Dodger ranks at #888 with 132 entries, registered male. The name is a verb-as-name with two distinct lineages: the Artful Dodger from Dickens's Oliver Twist, and the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. On a pet registry Dodger functions as a sport-fan pick for one slice and a literary pick for another, with the cohorts barely overlapping.
The baseball-fan lineage
For many West Coast Dodger pets, the conscious reference is the Los Angeles Dodgers, the baseball franchise that moved from Brooklyn in 1958. The cohort skews toward households in Southern California or among LA-expat communities elsewhere. The dog as the household's loyal team mascot.
The Disney Oliver and Company overlay
For owners whose introduction to the name came through 1988's Oliver and Company, Dodger is the streetwise terrier voiced by Billy Joel. This cohort skews younger and treats the name as the cartoon-dog reference rather than the Dickens character or baseball team.
Sound and breed lean
Two syllables, front-stressed (DOJ-er), with the bright opening and bouncy ending — excellent recall shape. The name lands hardest on scrappy mid-size mixes, Jack Russell Terriers, and athletic mutts. Browse pet names for related literary or sports picks. The human Dodger page shows minimal SSA presence; this is largely a pet-only register.