I’ve been a dog walker / pet sitter for over 10 years so I think I have a decent sample size for determining common pet names.

Here’s a bit about me that you might not know: I am a fan of The Bachelor franchise. Don’t judge. :) I am particularly a fan of Nick Viall and recently on twitter he listed the Top 5 names for male dogs: https://twitter.com/viallnicholas28/status/1179810447865741312

So if you like this blog post, you have Nick to thank.

He listed: Steve, Jeff, Howard, Craig and Phil as the Top 5. The post isn’t clear to me but perhaps he is thinking of getting a dog? If so, I’d love to be his dog photographer!!

I do actually know a dog named Steve. He’s an adorable cockapoo. The samoyed puppy pictured above is named Kevin.

However the most common dog names I’ve run across in Charlotte are: Molly, Maggie, Sam, Lulu, Bella, Louis, and Winston. I think I’ve met more Molly’s and Maggie’s than any other names.

I have a Molly. We adopted her at the age of 5 and she came with her name. She has lots of nicknames too.