Dog names in Allegheny County

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409,544 dogs with 51,228 different names, 2003–2026. Dog licences sold by the Allegheny County Treasurer 2007 onwards (excludes the City of Pittsburgh). Annual licences are renewed yearly, so each dog (same name, breed, colour, owner zip and sex) is counted once, under the first licence year it appears in; lifetime licences are counted under their issue year. Records start in 2007, so 2007 includes every dog already licensed then.

Top dog names
  1. Bella 4,046
  2. Buddy 3,520
  3. Max 3,291
  4. Bailey 2,988
  5. Lucy 2,930
  6. Daisy 2,846
  7. Molly 2,635
  8. Sadie 2,582
  9. Charlie 2,394
  10. Maggie 2,216
  11. Rocky 2,052
  12. Chloe 1,806
  13. Bear 1,799
  14. Cooper 1,798
  15. Luna 1,797
  16. Harley 1,760
  17. Toby 1,694
  18. Zoey 1,645
  19. Duke 1,597
  20. Penny 1,575
  21. Coco 1,536
  22. Abby 1,454
  23. Jake 1,440
  24. Jack 1,436
  25. Riley 1,410
  26. Angel 1,390
  27. Tucker 1,375
  28. Sophie 1,361
  29. Roxy 1,346
  30. Lucky 1,318
  31. Gracie 1,313
  32. Shadow 1,313
  33. Ginger 1,309
  34. Lily 1,294
  35. Rosie 1,275
  36. Murphy 1,274
  37. Buster 1,233
  38. Ruby 1,181
  39. Teddy 1,162
  40. Stella 1,134
  41. Pepper 1,121
  42. Milo 1,119
  43. Zeus 1,101
  44. Zoe 1,101
  45. Cody 1,100
  46. Mia 1,091
  47. Lady 1,070
  48. Oliver 1,069
  49. Bentley 1,061
  50. Lola 1,050
Female
  1. Bella 3,897
  2. Lucy 2,837
  3. Daisy 2,761
  4. Molly 2,528
  5. Sadie 2,484
  6. Maggie 2,142
  7. Bailey 1,951
  8. Luna 1,755
  9. Chloe 1,734
  10. Zoey 1,590
  11. Penny 1,535
  12. Abby 1,406
  13. Sophie 1,327
  14. Angel 1,313
  15. Roxy 1,293
  16. Gracie 1,270
  17. Ginger 1,268
  18. Lily 1,252
  19. Rosie 1,233
  20. Coco 1,229
  21. Ruby 1,144
  22. Stella 1,103
  23. Zoe 1,069
  24. Mia 1,055
  25. Lady 1,041
Male
  1. Buddy 3,369
  2. Max 3,157
  3. Charlie 2,022
  4. Rocky 1,989
  5. Cooper 1,705
  6. Toby 1,605
  7. Bear 1,578
  8. Duke 1,556
  9. Jake 1,383
  10. Jack 1,381
  11. Tucker 1,331
  12. Buster 1,194
  13. Teddy 1,106
  14. Murphy 1,102
  15. Milo 1,088
  16. Zeus 1,076
  17. Oliver 1,039
  18. Cody 1,018
  19. Bentley 1,007
  20. Bailey 978
  21. Lucky 926
  22. Harley 847
  23. Diesel 844
  24. Bandit 841
  25. Louie 817
Names #51–100
  1. Dakota 1,037
  2. Peanut 983
  3. Bandit 961
  4. Princess 958
  5. Gizmo 909
  6. Diesel 895
  7. Lilly 889
  8. Sam 882
  9. Sammy 872
  10. Piper 872
  11. Louie 850
  12. Winston 816
  13. Oscar 810
  14. Ellie 804
  15. Sasha 798
  16. Gus 784
  17. Casey 777
  18. Shelby 775
  19. Blue 766
  20. Leo 762
  21. Rusty 750
  22. Willow 747
  23. Holly 738
  24. Bruno 737
  25. Loki 729
  26. Marley 729
  27. Thor 727
  28. Annie 717
  29. Jax 708
  30. Lexi 705
  31. Oreo 704
  32. Honey 701
  33. Millie 700
  34. Jackson 684
  35. Rocco 676
  36. Sydney 668
  37. Layla 655
  38. Gunner 650
  39. Izzy 648
  40. Nala 647
  41. Roxie 644
  42. Beau 642
  43. Dexter 639
  44. Winnie 635
  45. Belle 632
  46. Missy 629
  47. Hunter 628
  48. Koda 627
  49. Scout 624
  50. Baxter 609

Top dog names by year

2026
  1. Luna 103
  2. Charlie 80
  3. Daisy 80
  4. Bella 71
  5. Cooper 66
  6. Lucy 62
  7. Milo 62
  8. Sadie 58
  9. Willow 57
  10. Penny 54
2025
  1. Luna 111
  2. Charlie 92
  3. Daisy 91
  4. Lucy 75
  5. Milo 73
  6. Cooper 69
  7. Bella 69
  8. Penny 67
  9. Bailey 64
  10. Sadie 60
2024
  1. Luna 129
  2. Bella 118
  3. Lucy 109
  4. Daisy 106
  5. Charlie 100
  6. Cooper 78
  7. Willow 75
  8. Sadie 74
  9. Max 72
  10. Ruby 72
2023
  1. Luna 143
  2. Bella 121
  3. Charlie 109
  4. Daisy 105
  5. Lucy 101
  6. Bailey 79
  7. Milo 73
  8. Max 72
  9. Stella 72
  10. Cooper 72
2022
  1. Luna 168
  2. Bella 141
  3. Charlie 122
  4. Daisy 119
  5. Lucy 116
  6. Bailey 109
  7. Cooper 93
  8. Max 93
  9. Molly 86
  10. Milo 77
2021
  1. Luna 167
  2. Bella 163
  3. Lucy 133
  4. Daisy 117
  5. Cooper 117
  6. Bailey 112
  7. Charlie 103
  8. Buddy 98
  9. Max 96
  10. Tucker 87

By year of licence or registration.

Names more popular in Allegheny County than elsewhere

GenoCrosbySidneyRugerCheyenneSnickersSableKimberCaponeColtDeuceRemingtonBrandiNoelMugsyFleuryGunnerDaiseyBaby GirlLacy

Names at least twice as common here as on average in the other places, with at least 15 dogs.

Most common dog breeds in Allegheny County

Crosses counted as their first-named breed; mixed and unknown breeds left out.

Source: Allegheny County Dog Licenses, Allegheny County Treasurer, via the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC). Licence: CC0 1.0.