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Move over, Fido! These Are the Most Popular Dog Names

Luna and Max top the American Kennel Club’s 2025 dog name list, with food-inspired names rising 25% to 68% in popularity, data from Chewy shows.

  • This year the American Kennel Club released its list of the top dog names after crunching the numbers, including charts for dog owners to check their pets' names.
  • Since 2022 the AKC data show Luna has topped female names while Max led males except in 2024, with 14 female and 17 male names in the top 10.
  • Male rankings showed churn with four brand-new male names in the top 10, and Hank, a fresh addition this year, placed second.
  • Female-Name rankings remained steady as Luna, Bella and Daisy held the top three spots and only one first-time female entry appeared this year.
  • The report, datelined New York, highlights the rankings' surprises and invites readers to note the shifts among popular dog names.
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Move over, Fido! These are the most popular dog names

These are the top names this year for dogs, according to the American Kennel Club.

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