NEW YORK —

Move over, Fido! According to the stats, it hasn't ranked among the top 10 dog names in years.

The American Kennel Club crunched the numbers, and coming in at number one is Luna for female dogs and Max for male dogs. Neither of these names is particularly new, though: Luna has come in first since the AKC started reporting on this in 2022, and Max the same in every year but 2024, when it came in second. Advertisement

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There were some surprises, though.

For the male dogs, four out of the 10 names on the list are brand new. Hank, which was a fresh addition this year, even came in second place. Meanwhile, names for female dogs seem to be a bit more stagnant, with only one dog name appearing for the first time this

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