Gathering chocolate Lab names is fun! You need to create a shortlist of great dog names, so that you can select the name that best suits your new Labrador Retriever puppy. I do love a name that is reminiscent of a candy bar, or my favorite chocolately drinks. But you might also like to pick something that is a bit more unique. Today I’ll share some awesome themed lists with top ideas for chocolate Lab puppies, along with my family’s favorite ways to narrow down the top choices.
Contents
- Chocolate Lab names for girls and boys
- Nature, food, sports and beyond
- Ideas that celebrate their coat and heritage
- Truly global inspiration
Labrador Retrievers of all shades have captured the hearts and minds of people worldwide, but friendly, lovable Chocolate Labs are simply sensational. Cloaked in rich shades of brunette, it’s nearly impossible not to reach out on impulse and touch their splendid fur.
Believe it or not, at one point in time, chocolate brown Labs were considered undesirable due to their color. Black was once the Labrador color of choice, and many fine brown puppies were cast aside in favor of their more popular counterparts. Thankfully, saner minds prevailed, and today we have an abundance of superb Chocolate Labrador Retrievers to choose from.
Getting Creative
Thinking up unique Labrador dog names can be tricky, but there is a surprisingly simple way to come up with unusual ideas quickly. Pick a topic, theme or hobby you love and play word association!
Think of anything that relates to your theme of choice, and write it down. Try brainstorming on paper before making your shortlists. Jotting ideas down all over a large sheet of paper will help you get into creative mode! You can use our lists below to inspire you. Or you can make your own collections.
Female Chocolate Lab Names
It’s important that the chocolate Labrador name you choose for your pup perfectly reflects her personality. Girl chocolate Lab names can be as wild or as tame as your new female chocolate Lab puppy’s temperament, but still use more human styled ideas:
- Napa
- Nellie
- Katrina
- Lucy
- Nutmeg
- Veronica
- Aubrey
- Nova
- Ariel
- Coco
- Sheila
- Teddi
- Lilly
- Ruby
- Xanthe
- Luka
- Skye
- Piper
- Kelly
- Riley
- Daisey
- Asia
- Ellie
- Paloma
- Ginger
- Lacie
- Kyra
- Sable
- Hope
- Claire
- Cooper
- Ace
- Lulu
- Cherish
- Destiny
- Belinda
Male Chocolate Lab Names
Chocolate Labrador names for a boy pup or adult male may have a different flavor (pun!) than female Chocolate Labrador names. Then again, how about a unisex name like Pat or Lee? Did you know that tough guy John Wayne’s original name was Marion?! Whatever your taste, these male Lab names have something for everyone!
- Jersey
- Newt
- Outlaw
- Samuel
- Hunter
- Buzz
- Buddy
- Dwight
- Ox
- Bear
- Aristotle
- Ziggy
- Finn
- Obie
- Mojo
- Adonis
- Voltaire
- Gus
- Warrior One
- Ajax
- Trapper
- Buster
- Eli
- Beemer
- Apollo
- Strider
- Zeke
- Columbo
- Dollar Bill
- Cody
- Otis
- Ozzie
- Duke
- Paws
- Shamus
- Nelly
Too Cute!
Naming a cute Chocolate Lab with a cute Chocolate Lab name seems like a no-brainer. But there’s a delicate balance—between art and a science—that goes into bestowing the oh-so-perfect forever name on your new bestie. Any of these cute chocolate Lab names would be welcomed by your cute baby Labrador:
- Neutron
- Panda
- Nacho
- Roseanna
- Tucker
- Sage
- Bling
- Murphey
- Happy
- Muffy
- Astra
- Gator
- Velvet
- Wasabe
- Zeke
- Nugget
- Joey
- Kona
- Raven
- Lauretta
- Pepper
- Arches
- Stevie
- Fuzzy
- Penne
- Jamison
- Jethro
- Chardonnay
- RickRack
- Baja
- Pee Wee
- GeorgiaShadow
- GiGi
- Spumoni
- Paco Taco
Unique Chocolate Lab Names
Are you struggling to decide what to name your new baby Labrador? Or are you bringing home an adult rescue Lab and want to find a new name for his new start? We’ve been taking a look at some fun ways to choose chocolate Lab names. Helping you to pick the best one for your lovely Labrador.
One great way to come up with something original is to use names you like as a springboard. Get a piece of paper and write a few ideas that you like. Don’t worry if you don’t love them. Just spread around the page and jot down anything and everything you can think of that relates to that name. Work around the theme.
Say you like the name Rosie, fill the sheet with the names of other flowers or things you might find in the natural world. Don’t let yourself be restricted by whether or not these words are names in the traditional sense. We are looking for the unusual here! You can get the other members of the family to do the same, then swap sheets and see what you think of each other’s brainstorming attempts. It’s a great way to make naming your puppy into a communal activity, and one that’s much less likely to turn into an argument!
Unusual Ideas
Did you know that Chocolate Labs are sometimes referred to as liver Labradors? It’s true! So in honor of this unique appellation, we’d like to present you with some more good Lab names to consider. Many of these would sound even more unusual for female Labrador.
- Okra
- Comanche
- Karma
- Rogue
- Felicity
- Gustav
- Lark
- Nike
- Whip
- Spark
- Winky
- Argus
- Princess Leia
- Valentine
- Bach
- Abercrombie
- Neptune
- Zuni
- Gizo
- Tubby
- Cole
- Harley
- Jonnie
- Liam
- Grommit
- Onyz
- Peppermint
- Dierks
- Woody
- Sassy
- Zephyer
- Bacon
- Doby
- Gyro
- Wyatt
- Oompa-Loompa
Names From Nature
Nature is a great theme around which to brainstorm some awesome chocolate Lab puppy names:
- Storm
- Pebble
- Ranger
- Breeze
- Willow
- River
- Rocky
Sporty Dogs
You might also like to try themes based on an activity. These sport themed chocolate Labrador names have a nice ring to them and can celebrate your favorite hobby!
- Puck
- Hockey
- Slam
- Dip
- Air
- Brick
- Dunk
- Alley-oop
- Batter
- Beef
- Double
- Bunt
Foody Labrador Names
Are you a major foodie? Have a secret wish to be a chef, or a real taste for sweet treats? These names for cute Labs are inspired by all things food and cooking, from baking to shop bought candies!
- Hershey
- Baker
- Cinnamon
- Croissant
- Chef
- Whisk
- Mars
- Bread
- Twix
Cool Names For Chocolate Labs
Puppies normally sleep up to 20 hours a day, and as adults, it’s normal for them to spend the day and night sleeping for hours at a time. This extended sleep time is normal as long as your dog is active and alert while awake, and his eating and bathroom habits remain normal. We honestly can’t think of any names more chill than these for your Chocolate Labrador puppy:
- Noah
- Badger
- Vanilla
- Toby
- Zion
- Hattie
- Hilo
- Albuquerque
- Sassafras
- Wallace
- Yum-Yum
- Wiseguy
- Paprika
- Juno
- Bentley
- Spikey
- Wolfgang
- Callaway
- Kenzi
- Swifty
- Halfway
- Domino
- Fats
- Yeller
- Bailey
- Goldy
- Armstrong
- Quinn
- Navajo
- Biscuit
- Boogie Woogie
- Oliver
- Snickers
- Baby Ruth
- Nibbles
- Scribbles
Names By Coat Color
Good names for chocolate Labs can also be inspired by their gorgeous double coat! Although chocolate Labs come in a surprising range of shades.
Brown Labs
How about a name that simply recognizes your dog’s gorgeous coat? Whether you’ve got a light brown Labrador or a deep dark rich chocolate, these brown dog names are perfect as they have a strong association with the color:
- Topaz
- Chestnut
- Russet
- Walnut
- Peanut
- Rust
- Desert
- Brass
- Sienna
- Fawn
- Ochre
- Almond
- Tortilla
- Umber
- Taupe
- Sand
- Bisque
- Grit
Silver Labs
Silver Lab puppies are born because either chocolate parents carried a dilute gene, which mutes the impact of the normal brown dog color. Giving them an amazing silver sheen!
- Silvy
- Sylvia
- Misty
- Smokey
- Dusty
- Shine
- Ghost
- Spectre
- Asher
- Shadow
- Flash
- Pebbles
- Grit
- Quartz
- Tungsten
- Granite
- Carbon
- Lead
- Zinc
- Iron
Tan Lab Puppies
A tan lab puppy is really just another name for a light chocolate Labrador Retriever. But this shade of brown is quite distinctive and deserves a head nod when you are looking for special Lab puppy names!
- Tanner
- Copper
- Cooper
- Barrell
- Buck
- Clay
- Tawny
- Ginger
- Carmel
- Fawn
- Sandy
- Hazel
- Peanut
- Taupe
- Oaty
- Wheato
- Pecan
Chocolate Lab Puppies with Blue Eyes
A brown Lab with blue eyes is an unusual site in adulthood, but chocolate Lab puppies often have beautiful blue eyes.
- Skye
- Navy
- Glimmer
- Tiffany
- Sapphire
- Sparky
- Crystal
- Twinkle
- Dawn
- Celeste
- Aqua
- Robin
- Jade
- Teal
- Lake
- Winter
- Summer
- Lagoon
- Marine
- Cadet
English Chocolate Lab Puppies
A chocolate Lab show dog is often known as an English Labrador. If you have an English Lab puppy you might like to give them a name that reflects their gorgeous breeding. These names are all stunning for chunky chocolate English Labrador puppies.
- Princess
- Prince
- Glam
- Trust
- Hope
- Dazel
- Sparkler
- Disco
- True
- Twist
- Champ
- Hero
- Rosette
- Trophy
- Victor
American Chocolate Labs
The chocolate Lab hunting dog is becoming more popular in recent years. Also known as an American Lab dog, these slim, enthusiastic pupsters are bred for the field.
- Hunter
- Peg
- Gunner
- Shooter
- Boots
- Trucker
- Trapper
- Falcon
- Harrier
- Hawk
- Speedy
- Fetch
- Grouse
- Ryder
- Elk
Names From Around The World
Another great way to name your dog is by location, so how about these chocolate Lab names from around the world! Picking your favorite country, state or city can be a way to celebrate your love of travel with the love of your dog:
- Rome
- Madrid
- Georgia
- India
- Italy
- Bronx
- Isle
- Sidney
- Jersey
- Atlanta
Southern Names
What about settling for a place you love and a name that harks back there. These southern dog names would sound mighty fine on any chocolate Lab puppy!
- Belle
- Forrest
- Addie
- Clyde
- Loretta
- Delilah
- Dixie
- Ambrose
- Goober
- Betsy
- Jonny
- Dawson
- Daphne
- Lucille
- Etta
- Kenny
Famous Labradors
The AKC recognized Labrador Retrievers in 1917, and the UK Kennel Club did the same in 1903. So, we thought that you might like to take a look at some of the AKC’s favorite dog names. These monikers come from the numerous canines AKC judges have seen in competitions over the years. Here are some of these famous names:
- Jack
- Frisbee
- Belle
- Hope
- Ruby
- Bowen
- Evie
- Boomer
- Jax
- Ace
- Blue
- Hunter
- Brody
- Jazz
- Grace
- Chilli
- Catcher
- Tango
- Josie
- Haley
- Dawson
- Cody
- Kiva
- Strider
- Linx
- Cole
- Jet
- Levi
- Dare
- Demi
- Mia
- Token
- Peach
- Nike
- Dixie
- Latte
Best Chocolate Lab Names
Chocolate Labs were not in favor in the early part of the last century. But why not? We have no idea, or what ended up changing the general consensus. We do know that it wasn’t until the 1960’s that the intensely beautiful hue of Chocolate Labs became favorable.
By the way, it was the same people who embraced the once-scorned Lab at this time that made Chocolate the unofficial official name for this color Lab, instead of liver or brown. Today, many dog parents consider the Chocolate Lab the best color. In honor of this sentiment, we offer up what we think would make the most popular Chocolate Labrador puppy names ever:
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- Nietzsche
- Ollie
- Bon-Bon
- Echo
- Finn
- Kayla
- Luke
- Cruise
- Wizard
- Comet
- Molly
- Denali
- Dash
- Spirit
- MoMo
- Luke
- Baguette
- Bacon
- Paisley
- Toadfish
- Moreno
- Dazzle
- Zoey
- Balboa
- Mary
- Helen
- Penny Loafer
- Mocha Latte
- Cooper
- Marley
- Cruise
- Patch
- Mystic
- Aladdin
- Pal
- Opal
Making Your Shortlist
Once you have gathered your collections of chocolate Labrador Retriever names together, it’s time to make a shortlist. You’ll need to pick out 6-10 of your favorites. If there are several family members involved try to include at least one or two names from each of them.
A blackboard or kitchen noticeboard is ideal for this. Very often, just seeing the names up on a board this way helps one of them to really jump out at you!
To make the final choice, you could allow each member of the family to remove one name from the list each day! Until only one name remains. Or you could fold the chocolate Lab names up and put them in a hat, and let someone pick out the winner.
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My little girl was dark chocolate and sweet as sugar. Kinder Joy was my sweetie!!!?
Jellybean or Jelly is the best chocolate lab name for a girl ,my Jelly was the BEST chocolate lab ever . Now my white chocolate lab is Gracie-bean in honor of her .
Our handsome, fun, loving, wonderful, happy Chocolate Lab was Barkley (officially Sir Charles Barkley). He passed at 12 years old in July 2017. I still miss him every day. Wish people were as loving as Labs. Best dogs ever! We miss our boy, Barkley!
I have a Chocolate Lab, he is 14 now. His name is Sir Maximilian or as we just call him, Max.
Bentley,…….only Bentley I’ll ever have!
We named ours princess Sasha and she lives up to it live a diva
We had a magnificent chocolate lab named Sammy Hershey for almost 12 years. He was the most wonderful, loving, sensitive loyal companion ever. We miss him so much. We are most certainly sold on labs, and without a doubt the chocolate was the best fit for us. Sam had so-o much personality! He was a riot, a great snuggler, squirrel patrol, and the life and love of our home. We loved Sam like no other and he loved us. He is forever in our hearts. For those who have never had a chocolate we would encourage you to welcome one into your home and your lives – you will be amazed and your heart will be so full! They change you for good and forever.
We picked out a Chocolate Lab for my grandsons 5th birthday. e named him “Gunner” . He is a little over year old now and Jackson and Gunner are best friends.
Our choc lab pup is called Bosco for the cartoon bear Bosco and also for the chocolate syrup Bosco. You may be to young to remember the honey bears Bosco and Honey
Hershey!
Had a chocolate when I was younger. My dad thought of Griz (grizzly bear) and we went with it. Got another and mom said we have Griz, how bout we name her Koda (kodiak bear). Great dogs!!!
Official name of our year-and-a-half male is Samuel Jacob Hunter, borrowing from his sire, Jake Benelli, and his dam, Lady Vienna Huntress. He’s Sammy to us, and he is a totally awesome, loving, energetic dog!
Since my husband and I have been together we have always had labs.Im sure like everyone else the amazing stories that we could tell… they all have watched over our family and each one leave a special place in my heart.
I currently have a 14yr old chocolate named Casey and a 11 yr old named Jack..
I currently have 2 English Chocolate Labs. There names are Bentley and Becket. Previous to these boys, I had my first two English Chocolate labs, Guinness and Gunner. All of my labs have been the loves of my life. All of them are also related. The first two were full brothers, just one litter apart from same parents. The second two are cousins and also cousins of my first two. I selected Guinness as the name of my first lab because I named him after Guinness Stout beer, a favorite of mine. His brother was Gunner. Bentley, the first of my second pair was named after the British car, the Bentley. He is paired with Becket who was named after Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The dogs in each pair have a slightly different look. One has longer hair than the other. However, each pair look incredibly alike to the other pair. My labs are all a dark brown color. Prior to my first lab in 1998, a large percentage of the chocolate labs I saw were a lighter milk chocolate color and no where as handsome as my dark labs. They are the color of semi- sweet chocolate. I need to end this because both of my boys are staring at me looking for their after dinner walk.
The Duke of Chocolate Mousse – aka Duke the Moose
Sadie, The Duchess of Licorice – aka Miss Lick Your Face (she was a black lab)
We had a chocolate lab whom we lost recently & we named him Muddy or Mud for short ,he was beautiful
We gave our first chocolate female an AKC registered name of Adelbert’s (my husbands middle name) Sweet Godiva – but to us she was Diva.
Ours is Louie!
Ihave 2 female choc.labs .both 21/2yrs.old. shilo & jayda. They can be exhaustig!! But we luv them??
Our chocolate is named Bella – which means “beautiful”. Fits her perfectly.
My chocolate lab was Cocoa Bean, although she was often called Cokie and Beanie, too.
Our 10 year old Chocolate Lab is Snoflake! It fits her perfectly because she is a silly girl!!
Our new little wee man is Murphy!
Our little girl is Sweet Georgia Brown
I got my chocolate lab at 6 months and her name was Mocha (almost like naming a white cat Fluffy, right?)
I immediately changed that to Miss Gladys, which is Welsh for royal princess–foreshadowing the life she was about to take on–that of Daddy’s Princess!
I gave her the middle name of Carol, after her human grandmother, so she gets a hefty “GLADYS CAROL” when she’s naughty (grandmom does NOT like me calling the dog after her LOL)
We have one chocolate lab named Huckleberry “huck” for short.
And then 2 brothers that we named Goose and Maverick.
We named our chocolate lab Hershey
He is 15 now
Our new puppy choc lab will be called Button
Our boy is Kuma, Japanese for bear. Girl is Cocoa
Our chocalate lab is named Molly.
I’ve just lost my choci lab , his name was Muddy , or Mud
I named my male chocolate lab Dozer. It fits him perfectly, cause when U throw his ball he bulldozes over anything to get his ball.
I named my lab Cleo after queen cleopatra. She is chocolate, a little bossy and very smart.
Our rescue chocolate is Sierra. We have choc lab golden mix all black named Shasta after mt Shasta so stayed with mountain theme. Sierra Madre
My baby girl’s name is Miss Gladys…Gladys is Welsh and means royalty (princess)…and she believes she is just that too!!
Our choc labs where Howard, walter and now Benjamin
We had A chocolate lab named Chip.
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I would name a chocolate lab GALAXY after my favourite chocolate ???????????
Our chocolate lab/pit bull is named Mocha. We call him Mocha or Mocha latte
My current lab is Kona. My last chocolate lab was Shokolatoes, Greek for chocolate.
Another really unique and fun name we had for our Choclate lab we rescued was Drake. Fit perfect!!
Our crazy boy is named Riot!
My female is Sweet Georgia Brown & we had a male named Whitman
Our chocolate lab is Hershey and our yellow lab is Gibbs as in NCIS.
I just named my chocolate lab puppy Abby from NCIS because she is a spunky girl!
I called my labradorable( that’s my favourite name for her) her real name is sapphire( Saphy for short) . We had her for our sapphire wedding more precious than a ring,,
bruno, obviously!
So, where’s Cadbury, Hershey, Galaxy, Flake, Minstrel, Yorkie, Cocoa, Bournville, Oreo, – you get the idea!
Chocolate lab name—Cadbury
My chocolate lab is named Grizzly. He has brindle legs and a white tipped front paw.
It suits him perfectly.
We named ours after a good Scots Whisky!