What Are the Most Popular Dog’s Name in 2022?

One of the most important and exciting things to do when you welcome a new dog into your home is to find the best name for your furry friend. Have you ever wondered what’s the most popular dog’s name in 2022?

In the United States, Rover, a dog walking company, did a survey every year to see what dog owners in the United States name their pets.

This article will show you some of their findings, and whether we hope this will give you some name ideas for your next puppy.

The Most Popular Boy Dog 2022

In the Most Popular Boy Dog Name category, Max and Charlie successfully defended their positions as the Most Popular Boy Dogs for the second year in a row. It’s also worth to mention Max has been the reigning Top Boy Dog name for the 10th year in a row.

On the other hand, after a surprise drops out of the top 10 in 2021 from No 3 in Most Popular Boy Dog 2020, Cooper successfully made a comeback in 2022 and retained his No 3 spot. Would Cooper finally break into the top 2 in 2023?

Because Cooper took 3rd place, Milo, Buddy, Rocker, and Bear moved a position down and claimed 4th place to 7th place, respectively.

Next, we saw Teddy and Duke swap places and claimed 8th and 9th place, respectively.

After achieving a phenomenal year rising to 7th place from 13th place, this year Leo claimed the last spot of the Most Popular 10 Boy Dog’s name.

The Most Popular Girl Dog Name 2022

In the Most Popular Girl Dog category, after coming into 2nd place in the last three years, Luna finally surpassed Bella and claimed the Most Popular Girl Dog’s Name No. 1 position in 2022.

It is worth a mention that Bella has always been the Most Popular Girl Dog for 12 years in a row since the survey started in 2022 so Bella is definitely going to put up a challenge next year and we can’t wait to see if she can get back the top spot really soon.

The stiff competition didn’t end with the top 2 Most Popular Girl Dogs. In 3rd place and 4th place, Daisy and Lucy also put up a fight in the past few years and this year, while Lucy claimed 3rd place in Most Popular Girl Dogs’s Name 2020 and 2021, Daisy managed to defeat Lucy and comes in 3rd place this year, leaving Lucy in 4th place this year.

Zoe & Lily also had a competition and they ended up switching spots where Lily took 5th place from Zoe and Zoe moved one spot down to 6th place this year.

In 8th place, Sadie reentered the Most Popular 10 Girl Dogs after slipping out from the list in 2021.

To round off the list, we saw Bailey in 9th place and Stella in 10th place. Both moved down a spot from 8th and 9th place in 2021.

Other Categories

Other than the top 10 dogs, the report also showed the trending names among new dog owners for 2022.

These names might not rank top 10, but the sudden increase of the dogs with these names, in a way, reflected the memorable events that happened in a year, so it is also quite interesting to check them out.

Popular Britain Royal Family-themed Dog’s Name

First out, we have a trending-up with names associated with the Britain Royal Family.

We think the events that happened in Britain’s Royal Family, notably the birth of Prince Harry’s daughter last year, the death of Queen Elizabeth in September, and also the family conflict among the family members, definitely put the Royal Family in the front of the spotlight.

Lilibet +282%

Meghan +51%

Elizabeth +35%

William +24%

Diana +6%

Archie +2%

Popular Music-themed Dog’s Name

Other than that, Music-themed dog name has consistently been trending for many years, but let’s see the most popular music-themed dog name in 2022:

Bieber +185%

Spears +135%

Jlo +118%

Doja Cat +85%

Jimin +35%

Styles +25%

Some names that are on the list are Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Quincy Jones, Baby Spice, Gnarls Barkley, and Dolly Barkin.

Popular Netflix/ TV Series Characters Inspired Dog’s Name

Other than music, TV-show also inspired many dog owners this year. Can you recognize these names and where do they come from?

Fezco +2,385%

Milady +785%

Paul Anka +985%

Carolyn +385%

Dutton +294%

Targaryen +185%

Erica +151%

Alyssa +128%

Teeter +125%

Rory Gilmore +85%

Jonathan +85%

Fez +63%

Daemon +45%

Popular Movie Characters Inspired Dog’s Name

Next, we have already talked about music and TV, it is only right we also look into movies and see what names are trending.

Mirabel +1,485%

Peter Parker +285%

Satsuki +185%

Asgard 185%

Spidey +94%

Vision +94%

Isabella +93%

Boh +68%

Cruise +53%

Bruno +26%

Popular Food-Themed Dog’s Name

At last, we talked a lot about entertainment industry-inspired dog names, now let’s talk about some tasty inspirations that Malaysians can relate to even more… food-themed dog names.

Did your favorite food make it to the list?

Hotpot +1,085%

Sashimi +785%

Pastrami +485%

Yerba +485%

Calzone +435%

Bologne +185%

Feta +167%

Oat +160%

Tea +154%

Morel +135%

Maple Syrup +107%

Cauliflower +85%

These are the favorite names for dog owners in the United States. Furs Theory is also currently collecting surveys from Malaysians to understand what are the most popular dog names for Malaysian dog owners to name their pets as well as what influences the decision in selecting the name. We will publish the survey result sometime in January.

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What Are the Most Popular Dog’s Names in 2022?