The short answer
Max leads this list.
Max leads the boy dog-name list with 851 male-coded registry profiles. The table shows 250 common choices alphabetically, not in rank order.
Most common first
The leading boy dog names.
Popularity uses registry-profile counts. The complete table below is alphabetical, as requested.
#1 Max 851 profiles
#2 Charlie 712 profiles
#3 Rocky 625 profiles
#4 Buddy 494 profiles
#5 Cooper 486 profiles
#6 Milo 466 profiles
#7 Oliver 370 profiles
#8 Teddy 369 profiles
#9 Bear 355 profiles
#10 Toby 347 profiles
Alphabetical directory
250 boy dog names A–Z.
The profile column uses only male-coded rows. “All license records” shows the name across both gender values for context.
250 names
Name Male profiles All license records City rank
Ace 146 167 #107
Alfie 78 100 #213
Apollo 174 205 #83
Archer 41 52 #427
Archie 220 289 #62
Arlo 66 88 #263
Arthur 60 74 #292
Atlas 62 80 #268
Auggie 51 74 #342
Augie 42 53 #443
Axel 39 49 #474
Bailey 174 669 #10
Bandit 92 144 #141
Barney 62 95 #285
Baxter 109 148 #140
Bear 355 503 #17
Beau 164 210 #87
Benji 146 185 #109
Benny 185 228 #76
Bentley 181 225 #78
Bernie 52 87 #275
Billy 43 53 #383
Bingo 39 52 #428
Biscuit 59 126 #176
Blu 65 99 #193
Blue 220 348 #40
Bo 89 133 #163
Bobby 47 58 #371
Bodhi 50 70 #338
Boomer 93 129 #164
Bosco 48 61 #375
Bowie 96 147 #132
Brady 55 75 #291
Brody 82 103 #201
Brownie 63 128 #150
Bruce 137 160 #117
Bruno 287 349 #41
Brutus 69 97 #251
Bubba 56 66 #320
Bucky 41 64 #413
Buddy 494 648 #12
Buster 174 216 #82
Canelo 84 92 #202
Capone 72 91 #241
Carl 39 43 #485
Casey 43 106 #219
Cash 76 101 #221
Casper 60 81 #287
Champ 67 80 #264
Chance 96 133 #151
Chapo 61 68 #294
Charley 38 63 #352
Charlie 712 1,146 #3
Chase 102 124 #159
Chester 74 98 #226
Chewie 51 73 #293
Chewy 67 88 #239
Chico 144 186 #111
Chief 51 64 #347
Chip 78 102 #198
Clark 70 89 #245
Clyde 76 88 #225
Coco 199 866 #6
Cody 160 214 #90
Cooper 486 657 #11
Copper 65 101 #205
Cosmo 86 111 #185
Dante 40 46 #464
Dexter 188 250 #73
Diego 56 66 #321
Diesel 96 129 #172
Dino 45 68 #398
Duke 334 430 #25
Duncan 85 112 #191
Eddie 73 98 #227
Eli 40 51 #431
Elvis 49 64 #350
Enzo 94 116 #179
Ernie 104 144 #142
Finley 73 127 #158
Finn 235 326 #56
Finnegan 49 59 #367
Fluffy 39 66 #306
Frank 77 102 #220
Frankie 145 302 #55
Franklin 106 131 #146
Fred 51 69 #349
Freddie 59 99 #257
Gatsby 48 58 #369
George 174 211 #81
Ghost 67 81 #234
Gibson 39 54 #442
Gizmo 129 182 #113
Goose 77 123 #167
Guinness 59 106 #265
Gunner 44 60 #388
Gus 216 275 #65
Hank 186 252 #74
Harley 102 256 #72
Harry 70 88 #246
Harvey 76 97 #222
Henry 286 370 #42
Hercules 71 89 #242
Hershey 40 76 #284
Hudson 64 93 #230
Hugo 85 118 #195
Hunter 103 146 #153
Indy 45 98 #217
Jack 317 405 #33
Jackson 158 204 #100
Jake 163 221 #94
Jameson 44 56 #393
Jasper 124 168 #120
Jax 182 252 #75
Joey 85 138 #162
Junior 44 60 #389
Kane 85 92 #199
Kevin 49 68 #339
King 145 167 #110
Kirby 51 74 #304
Kobe 122 150 #123
Koda 83 153 #122
Larry 39 46 #483
Lenny 53 71 #337
Leo 312 385 #35
Levi 43 60 #399
Lincoln 117 147 #129
Linus 58 68 #311
Lobo 68 88 #247
Logan 100 139 #145
Loki 204 293 #63
Lou 43 66 #322
Louie 321 435 #27
Louis 70 84 #248
Luca 58 73 #279
Lucas 55 73 #327
Lucky 275 426 #29
Luke 81 103 #212
Mac 88 108 #180
Mack 62 83 #286
Marley 103 200 #91
Marty 59 79 #295
Mason 66 89 #258
Maverick 62 69 #281
Max 851 1,127 #2
Maximus 79 99 #216
Maxwell 51 63 #354
Mickey 103 157 #139
Midnight 38 87 #276
Miles 71 92 #240
Milo 466 586 #13
Monty 66 86 #266
Moose 179 260 #71
Murphy 276 403 #34
Murray 41 53 #426
Nico 46 69 #310
Niko 42 60 #400
Norman 68 86 #260
Oakley 65 107 #188
Odie 61 78 #271
Odin 68 87 #259
Oliver 370 471 #19
Ollie 230 298 #52
Onyx 56 97 #218
Oreo 150 325 #58
Oscar 172 247 #86
Oso 137 183 #114
Otis 159 204 #101
Otto 99 132 #169
Ozzie 95 124 #175
Ozzy 46 66 #380
Pablo 40 42 #467
Paco 54 77 #325
Parker 82 137 #148
Peanut 94 210 #93
Pepper 74 433 #28
Petey 54 80 #335
Porter 39 56 #417
Prince 138 194 #116
Ralph 60 80 #290
Rambo 63 93 #274
Ranger 56 72 #317
Rascal 43 58 #390
Reggie 69 94 #223
Remy 133 238 #68
Rex 151 199 #104
Rico 46 54 #396
Riley 163 471 #21
Ringo 50 73 #357
Rizzo 85 141 #161
Rocco 164 206 #95
Rocket 51 60 #334
Rocko 65 71 #273
Rocky 625 849 #7
Romeo 84 115 #196
Roscoe 200 263 #69
Rudy 110 154 #130
Rufus 103 147 #156
Rusty 120 144 #128
Sam 132 206 #105
Sammy 105 168 #119
Sampson 40 57 #456
Samson 91 128 #184
Sarge 41 70 #397
Scooby 86 110 #186
Scooter 41 57 #392
Scout 114 332 #49
Scrappy 54 81 #308
Seamus 43 60 #415
Sebastian 43 47 #439
Shadow 216 366 #46
Sherlock 41 51 #434
Simba 178 221 #77
Simon 69 88 #252
Smokey 102 136 #147
Snickers 44 80 #309
Snoopy 94 123 #170
Sonny 56 82 #316
Sparky 66 106 #236
Spike 87 121 #187
Stanley 146 193 #108
Sully 47 68 #319
Sunny 46 143 #137
Tank 131 170 #118
Taz 41 53 #419
Teddy 369 492 #18
Theo 120 145 #124
Theodore 51 62 #359
Thor 119 152 #127
Tiger 67 90 #238
Tito 58 71 #299
Toby 347 424 #24
Tommy 42 60 #422
Tucker 246 309 #54
Tyson 110 140 #144
Wallace 48 65 #374
Wally 96 133 #171
Walter 156 194 #102
Watson 88 107 #183
Whiskey 39 62 #355
Willie 49 59 #368
Wilson 82 102 #209
Winston 319 394 #32
Woody 43 56 #407
Wrigley 206 379 #45
Yogi 48 62 #360
Yoshi 51 80 #270
Zeke 60 73 #298
Zeus 298 377 #38
Ziggy 109 167 #112
Counting notes
One row is a license event, not necessarily one dog.
The city export does not contain a dog ID, license/emblem ID, or anonymized owner ID. Renewals can therefore repeat the same dog, while two different dogs can share the same name and traits.
What “registry profile” means: a distinct combination of dog name, breed,
color, gender, ZIP code, and ward. That removes obvious repeated rows and gives a steadier
popularity signal, but it can still merge different dogs or split one dog after a move or
profile change. We publish both the 147,119 license-event rows
and the 116,813 registry profiles,
and never describe either as an exact count of unique Chicago dogs.
Questions about this list
Boy Dog Names FAQ.
What is the most popular boy dog name in Chicago?
Max leads the boy dog-name list with 851 male-coded registry profiles. The table shows 250 common choices alphabetically, not in rank order.
How were these boy dog names selected?
Names are ranked by distinct name-and-trait profiles coded M in the city export. The 250 highest counts are then displayed alphabetically.
Does each registry profile represent one unique dog?
No. A registry profile is a distinct combination of name, breed, color, gender, ZIP code, and ward. It reduces obvious renewal duplicates but cannot prove unique identity because the city did not provide a dog or license ID.
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