Dog names

Maltese names

The forty names Maltese owners give most, from 25,200 licensed Malteses (purebred and crosses) in New York City. Bella leads, then Coco and Max.

1Bella472 · 6.5%

2Coco425 · 5.8%

3Max351 · 4.8%

4Lucky297 · 4.1%

5Milo274 · 3.8%

6Princess251 · 3.4%

7Lola249 · 3.4%

8Charlie248 · 3.4%

9Teddy225 · 3.1%

10Daisy224 · 3.1%

11Luna222 · 3.0%

12Toby217 · 3.0%

13Chloe206 · 2.8%

14Rocky201 · 2.8%

15Snowball193 · 2.6%

16Prince185 · 2.5%

17Maltese184 · 2.5%

18Buddy175 · 2.4%

19Leo156 · 2.1%

20Snow152 · 2.1%

21Fluffy151 · 2.1%

22Mia149 · 2.0%

23Lucy142 · 1.9%

24Casper140 · 1.9%

25Oreo132 · 1.8%

26Name127 · 1.7%

27Morkie125 · 1.7%

28Molly125 · 1.7%

29Benji124 · 1.7%

30Bailey121 · 1.7%

31Bentley121 · 1.7%

32Cody118 · 1.6%

33Lily116 · 1.6%

34Snoopy112 · 1.5%

35Lulu111 · 1.5%

36Cookie104 · 1.4%

37Snowy96 · 1.3%

38Gizmo96 · 1.3%

39Oliver95 · 1.3%

40Sophie89 · 1.2%

Questions people ask

What is the most popular name for a Maltese?

Bella, then Coco, Max, Lucky, among 25,200 licensed Malteses 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.