German Shepherd names

The forty names German Shepherd owners give most, from 18,493 licensed German Shepherds (purebred and crosses) in New York City. Bella leads, then Max and Luna.

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All names Boy names Girl names Rising By breed Name finder

1Bella312 · 7.1%

2Max286 · 6.5%

3Luna270 · 6.2%

4Rocky193 · 4.4%

5Charlie137 · 3.1%

6Jack136 · 3.1%

7Stella121 · 2.8%

8Zeus120 · 2.7%

9Lucky118 · 2.7%

10Lucy116 · 2.7%

11Bear111 · 2.5%

12Buddy110 · 2.5%

13Cooper107 · 2.4%

14Riley106 · 2.4%

15Duke103 · 2.4%

16Molly103 · 2.4%

17Leo102 · 2.3%

18Harley100 · 2.3%

19Shadow99 · 2.3%

20Hunter96 · 2.2%

21Mia93 · 2.1%

22Rex90 · 2.1%

23King90 · 2.1%

24Maggie90 · 2.1%

25Penny86 · 2.0%

26Milo79 · 1.8%

27Lady79 · 1.8%

28Jax78 · 1.8%

29Lola78 · 1.8%

30Roxy77 · 1.8%

31Thor73 · 1.7%

32Rosie73 · 1.7%

33Teddy71 · 1.6%

34Sasha71 · 1.6%

35Maximus68 · 1.6%

36Daisy68 · 1.6%

37Nala67 · 1.5%

38Bruno65 · 1.5%

39Prince65 · 1.5%

40Cookie63 · 1.4%

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Bella, then Max, Luna, Rocky, among 18,493 licensed German Shepherds in New York City.

Source: NYC Open Data, Dog Licensing Dataset (public domain). The share is of this breed's top forty. Updated November 2026.