Dragon names convey the feeling and the magic of a dragon character within a fantasy world. On this page, you will find a comprehensive and hand-picked list of male and female dragon names for fictional and fantasy stories, including fairy tales, movies, and video games.
What are Dragon Names?
A dragon is a mythical and magical creature similar to a giant reptile. Dragons have different qualities depending on the place of origin of the dragon. In the West, dragons are believed to be fire-breathing, and they tend to symbolize chaos. In the East, they are more associated with water and symbolize fertility. Dragons are magical creatures that inspire fascination. As such, a dragon’s name will sound magical and intriguing – or may speak to the qualities and abilities of the dragon.
A female dragon character needs a strong and ferocious name. Characteristics of a female dragon name can include beauty, quiet strength, and creativity. A male dragon character often gives the impression of strength, ferocity, and presence. Male dragons are often depicted as courageous and passionate. Below you will find detailed lists of dragon names, divided by gender and by different qualities.
Top 100 Dragon Names
This list showcases the top male and female dragon names. Each name on this list is chosen for its strong connection to the qualities of a fantasy or mythical dragon.
|
Male Names |
Female Names |
|---|---|
| Scorpio | Saffire |
| Cypher | Electra |
| Severin | Blaze |
| Invictus | Lumi |
| Styx | Meridian |
| Fang | Onyx |
| Stryker | Artemis |
| Murgatroyd | Zafira |
| Valkyrie | Kota |
| Inferno | Drusilla |
| Aragon | Kirin |
| Tritron | Nuri |
| Phoenix | Souline |
| Kraven | Spirit |
| Lotan | Lotus |
| Salix | Wylder |
| Killian | Nyx |
| Sevyn | Blayze |
| Midas | Zella |
| Hyperion | Galaxy |
| Dante | Sapphira |
| Rex | Kairo |
| Blaze | Sol |
| Talon | Xylia |
| Lash | Silvana |
| Sunfire | Saphia |
| Kreed | Salem |
| Draco | Zeppelin |
| Ryu | Reya |
| Leviathan | Sevyn |
| Merlin | Denali |
| Kota | Echo |
| Helios | Gaia |
| Zenith | Xiomara |
| Kirin | Kitana |
| Icarus | Persephone |
| Spike | Scarleth |
| Abraxas | Sapphire |
| Haku | Ripley |
| Slayer | Zenith |
| Fireball | Apollonia |
| Ajax | Signe |
| Viper | Emberlee |
| Blayze | Katara |
| Dedric | Phoenix |
| Onyx | Zephyr |
| Slade | Karma |
| Calix | Ryker |
| Blade | Valkyrie |
| Kalix | Charis |
| Orion | Maxima |
| Drakon | Skarlett |
| Zephyr | Artemisia |
| Bladyn | Zenobia |
| Ellio | Phoenyx |
| Vulcan | Shadow |
| Kotori | Sitara |
| Burns | Bronx |
| Shadow | Blaize |
| Zatch | Draven |
| Vash | Saphire |
| Psyche | Scylla |
| Fury | Delphinia |
| Zeus | Hydra |
| Hakon | Astara |
| Salem | Sirenna |
| Savage | Electa |
| Falkor | Zisel |
| Macabre | Merline |
| Drako | Alectra |
| Ryker | Soluna |
| Vex | Fantasia |
| Shanks | Medora |
| Severus | Saphira |
| Cutler | Mystik |
| Quantum | Druscilla |
| Gunnar | Twilla |
| Hercules | Ketura |
| Hydra | Sirocco |
| Bronx | Exodus |
| Exodus | Kalix |
| Atlas | Monarch |
| Zorro | Orion |
| Xenos | Nemesis |
| Tritonix | Bathsheba |
| Bruto | Topaz |
| Boomer | Phelan |
| Raider | Ming |
| Maximus | Sixta |
| Perseus | Zilla |
| Lynk | Midas |
| Adonis | Vendetta |
| Bolt | Zohar |
| Thor | Sahara |
| Enigma | Eira |
| Flash | Sable |
| Madrigal | Talon |
| Matrix | Maleficent |
| Flex | Lunette |
| Scorpius | Merla |
Cool Dragon Names
Dragons are some of the coolest mythical creatures, so it’s only fair that they have cool-sounding names. These names are reminiscent of cool and mythical beings.
|
Male Names |
Female Names |
|---|---|
| Apache | Astaria |
| Astro | Astro |
| Ax | Blaise |
| Axton | Blazia |
| Blaize | Calyx |
| Brixx | Dakota |
| Calyx | Delta |
| Commodus | Eclipse |
| Coven | Ember |
| Cyprian | Equinox |
| Decimus | Evaluna |
| Delta | Gemini |
| Diesel | Genesis |
| Drago | Halo |
| Ender | Imperia |
| Equinox | Jeta |
| Ezekiel | Jette |
| Gemini | Kali |
| Gunner | Kash |
| Halcyon | Katana |
| Halo | Kaylor |
| Helix | Lore |
| Hunter | Lux |
| Hydro | Luxe |
| Jett | Midnight |
| Kaven | Neo |
| Knox | Nova |
| Kush | Odessa |
| Lambo | Odyssey |
| Legend | Polaris |
| Locke | Prism |
| Meridian | Raya |
| Morpheus | Reign |
| Nash | Ryder |
| Nero | Saxonia |
| Polaris | Scarlet |
| Quest | Scorpio |
| Remington | Siren |
| Ripley | Sirius |
| Ripp | Skylar |
| Rocky | Solstice |
| Rowdy | Sorcha |
| Saber | Soul |
| Saint | Spectra |
| Santana | Starr |
| Style | Steele |
| Titan | Storm |
| Troy | Sunray |
| Tyber | Temple |
| Valiant | Twilight |
| Ventura | Vega |
| Xenon | Virgo |
| Xerxes | Wynter |
| Xiomar | Xena |
| Zaiden | Xenon |
| Zale | Ximena |
| Zeno | Zaire |
| Zenon | Zodiac |
| Zeppelin | Zora |
| Zodiac | Zorina |
Badass Dragon Names
With abilities like fire-breathing and flying, dragons are powerful, and they need a name that also portrays that strength. These badass dragon names convey power and might.
|
Male Names |
Female Names |
|---|---|
| Attila | Aphrodite |
| Brix | Astrid |
| Centurion | Bellatrix |
| Cirrus | Creed |
| Commodore | Czarina |
| Dekker | Darka |
| Diezel | Dasha |
| Fate | Drucilla |
| Flint | Enigma |
| Hannibal | Fate |
| Kassius | Galaxi |
| Knute | Halcyon |
| Lazer | Hyperion |
| Lionheart | Marvela |
| Lionstar | Mistique |
| Nightshade | Morticia |
| Nox | Mystique |
| Oracle | Noire |
| Pharaoh | Parthena |
| Powers | Rada |
| Prism | Rigel |
| Proteus | Sabbath |
| Quatro | Saber |
| Raziel | Sabra |
| Rekker | Sagan |
| Requiem | Sardonyx |
| Riker | Severina |
| Rip | Shade |
| Ryatt | Signa |
| Sagan | Solaris |
| Samurai | Sparta |
| Shade | Spectre |
| Shanx | Starlet |
| Solstice | Sunfire |
| Spartan | Syrax |
| Stein | Tempest |
| Stig | Tempesta |
| Tyro | Thorin |
| Vader | Trixy |
| Wrecker | Vada |
| Xeon | Varsha |
| Zoltan | Vixen |
| Zoro | Ziporah |
Unique Dragon Names
A dragon’s name has to be unique. These names convey the energy of a dragon with the uniqueness of being a mystical and mythical creature.
|
Male Names |
Female Names |
|---|---|
| Axel | Ameris |
| Baltazar | Ameryst |
| Blaise | Axelle |
| Carver | Azura |
| Cephas | Calixta |
| Craven | Chalice |
| Draven | Ebeneza |
| Ebenezer | Ebonique |
| Fenix | Griselda |
| Griffyn | Hestia |
| Hagen | Isis |
| Hax | Narcissa |
| Igor | Nash |
| Kage | Pandora |
| Kano | Phaedra |
| Kenji | Pheonix |
| Lux | Raiden |
| Oberon | Raisa |
| Riot | Rogue |
| Romulus | Scarlotte |
| Spectre | Severine |
| Steele | Thora |
| Striker | Ursula |
| Thorin | Vashti |
| Thorstein | Veda |
| Trax | Venus |
| Ulysses | Vesper |
| Vega | Xenia |
| Vladimir | Zabrina |
| Voltaire | Zakira |
| Wix | Zelda |
| Zane | Zephyra |
| Zephyrus | Zillah |
| Pheonyx | Zion |
Dark Dragon Names
While there are plenty of light, magical names out there, there are some names that speak to that darker side of things. These names are perfect for those who experience the world from that deeper and darker standpoint.
|
Male Names |
Female Names |
|---|---|
| Acheron | Alpha |
| Aquilla | Blade |
| Balthazar | Bloodwyn |
| Beowulf | Calix |
| Bram | Crimson |
| Cain | Cruella |
| Calixto | Dominion |
| Caspar | Draconia |
| Casper | Galactica |
| Cato | Isadora |
| Chaos | Jenesis |
| Daire | Killian |
| Dusk | Merlin |
| Gamma | Mizuki |
| Graves | Nexus |
| Kruger | Noir |
| Kurtz | Novalina |
| Midnight | Nox |
| Nexus | Requiem |
| Quake | Shayde |
| Rocko | Shoshana |
| Sig | Sinai |
| Tempest | Siouxsie |
| Tex | Thordis |
| Tybalt | Tristesse |
| Vox | Tryphena |
| Wraith | Valonia |
| Xane | Velora |
| Zhang | Xandra |
Cute Dragon Names
Sometimes, there’s a need for a cute dragon name — perhaps the dragon in question is childlike, or portrays innocent qualities.
|
Male Names |
Female Names |
|---|---|
| Ace | Atara |
| Apollo | Athena |
| Biff | Belladonna |
| Caspian | Bellaluna |
| Cedric | Citori |
| Cisco | Elektra |
| Cortez | Elexa |
| Creed | Harper |
| Crux | Inca |
| Echo | Kaydance |
| Elmo | Keiko |
| Ember | Kimba |
| Errol | Kimberlin |
| Everest | Kodiak |
| Falco | Lolita |
| Flynt | Lorelei |
| Genesis | Loxo |
| Inglebert | Luna |
| Inigo | Lunabelle |
| Jet | Lynx |
| Kaige | Merlie |
| Kyo | Midori |
| Larkspur | Milicent |
| Loki | Muse |
| Loxo | Myrtle |
| Lynx | Nikita |
| Montie | Novia |
| Mordechai | Opal |
| Neo | Orinda |
| Neptune | Pixie |
| Nester | Rhapsody |
| Nickles | Roxi |
| Pheonix | Sascha |
| Raiden | Scarlette |
| Ryden | Shyla |
| Scipio | Sistine |
| Silvanus | Skai |
| Silvester | Skyla |
| Sirius | Smolder |
| Sirocco | Solar |
| Smokey | Starbella |
| Solaris | Starlett |
| Sonic | Stormi |
| Sparky | Tamika |
| Tedric | Topanga |
| Tycho | Trinity |
| Xeno | Tristessa |
| Zayne | Trixie |
| Zio | Wylda |
| Zion | Xara |
| Zolton | Zofia |
Ice Dragon Names
Some dragons are associated with ice and, as such, need an appropriate name. Some incredibly fitting names speak to that dragon’s affinity for the cold.
|
Male Names |
Female Names |
|---|---|
| Alaska | Alba |
| Angelo | Aurora |
| Aquilo | Blue |
| Blue | Chrystal |
| Calder | Eirwan |
| Colden | Emberly |
| Feliz | Finola |
| Garland | Ice |
| Hollis | Icelyn |
| Ice | Iclyn |
| Noel | Krystal |
| Polar | Krystalina |
| Quilo | Lixue |
| Ryder | Lumen |
| Vail | Nieve |
| Winters | Nieves |
| Wynter | Olwen |
| Yule | Yukio |
Fire Dragon Names
Similarly, a fire dragon needs a name that speaks to that spark of energy, so to speak. These names are perfect for a fire dragon.
|
Male Names |
Female Names |
|---|---|
| Augusto | Augusta |
| Brando | Edna |
| Cosimo | Elia |
| Elio | Emberlyn |
| Hakan | Enya |
| Hayden | Fiamma |
| Idris | Helia |
| Ignacio | Luma |
| Ignatius | Salana |
| Lucien | Sephira |
| Lumi | Seraphim |
| Pulsar | Seraphina |
| Quasar | Solana |
| Sampson | Solara |
| Sol | Soleil |
| Solar | Solis |
| Soleil | Vesta |
| Solis |
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Famous Fictional Dragon Characters
Shenron is the iconic dragon character in the Dragon Ball series. While the name is Japanese in origin — meaning ‘Dragon God’ — Shenron resembles a Chinese dragon in that he is very long and snake-like. He has god-like powers and bestows wishes on people who collect dragon balls.
Smaug, a dragon character from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, is not unlike a traditional Western or European dragon in that he hoards treasure and operates with an air of arrogance. The name Smaug originates from the German word, ‘smeugan’ which means ‘to squeeze through a hole’, or more specifically, a worm.
Viserion is a dragon character from the hit TV show Game of Thrones. Viserion is named after Daenerys Targaryen’s brother, Viserys, and it was claimed that Viserion would ‘do what [Viserys] could not’. Viserion is unique in that he has cream and gold-colored scales and red-orange wings.
Mushu is a miniature dragon voiced by Eddie Murphy in the animated movie Mulan. While traditionally, Chinese dragons are depicted as elegant and intelligent, Mushu is something of a bumbling sidekick to the main character Mulan. Mushu’s name comes from the Chinese for ‘wood’ and ‘necessary’, but could also be said to be inspired by a delicious and popular Chinese dish, moo shu pork.
Syrax is one of the two main dragon characters in 2022’s House of the Dragon. Syrax is Queen Rhaenyra’s dragon and the name Syrax is said to be inspired by the name of a Valyrian goddess, which House Targaryen historically worships.
In the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game there is a good dragon named Bahamut, and an evil dragon named Tiamat. The name Bahamut has origins in pre-Islamic Arab mythology — where Bahamut is described as a gigantic fish that holds up the world.
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