Most Popular Dog Names

Top Dog Names for 2015If your dog is named Max, Charlie, Buddy, Bella, Lucy, or Daisy, then you are not alone.  Those are some of the most popular names for dogs in 2015 according to Rover.com. The website poured over its own database of research, surveys, and articles, along with external sources to come up with the year’s biggest trends. Human names are the #1 choice for pet parents as that figure reached 49% in 2015 – up from 19.88% in 2013 and 21.17% in 2014.

According to their other surveys, 44% of US households have at least one dog, while 94% of ‘pet parents’ consider their canines as part of the family. 5% admit to dressing up their pooches. More than 30% of pet owners have prepared people food for their pet with 7% doing so regularly. And the American Pet Products Association estimates we spent $60.59 billion on our pets in 2015.

10% of all dog names were inspired by popular culture with The Hunger Games, Harry Potter and Star Wars showing the most increase. Names inspired by Twilight, The Walking Dead, and Game of Thrones not so much this year.

If you really like food, then your dog might be named Ginger, Pepper, Peanut, or Oreo. If you are more into drinks, then you might have a Guinness, Brandy, Porter, Whiskey, or Kahula scratching at the door.  For sports fans, Chase, Wrigley, Champ, Bruiser, and Dodger were favorites. And for those that preferred calling their pets by some other animal name, Bear, Teddy, Moose, Foxy, Tiger, Panda, Raven, Cricket, Puppy, and Monkey all made the top 10. I’m sure plenty of people called their dog “Dog” but it did not make the rankings.

No results were listed on how many owners named their dogs based on characters in Steve Martin movies (see classic scene from The Jerk).

And if you are not yet convinced that we absolutely love our animals, nearly 1 in 20 owners have social media accounts for their pets.

TOP 100 FEMALE DOG NAMES

  1. Bella
  2. Lucy
  3. Daisy
  4. Molly
  5. Lola
  6. Sadie
  7. Maggie
  8. Sophie
  9. Chloe
  10. Bailey
  11. Luna
  12. Lily
  13. Roxy
  14. Zoey
  15. Stella
  16. Penny
  17. Coco
  18. Gracie
  19. Zoe
  20. Abbie
  21. Ginger
  22. Ruby
  23. Mia
  24. Sasha
  25. Lilly
  1. Rosie
  2. Ellie
  3. Nala
  4. Emma
  5. Pepper
  6. Piper
  7. Lulu
  8. Lady
  9. Annie
  10. Layla
  11. Riley
  12. Princess
  13. Lexi
  14. Maya
  15. Maddie
  16. Dixie
  17. Olive
  18. Izzy
  19. Roxie
  20. Belle
  21. Angel
  22. Callie
  23. Ella
  24. Cookie
  25. Missie
  1. Honey
  2. Millie
  3. Kona
  4. Marley
  5. Holly
  6. Sandy
  7. Shelby
  8. Dakota
  9. Harley
  10. Phoebe
  11. Scout
  12. Charlie
  13. Minnie
  14. Callie
  15. Willow
  16. Jasmine
  17. Sugar
  18. Athena
  19. Winnie
  20. Hazel
  21. Trixie
  22. Mocha
  23. Josie
  24. Peanut
  25. Sydney
  1. Katie
  2. Macy
  3. Cleo
  4. Fiona
  5. Shadow
  6. Baby
  7. Allie
  8. Hannah
  9. Mimi
  10. Cocoa
  11. Lacey
  12. Bonnie
  13. Madison
  14. Grace
  15. Penelope
  16. Delilah
  17. Nina
  18. Heidi
  19. Gigi
  20. Sally
  21. Lucky
  22. Ava
  23. Sassy
  24. Oreo
  25. Nikki

 

TOP 100 MALE DOG NAMES

  1. Max
  2. Charlie
  3. Buddy
  4. Cooper
  5. Jack
  6. Rocky
  7. Toby
  8. Duke
  9. Bear
  10. Tucker
  11. Oliver
  12. Jake
  13. Bentley
  14. Teddy
  15. Riley
  16. Milo
  17. Bailey
  18. Buster
  19. Dexter
  20. Leo
  21. Winston
  22. Murphy
  23. Louie
  24. Zeus
  25. Lucky
  1. Oscar
  2. Cody
  3. Harley
  4. Jackson
  5. Henry
  6. Baxter
  7. Gus
  8. Jax
  9. Sam
  10. Sammy
  11. Bandit
  12. Bruno
  13. Gizmo
  14. Diesel
  15. Marley
  16. Ollie
  17. Jasper
  18. Roscoe
  19. Beau
  20. Hank
  21. Rusty
  22. Shadow
  23. Brody
  24. Rocco
  25. Blue
  1. Scout
  2. Moose
  3. Rex
  4. Otis
  5. Loki
  6. George
  7. Finn
  8. Romeo
  9. Bo
  10. Simba
  11. Tyson
  12. Apollo
  13. Boomer
  14. Tank
  15. Hunter
  16. Ziggy
  17. Ace
  18. Joey
  19. Thor
  20. Luke
  21. Peanut
  22. Samson
  23. Gunner
  24. Chance
  25. Rufus
  1. Rudy
  2. Oreo
  3. Koda
  4. Prince
  5. Sparky
  6. Frankie
  7. Benny
  8. Chico
  9. Brutus
  10. Copper
  11. Coco
  12. Chase
  13. Chester
  14. Kobe
  15. Brady
  16. Cash
  17. Bubba
  18. Bruce
  19. Ranger
  20. Maverick
  21. Mickey
  22. Mac
  23. Benji
  24. Scooter
  25. Chewy

 


 
For complete rankings and more tidbits, check out “Who’s Top Dog?” from Rover.com.

 

And to all my loyal readers, Happy New Years! Thank you for following me these past 12 months and I look forward to bringing you many new stories, insights and news in 2016. May this year bring much love and many doggie kisses into your life.

 

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