The Hottest Names for Dogs

Thu Jun 22 2017Pamela Redmond

The most popular dog names bear a strong resemblance to the most popular baby names. According to a survey by the pet care company Rover.com, the 20 hottest dog names all also work for babies (assuming you consider Buddy and Bear to be appropriate baby names). Number 1: Bella for girl dogs and Max for boy dogs. Here, in order of popularity and alternating by gender, are the 20 hottest dog names today. For more, check out the full list of Top 100 names for dogs.

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Pamela Redmond is the cocreator and CEO of Nameberry. The coauthor of ten bestselling baby name books, Redmond is an internationally-recognized name expert, quoted and published widely in such media outlets as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Today Show,, CNN, and the BBC. Redmond is also a New York Times bestselling novelist whose books include Younger, the basis for the hit television show, and its new sequel, Older.

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