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Old Man Dog Names
Nothing suits a puppy like the name of a 74-year-old retiree — and the data proves the joke has legs: Walter and Gus both rank inside the top 200 and keep climbing. Here's the full country-club roster.
| Name | Gender | Trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Grouch optional — top-50 overall. | Boy | ||
| 2 | Winston Never, never, never give up (the ball) — top-100. | Boy | ||
| 3 | Henry Eight kings and a top-50 dog name. | Boy | ||
| 4 | Gus Short for Augustus, perfect for everything — top-100. | Boy | ||
| 5 | Otis The elevator man — top-150 and beloved. | Boy | ||
| 6 | George Curious, obviously — top-200. | Boy | ||
| 7 | Hank Sturdy as a pickup truck — top-100 in the data. | Boy | ||
| 8 | Chester Suspenders energy. | Boy | ||
| 9 | Walter The king of old-man dog names — top-150 and rising fast. | Boy | ||
| 10 | Rufus Red-headed since Roman times. | Boy | ||
| 11 | Stanley Has strong opinions about lawn care. | Boy | ||
| 12 | Frank Tells it like it is. | Boy | ||
| 13 | Harvey The invisible rabbit's best friend. | Boy | ||
| 14 | Ralph Wrecks it, fixes it. | Boy | ||
| 15 | Arthur King of the round (food) table — top-200. | Boy | ||
| 16 | Norman Perfectly normal, Norman. | Boy | ||
| 17 | Larry One of the three stooges, the good one. | Boy | ||
| 18 | Albert Einstein-grade napper. | Boy | ||
| 19 | Wilbur Some pig. Great dog. | Boy | ||
| 20 | Marvin Smooth operator. | Boy | ||
| 21 | Alfred The butler Gotham deserves. | Boy | ||
| 22 | Sherman Set the wayback machine. | Boy | ||
| 23 | Floyd Barbershop regular. | Boy | ||
| 24 | Earl Of sandwich fame. | Boy | ||
| 25 | Milton Has misplaced his stapler. | Boy | ||
| 26 | Leonard Lenny when he's in trouble. | Boy | ||
| 27 | Seymour Futurama fans, bring tissues. | Boy | ||
| 28 | Morris The cat name that defected. | Boy | ||
| 29 | Bernard Comes with his own saint. | Boy | ||
| 30 | Harold Runs the hardware store. | Boy | ||
| 31 | Eugene The sweetest man at the diner. | Boy | ||
| 32 | Clarence Every time a bell rings, he barks. | Boy | ||
| 33 | Ernest Importance of being, etc. | Boy | ||
| 34 | Elmer Kindly, glue jokes aside. | Boy | ||
| 35 | Howard Knows a guy for that. | Boy | ||
| 36 | Melvin Pocket-protector sweetheart. | Boy | ||
| 37 | Herbert Herbie to his friends. | Boy | ||
| 38 | Gerald Still writes checks. | Boy | — |