Dog names by breed / Maltese

Maltese names

The names maltese love most, ranked from 12,144 real maltese (mixes included).

Distinctly Maltese names

Names maltese carry far more often than the general dog population — the multiplier says how much more.

Milky11.2×

Snowflake10.7×

Snowy7.5×

Snow6.6×

Top maltese names

#	Name	% of breed
1	Bella	1.6%
2	Coco	1.4%
3	Max	1.2%
4	Charlie	0.87%
5	Milo	0.87%
6	Princess	0.82%
7	Lucky	0.78%
8	Luna	0.76%
9	Daisy	0.72%
10	Maltese	0.70%
11	Lola	0.68%
12	Toby	0.68%
13	Teddy	0.67%
14	Chloe	0.66%
15	Prince	0.63%
16	Rocky	0.63%
17	Snowball	0.63%
18	Snow	0.51%
19	Buddy	0.50%
20	Leo	0.49%
21	Fluffy	0.49%
22	Lucy	0.48%
23	Mia	0.48%
24	Casper	0.47%
25	Morkie	0.44%
26	Bentley	0.43%
27	Benji	0.42%
28	Bailey	0.41%
29	Lily	0.40%
30	Oreo	0.40%
31	Cody	0.38%
32	Cookie	0.35%
33	Lulu	0.35%
34	Molly	0.35%
35	Snowy	0.33%
36	Sophie	0.33%
37	Oliver	0.32%
38	Snoopy	0.32%
39	Gizmo	0.30%
40	Mochi	0.30%

Top girl maltese names

#	Name	% of breed
1	Bella	1.5%
2	Princess	0.80%
3	Coco	0.77%
4	Luna	0.73%
5	Daisy	0.72%
6	Lola	0.68%
7	Chloe	0.66%
8	Lucy	0.46%
9	Mia	0.46%
10	Lily	0.40%
11	Molly	0.35%
12	Lulu	0.34%
13	Sophie	0.33%
14	Snow	0.29%
15	Chanel	0.27%
16	Cookie	0.25%
17	Zoey	0.25%
18	Morkie	0.23%
19	Ruby	0.21%
20	Rosie	0.21%

Top boy maltese names

#	Name	% of breed
1	Max	1.2%
2	Milo	0.87%
3	Charlie	0.82%
4	Lucky	0.72%
5	Toby	0.68%
6	Teddy	0.64%
7	Prince	0.63%
8	Rocky	0.60%
9	Coco	0.58%
10	Buddy	0.50%
11	Maltese	0.50%
12	Leo	0.49%
13	Snowball	0.47%
14	Casper	0.46%
15	Bentley	0.43%
16	Benji	0.41%
17	Cody	0.38%
18	Fluffy	0.32%
19	Oliver	0.32%
20	Snoopy	0.31%

Licensed dogs: NYC (each dog once, renewals deduplicated) + Allegheny County PA (2025 licenses). Mixes and crossbreeds count toward their base breed.