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title: "Most Popular Dog Names and Breeds"
description: "The most popular dog names and breeds from official dog-license records across 4 cities, updated from open government data."
url: https://www.pawsitivid.com/dog-names
---

# Most Popular Dog Names and Breeds

These rankings come from official municipal dog-license records, published as open government data. They show the names and breeds owners actually register, not survey guesses. This edition covers 4 cities and 140,680 licensed dogs. In New York City, the top name is Luna.

## Cities

- [New York City](https://www.pawsitivid.com/dog-names/us/new-york) — 105,974 licensed dogs (2024); top name Luna
- [Seattle](https://www.pawsitivid.com/dog-names/us/seattle) — 26,652 licensed dogs (2026); top name Luna
- [Framingham](https://www.pawsitivid.com/dog-names/us/framingham) — 4,376 licensed dogs (); top name Bella
- [Cambridge](https://www.pawsitivid.com/dog-names/us/cambridge) — 3,678 licensed dogs (); top name Luna