Brooklyn Loves Its Dogs — to the Max!
If you go to your local dog park and call out the names Max, Lucky or Princess, you can bet that a few dogs will come running. But this is Brooklyn – so calling out names like Carmelo, Biggie, and even Brooklyn will also get you quite a bit of attention.
WNYC combed through NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s dog license database and compiled a list of the most popular dog names and breeds in NYC. Among the 92,720 licensed dogs in the city, Max is the most popular name, followed by Bella, Rocky, Lucky and Buddy.
According to WNYC’s findings, Brooklynites aren’t big on the old staples like Fido, Spike or Rover. While there are a few dogs in the borough with those classic names, you are just as likely to hear of dogs with names that are more hip and in line with contemporary pop culture.