Scrappy ranks at #378 with 329 entries, leaning male. This is a personality-descriptor name in the same lane as Sassy — owners pick it after they meet the dog and decide the temperament fits. It's a small dog name almost by definition, the cultural shorthand for "small but tough."
The personality-name register
Scrappy clusters with Scout, Buddy, Scrappy's nearest cousins like Buster and Rocky, in the working-class American dog-naming cohort. The aesthetic is unpretentious, affectionate, and visibly American — a name for a dog you love but don't fuss over. Most owners arriving here aren't reaching for elegance.
The Scooby-Doo lineage
Scrappy-Doo (introduced 1979 as Scooby's nephew) is the dominant cultural reference for the name. Owners of a certain age (late Gen X and millennials who grew up with the cartoon's reruns) often arrive at Scrappy through that route, sometimes consciously and sometimes not. The character was famously divisive among fans, but as a name reference it's neutral-to-affectionate for most pet owners.
Sound and breed fit
The two-syllable shape (SKRAP-ee) has a sharp consonant cluster front-loaded and a singable trailing vowel. Scrappy lands disproportionately on small dogs with high energy — Terriers, Chihuahua mixes, Jack Russells, and small mixed breeds where the descriptor matches behavior. The Scrappy baby name page shows it has never registered on the SSA chart.