Popular Puppy Names

There’s a holiday for just about everything and everyone! And puppies are right up there with important celebrations. National Puppy Day is Tuesday, March 23. So if you’re thinking about adding a pooch to your family, we’ve found a list of the most popular names to choose from- or skip- depending on how you want to name your new best friend. 

As the pandemic took hold last year, more and more households brought puppies into their lives. In addition to the cuddly companionship, pets are believed to reduce stress and improve overall health and well-being. Trupanion, a leader in medical insurance for pets, analyzed their database of more than 600,000 insured pets to determine the top 10 puppy names so far of 2021.

Top 10 Puppy Names

The perennial favorites top the list of names again this year, but 2021 saw a few new names that cracked the top 10 list including Milo, Bailey and Coco.

1. Luna

2. Charlie

3. Cooper

4. Bella

5. Milo

6. Lucy

7. Bailey

8. Daisy

9. Coco

10. Max

And where do all of these cute little pups call home? Oodles of puppies have been bringing joy to households all across the country in 2021 – but these 10 states top the list when it comes to having the largest increase in puppy ownership according to Trupanion data:

Top 10 states in the U.S. that saw the largest increase in puppy ownership

1. Texas

2. Oregon

3. New Jersey

4. Washington

5. Florida

6. Connecticut

7. Vermont

8. Massachusetts

9. Illinois

10. North Carolina

When your sophisticated “repawters” finish digging out the stuffing in their beds, they’ll dig for more dirt on what’s new and trendy in the pet world! Signing off for now for biscuits and naps… Tanner and Rory.