Top Names for Dogs!

Top Names for Dogs!

By: VPI

What are the most popular pet names? For the second year in a row the name "Max" has taken top honors as the nation's most popular pet name according to research by Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI).

A survey of VPI's 300,000-plus policyholders showed that Bailey, Buddy, Molly, Maggie, Lucy, Jake, Daisy, Rocky and Sadie rounded out the top ten pet names rankings.

And you might ask....what is in a name? Check out this article and review our list below of the most common dog names.

Now, let's look at the top male, female, male dog, female dog names.


Top 10 Male Pet Names

1. MAX
2. BUDDY
3. JAKE
4. ROCKY
5. BAILEY
6. BUSTER
7. CODY
8. CHARLIE
9. BEAR
10. JACK

Top 10 Female Pet Names

1. MOLLY
2. MAGGIE
3. DAISY
4. LUCY
5. SADIE
6. GINGER
7. CHLOE
8. BAILEY
9. SOPHIE
10. ZOE


Top 30 Male Dog Names

1. MAX
2. BUDDY
3. JAKE
4. ROCKY
5. BAILEY


6. BUSTER
7. CODY
8. CHARLIE
9. BEAR
10. JACK

 
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