Dogs · 2026
Most popular dog names of 2026
Every name below belongs to a real dog. We counted the 10,610 dogs whose families booked care on PetWorks in 2026 — so this is what dogs are actually called, not what people say they would pick.
Updated November 5, 2026.
#1 girl dog name
Luna
#1 boy dog name
Cooper
The 50 most popular dog names
Ranked across all 10,610 dogs added in 2026. Arrows show the change from 2025.
- 1 Luna 108 dogs –
- 2 Daisy 96 dogs ▲ 3
- 3 Bella 92 dogs –
- 4 Lucy 81 dogs ▲ 10
- 5 Charlie 77 dogs –
- 6 Cooper 77 dogs –
- 7 Milo 71 dogs –
- 8 Max 69 dogs ▼ 4
- 9 Buddy 64 dogs –
- 10 Coco 59 dogs –
- 11 Teddy 57 dogs ▲ 12
- 12 Rocky 48 dogs ▲ 4
- 13 Bear 47 dogs –
- 14 Winston 47 dogs ▲ 11
- 15 Bailey 45 dogs ▼ 7
- 16 Lola 44 dogs ▼ 4
- 17 Sadie 44 dogs –
- 18 Leo 43 dogs –
- 19 Molly 41 dogs ▲ 10
- 20 Blue 40 dogs ▲ 13
- 21 Lily 40 dogs ▲ 14
- 22 Stella 40 dogs ▼ 5
- 23 Toby 40 dogs ▲ 8
- 24 Bentley 38 dogs ▲ 15
- 25 Nala 38 dogs ▼ 6
- 26 Chloe 37 dogs ▼ 8
- 27 Frankie 35 dogs ▲ 19
- 28 Nova 35 dogs –
- 29 Oliver 35 dogs new
- 30 Ruby 33 dogs new
- 31 Jax 32 dogs ▼ 20
- 32 Ollie 32 dogs new
- 33 Duke 31 dogs ▼ 5
- 34 Willow 31 dogs ▼ 10
- 35 Ellie 30 dogs ▲ 8
- 36 Honey 30 dogs new
- 37 Mia 30 dogs ▲ 4
- 38 Tucker 30 dogs –
- 39 Winnie 30 dogs ▼ 12
- 40 Zeus 30 dogs ▼ 8
- 41 Gracie 29 dogs ▲ 6
- 42 Jack 29 dogs ▼ 20
- 43 Riley 29 dogs new
- 44 Sophie 29 dogs –
- 45 Zoey 29 dogs new
- 46 Ginger 28 dogs new
- 47 Loki 28 dogs new
- 48 Louie 28 dogs new
- 49 Maggie 28 dogs ▼ 9
- 50 Penny 28 dogs new
Girl and boy dog names
From the 10,214 dogs whose families told us their pet's gender. Girl and boy lists did not exist in 2025, so these show no year-over-year change yet.
Top 50 girl dog names
4,749 female dogs
- 1 Luna 107 dogs
- 2 Daisy 91 dogs
- 3 Bella 85 dogs
- 4 Lucy 77 dogs
- 5 Lola 44 dogs
- 6 Sadie 43 dogs
- 7 Coco 42 dogs
- 8 Lily 40 dogs
- 9 Stella 40 dogs
- 10 Molly 39 dogs
- 11 Chloe 37 dogs
- 12 Nala 36 dogs
- 13 Ruby 32 dogs
- 14 Nova 31 dogs
- 15 Willow 31 dogs
- 16 Bailey 30 dogs
- 17 Honey 30 dogs
- 18 Ellie 29 dogs
- 19 Maggie 28 dogs
- 20 Mia 28 dogs
- 21 Sophie 28 dogs
- 22 Winnie 28 dogs
- 23 Ginger 27 dogs
- 24 Gracie 27 dogs
- 25 Rosie 27 dogs
- 26 Zoey 27 dogs
- 27 Penny 25 dogs
- 28 Roxy 25 dogs
- 29 Olive 24 dogs
- 30 Millie 23 dogs
- 31 Dixie 22 dogs
- 32 Lulu 22 dogs
- 33 Piper 22 dogs
- 34 Lilly 20 dogs
- 35 Abby 19 dogs
- 36 Ivy 19 dogs
- 37 Lady 19 dogs
- 38 Layla 19 dogs
- 39 Princess 18 dogs
- 40 Maya 17 dogs
- 41 Pepper 17 dogs
- 42 Athena 16 dogs
- 43 Hazel 16 dogs
- 44 Izzy 16 dogs
- 45 Cali 15 dogs
- 46 Josie 15 dogs
- 47 Marley 15 dogs
- 48 Riley 15 dogs
- 49 Cleo 14 dogs
- 50 Cookie 14 dogs
Top 50 boy dog names
5,465 male dogs
- 1 Cooper 74 dogs
- 2 Milo 69 dogs
- 3 Max 68 dogs
- 4 Charlie 66 dogs
- 5 Buddy 60 dogs
- 6 Teddy 54 dogs
- 7 Winston 46 dogs
- 8 Rocky 45 dogs
- 9 Leo 41 dogs
- 10 Bear 40 dogs
- 11 Toby 38 dogs
- 12 Bentley 35 dogs
- 13 Oliver 34 dogs
- 14 Ollie 30 dogs
- 15 Tucker 30 dogs
- 16 Duke 29 dogs
- 17 Jax 29 dogs
- 18 Zeus 29 dogs
- 19 Blue 28 dogs
- 20 Jack 27 dogs
- 21 Loki 27 dogs
- 22 Louie 27 dogs
- 23 Archie 24 dogs
- 24 Finn 23 dogs
- 25 Ace 22 dogs
- 26 Beau 22 dogs
- 27 Hank 22 dogs
- 28 Bruno 21 dogs
- 29 Benji 20 dogs
- 30 Frankie 19 dogs
- 31 George 19 dogs
- 32 Koda 19 dogs
- 33 Lucky 19 dogs
- 34 Otis 19 dogs
- 35 Chase 18 dogs
- 36 Gus 18 dogs
- 37 Henry 18 dogs
- 38 Oreo 18 dogs
- 39 Oscar 18 dogs
- 40 Apollo 17 dogs
- 41 Dexter 17 dogs
- 42 Diesel 17 dogs
- 43 Thor 17 dogs
- 44 Benny 16 dogs
- 45 Bo 16 dogs
- 46 Chance 16 dogs
- 47 Gizmo 16 dogs
- 48 Goose 16 dogs
- 49 Jasper 16 dogs
- 50 Moose 16 dogs
What changed since 2025
The biggest moves inside the top 50.
Rising fastest
- Frankie #46 → #27
- Bentley #39 → #24
- Lily #35 → #21
- Blue #33 → #20
- Teddy #23 → #11
- Winston #25 → #14
New to the top 50
- Oliver #29
- Ruby #30
- Ollie #32
- Honey #36
- Riley #43
- Zoey #45
Falling fastest
- Jax #11 → #31
- Jack #22 → #42
- Winnie #27 → #39
- Willow #24 → #34
- Maggie #40 → #49
- Chloe #18 → #26
Dog names by breed
Breeds with enough dogs on PetWorks to rank their own names. Each list lives on that breed's page.
How we measured this
These rankings come from PetWorks' own booking data rather than a survey or a public register. When a pet parent books care or requests a quote, they tell us their pet's name, what kind of animal it is, and whether it is a boy or a girl.
We count one entry per household per pet, so a family who books every month is not counted twice. We ignore entries that are not a single pet's name — placeholders like “puppy”, “n/a” and “not named yet”, and fields holding two pets at once. Spelling and capitalization are normalized, so Bella and bella count together, while Lilly and Lily stay separate because they are different names.
This edition covers 10,610 dogs added in 2026.
Dog name questions
What is the most popular dog name in 2026?
Luna. Of the 10,610 dogs booked on PetWorks in 2026, 108 are named Luna — about 1.0% of all dogs.
What are the most popular girl dog names?
Luna, Daisy, Bella, Lucy and Lola, based on 4,749 female dogs.
What are the most popular boy dog names?
Cooper, Milo, Max, Charlie and Buddy, based on 5,465 male dogs.
Which dog names are rising fastest?
Frankie, Bentley, Lily, Blue, Teddy and Winston. Frankie climbed 19 places, from #46 last year to #27 in 2026.
How are these dog name rankings calculated?
They come from PetWorks' own booking data, not from a survey. We count one entry per household per pet, so a family that books repeatedly is not counted twice, and we exclude placeholder entries such as "puppy" or "not named yet". This list covers 10,610 dogs added in 2026.
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