Top Dog Names in 50 States + Washington, DC

How the Local Rankings Work

These local rankings come from Sniffspot — a US dog-services platform — which publishes name popularity based on customer bookings. The lists cover all 50 states and Washington, DC. Where the name matches our database, we link through to the full profile (meaning, origin, gender, pronunciation). Where the same name appears in many places (Luna, Charlie, Bella), the regional differences show up in the lower ranks: who's at #15–50, not who's at #1.

The hand-written cultural intro on each ranking page is iDogNames editorial, drawn from regional naming traditions and dominant breed cultures rather than data — it's there to give you context, not popularity claims.

What the Local Data Shows

• Luna dominates the country. Luna is #1 in 25 of the 51 jurisdictions covered — roughly half of the places listed. No other female name comes close, and no male name holds more than a couple of states. If "popularity" is the criterion, Luna is the safe pick almost everywhere.
• Regional differences show in #2 onward. Alabama's top 5 leans masculine and hunting-coded (Buddy, Zeus, Beau); Massachusetts skews trendy and Anglo (Bella, Lucy, Koda); California is shorter and trendier (Milo, Lola); Texas blends in country flavor (Bear sneaks into the top 5 of plenty of Western states).
• "Same name, different vibe" is real. Charlie reads neutral nationally but skews male in the South and unisex in the Northeast. Reading the surrounding names on each state's list tells you the local register a name carries.