Dog names in Cambridge

Dog names › Places › United States › Massachusetts

12,717 dogs with 4,375 different names, 2017–2026. Dog licences issued by the Cambridge Animal Commission, licence years 2019 onwards (licences expiring 1 January 2020 to 2027). Each dog (same name, breed, birth year, sex and masked location) is counted once, under the first licence year it appears in.

Top dog names
  1. Luna 130
  2. Charlie 101
  3. Lucy 84
  4. Bella 77
  5. Pepper 75
  6. Milo 72
  7. Daisy 65
  8. Rosie 65
  9. Coco 61
  10. Teddy 61
  11. Lola 60
  12. Cooper 59
  13. Max 55
  14. Olive 53
  15. Penny 51
  16. Bailey 47
  17. Oliver 46
  18. Chloe 43
  19. Maggie 42
  20. Lulu 41
  21. Maple 41
  22. Ollie 41
  23. Millie 41
  24. Scout 41
  25. Willow 41
  26. Henry 39
  27. Ruby 39
  28. Archie 38
  29. Jack 38
  30. Winston 37
  31. Lily 37
  32. Piper 37
  33. Winnie 36
  34. Leo 36
  35. Louie 35
  36. Sadie 34
  37. Ellie 34
  38. Tucker 33
  39. Otis 33
  40. Ziggy 33
  41. Gus 33
  42. Toby 32
  43. Frankie 32
  44. Poppy 32
  45. Zoey 31
  46. Finn 31
  47. Nala 31
  48. Bear 30
  49. Stella 30
  50. Walter 30
Female
  1. Luna 130
  2. Lucy 83
  3. Bella 77
  4. Daisy 65
  5. Rosie 65
  6. Lola 60
  7. Pepper 55
  8. Olive 51
  9. Penny 51
  10. Coco 45
  11. Chloe 43
  12. Maggie 42
  13. Lulu 41
  14. Millie 41
  15. Maple 39
  16. Ruby 38
  17. Willow 38
  18. Lily 37
  19. Winnie 36
  20. Bailey 35
  21. Sadie 34
  22. Ellie 34
  23. Piper 33
  24. Zoey 31
  25. Nala 31
Male
  1. Charlie 77
  2. Milo 71
  3. Cooper 59
  4. Teddy 58
  5. Max 54
  6. Oliver 46
  7. Ollie 39
  8. Henry 39
  9. Archie 38
  10. Jack 38
  11. Winston 37
  12. Leo 36
  13. Louie 34
  14. Tucker 33
  15. Otis 33
  16. Gus 32
  17. Finn 30
  18. Toby 28
  19. Walter 28
  20. Loki 27
  21. Bear 25
  22. Moose 25
  23. Buddy 24
  24. Jasper 24
  25. Murphy 24
Names #51–100
  1. Maya 29
  2. Molly 29
  3. Riley 29
  4. Sophie 29
  5. Moose 28
  6. Ginger 28
  7. Hazel 28
  8. Mia 27
  9. Loki 27
  10. Emma 26
  11. Fiona 25
  12. Blue 25
  13. Mochi 25
  14. Murphy 25
  15. Remy 25
  16. Phoebe 24
  17. Buddy 24
  18. Gracie 24
  19. Jasper 24
  20. Shadow 24
  21. Sunny 23
  22. Juno 23
  23. Josie 23
  24. Kona 23
  25. Beau 22
  26. Maisie 22
  27. Alfie 22
  28. Bowie 22
  29. Harry 22
  30. Jake 21
  31. Rocky 21
  32. Maisy 20
  33. Honey 20
  34. Theo 20
  35. Zoe 20
  36. Bruno 19
  37. Cookie 19
  38. Annie 19
  39. Mango 19
  40. Baxter 18
  41. Joey 18
  42. Rufus 18
  43. Finnegan 18
  44. Ivy 18
  45. Koda 18
  46. Moxie 18
  47. Nellie 18
  48. Nova 18
  49. Roxy 18
  50. Rudy 18

Top dog names by year

2026
  1. Luna 13
  2. Milo 8
  3. Winston 8
  4. Loki 7
  5. Teddy 6
  6. Archie 5
  7. Ginger 5
  8. Max 5
  9. Sunny 5
  10. Maple 4
2025
  1. Charlie 11
  2. Milo 11
  3. Luna 10
  4. Alfie 8
  5. Maple 7
  6. Olive 7
  7. Winnie 7
  8. Archie 6
  9. Frankie 6
  10. Poppy 6
2024
  1. Luna 10
  2. Daisy 9
  3. Lulu 8
  4. Milo 7
  5. Charlie 7
  6. Cooper 7
  7. Penny 7
  8. Lucy 6
  9. Bear 6
  10. Coco 6
2023
  1. Bella 11
  2. Pepper 9
  3. Luna 8
  4. Sophie 8
  5. Hazel 7
  6. Lucy 7
  7. Oliver 7
  8. Penny 7
  9. Charlie 6
  10. Walter 6
2022
  1. Luna 35
  2. Charlie 25
  3. Lucy 24
  4. Pepper 24
  5. Daisy 19
  6. Milo 18
  7. Bella 17
  8. Lola 17
  9. Cooper 16
  10. Coco 16
2021
  1. Luna 19
  2. Pepper 15
  3. Charlie 12
  4. Rosie 11
  5. Maple 11
  6. Cooper 10
  7. Lucy 10
  8. Olive 10
  9. Lola 10
  10. Millie 9

By year of licence or registration.

Names more popular in Cambridge than elsewhere

NolaMoxieMapleJuniperMochiLilaMaisyOliveFionaWalterMangoBowieCloverDuncanOttoJosieCharleyRemyArloOtis

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

Most common dog breeds in Cambridge

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

Source: Dogs of Cambridge, City of Cambridge Animal Commission. Licence: ODC Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). City of Cambridge Animal Commission