The Entire Ranking of 2004 AKC Dog Registrations
Rank Breeds 2004 Registration Numbers **
1. Retriever (Labrador) - 146,692
2. Retriever (Golden) - 52,550
3. German Shepherd Dog - 46,046
4. Beagle - 44,555
5. Yorkshire Terrier - 43,522
6. Dachshund - 40,770
7. Boxer - 37,741
8. Poodle - 32,671
9. Shih Tzu - 28,958
10. Chihuahua - 24,850
11. Miniature Schnauzer - 24,080
12. Pug - 23,152
13. Pomeranian - 21.269
14. Bulldog - 19,396
15. Spaniel (Cocker) - 18,553
16. Rottweiler - 17,498
17. Boston Terrier - 16,464
18. Shetland Sheepdog - 15,605
19. Maltese -13,683
20. Pointer (German Shorthaired) - 12,799
21. Miniature Pinscher - 12,697
22. Doberman Pinscher - 11,724
23. Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) - 11,230
24. Siberian Husky - 10,566
25. Basset Hound - 9,814
26. Bichon Frise - 9,796
27. Great Dane - 9,507
28. Spaniel (English Springer) - 9,376
29. Weimaraner - 9,010
30.
Brittany - 8,152
31. West Highland White Terrier - 7,744
32. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - 7,097
33. Mastiff - 6,440
34. Australian Shepherd - 6,116
35. Papillon - 6,019
36. Collie - 5,485
37. Saint Bernard - 4,490
38. Pekingese - 4,335
39. Lhasa Apso - 4,316
40. Neapolitan Mastiffs* - 4,164
41. Chinese Shar-Pei - 3,924
42. Scottish Terrier - 3,853
43. Cairn Terrier - 3,750
44. Vizsla - 3,616
45. Newfoundland - 3,505
46. Retriever (Chesapeake Bay) - 3,454
47. Bullmastiff - 3,433
48. Bernese Mountain Dog - 3,430
49. French Bulldog - 3,377
50. Bloodhound - 3,113
51. Akita - 3,112
52. Havanese - 2,950
53. Airedale Terrier - 2,820
54. Italian Greyhound - 2,535
55. Rhodesian Ridgeback - 2,427
56. Great Pyrenees - 2,340
57. Chinese Crested - 2,314
58. Alaskan Malamute - 2,187
59. Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier - 2,148
60. Border Collie - 1,983
61. Chow Chow - 1,865
62. Whippet - 1,849
63. Brussels Griffon - 1,802
64. Setter (Irish) - 1,743
65. American Staffordshire Terrier - 1,723
66. Shiba Inu - 1,714
67. Japanese Chin - 1,580
68. Bull Terrier -1,548
69. Portuguese Water Dog - 1,535
70. Pointer (German Wirehaired) - 1,514
71. Silky Terrier - 1,503
72. Parson Russell Terrier - 1,502
73. Old English Sheepdog - 1,494
74. Australian Cattle Dog - 1,478
75. Spaniel (English Cocker) - 1,326
76. Samoyed - 1,309
77. Fox Terrier (Wire) - 1,205
78. Basenji - 1,181
79. Schipperke - 1,092
80. Dalmatian - 1,012
81. Giant Schnauzer - 1,012
82. Border Terrier - 983
83. Bouvier Des Flandres - 981
84. Irish Wolfhound - 980
85. Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) - 913
86. Afghan Hound - 854
87. Setter (Gordon) - 842
88. Welsh Terrier - 805
89. Borzoi - 794
90. Staffordshire Bull Terrier - 791
91. Keeshond - 764
92. Norwegian Elkhound - 738
93. Greater Swiss Mountain Dog - 704
94. Toy Fox Terrier - 702
95. Setter (English) - 700
96. Tibetan Terrier - 685
97. Belgian Malinois - 681
98. Black Russian Terriers* - 656
99. Norwich Terrier - 652
100. Retriever (Flat-Coated) - 611
101. Standard Schnauzer - 590
102. Bearded Collie - 559
103. Fox Terrier (Smooth) - 553
104. Glen of Imaal Terriers* - 534
105. Tibetan Spaniel - 534
106. Belgian Tervuren - 518
107. Pointer - 512
108. Kerry Blue Terrier - 488
109. Manchester Terrier - 473
110. American Eskimo Dog - 470
111. Australian Terrier - 435
112. Wirehaired Pointing Griffon - 370
113. Saluki - 364
114. Anatolian Shepherd - 357
115. Belgian Sheepdog - 346
116. Spinone Italiano - 336
117. Norfolk Terrier - 323
118. Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) - 318
119. Spaniel (Welsh Springer) - 310
120. Affenpinscher - 289
121. Irish Terrier - 287
122. Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen - 286
123. Briard - 271
124. English Toy Spaniel - 264
125. Spaniel (Clumber) - 235
126. Lakeland Terrier - 221
127. Bedlington Terrier - 208
128. Kuvaszok - 177
129. Miniature Bull Terrier - 175
130. Retriever (Curly-Coated) - 171
131. Greyhound - 169
132. Spaniel (American Water) - 156
133. Polish Lowland Sheepdog - 153
134. Scottish Deerhound - 149
135. Lowchen - 144
136. Pulik - 130
137. Spaniel (Irish Water) - 127
138. Spaniel (Field) - 125
139. Pharaoh Hound - 120
140. Black And Tan Coonhound - 114
141. Ibizan Hound - 99
142. Canaan Dog - 85
143. German Pinscher - 84
144. Komondorok - 84
145. Plott Coonhound - 79
146. Sealyham Terrier - 76
147. Dandie Dinmont Terrier - 69
148. Finnish Spitz - 66
149. Skye Terrier - 63
150. Harrier - 53
151. Spaniel (Sussex) - 45
152. Foxhound (American) - 42
153. Otterhound - 23
154. Foxhound (English) - 17
* The registration numbers for the new breeds - Glen of Imaal Terrier, Black Russian Terrier and Neapolitan Mastiff - are higher than normal for one year because all eligible dogs from FSS (that were registered over a period of years) are transferred at one time when they become fully registrable by the AKC.
** Data from AKC website: http://www.akc.org/reg/dogreg_stats.cfm
