The Entire Ranking of 2003 AKC Dog Registrations

Rank        Breeds        2003 Registration Numbers *
                
1        Retriever (Labrador) - 144,934
2        Retriever (Golden)- 52,530
3        Beagle- 45,033
4        German Shepherd Dog- 43,950
5        Dachshund - 39,473
6        Yorkshire Terrier - 38,256
7        Boxer        34,136
8        Poodle - 32,176
9        Shih Tzu - 26,935
10        Chihuahua - 24,930
11        Miniature Schnauzer - 22,288
12        Pug - 21,340
13        Pomeranian - 20,808
14        Spaniel (Cocker)- 19,036
15        Rottweiler - 18,216
16        Bulldog - 16,735
17        Shetland Sheepdog - 15,690
18        Boston Terrier - 14,727
19        Miniature Pinscher -13,162
20        Maltese - 12,646
21        Pointer (German Shorthaired)- 12,269
22        Doberman Pinscher - 11,553
23        Siberian Husky - 10,660
24        Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) - 10,342
25        Basset Hound - 9,481
26        Bichon Frise - 9,410
27        Great Dane - 8,949
28        Spaniel (English Springer)- 8,860
29        Weimaraner - 8,763
30        Brittany - 7,751
31        West Highland White Terrier - 7,408
32        Collie - 5,680
33        Mastiff - 5,655
34        Australian Shepherd - 5,626
35        Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - 5,308
36        Papillon - 5,144
37        Pekingese - 4,769
38        Lhasa Apso - 4,410
39        Saint Bernard - 4,298
40        Chinese Shar-Pei - 4,100
41        Retriever (Chesapeake Bay)- 3,713
42        Cairn Terrier - 3,707
43        Scottish Terrier - 3,559
44        Akita - 3,246
45        Vizsla - 3,181
46        Newfoundland - 3,135
47        Bernese Mountain Dog - 3,132
48        Bullmastiff - 2,943
49        Bloodhound - 2,849
50        Airedale Terrier - 2,771
51        Italian Greyhound - 2,515
52        Great Pyrenees - 2,508
53        Rhodesian Ridgeback - 2,262
54        French Bulldog - 2,203
55        Havanese - 2,156
56        Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)- 2,092
57        Alaskan Malamute - 2,043
58        Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier - 2,020
59        Whippet - 1,874
60        Chow Chow - 1,858
61        Chinese Crested - 1,833
62        Shiba Inu - 1,800
63        Setter (Irish) - 1,695
64        American Staffordshire Terrier - 1,641
65        Border Collie - 1,618
66        Parson Russell Terrier - 1,554
67        Samoyed - 1,542
68        Silky Terrier - 1,473
69        Old English Sheepdog - 1,466
70        Brussels Griffon - 1,437
71        Portuguese Water Dog - 1,362
72        Bull Terrier - 1,357
73        Australian Cattle Dog - 1,298
74        Pointer (German Wirehaired) - 1,266
75        Spaniel (English Cocker) - 1,255
76        Japanese Chin - 1,228
77        Fox Terrier (Wire)- 1,220
78        Schipperke - 1,215
79        Basenji - 1,181
80        Dalmatian - 1,112
81        Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)- 1,006
82        Giant Schnauzer - 962
83        Irish Wolfhound -920
84        Border Terrier - 889
85        Keeshond - 889
86        Bouvier Des Flandres - 874
87        Setter (Gordon) - 780
88        Norwegian Elkhound - 743
89        Welsh Terrier - 739
90        Afghan Hound - 707
91        Tibetan Terrier - 690
92        Staffordshire Bull Terrier - 677
93        Borzoi - 676
94        Setter (English) - 662
95        Toy Fox Terrier - 640
96        Belgian Malinois - 627
97        Standard Schnauzer - 614
98        Greater Swiss Mountain Dog - 575
99        Fox Terrier (Smooth)- 554
100        Norwich Terrier -549
101        Bearded Collie -543
102        American Eskimo Dog - 540
103        Retriever (Flat-Coated)- 535
104        Pointer        - 519
105        Kerry Blue Terrier - 475
106        Tibetan Spaniel - 458
107        Manchester Terrier - 443
108        Belgian Tervuren - 428
109        Australian Terrier - 421
110        Saluki - 374
111        Belgian Sheepdog - 353
112        Wirehaired Pointing Griffon - 304
113        Irish Terrier - 302
114        Norfolk Terrier - 293
115        Briard - 282
116        Spaniel (Welsh Springer) - 277
117        Affenpinscher - 262
118        Bedlington Terrier - 251
119        Spinone Italiano - 247
120        Spaniel (Clumber) -239
121        Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen - 237
122        English Toy Spaniel - 205
123        Anatolian Shepherd - 195
124        Spaniel (Field)- 174
125        Spaniel (American Water)- 166
126        Lakeland Terrier - 160
127        Scottish Deerhound - 154
128        Kuvaszok - 154
129        Pulik - 153
130        Spaniel (Irish Water) - 144
131        Greyhound - 139
132        Miniature Bull Terrier - 133
133        Pharaoh Hound -129
134        Lowchen - 128
135        Polish Lowland Sheepdog - 123
136        Black And Tan Coonhound - 121
137        Retriever (Curly-Coated)- 119
138        Skye Terrier - 103
139        Spaniel (Sussex)- 92
140        Ibizan Hound - 92
141        Finnish Spitz - 79
142        Plott Coonhound - 76
143        Dandie Dinmont Terrier - 76
144        Sealyham Terrier - 75
145        German Pinscher - 74
146        Canaan Dog -72
147        Komondorok - 69
148        Foxhound (American)- 52
149        Harrier - 45
150        Otterhound - 34
151        Foxhound (English)- 19

* Data from AKC website: http://www.akc.org/breeds/reg_stats.cfm