Every year, it seems people get more and more creative with their pets' names [1]. Or maybe it's just that they're looking toward their everyday lives for inspiration. In 2018, that seemed to be the case, with a vast majority of the most popular dog names being ones typically given to humans. Sparky, Spot, and Rover are so 2008.
In a list put together by Rover, all of this year's most popular dog names [2] are names of people you might know, whether it's your neighbour, Charlie, or your former classmate, Lucy. Kate Jaffe, a dog-name curator for Rover, told NPR, "Increasingly, dogs are really the family you choose [3], and because we have this tight bond with our dogs and they really are a part of our family, it's not surprising to see that the majority of dogs names are human [4]."
You can see the top 10 dog names of the year for both males and females below, and you can find a more extensive list of names and trends [5] on Rover.
Top Names For Boys
- Max
- Charlie
- Cooper
- Buddy
- Jack
- Rocky
- Duke
- Bear
- Tucker
- Oliver
Top Names For Girls
- Bella
- Lucy
- Luna
- Daisy
- Lola
- Sadie
- Molly
- Bailey
- Maggie
- Stella