The short answer
Bella leads this list.
Bella leads the girl dog-name list with 994 female-coded registry profiles. The table shows 250 common choices alphabetically, not in rank order.
Most common first
The leading girl dog names.
Popularity uses registry-profile counts. The complete table below is alphabetical, as requested.
#1 Bella 994 profiles
#2 Luna 826 profiles
#3 Lucy 697 profiles
#4 Lola 591 profiles
#5 Daisy 587 profiles
#6 Coco 473 profiles
#7 Penny 458 profiles
#8 Stella 401 profiles
#9 Molly 383 profiles
#10 Ruby 351 profiles
Alphabetical directory
250 girl dog names A–Z.
The profile column uses only female-coded rows. “All license records” shows the name across both gender values for context.
250 names
Name Female profiles All license records City rank
Abbey 32 46 #571
Abby 165 256 #84
Addie 55 65 #330
Addison 110 162 #126
Alice 35 40 #522
Allie 37 50 #500
Amber 32 44 #542
Angel 89 128 #152
Annie 112 149 #134
Arya 54 63 #332
Athena 98 120 #168
Ava 68 84 #254
Baby 90 156 #125
Bailey 343 669 #10
Bambi 48 76 #278
Beatrice 37 42 #503
Bella 994 1,328 #1
Belle 103 150 #155
Betty 59 76 #297
Billie 36 45 #445
Birdie 62 69 #280
Biscuit 37 126 #176
Blanca 32 42 #575
Blue 75 348 #40
Bonnie 91 124 #174
Brandy 48 85 #301
Brownie 45 128 #150
Buffy 33 45 #526
Bunny 36 46 #444
Buttercup 44 61 #386
Cali 67 82 #256
Callie 93 115 #177
Candy 49 61 #361
Canela 45 55 #394
Casey 35 106 #219
Cassie 32 51 #489
Cece 35 45 #512
Charlie 139 1,146 #3
Charlotte 77 109 #206
Chelsea 32 45 #541
Chica 33 50 #524
Chiquita 32 42 #560
Chloe 326 434 #26
Chula 31 51 #536
Cinnamon 57 76 #283
Clementine 43 55 #424
Cleo 89 110 #181
Clover 42 67 #365
Coco 473 866 #6
Cocoa 64 116 #211
Cookie 181 269 #67
Cora 44 60 #387
Cricket 34 54 #425
Daisy 587 780 #9
Dakota 72 134 #154
Daphne 54 63 #333
Darcy 34 50 #453
Delilah 52 60 #341
Diamond 154 186 #99
Diva 37 42 #499
Dixie 67 106 #250
Dolly 85 101 #189
Dottie 52 67 #328
Eleanor 39 49 #475
Ella 115 143 #135
Ellie 264 352 #48
Elsa 43 51 #432
Emma 100 144 #160
Emmy 31 39 #596
Evie 43 60 #414
Fiona 100 134 #157
Foxy 42 58 #382
Frankie 102 302 #55
Freya 44 53 #409
Frida 64 74 #272
Gabby 36 47 #492
Gemma 42 55 #418
Georgia 45 50 #412
Gertie 44 58 #403
Gigi 93 136 #166
Ginger 239 354 #53
Ginny 37 46 #455
Goldie 38 52 #429
Grace 78 101 #215
Gracie 216 303 #64
Greta 52 72 #343
Hannah 33 47 #538
Harley 93 256 #72
Harper 73 106 #207
Hazel 173 217 #80
Heidi 54 83 #315
Holly 84 123 #194
Honey 163 215 #85
Indy 34 98 #217
Iris 31 38 #585
Isabella 32 36 #589
Ivy 165 215 #88
Izzy 147 215 #92
Jade 34 54 #523
Jasmine 36 52 #505
Jessie 36 70 #446
Jojo 47 104 #214
Josie 108 142 #143
Joy 36 47 #502
June 53 64 #323
Juniper 51 56 #363
Juno 62 90 #231
Kali 36 45 #484
Khloe 31 42 #530
Kiki 51 67 #329
Kira 39 52 #451
Kiwi 33 61 #366
Koda 43 153 #122
Koko 35 81 #307
Kona 99 164 #121
Lacey 43 57 #405
Lady 222 304 #59
Laika 32 46 #482
Layla 159 200 #97
Leia 65 87 #253
Lexi 145 204 #103
Lexie 32 42 #544
Libby 45 53 #410
Lila 39 47 #479
Lilly 115 155 #133
Lilo 38 48 #454
Lily 311 428 #30
Lizzie 31 37 #602
Lola 591 768 #8
Louise 50 59 #362
Lucky 51 426 #29
Lucy 697 909 #5
Lula 43 49 #437
Lulu 193 263 #70
Luna 826 1,021 #4
Mabel 97 122 #173
Macy 39 52 #470
Maddie 94 148 #165
Madison 60 85 #267
Maggie 283 358 #43
Maisie 63 79 #277
Maisy 44 63 #384
Maple 69 81 #235
Margot 45 55 #395
Marley 64 200 #91
Matilda 72 94 #232
Maya 208 279 #66
Mia 256 331 #50
Mika 38 49 #438
Mila 88 109 #182
Miley 40 43 #466
Millie 228 291 #60
Mimi 79 99 #210
Minnie 135 191 #115
Missy 115 150 #131
Misty 48 65 #346
Mocha 87 134 #149
Mochi 49 103 #192
Molly 383 542 #16
Mona 44 57 #406
Moxie 36 52 #460
Muneca 33 39 #549
Murphy 44 403 #34
Mya 40 49 #462
Nala 286 356 #39
Nellie 72 97 #228
Nelly 36 45 #513
Nena 50 64 #348
Nina 84 109 #190
Nola 56 67 #314
Nora 43 63 #385
Nova 98 126 #138
Olive 222 299 #61
Olivia 54 76 #318
Oreo 84 325 #58
Panda 36 83 #261
Payton 41 81 #302
Peach 35 40 #534
Peaches 53 79 #324
Peanut 72 210 #93
Pearl 76 92 #224
Pebbles 78 109 #203
Penelope 113 139 #136
Penny 458 593 #14
Penny Lane 32 36 #590
Pepper 252 433 #28
Phoebe 160 206 #98
Piper 252 323 #51
Pippa 81 103 #197
Poppy 157 214 #89
Precious 58 79 #282
Princess 311 411 #31
Quinn 41 75 #336
Raven 38 62 #447
Reese 31 64 #351
Remi 44 86 #244
Remy 74 238 #68
Riley 195 471 #21
Ripley 52 95 #229
River 37 85 #269
Roo 38 65 #331
Rory 51 89 #233
Rose 59 77 #289
Rosie 343 454 #23
Roxie 145 190 #106
Roxy 267 357 #47
Ruby 351 448 #20
Rue 41 57 #391
Ruthie 44 57 #416
Sadie 351 438 #22
Sage 42 66 #300
Sally 69 89 #243
Samantha 51 76 #326
Sammie 32 60 #421
Sandy 76 105 #208
Sasha 171 230 #79
Sassy 32 37 #568
Scarlett 38 47 #481
Scout 154 332 #49
Shadow 62 366 #46
Sheba 69 99 #237
Shelby 47 78 #364
Sky 53 83 #255
Sofie 33 39 #535
Sophia 47 61 #381
Sophie 297 386 #36
Star 47 59 #378
Stella 401 511 #15
Stevie 39 68 #305
Storm 43 69 #345
Sugar 75 107 #200
Suki 41 52 #430
Summer 45 61 #376
Sunny 66 143 #137
Sunshine 34 42 #531
Sweetie 39 55 #458
Sydney 56 82 #249
Tessa 40 54 #449
Tilly 54 68 #313
Trixie 90 119 #178
Violet 82 102 #204
Willow 156 211 #96
Winnie 269 340 #44
Wrigley 74 379 #45
Xena 65 83 #262
Zelda 61 78 #288
Ziggy 36 167 #112
Zoe 220 322 #57
Zoey 291 386 #37
Zuzu 36 48 #463
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
Girl Dog Names FAQ.
What is the most popular girl dog name in Chicago?
Bella leads the girl dog-name list with 994 female-coded registry profiles. The table shows 250 common choices alphabetically, not in rank order.
How were these girl dog names selected?
Names are ranked by distinct name-and-trait profiles coded F 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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