Golden Retriever names

The forty names Golden Retriever owners give most, from 11,085 licensed Golden Retrievers (purebred and crosses) in New York City. Bailey leads, then Charlie and Max.

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All names Boy names Girl names Rising By breed Name finder

1Bailey143 · 4.8%

2Charlie143 · 4.8%

3Max126 · 4.2%

4Buddy123 · 4.1%

5Hudson117 · 3.9%

6Leo114 · 3.8%

7Cooper110 · 3.7%

8Luna100 · 3.3%

9Daisy94 · 3.1%

10Lucky94 · 3.1%

11Bella91 · 3.0%

12Maggie87 · 2.9%

13Ginger82 · 2.7%

14Sophie80 · 2.7%

15Lucy78 · 2.6%

16Sadie78 · 2.6%

17Milo76 · 2.5%

18Simba74 · 2.5%

19Lola71 · 2.4%

20Riley69 · 2.3%

21Tucker69 · 2.3%

22Toby66 · 2.2%

23Finn63 · 2.1%

24Penny59 · 2.0%

25Golden58 · 1.9%

26Jack56 · 1.9%

27Oliver55 · 1.8%

28Rosie54 · 1.8%

29Sunny54 · 1.8%

30Molly53 · 1.8%

31Bear52 · 1.7%

32Stella51 · 1.7%

33Winston48 · 1.6%

34Gracie48 · 1.6%

35Logan47 · 1.6%

36Scout46 · 1.5%

37Lily43 · 1.4%

38Teddy43 · 1.4%

39Goldie41 · 1.4%

40Murphy40 · 1.3%

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Bailey, then Charlie, Max, Buddy, among 11,085 licensed Golden Retrievers 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.