Top Dog Names Of 2022

We all know that our four-legged friends are family. From their goofy personalities to the love and companionship they bring, it’s no wonder why dogs are one of the most popular pets. In recent years, we’ve seen an increasing trend in pet parents giving their furry family members unique names—names that reflect the things that matter most to us.

You’re not alone! To better understand the meaning behind these names, and what they can tell us about the people, places, and stories that defined the past year, we dove deep into the Rover database of over a million pet parents to determine the most popular dog names of 2022.

The top three dog names for female pups this year were Bella (which means “beautiful”), Luna (which means “moon”), and Daisy (which means “day’s eye”). Other popular picks included Lucy (which means “light”) and Coco (short for Coconut). While some of these classic monikers have been around for quite some time, others may be indicative of pop culture references or trends. For example, Coco may be inspired by Coco Chanel or even Pixar's hit movie Coco which came out in 2017. There was also a surge in popularity for characters from Disney's Moana such as Moana herself as well as Maui and Pua.

For male pups, Charlie was at the top of the list this year followed closely by Max—both classic. Other favorites included Milo (which means “soldier or merciful"), Cooper (meaning “barrel maker"), Rocky ("rest"), Jack ("god is gracious"), Louie ("renowned warrior") and Bentley ("meadow"). Again, many pet parents opted to give their male pooches unique monikers inspired by figures who made headlines during 2021 such as Biden ("son of bidden"), Obama ("crooked river") , Joe ("Jehovah increases"), Harry ("ruler") , Archie "truly bold", and Prince("prince").

So whether you chose a classic name like Bella or something more whimsical like—or perhaps something else entirely—you can rest assured knowing that you aren't alone!

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2013 was such a good year for pop music. Drake, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Lorde, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry and Britney Spears all had new albums that dominated the airwaves. We're definitely still listening to a lot (okay, most) of these pop hits from 2013, which turn ten years old in 2023!

Take a look below at some of 2013's biggest hits:

Bieber lent his voice on this dance track off of will.i.am's fourth studio album, #willpower.

This R&B hit is from Legend's fourth studio album, Love in the Future. The album was executive produced by Legend, Kanye West and Dave Tozer, featuring guest appearances from Kimbra, Rick Ross, Stacy Barthe and Seal.

"Applause" was Gaga's lead single from her third studio album, Artpop. Gaga began planning the project in 2011, shortly after the launch of her second effort, Born This Way.

Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" became the subject of a legal dispute with the family of Marvin Gaye and Bridgeport Music, who argued the song infringed on copyrights to Gaye's 1977 single "Got to Give It Up." On top of that, model Emily Ratajkowski accused Thicke of sexually assaulting her on the music video set, alleging that he groped her bare breasts from behind during the filming.

"Dark Horse" is from Perry's fourth studio album, Prism, which was initially planned to be "darker" than her previous material. Prism ultimately became a prominently dance-inspired record.

Beyoncé's self-titled fifth studio album gave us this awesome collab with husband Jay-Z as well as "Partition," "Pretty Hurts," "XO" and "Flawless."

Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" is from their fourth (and seemingly final) studio album, inspired by late '70s and early '80s American music from Los Angeles.

"Heart Attack" comes from Demi's fourth studio album Demi, where she wanted to change her sound from her self-described "generic" third album Unbroken. Lovato wanted her fourth album to "have songs that excited her."

Disclosure's Settle album is the electronic music duo's best musical work by far, with "Help Me Lose My Mind" being the best of all.

Drake's third studio album Nothing Was the Same gave us all his best hits with "Started From The Bottom," "Worst Behavior," and "All Me."

Chris Brown had dudes all over singing "These girls ain't loyal" all year long in 2013.

From Timberlake's third studio album The 20/20 Experience, "Mirrors" is the far superior song choice to his collab with Jay-Z, "Suit & Tie." Though the music video for "Suit & Tie" was great, the song is quite annoying. "Mirrors" is a song for the ages.

Lorde emerged on the music scene with Pure Heroine and gave us an amazing debut album. "Royals" made her a star pretty quickly.

Every time the weather gets below 70 degrees, this song is sure to come on.

Mac Miller and Ariana Grande met in 2012 when the two covered “Baby It's Cold Outside.” A year later, they collaborated again in "The Way," from Grande's debut studio album Yours Truly. The two didn't start dating until August 2016 and ended the relationship in May 2018.

"The Worst" is arguably the best song off of Aiko's debut EP Sail Out. The album has notable features with Vince Staples, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino and Ab-Soul.

We love how this song has made its comeback on TikTok with hilarious videos of people walking "a mile in these Louboutins."

This is the best song to work out to. Thank you, Britney Spears!

You could not escape this song in 2013 even if you tried. From the memes to the media fixation with Miley Cyrus during this era, "Wrecking Ball" will forever be a part of pop culture history.

Sad girl Lana Del Rey walked so that girls like Phoebe Bridgers and Olivia Rodrigo could run.