Meagan or Megan
  • Meatball
  • Meatloaf
  • Medina
  • Meeko
  • Meg
  • Melody
  • Mercedes
  • Mercy
  • Meredith
  • Merida 
  • Mia
  • Mica
  • Michelle
  • Midge
  • Midnight
  • Mieko
  • Miki
  • Mila
  • Mildred
  • Miley
  • Millie
  • Mimi
  • Mimosa
  • Mindy
  • Minnie
  • Mira
  • Miranda
  • Misha
  • Missy
  • Misty
  • Mitzy or Mitzie
  • Mittens
  • M & M
  • Mocha
  • Mojito
  • Mollie
  • Molly
  • Mona
  • Mona Lisa
  • Montana
  • Moodle
  • Morgan
  • Moonbeam
  • Moonshadow
  • Moonlight
  • Mopsy
  • Morgan
  • Moxie
  • Moya
  • Mudd
  • Muffin
  • Muffy or Muffie
  • Muggs
  • Mulberry
  • Munchkin
  • Myra

N-P
Dog Names

  • Nabiso
  • Nala
  • Nanna
  • Nell
  • Nelly
  • Nessa
  • Nibbles
  • Nightingale
  • Nikita
  • Nina
  • Norma
  • Nutter butter
  • Odesa
  • Olive
  • Olivia
  • Opal
  • Ophelia
  • Orchid
  • Paige
  • Paisley
  • Pamela
  • Pandora
  • Paradise
  • Paris
  • Parker
  • Patches
  • Payton
  • Peaches
  • Pearl
  • Pebbles
  • Penelope
  • Penny
  • Pepper
  • Periwinkle
  • Pippi
  • Pippin
  • Pistachio
  • Pixie
  • Polly
  • Poppy
  • Porsha
  • Precious
  • Primrose
  • Princess
  • Priscilla
  • Pucci

R-Z
Dog Names

  • Rachel
  • Rainbow
  • Raine
  • Rebecca
  • Reno
  • Rory
  • Rose
  • Roslynne
  • Roxy
  • Ruby
  • Sabrina
  • Samantha
  • Sammy
  • Sandy
  • Sapphire
  • Sara
  • Sassy
  • Scarlett
  • Sella
  • Serenity
  • Shasta
  • Sheba
  • Sherry
  • Sienna
  • Simone
  • Sky
  • Skylar
  • Snowy
  • Sofia
  • Sophie
  • Sorbet
  • Star
  • Stardust
  • Stella
  • Sugar
  • Summer
  • Susie
  • Sweetie
  • Sweet Pea
  • Sylvie
  • Taffy
  • Tamara
  • Tammy
  • Tara
  • Tasha
  • Taylor
  • Tessy
  • Tiffany
  • Tilly
  • Tina
  • Tinkerbell
  • Tiny
  • Tori
  • Tracy
  • Trisha
  • Trixie
  • Truffles
  • Tweety
  • Twiggy
  • Valentine
  • Valerie
  • Vanessa
  • Vanilla
  • Venus
  • Victoria
  • Violet
  • Wanda
  • Wendy
  • Whitney
  • ZigZag
  • Zodiac
  • Zoey

Girl Dog Names from our Puppy Buyers

Want to know what people name their female Shih Tzu puppies?  I went through all my records and here are some suggestions from real people and real puppies.  Feel free to contact me if I forgot your dog's name.  In the early days, I didn't put names on my records.

Abby

Angel

Aspen

Bailee

Bee Bee Beau

Bella

Brandi

Brandy

Carma

Chloe

Daisy

Emma

Eva

Faith

Frida

Gracie

Hazel

Hope

Jade

Jasmine

Joy

Karma

Kensi

Lacy

Lady

Lakhi

Lava

Lee Loo

Lilly

Lola

Lyra

Lucy

Mabel

Major Rose

Matilda

Mia

Miss Scarlet

Minnie

Mrs. White

Moya

Noelle

Paige

Passion

Peanut

Pippa

Pooh

Princess

Raja

Ritz

Roxie

Sandy

Sashi

Sophie

Stevie

Sunny

Tera

Winnie

Zoey

Five Most Popular Girl Names

Bella

Lucy

Zoey

Lilly

Gracie

Did I Forget to Include Your Shih Tzu Girl Dog Name?

There's a good possibility that I may have forgotten to include your dog's name here.  Please help jog my memory.  My omission was not done deliberately.  Please send me a quick note to let me know that your dog's name should be on this list.  I will quickly add it.  Contact Me.

About Janice

Janice is the voice behind Miracle Shih Tzu. Having lived with dogs and cats most of her life, she served as a veterinary technician for ten years in Maryland and twelve years as a Shih Tzu dog breeder in Ohio.

Her education includes undergraduate degrees in Psychology with a minor in biology, Early Childhood Education, and Nursing, and a master's in Mental Health Counseling.

She is a lifelong learner, a dog lover, and passionate about the welfare of animals. Her favorite breed for over 50 years has been the Shih Tzu.

When not writing, reading, or researching dog-related topics, she likes to spend time with her eight Shih Tzu dogs, her husband, and her family, as well as knitting and crocheting. She is also the voice behind Small Dog Place and smart knit crocheting.