Names like Sparky and Joy are good names to describe your dog's personality while Bear and Biddy might refer to your dog's size. However, coat color is the most popular consideration made when choosing a classic dog name. Some of these names include Shadow, Bailey, Coco, Honey, Brownie, and Pepper.
Popular pet names of the 1970s for dogs and cats, respectively, were Brandy and Ginger.
Based upon various Medieval texts, we know that Sturdy, Whitefoot, Hardy, Jakke, Bo, Terri, Troy, Nosewise, Amiable, Nameles, Clenche, Bragge, Ringwood and Holdfast were all popular dog names, Medievalists.net reports. In Switzerland, the list included Price (Furst), Venus, Fortuna and Turgk.
For dogs, the most popular name in the 1930s was Queenie; 1940s: Tippy; 1950s: Sandy; 1960s: Lady; 1970s: Brandy; 1980s: Max; 1990s: Max; 2000s: Max. The cat data starts in the 1960s, when Cindy was the most popular name; 1970s: Ginger; 1980s: Tiger; 1990s: Smokey; 2000s: Smokey.
Grab a famous fairy name like “Cosmo,” “Wanda,” “Puck,” “Oberon,” “Titania,” “Tink,” “Flora,” “Fauna,” or “Merryweather.” You might even consider types of fairies, calling your pooch “Selkie,” “Pixie,” “Will,” “Wisp,” “Seelie,” “Tooth,” “Brownie,” or “Deva.” You might even pick a more general faery realm name: “Flight, ...
The number-one breed of the 1940s, the Cocker Spaniel, enjoyed a renaissance in the 1980s, climbing to the number-one position. The breed was the most popular dog in the nation from 1983 to 1990, giving it the distinction of holding the number-one spot for more years than any other breed to that point (23).
The country's top breed of the 1990s, the Labrador Retriever, continues in its popularity to this day.
They hear names with two syllables and initial letters such as “CH, S, SCH, SH or K” better than long dog names. Dog names ending with a vowel (A, E, I, O, U) are also recommended. Put simply, dogs hear names like Charley, Sugar, Colly much better than Knecht-Ruprecht or Jeremy-Pascal.
If you sort of want to name your dog Princess (but kind of don't), try Sadie, a diminutive of Sarah, which does indeed mean Princess. This name is more popular than ever, and the human counterpart is roaring back into popularity too (last having been stylish a hundred years ago).