Dog names
At a glance
Most dogs in public records are called Bella, Luna and Charlie. Below: the top 100, plus lists by gender, style, letter and breed.
Top 10
Share = how many dogs in the records have the nameAll dog names
19,856 names · page 1 of 199- 11LolaLo·la
- 12BaileyBai·ley
- 13TeddyTed·dy
- 14MollyMol·ly
- 15CooperCoo·per
- 16TobyTo·by
- 17LuckyLuck·y
- 18PennyPen·ny
- 19RosieRo·sie
- 20ChloeChlo·e
- 21LeoLe·o
- 22MaggieMag·gie
- 23RubyRu·by
- 24LilyLi·ly
- 25SadieSa·die
- 26StellaStel·la
- 27OliverO·li·ver
- 28BearBear
- 29JackJack
- 30MiaMi·a
- 31SophieSo·phie
- 32PepperPep·per
- 33RileyRi·ley
- 34PrincessPrin·cess
- 35OreoO·re·o
- 36ZoeyZoey
- 37BlueBlue
- 38RoxyRo·xy
- 39DukeDuke
- 40CookieCoo·kie
- 41GingerGing·er
- 42LuluLu·lu
- 43HarleyHar·ley
- 44ShadowSha·dow
- 45OllieOl·lie
- 46ZeusZeus
- 47LouieLouie
- 48WinstonWins·ton
- 49OscarOs·car
- 50FrankieFrank·ie
- 51BentleyBent·ley
- 52BrunoBru·no
- 53MurphyMur·phy
- 54WillowWil·low
- 55TuckerTuck·er
- 56LokiLo·ki
- 57GracieGra·cie
- 58ArchieAr·chie
- 59EllieEl·lie
- 60ScoutScout
- 61NalaNa·la
- 62HenryHen·ry
- 63ZoeZo·e
- 64JakeJake
- 65MillieMil·lie
- 66PrincePrince
- 67WinnieWin·nie
- 68PiperPi·per
- 69OliveO·live
- 70BenjiBen·ji
- 71CodyCo·dy
- 72FinnFinn
- 73JasperJas·per
- 74LadyLa·dy
- 75HoneyHo·ney
- 76SashaSa·sha
- 77PeanutPea·nut
- 78AbbyAb·by
- 79GusGus
- 80HazelHa·zel
- 81GizmoGiz·mo
- 82DexterDex·ter
- 83PoppyPop·py
- 84JaxJax
- 85MayaMaya
- 86BusterBus·ter
- 87ZiggyZig·gy
- 88MarleyMar·ley
- 89AceAce
- 90RexRex
- 91SimbaSim·ba
- 92KingKing
- 93SammySam·my
- 94JacksonJack·son
- 95SamSam
- 96LexiLe·xi
- 97MochaMo·cha
- 98RoccoRoc·co
- 99BanditBan·dit
- 100PhoebePhoe·be
The top 5 over the years
| Name | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella | #2 | #5 | #3 | #3 | #3 | #5 |
| Luna | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| Charlie | #5 | #3 | #5 | #7 | #7 | #10 |
| Max | #4 | #7 | #7 | #6 | #9 | #4 |
| Lucy | #11 | #11 | #17 | #13 | #20 | #32 |
Rank among names of dogs born that year (sources that record birth year).
Narrow it down
Girl dog namesBella, Luna, LucyBoy dog namesCharlie, Max, BuddyUnisex dog namesCoco, Bailey, PepperCuteBella, Luna, CharlieFunnyRocky, Bear, OreoShortLuna, Max, LucyFoodOreo, Cookie, GingerNatureCoco, Daisy, RubyColorRuby, Blue, OliveMythologyLuna, Zeus, LokiFamousZeus, Nala, BenjiHumanBella, Luna, CharlieJapaneseKobe, Mochi, MomoItalianBella, Bruno, RoccoSpanishLola, Chico, NinaFrenchCoco, Chloe, BeauGreekZeus, Apollo, AthenaGermanBruno, Hugo, OttoIrishMurphy, Finn, FinneganHawaiianKona, Kai, MauiUniqueTifa, Auri, PhinneyBlackShadow, Mocha, OnyxWhiteMochi, Casper, PearlOrangeGinger, Simba, RustyGrayPepper, Blue, SmokeyBigSadie, Bear, DukeSmallGizmo, Minnie, Chico
By first letter
Popular dog breeds
Questions
What is the most popular dog name?
Bella is the most common dog name in the records, followed by Luna and Charlie.
What are the best girl dog names?
The most popular girl dog names are Bella, Luna and Lucy.
What are short dog names?
Luna, Max and Lucy are the most popular names with one syllable or up to four letters.
What is a unique dog name?
Kepler, Lindsey and Colonel are real dog names that only a few dogs in the records have.
Where do these names come from?
From public pet licensing records and animal shelter data published by cities in the US and Canada. Duplicate records of the same pet are removed.