Popular NYC Dog Names, 2004

Miles the dog Possibly more critical than naming your baby (although you might have to holler your kid's name with as much frequency), naming a dog is a big deal. The Department of Health announces the most popular dog names for 2004, and the list is pretty much as it was last year: (1) Max, (2) Lucky, (3) Princess, (4) Rocky, (5) Buddy, (6) Lady, (7) Shadow, (8) Coco, (9) Daisy, and (10) Lucy. However, the DOH only had information on names from licensed dogs, which might only be about 20% of all NYC dogs. So get your dog licensed!

Other facts singled out by the DOH:
- Food names: Oreo, Brownie, Honey, Cocoa and Peanut
- Girl names: Rosie, Xena, Buffy, Samantha, Sophie, Emma and Tiffany
- Mixed breeds are the most popular, followed by labrador retriever, shepherd, pit bull, Shih-Tzu, Chihuahua, Yorkshire terrier, poodle, Maltese and cocker spaniel

New Yorkish on hot [human] baby names in 2004 and daddytypes on baby names. And Gothamist will look for any reason to re-run this photo of Miles the dog getting bark-mitzvahed, because if a dog in a yarmulke isn't funny, then nothing on this Earth is.

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By Jen Chung in Arts & Entertainment on June 3, 2004 1:12 PM

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brett

ya i once knew a dog named hey-yu i often wonderd if they couldnt think of a name and that come here phrase caught.

JK

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Jon

I love when dogs have people names like Ernie, or Fred but then again it's also fun giving names like Ree-Run or Kermit. Check this link for more interesting NYC dog walker resources, NYC animal welfare resources and a great NYC dog blog

Adam

Data mining on demand! Here's a list of names that occur on both the NYC top 100 dog names and the (nationwide) top 100 baby names:

Emma (#2 for human girls, #95 for dogs)

Madison (#3 for human girls, #88 for dogs)

Samantha (#10 for human girls, #37 for dogs)

Chloe (#24 for human girls, #59 for dogs)

Angel (#43 for human boys, #40 for dogs)

Jack (#46 for human boys, #25 for dogs)

Draw your own conclusions, I guess ...