Reports & Research
Dog-name reports, source-specific ranking snapshots, reference pages, and tools. The sources cover different populations and years. Read each report's methods before comparing lists or citing a result.
Featured Report
Multi-source comparisonThe State of Dog Naming 2026 →
A comparison of published rankings from AKC, Rover, Sniffspot, and Agria UK: 142 Sniffspot breed lists, 50 states plus Washington, DC, Rover results for five countries, and AKC lists from 2022–2025. The report identifies each source's scope and explains why its rows cannot be pooled into one dog count.
Focused Reports
Single-topic deep divesThese pages explore individual naming questions. Source quality and the limits of each comparison differ, so verify a claim on the relevant page before quoting it.
Seattle Dog-License Names, July 2026
Top 100 name strings and name-frequency counts from the July 2026 license snapshot, with a CSV, source query, and calculation code.
/reports/seattle-dog-license-names-2026NYC 2026 Dog-License Names
A dated NYC DOHMH extract: top 100 name strings among 93,902 eligible license rows, with a CSV, exact denominator, and deduplication limits.
/reports/nyc-dog-license-names-2026Famous Dogs by Era
A look at 1,135 catalogued famous-dog entries by era. Directory coverage is not a historical census.
/reports/famous-dogs-by-decadeBreed Naming Styles
Examples of names in the stored Sniffspot breed lists, with source-specific ranks and cautions about sample coverage.
/reports/breed-naming-stylesUK vs US Naming Divergence
Compares published Agria UK and AKC US lists from different samples and periods. A rank difference does not explain owners' motives.
/reports/uk-vs-us-naming-divergence2025 International Trending Names
Rover's 2025 trending examples for the US, Canada, France, Spain, and UK, with the source's definition of trending.
/reports/2025-trending-internationalDog Name Phonetics
Counts letters and starting sounds in selected published top-10 lists. The rankings do not test dog hearing, recall, or owner motivation.
/reports/dog-name-phoneticsUse the Data
Downloadable and embeddable resourcesCSV & JSON Downloads
Name-directory extracts for names, origins, meanings, gender groups, and internal ratings. These are not owner-popularity samples.
/data-downloadsFree Dog Name Widgets
Embed an interactive name picker, top-ten list, or recall-test checklist on a pet blog, breeder, rescue, or editorial site.
/widgetsIndex Hubs
Comprehensive index pages not surfaced in the main navigation
Each of the resources below is a comprehensive index hub set aside for citation by educators, journalists, breed clubs, and researchers. These pages are reachable via the /top hub or this page, but are not surfaced as separate items in the main menu.
Top Names by Breed (Full Index)
Stored Sniffspot name-ranking snapshots for 142 breeds. Counts and source coverage vary by breed.
/top/breedsNames by State and DC (51 Lists)
Stored Sniffspot rankings for the 50 states and Washington, DC. They describe Sniffspot's sample, not all US dogs.
/top/statesTop Names by Country
Editorial country-themed name selections. Their order is not a measured national popularity ranking; the report separately quotes Rover's five-country results.
/top/countriesNames by Place Hub
Dog names linked to geographic places, regions, and cultural locations — an alternative discovery axis distinct from breed and origin browsing.
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