Naming your horse is one of the first — and most important — decisions you’ll ever make about your new equine best friend. Although many horses have names already when they’re purchased, it’s not uncommon to give a horse a new name or nickname to celebrate them becoming part of your family.
There are millions of horses in the United States, and many thousands of different names that have been given to them. Some are completely unique, but others are common and used for geldings and mares across the country. Just like there is with human baby names, horse names follow trends of popularity.
Here’s a list of the most popular names for horses right now in the U.S.A. compiled by data from equine web sources. While the exact number of popularity for a given name might change slightly over the years, many of these horse names have been popular for decades and will probably continue to be commonly used for many more.
List of the Most Popular Horse Names
1. Bella
2. Alex
3. Lilly
4. Alexia
5. Fancy
6. Sugar
7. Lady
8. Tucker
9. Dakota
10. Cash
11. Daisy
12. Spirit
13. Cisco
14. Annie
15. Buddy
16. Whiskey
17. Chance
18. Blue
19. Molly
20. Ginger
21. Gypsy
22. Charlie
23. Ranger
24. Star
25. Willow
26. Lacey
27. Scout
28. Lucky
29. Ladybug
30. Ellie
31. Belle
32. Lucy
33. Rosie
34. Rebel
35. Cody
36. Jasper
37. Magic
38. Cricket
39. Cheyenne
40. Dash
41. Red
42. Bruno
43. Chief
44. Sunshine
45. Cloud
46. Dusty
47. Rose
48. Sunrise
49. Kid
50. Angel
51. Teddy