Mary Allen
The ranking of the most popular horse names is led by two names: Luna and Max. Luna, like the most popular dog and cat names, emerges as the winner of the evaluation. Max follows in second place. Sunny also made it onto the podium and took third place.
It is striking how often the top horse names are ordinary first names, such as Bella (fourth place), Moritz (sixth place), or Ronja (ninth place). An exception is Lady. The English word for “lady” is also often used in conjunction with another name as a double name. These are popular for horses in general – about 30 percent of the gentle giants have two names.
Looking at the three most popular horse breeds, it becomes clear that Max is the top stallion name for both the German riding horse and the Haflinger. When it comes to mare names, there is less agreement. While Luna is the winner of the overall ranking for German riding horses, it is Mona for Haflingers.
On the other hand, owners of German riding ponies, the third most popular breed of horse, prefer Sunny for male ponies and – in keeping with their sweet size – Candy for female ponies.
Best horse names
Cash
Cisco
Cheyenne
Alex
Willow
Star
Ladybug
Tucker
Rebel
Sunshine
Belle
Dusty
Gypsy
Sunrise
Buddy
Blue
Chance
Daisy
Teddy
Angel
Ellie
Dash
Lucy
Sugar
Ginger
Cody
Bruno
Alexia
Kid
Charlie
Chief
Jasper
Spirit
Red
Cricket
Cloud
Scout
Ranger
Annie
Lady
Bella
Lucky
Magic
Lilly
Dakota
Whiskey
Fancy
Rosie
Lacey
Molly
Rose
Popular horse names
Molly
Ruby
Lucy
Lady
Bonnie
Rose
Tilly
Millie
Bella
Poppy
Cute horse names
Rex
Whiskers
Coconut
Buster
Buttons
Carrots
Peach
Bug
Pringles
Jelly Bean
Doodle
Olive
Honey
Cupcake
Chippy
Marshmallow
Bunny
Cashew
Fuzzy
Cheddar
Boots
Buttercup
Chunk
Mr. Apples
Guacamole
Potato
Fluff
Squishy
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Hank
Shadow
Scarlet
Peaches
Paisley
Pending
Pixie
Blue
Babie
Mac
Bigfoot
Turbo
Ginger
Dan
Ace
Stella
Sky
Rain
Apache
Dixie
Top 100 horse names
Buddy – male
Buttercup – male
Dixie – male/female
Bella – female
Apple – male/female
Badal – male
Blase – male
Romeo – male
Bonnie – female
Dolly – female
Stormy – male/female
Daisy – female
Scout – male
Duke – male
Buck – male
Midnight – male/female
Camanchi – male
Rocky – male
Honey – female
Beast – male
Rocket – male
Lucky – male/female
Sugar – male/female
Blue – male
Elvis – male
Cowboy – male
Gypsy – female
Poncho – male
Taz – male
Big Red – male
Dreamer – male/female
Emily – female
Max – male
Apache – male
King – male
Choco – male
Chester – male
Smokey – male
Abby – female
Chip – male
Harley – male/female
Willow – male
Charger – male
Dallas – male/female
Cocoa – female
Jazz – male
Bailey – male/female
Molly – female
Rosie – female
Edward – male
Star – great name for male or female
Billy – male/female
Belle – female
Freckles – male
Coco – female
Brandy – male/female
Colton – male
Jake – male
Misty – female
Champ – male/female
Flicka – female
Maggie – female
Beauty – male/female
Cheyenne – male/female
Magic – male/female
Cherokee – male
Charlie – male/female
Ranger – male
Chief – male
Bud – male
Dakota – male/female
Rain – female
Bo – male
Annie – female
Asia – female
Rusty -female
Bob – male
Corizon – male/female
Apollo – male
Whisper – male/female
Red – male
Chance – male
Lady – female
Athena – female
Toby – male/female
Dani – male/female
Amber – female
Dusty – male
Nikki – female
Casey – male/female
Cricket – male
Milo – male
Bandit – male
Spirit – male/female
Jack – male
Prince – male
Sally – female
Whiskey – male
Comet – male
Luna – female
Common horse names
Rosie
Jack
Ruby
Charlie
Poppy
Molly
Bella
Billy
Male names for horses
Moby
Ashton
Thunder
Dark Knight
Mulder
Crystal
Livingstone
Marshmallow
Hoofer
Gizmo
Twenty Grand
Neptune
Zodiac
Shades
Donald
Leonardo
Bailey
Romeo
Cowboy
Spectrum
Nelson
Paloma
Ghost
Scout
Zachary
Gandolf
Zodiac
Murphy
Trauma
Nepson
Outlaw
Oliver
Orlando
Yellow Mount
Nipper
Female names for horses
Aphrodite
Athena
Edelweiss (flower)
Snowflake
Moondust
Kryptonite
Spark of Fury
Tisiphone
Guinevere
Queen Blanca
Persephone
Xena
Snow Angel
Beautiful Blaze
Twinkle
Snowfire
Cream
Sugar Sweet
Moonlite Ivory
Destiny
Andorra
Amelia
Nemesis
Gypsy
Divine
Rhapsody
Epiphany
Arctic Angel
Flame
Starburst
Hera
Fury
Chaos
Callisto
Peony
Crystal
Haukea (Hawaiian word meaning white snow)
Calypso
Cleopatra
Avalanche
When comparing the most popular pony and riding horse names, some differences can be seen. For ponies, Max is the clear favorite. For riding horses it is by far Luna. This means that two names make it to the first places, which also lead the overall ranking. While Max is in second place among the riding horses, Luna only manages fifth place among the ponies. Lady is especially popular here. This horse name only barely reaches the top ten among riding horses and takes last place there.
There are also some horse names that only appear in the top ten ponies or among the top riding horses. These include Moritz (fourth place), Lucky (seventh place), and Paul (tenth place) for ponies as well as Merlin, Sam, and Amigo (places five to seven) for riding horses.
The term “nobility” is often used for thoroughbreds and warmbloods or for those horses that meet the breeding goal, such as health, strength, and a certain appearance. Thus, “nobility” is closely related to horse breeding. It is therefore not surprising that horse names that have a noble character are particularly popular. These reflect the often graceful, noble appearance of horses. For example, Prince, King, and Furst (ranks four to six) and Queen (rank eight) are among the most popular aristocratic horse names.
The most popular aristocratic horse name is the English title Lady, which is used for high-ranking people, but also for members of the royal family. This also applies to the second-placed name Don – an address from Italy. The female version, Donna, ranks third.
Names containing Don or Lady are generally appreciated. For example, Lady Sugarfoot has been awarded several times. Also popular are the horse names Lady Diana and Lady Di, which can be traced back to Princess Diana, former wife of the British heir to the throne, Prince Charles. Lady Gaga and Lady La Fee are also popular horse names with Lady. Both names refer to singers and actresses Lady Gaga and La Fee.
Horse names with Don come especially from films and operas. Don Camillo, one of the main characters of several novels and feature films entitled “Don Camillo and Peppone”, is particularly popular. Another film actor is Don Corleone – the head of an Italian mafia family from the well-known film “The Godfather”. Don Giovanni, a character from Mozart’s opera of the same name, is also popular.
Whether workhorse, show, or sport horse – the big four-legged friends have been closely connected to us humans for centuries. A healing effect is even attributed to this relationship – both for the body and for the psyche. Riding horses, for example, strengthens the back muscles, but close contact with them can also comfort our souls and help coma patients recover.