by Hunter Davis
A lot of thought is required when it comes to choosing the perfect name for your dog. You’ll want to choose a name that fits the dog’s personality and appearance. To help you with this decision, every year the Veterinary Pet Insurance Company combs through its list of policyholders’ pet names and publishes the most popular dog names (and other pets’ names) online. People that can afford pet insurance will probably name their dogs the same popular names as pet owner’s who do not have insurance.
While comparing the list from 2005 with lists from previous years, there hasn’t been a lot of change to the most popular dog name list. You won’t hear names like “Fido” or “Spot” anymore. Instead, names like “Max”, “Buddy”, “Molly” and “Lucy” are more likely to be shouted out at the dog park these days. Animal experts warn not to name your pet a name that sounds too closely to a command you will use. This could potentially lead to a lot of confusion. You might also want to save your favorite name for your baby so it won’t seem like you named your kid after your pet.
The 2005 list probably includes your dog’s name, or at least the dog of someone you know. For male dogs the top ten most popular names are as follows: Max, Buddy, Jake, Rocky, Bailey, Buster, Cody, Charlie, Bear, and Jack. The top ten most popular female dog names in 2005 are: Molly, Maggie, Daisy, Lucy, Sadie, Ginger, Chloe, Bailey, Sophie, and Zoe.
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Im from the UK, and my dog’s name is Oscar. He is a goldern retriever and the best dog ever!
my dogs name is ziggy, hes a briard!
my dogs called lola
shes a west highland terrier
awww i love all of those names. this website is right! i hear so many people calling out those names.
i have the most cutest dog he a golden retriever and his name is marco
I HAVE TWO GOLDEN RETRIEVERS THEIR NAMES ARE BAILEY (BOY) AND DAISEY (GIRL)
my dogs name is Magic, after Magic Johnson (the basketball player)
my dogs name is PeeWee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my dogs name is shadow!!!!!!
he’s soooo cute
=]
my dogs name is gidget she is a teacup poodle she is just adorable!!!
OKayyy sooo I have the coolest dog in the world!!! So dont even try to compare to me ALrihttt!!!
LAterrrrr
xoxo
Kendra
p.s. my dog’s name is Yoshi Yamamoto!
MY DOG’S NAME IS yamadamadingdong
my dog’s called dudley hes a miniture schnauzer lol hes cool coz the breed doesn’t malt! haha expensive though! =]
my dog’s name is patches she is a bluehealer
i also have a bluehealer his name wrangler
I just got a pocket beagle puppy for Christmas and her name is Holly Lou Ya.
my dogs name is pleky!..pleky is most popular dog name in indonesia.
My 2 PUGS names are Jake(11)and Daisy(9) our
shih tzu is Maggie(8)Then theirs Riley(1)the Maltese HA! wow 3 out of 4 thats funny.
My puppys name is jake he is a boxer part pitbull and he is soooo cute!!!!
i have two dogs
my little girl is Mitsy (border collie)
and my big guy is Zeus (boxer/pitbull)
yeah… my dogs name is harper and she is amazing she’s 6 months old and know just about every trick possible. :]
my dog is a tiny chihuahua her name is Shaniqua! i love it!
I have a Poish Lowland Sheepdog named Bandit and an Australian Shepard named Scout!
Ok…. my dogs are named hugh and jass (both cats) SAY THEIR NAMES OUT LOUD FIRST HUGH JASS……lol thats so funy!
my dog name is prada, she is sooooooooo cute
My dog’s name is Mimsy and she is a Miniature Shnauzer.
my dogs name is BALTO 2ND
border collie.corgi mix
Golden Retriever/Irish Setter Mix AUBURN (Aubie)
German Shepherd DHARMA (Ding Dong Dharma Doodle)
Malamute Mix MOLLY (Molly Dolly)
why would you name your dog lola!?!?!? that means grandma! my dogs are pucca and pretty (both yorkies)
My dog is named Beauford. named after my favorite movie “Smokie and the Bandit” He is a Dachshund/Chihuahua mix
I used 2 hav three dogs oe wuz a mix breed named brownie the other one wuz a yellow american labrador named bruisy and my other dog wuz a english chocolate lab named buster he wuz my best friend and he wuz so cute.
My dog’s name is FRIDAY as in Man Friday in Robinson Crusoe. He is a Yellow Labrador. We had a second lab we called Twenty because we rescued her from the pound on October 10 (10+10).
My 6 year old female black labrador retriever is named SISU- didn’t want blackie/ onyx / midnight / coal. Needed something different & found it. Means, guts, glory, fortitude in Finish. I’am 100% Italian, where I came up with the name ( don’t know ) but I love it- one of a kind dog & name.
Gary
We have Emma – an English Bulldog, Joey – a Chihauhau and Phoebe another Chihauhau. They’re all great!
I have 3 yorkies – Ramsey (Named after a local singer I know) – Harley (he came to me with that name) and Darby my lil girl – I love her name
my dog’s name is Duchess. She is awesome!!!
I have three kiddos…
Caesar akc Chick’s Dig Cagle-n Caesar (blue silver mini poodle)
Tabitha akc Bubblin’ Batgirl Tabitha (black/tan phantom mini poodle)
Sampson little man with big boy attitude (silver shia-poo)
hi sorry but i think i win in the the cutest and most descriptive name for a pet! i have the cutest, uglist english bulldog named NAPOLEON ! short and thinks he’s the king of all ! sound famliar? napoleon bonaparte? I also have a bullmastiff appropriately named HERCULES!
I THINK ROCKY IS INE OF THE MOST POPULAR NAMES THAT IS MY DOGS NAME AND I HAVE A WESTIE
My dogs name is Meenko and his name means king from the chata indian tribe he is such a loving dog it is a great name he is a red heeler and austrailin shepard.
I got a chocolate lab thats really just dark chocolate, who’s name is Bruce! tell me if anyone else has that name! email it peeps! at jmancan1993@yahoo.com!
I have a 10 yr old Westie named Chloe, a 13 yr old Chihuahua we adopted that came with her name Bambi, a terrier mixed breed that we adopted 5 yrs ago and named Avery,and a schnauzer that we recently adopted and named him Bailey. Within the past year we lost our beloved Chihuahuas, Brea (she was 17) and Ali (she was 16). Dogs make a home complete; they are part of our family.
i have a cat named bin laden….
These names are soooo cute!!!
I might use one of these names to name the new puppy we are going to foster. Her name is Beauty right now.
my dog is a jack russel and his name is tater…
aarrgghh! too bad i added ine! cuz its a girl we just named it maxine! if its a boywell name it max! maybe! but my mom is tying to get a male beagle for our dog maxine a beagle!
Hello, my name is Chili and I just read this online. Not only am I a Mastiff, I typed this message myself and then sent it to you all to read. Top that you other common dog breeds. Just kidding, my mastiff is the best dog I have ever owned. And Chili just agreed with me so it has to be true.
My dog is a corgi-chihuahua-minpin mutt named Pepe. His original name was Pierre. (Too poodle-y.) He looks like a chihuahua on steroids and his name fits!
My dos name are kaos and dizzy and they are both pitball and sot there names
My dog is Little Miss Brown Sugar, we call her Sugar. She is a little mutt but some day I will get a big dog, or a sighthound, like a Borzoi, Whippet or Deerhound. Why don’t more people have sighthounds! they are awesome lol
Bandit is a good name for a Boder collie