Dog names

The names people give their dogs

Counted from 704,337 dog licences in New York City, the largest public record of pet names in the US. Bella leads, Luna and Max follow. Updated November 2026.

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Every name below was given to at least a few dozen dogs; nothing made up. Filter, then shuffle.

ZoeLunaMochaMabelOnyxMollyLilyMontyTazAbby

300 names match

Top 100 dog names

1Bella8,899 · girl

2Luna7,360 · girl

3Max7,341 · boy

4Charlie6,462 · boy

5Coco6,261 · girl

6Lola5,383 · girl

7Rocky5,118 · boy

8Milo4,770 · boy

9Teddy4,693 · boy

10Lucy4,628 · girl

11Daisy4,379 · girl

12Lucky4,033 · boy

13Buddy4,006 · boy

14Bailey3,898 · either

15Toby3,472 · boy

16Leo3,274 · boy

17Princess3,225 · girl

18Chloe3,165 · girl

19Name3,109 · either

20Oliver2,988 · boy

21Penny2,966 · girl

22Cooper2,933 · boy

23Mia2,851 · girl

24Oreo2,806 · boy

25Molly2,783 · girl

26Rosie2,586 · girl

27Lily2,560 · girl

28Stella2,526 · girl

29Ruby2,484 · girl

30Cookie2,475 · girl

31Jack2,474 · boy

32Prince2,298 · boy

33Lulu2,292 · girl

34Sophie2,219 · girl

35Maggie2,162 · girl

36Ginger2,145 · girl

37Blue2,115 · boy

38Riley2,113 · either

39Bruno2,103 · boy

40Pepper2,097 · girl

41Benji2,035 · boy

42Bear1,976 · boy

43Sadie1,882 · girl

44Zoey1,843 · girl

45Gizmo1,818 · boy

46Lady1,813 · girl

47Louie1,795 · boy

48Roxy1,762 · girl

49Frankie1,758 · either

50Ollie1,756 · boy

51Cody1,692 · boy

52Bentley1,686 · boy

53Shadow1,670 · boy

54Zeus1,665 · boy

55Oscar1,642 · boy

56Duke1,597 · boy

57Winston1,591 · boy

58King1,569 · boy

59Henry1,566 · boy

60Zoe1,562 · girl

61Sasha1,516 · girl

62Harley1,498 · either

63Peanut1,496 · either

64Nala1,484 · girl

65Brownie1,466 · boy

66Archie1,455 · boy

67Honey1,453 · girl

68Jax1,443 · boy

69Olive1,433 · girl

70Loki1,413 · boy

71Brooklyn1,407 · either

72Scout1,394 · either

73Gracie1,379 · girl

74Rocco1,371 · boy

75Jake1,369 · boy

76Buster1,348 · boy

77Hazel1,333 · girl

78Ace1,332 · boy

79Simba1,312 · boy

80Baby1,297 · either

81Ziggy1,288 · boy

82Romeo1,275 · boy

83Ellie1,255 · girl

84Sammy1,249 · boy

85Lexi1,240 · girl

86Rex1,227 · boy

87Dexter1,226 · boy

88Jasper1,198 · boy

89Gigi1,184 · girl

90Sandy1,183 · girl

91George1,172 · boy

92Winnie1,144 · girl

93Minnie1,141 · girl

94Maya1,126 · girl

95Mochi1,126 · either

96Murphy1,124 · boy

97Hudson1,122 · boy

98Mocha1,110 · girl

99Chase1,100 · boy

100Hunter1,100 · boy

Bella alone is 1.26% of all licensed dogs; the top ten together cover 8.65%.

Rising fastest

Share of new licences in the latest full year against the three years before it.

Sonny +77%Sparky +48%Theo +47%Mabel +39%Lexi +38%Ozzy +36%Rocket +36%Izzy +31%Onyx +30%Cocoa +29%Finn +28%Koda +25%Juno +25%Fiona +25%Winston +24%

All rising names and the top ten by year →

Names by breed

Breeds with at least 300 licensed dogs. Each page lists that breed's forty most given names.

Shih Tzu

Bella, Oreo, Coco · 48,936 dogs

Yorkshire Terrier

Bella, Coco, Max · 44,186 dogs

Labrador Retriever

Luna, Bella, Charlie · 41,440 dogs

Chihuahua

Coco, Bella, Lola · 38,886 dogs

Maltese

Bella, Coco, Max · 25,200 dogs

Poodle

Name, Teddy, Luna · 20,170 dogs

German Shepherd

Bella, Max, Luna · 18,493 dogs

Beagle

Bailey, Max, Buddy · 14,782 dogs

Pomeranian

Coco, Teddy, Bella · 13,752 dogs

American Pit Bull Terrier

Bella, Blue, King · 12,435 dogs

French Bulldog

French, Luna, Lola · 11,837 dogs

Havanese

Havanese, Bella, Luna · 11,800 dogs

Dachshund

Lucy, Charlie, Frankie · 11,683 dogs

Golden Retriever

Bailey, Charlie, Max · 11,085 dogs

Goldendoodle

Charlie, Teddy, Cooper · 10,101 dogs

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Charlie, Oliver, Milo · 9,180 dogs

Jack Russell Terrier

Jack, Milo, Max · 8,907 dogs

Bichon Frisé

Teddy, Bella, Coco · 8,332 dogs

Siberian Husky

Luna, Blue, Max · 8,179 dogs

Shiba Inu

Shiba, Mochi, Max · 7,865 dogs

Miniature Schnauzer

Pepper, Luna, Max · 7,539 dogs

Australian Shepherd

Luna, Milo, Ollie · 6,816 dogs

Pug

Pug, Bella, Lola · 6,485 dogs

Labradoodle

Lucy, Cooper, Teddy · 6,478 dogs

Boston Terrier

Boston, Bella, Lola · 5,659 dogs

Boxer

Rocky, Sasha, Stella · 5,227 dogs

Maltipoo

Coco, Luna, Teddy · 4,731 dogs

Morkie

Morkie, Bella, Name · 4,542 dogs

Bulldog

Lola, Bella, Winston · 4,314 dogs

Border Collie

Luna, Max, Oreo · 4,124 dogs

American Staffordshire Terrier

Blue, Bella, Luna · 3,841 dogs

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Name, Charlie, Winston · 3,712 dogs

Miniature Pinscher

Rocky, Bella, Rusty · 3,634 dogs

Puggle

Bailey, Rocky, Name · 3,089 dogs

Cockapoo

Name, Charlie, Milo · 2,997 dogs

Rottweiler

Rocky, Bella, Bear · 2,682 dogs

Korean Jindo Dog

Miso, Luna, Momo · 2,541 dogs

Lhasa Apso

Max, Teddy, Bella · 2,531 dogs

Pekingese

Gizmo, Max, Rocky · 2,197 dogs

Bernese Mountain Dog

Max, Lola, Luna · 2,186 dogs

Miniature Australian Shepherd

Mini, Luna, Name · 2,016 dogs

Cairn Terrier

Toto, Lucy, Teddy · 1,992 dogs

American Bully

Rocky, Blue, Luna · 1,917 dogs

Rat Terrier

Milo, Lucy, Charlie · 1,774 dogs

Papillon

Foxy, Bella, Max · 1,469 dogs

Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Bella, Luna, Sadie · 1,367 dogs

Australian Cattle Dog

Rosie, Luna, Milo · 1,294 dogs

American Eskimo Dog

Snowy, Rocky, Charlie · 1,232 dogs

Shetland Sheepdog

Charlie, Teddy, Lucky · 1,225 dogs

Italian Greyhound

Coco, Bella, Stella · 1,157 dogs

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Buddy, Mia, Clyde · 1,057 dogs

West Highland White Terrier

Bailey, Archie, Lucy · 1,044 dogs

Cane Corso

Blue, Blu, Bella · 1,042 dogs

Border Terrier

Charlie, Teddy, Oscar · 951 dogs

Greyhound

Luna, Stella, Ruby · 936 dogs

Vizsla

Penny, Charlie, Rusty · 933 dogs

Basset Hound

Lola, Lucy, Molly · 933 dogs

Bull Terrier

Luna, Chico, Minnie · 913 dogs

Chow Chow

Luna, Bella, Rocky · 891 dogs

Tibetan Terrier

Lucy, Charlie, Leo · 863 dogs

Catahoula Leopard Dog

Sadie, Lola, Luna · 827 dogs

Coton de Tulear

Lola, Rocky, Buddy · 736 dogs

Standard Schnauzer

Max, Bruno, Luna · 731 dogs

Black and Tan Coonhound

Max, Lucy, Bella · 710 dogs

Portuguese water dog

Lucy, Otis, Chewie · 706 dogs

German Shorthaired Pointer

Harper, Ollie, Henry · 705 dogs

Great Dane

Milo, Duke, Bella · 703 dogs

Akita

Bella, Kuma, Rocky · 696 dogs

Basenji

Max, Willow, Roxie · 687 dogs

Wire Fox Terrier

Charlie, Jackson, Abigail · 684 dogs

Samoyed

Coco, Snow, Mochi · 680 dogs

Plott Hound

Penny, Bowie, Java · 671 dogs

Whippet

Zoey, Harry, Henry · 656 dogs

Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Pepper, Lucrezia, Theodore · 631 dogs

Treeing Walker Coonhound

Holly, Casanova, Cooper · 628 dogs

Belgian Malinois

Luna, Zeus, Jake · 626 dogs

Scottish Terrier

Winston, Charlie, Bentley · 622 dogs

Weimaraner

Stella, Blue, Grey · 607 dogs

English Cocker Spaniel

Jackson, Charlie, Jenny · 569 dogs

Dalmatian

Luna, Simon, Otis · 501 dogs

English Springer Spaniel

Maggie, Molly, Viga · 459 dogs

Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier

Oliver, Archie, Winnie · 459 dogs

Old English sheepdog

Sky, Oliver, Luna · 447 dogs

Japanese Chin

Milo, Bella, Gizmo · 446 dogs

Miniature American Shepherd

Luna, Penny, Cooper · 435 dogs

Norwich Terrier

Nicodemus, Ella, Leo · 421 dogs

American foxhound

Luna, Dalton, Hershey · 411 dogs

Alaskan Klee Kai

Name, Klee, Luna · 382 dogs

Lagotto Romagnolo

Lucca, Bosco, Gigi · 377 dogs

Norfolk Terrier

Gloria, Tony, Georgia · 370 dogs

Airedale Terrier

Scooter, Beowolf, Sherman · 336 dogs

Newfoundland dog

Lola, Daisy, Bear · 328 dogs

Redbone Coonhound

Lucy, Daisy, Shoko · 304 dogs

Questions people ask

What is the most popular dog name in 2026?

Bella, given to 8,899 licensed dogs in New York City, ahead of Luna and Max.

What is the most popular boy dog name?

Max, then Charlie, Rocky, Milo.

What is the most popular girl dog name?

Bella, then Luna, Coco, Lola.

Where do these counts come from?

From New York City's dog licensing dataset on NYC Open Data: every licence lists the dog's name, sex and breed. We count names across 704,337 licences and refresh monthly.

Source: NYC Open Data, Dog Licensing Dataset (public domain), licences issued 2014 onward; names that were blank or "unknown" are left out. Counts, never records. Written by Pawdeck editors.