Fading dog names

Names that were everywhere five years ago and are quietly disappearing from new license rolls. If you want a familiar name without meeting three of them at the park, start here.

Method: rank movement 2020 → 2025 in annual dog-license data — the longest-running yearly US series — compared by each year's share of licensed dogs, so declining license totals can't fake a trend. Only names that were in the top 400 five years ago qualify.

	Name	Gender	Rank 2020	Rank 2025	Move
1	Buddy	Boy	2	8	−6
2	Precious	Girl	222	622	−400
3	Tinkerbell	Girl	299	754	−455
4	Colby	Boy	181	412	−231
5	Max	Boy	4	9	−5
6	Sydney	Girl	74	164	−90
7	Miley	Girl	200	438	−238
8	Spike	Boy	186	405	−219
9	Sidney	Either	64	139	−75
10	Mindy	Girl	382	795	−413
11	Abby	Girl	24	49	−25
12	Rascal	Boy	176	354	−178
13	Lucky	Boy	48	96	−48
14	Buttons	Either	397	768	−371
15	Ben	Boy	179	344	−165
16	Casey	Either	136	258	−122
17	Morgan	Either	262	495	−233
18	Zoe	Girl	50	93	−43
19	Buster	Boy	41	75	−34
20	Tia	Girl	366	668	−302
21	Isabella	Girl	239	434	−195
22	Cody	Boy	55	99	−44
23	Patches	Either	225	403	−178
24	Mya	Girl	148	265	−117
25	Jasmine	Girl	135	241	−106
26	Eva	Girl	345	614	−269
27	Taz	Boy	228	397	−169
28	Riley	Either	23	40	−17
29	Jake	Boy	38	66	−28
30	Chloe	Girl	15	26	−11
31	Dog	Either	266	458	−192
32	Fleury	Either	339	583	−244
33	Spencer	Boy	208	356	−148
34	Scooter	Boy	185	316	−131
35	Addie	Girl	356	603	−247
36	Snickers	Either	122	206	−84
37	Geno	Boy	84	141	−57
38	Madison	Girl	312	523	−211
39	Tyson	Boy	109	181	−72
40	Luke	Boy	150	249	−99
41	Brutus	Boy	123	202	−79
42	Sandy	Girl	207	337	−130
43	Sid	Boy	387	629	−242
44	Dakota	Either	58	94	−36
45	Hannah	Girl	224	363	−139
46	Baby	Girl	159	257	−98
47	Samantha	Girl	250	404	−154
48	Gizmo	Boy	62	100	−38
49	Harley	Either	18	29	−11
50	Diesel	Boy	59	95	−36