[See dog breed personality trends]

Dogster Statistics!

Most Popular Dog Breeds


Labrador Retriever -- 53,391
Chihuahua -- 35,730
German Shepherd -- 23,228
Shih Tzu -- 20,498
Golden Retriever -- 20,241
Dachshund -- 19,614
American Pit Bull Terrier -- 19,109
Yorkshire Terrier -- 18,107
Pug -- 17,802
Beagle -- 17,617
Boxer -- 17,178
Jack Russell Terrier -- 13,624
Pomeranian -- 11,821
Border Collie -- 11,262
Mixed Breed -- 10,572

Top Ten Female Dog Names


Bella -- 3,671 
Lucy -- 3,522 
Daisy -- 3,480 
Molly -- 3,309 
Maggie -- 2,877 
Sadie -- 2,449 
Chloe -- 2,444 
Sophie -- 2,139 
Lola -- 2,083 
Bailey -- 2,000 

Top Ten Male Dog Names


Buddy -- 3,936 
Max -- 3,785 
Jake -- 2,430 
Charlie -- 2,343 
Rocky -- 2,282 
Jack -- 2,267 
Toby -- 2,029 
Bailey -- 1,997 
Buster -- 1,833 
Bear -- 1,681 

[See the top 100 male and female dog names]

Battle of the Sexes


Female -- 242,088 
Male -- 249,320 

Most Popular Countries of Residence


United States -- 367,656 
Canada -- 21,105 
Philippines -- 12,439 
United Kingdom -- 6,791 
Australia -- 4,787 
Singapore -- 2,629 
Malaysia -- 1,666 
Indonesia -- 1,497 
Brazil -- 990 
New Zealand -- 773 
Germany -- 618 
India -- 605 
Mexico -- 602 
Netherlands -- 516 
South Africa -- 447 

Most Popular States of Residence


California -- 48,762 
Texas -- 27,983 
Florida -- 21,076 
New York -- 20,330 
Pennsylvania -- 13,914 
Ohio -- 12,689 
Illinois -- 11,839 
Washington -- 10,596 
Michigan -- 10,194 
Georgia -- 10,139 
New Jersey -- 9,789 
North Carolina -- 9,559 
Virginia -- 9,084 
Massachusetts -- 7,745 
Ontario -- 7,235 

Most dogs added in a day: 5,920 (February 19, 2008)