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Luna, Bella, Max, Coco and Charlie are the most popular dog names, based on real dogs in NYC, Seattle and Austin city records. See the top 500 →
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Popular boy dog names include Max, Charlie, Milo, Rocky, Buddy and Teddy. Short, punchy male names with one or two syllables are easiest for a dog to learn. Browse boy dog names →
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The Most Popular Dog Names Right Now, Counted From Real DogsThe most popular dog names, counted from 201,748 real dogs in New York, Seattle and Austin city records, with the top girl and boy dog names.October 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Girl Dog Names: Popular, Cute and Unique Female Dog NamesThe best girl dog names: the most popular female dog names ranked by real dogs, plus cute girl dog names and unique picks for your new puppy.October 10, 2026 · 2 min read
Boy Dog Names: Strong, Cute and Unique Male Dog NamesThe best boy dog names: the most popular male dog names from real dogs, cute boy dog names for puppies and unique male names that stand out.October 9, 2026 · 2 min readPhoto credits
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- American Staffordshire Terrier: Germiona S, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Australian Shepherd: Gerrit Werner Sonka, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi: Dog breed facts, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: Filip B, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beagle mix: Frank Shepherd, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Welsh Corgi puppy: Huoadg5888Minor edits made by Subsidiary account, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
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- Airedale Terrier: by Jane@rangeairevision.com, Wikimedia Commons, Copyrighted free use
- Akita: Jon Cano, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alaskan Malamute: SCMW, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
- American Foxhound: Unknown, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Anatolian Shepherd: Kangalshepherddog, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Basenji: fugzu, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Basset Hound: Cali1008, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Beagle: Unknown, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beauceron: Stefan Schmitz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Bedlington Terrier: David Owsiany, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Belgian Malinois: D. Williams, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Bernese Mountain Dog: FriendlyToaster, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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- Biewer Terrier: Detlef Breiting, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Boerboel: Canarian, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Bolognese: Mrtibbs1999, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Border Collie: Unknown, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Border Terrier: Unknown, Wikimedia Commons, GPL
- Borzoi: Pleple2000, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Boston Terrier: Andreas Schlaugat, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
- Bouvier des Flandres: Basco at Dutch Wikipedia (Original text: annekedirven@tiscali.nl), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Boykin Spaniel: jetsonphoto, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Brittany: Olatz / souligne, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brussels Griffon: Arne Fagerholt, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
- Bull Terrier: Pixabay User TC-TORRES, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
- Bullmastiff: Fausto Moreno, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cairn Terrier: Ronald Müller-Hagen (Ketterechts), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cane Corso: Claudio Domiziani, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Cavapoo: George O'Malley, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever: George Makatura, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Chihuahua: Bonnie van den Born, http://www.bonfoto.nl. The original uploader was Cwazi at Dutch Wikipedia., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chinese Crested: Tommy Gildseth, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
- Chinese Shar-Pei: Yan Mis/&Den Rakov, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chow Chow: Томасина, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Cocker Spaniel: Fcocker, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Collie: Yasu w, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Corgi: Dog breed facts, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Coton de Tulear: Uschi Goess (eingestellt von Caronna), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dalmatian: Bradlien, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Doberman Pinscher: Miroslav Cacik, Wikimedia Commons, Copyrighted free use
- Dogo Argentino: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Dutch Shepherd: CaroleField, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flat-Coated Retriever: Gunnandreassen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- German Shorthaired Pointer: Bonnie van den Born, http://www.bonfoto.nl, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Goldendoodle: Gullpavon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Great Dane: Lilly M, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Great Pyrenees: HeartSpoon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Greyhound: Neurodoc, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Havanese: audrey_sel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Irish Setter: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga Commons)(Lmbuga Galipedia) Publicada por/Publish by: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Irish Wolfhound: Dux, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Italian Greyhound: christina, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Jack Russell Terrier: Plank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
- Keeshond: dancing with wolves, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Labradoodle: Anton Porsche, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Maltese: Sannse, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mastiff: Radovan Rohovsky, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Miniature American Shepherd: Lextergrace, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Miniature Pinscher: Sebastian Wallin. Sebastian Wallin. Sebwal, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
- Miniature Poodle: Tim Wilson from Blaine, MN, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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- Pekingese: SheltieBoy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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- Pomeranian: Blackoranges, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Pug: Xidrep, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rat Terrier: Jadenschaul, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rhodesian Ridgeback: Bonnie van den Born, http://www.bonfoto.nl, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Samoyed: No machine-readable author provided. Pleple2000 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Scottish Terrier: Elise Carroll, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shiba Inu: Takashiba at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Shih Tzu: Canino21, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier: Or Logassi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tibetan Mastiff: Svenska Mässan from Sweden, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Toy Poodle: Tim Wilson from Blaine, MN, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Vizsla: Pleple2000, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Weimaraner: Rufus46, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- West Highland White Terrier: Christopher Walker from Krakow, Poland, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Whippet: Canarian, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Xoloitzcuintli: Svenska Mässan from Sweden, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Yorkshire Terrier: Svenska Mässan from Sweden, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Colors & Coats theme: Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon, United States, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Cute & Small theme: karlee ladyk, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
- Movies & TV theme: Rollan Budi from Vancouver, Canada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- International theme: Jon Cano, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Holidays & Seasons theme: West Midlands Police from West Midlands, United Kingdom, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Food & Treats theme: Shane Adams, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Disney & Pixar theme: Can Kamiloğlu, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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- Mythology & Legends theme: Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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