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The most common dog names in Pennsylvania
These days, it’s hard to take your dog for a walk without hearing a fellow pup parent calling out certain popular names, like Max or Luna.
Similar to baby name trends, dog monikers have changed immensely over the years. For example, one of the earliest recorded dog names belonged to a sloughi called Abuwtiyuw in ancient Egypt. The name is believed to be an onomatopoeic representation of the breed’s bark, according to research from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
The idea of giving dogs names that represented them in some way continued to be the norm for centuries, like Rover for pups who tended to wander or Spot for those who appeared with such marks. Nobility-inspired names started reigning the dog park in the 1960s and ’70s, with many people naming their canine companions Duke, Lady, or Princess, according to FirstVet’s study of names at one of America’s oldest pet cemeteries. Then, in 1985, The New York Times noticed a growing trend: People had started giving their canines more humanlike names .