Trending dog names

The names climbing the rankings fastest over the last five years. This is where you find the next Luna before everyone at the dog park has one.

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 currently in the top 400 with at least 15 licensed dogs qualify.