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10 most untrendy dog names of the year

Once popular, names such as Brandy, Scooter, Spike, Scooby and Lucky have fallen on hard times in the dog-naming world. Check out which male and female names are out of fashion in 2013.
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No. 1: Scooter and Brandy

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Scooter earned the top spot on this list by declining the most in popularity over the past decade, falling from No. 34 on the list of most popular male dog names in 2003 to No. 98 in 2012.

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Brandy takes No. 1 for females on the least popular list, starting at No. 42 in 2003 and falling out of the top 100 in 2011.

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No. 2: Dakota and Holly

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Dakota, the No. 43 most popular male dog name in 2003, comes in second on our list after dropping out of the top 100 in 2009.

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Holly, the second least trendy female dog name, has a similar story, claiming No. 45 in 2003 and falling off the list of most popular names in 2012.

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No. 3: Rudy and Misty

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Rudy was in the top half of most popular names in 2003, coming in at No. 47, but fell out of the top 100 last year.

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After holding the No. 48 spot in 2003, Misty dropped off the 100 most popular names list in 2011.

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No. 4: Spike and Katie

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Spike has fallen drastically in popularity in the past decade, going from No. 29 in 2003 to No. 81 in 2012.

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Katie saw a similar drop, beginning at No. 33 a decade ago, then falling to No. 82 last year.

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No. 5: Joey and Lucky

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Joey, the No. 52 most popular male dog name in 2003, fell out of the top 100 in 2012, earning it the No. 5 spot on this list.

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Lucky was the No. 56 most popular female dog name in 2003 but dropped off the list in 2010.

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No. 6: Rusty and Heidi

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Rusty had a home on the list of 20 most popular names a decade ago, coming in at No. 16, but last year it dropped to No. 63.

Heidi is still in the top 100 most popular female dog names — but only just, coming in at No. 92 after holding the No. 50 spot in 2003.

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No. 7: Scooby and Casey

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Scooby (Dooby Doo), where are you? Not in the top 100 anymore. After coming in at No. 53 in 2003, the name of one of pop culture’s favorite pups fell out of the top 100 in 2008.

Casey, which was the No. 58 most popular female name a decade ago, also fell off the most popular names list in 2008.

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No. 8: Luke and Sheba

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Although Luke was the No. 56 most popular name for male dogs in 2003, it fell out of the top 100 in 2012.

Sheba, a name that fell off the list of most popular female dog names in 2009, came in at No. 61 back in 2003.

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No. 9: Smokey and Madison

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Smokey hasn’t fallen out of the top 100, but after going from No. 43 to No. 87 over the last decade, it still earned a spot on this list.

Madison, the No. 62 female dog name in 2003, dropped out of the top 100 in 2009. Its nickname, Maddie, has also lost popularity but at a slower pace.

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No. 10: Sammy and Shadow

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Sammy was the No. 24 most popular male dog name a decade ago and fell to No. 66 last year. It’s worth noting that Sam is also losing popularity, falling from No. 14 to No. 35 over the same period of time.

Shadow, which came in as the No. 51 most popular female dog name in 2003, has now fallen to No. 87.

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Ramon 1946
Feb 19, 2013 6:18PM
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This burglar breaks into a house in the middle of the night and is looking around with a small flashlight when he hears a voice say "Jesus is watching you." He turns around to see a parrot seated on a perch. "Did you say that?" asks the burglar. "Yes" replies the parrot. "What is your name?" asks the burglar. "Moses" replies the parrot. The burglar says "What kind of an idiot would name a parrot 'Moses'?". The parrot replied "The same one that named his rottweiler 'Jesus'."

You gotta love that name!!!
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Feb 19, 2013 1:36PM
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Boy does that little Chihuahua in #8 look happy.  He's having a blast.
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Feb 19, 2013 4:05PM
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My boss gave her dog one of the most fitting names I have ever heard.  When they first got their boxer puppy, her husband was on the floor playing with the pup.  When the puppy got a little to frisky and nipped her hubby's ear, the light went on her head.  Their ear biting boxer pup was immediately christened "Tyson".
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Feb 19, 2013 3:37PM
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We have a Female German Shepard named Lola and a Little Snouser/Maltese cross named Tic-Tic. Tic-Tic was 5 when we got Lola as a pup and established dominance. It is so funny to see a huge shepard cower to that little sh!t.

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Feb 19, 2013 3:51PM
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I have had many dogs over more than 50 yrs, but five stand out as amazing. Tim was my first Border Collie and quickly became quite a celebrity, working in search and rescue, visitation and obedience. He left me too soon at 6 due to poisoning.

McNeesh came at a hard time in my life and had the quiet composure to help me through things.

Jake hated sheep, although his BC breeding was stellar. What he did love was service/therapy work.
Sidney was a GR that we raised and trained for a mobility dog. He worked for a few years and then came home to retire. His quiet presence was great in therapy work as well as in the classroom. He died last March of cancer.

We see a lot of great dogs coming through our boarding kennel and we mourn the loss of each one of them.

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Feb 19, 2013 10:30AM
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Over the years my husband and I have owned German Shephards, with a tendancy to give them German sounding names.  My beloved white Shephard was named Hilda and my husband dogs names Austra, Sasha, Baron, Shadow, Panzer and Aedelle. But by far the best dog I ever owned was a mutt named "Gus" that I owned as a kid.  He was sooo smart.
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Feb 19, 2013 4:12PM
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I am an actor, and my wife and I are movie buffs. I think that the Eli Wallach character made the spaghetti western "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" the best western of all time., so we named our cat after him; Tuco Beneditto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez. (We just called him Tuco (`too-co). Later, a white cat with blue eyes appeared at our door. We adopted her and called her "Angel Eyes". Then another cat, blondish/orange appeared at our door. He decided to stay and we named him "Blondie". We had our trio, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

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Feb 19, 2013 8:51AM
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I've named my mastiff mix Chaplin, he waddled like Charlie Chaplin when he was a pup and the name stuck.
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Feb 19, 2013 7:41PM
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The #8 picture gonna give me nightmares.  That $hit's just evil.
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Feb 19, 2013 6:07PM
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I am glad the name Heidi for a dog is phasing out. Nothing worse than someone remembering your name because they had a dog named Heidi.

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Feb 19, 2013 3:40PM
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I owned two red female Doberman's and they were the most gentle and smartest dogs.

Very loyal, but not aggressive.

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Feb 19, 2013 3:02PM
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Dogs I have known & loved: Friskie, Bozo, Inca,  Narcissus & Goldmund (from same litter),  Loki, Bear,& Teddie (we had them both at once), Moka (my big gentle giant--Newfie & Chow mix), Jack, and our current dogs, Breve' and Bear-it (a  pure bred Chow, 13 year old Humane Society rescue.  With the exception of Bozo, who got abandoned on us at 6 weeks old (to our delight--fell asleep in my husbands hat & was then a keeper) and Bear, all have been rescues from shelters and delightful children in our lives.  I love all dogs, wish I could rescue them all!!!

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Mar 7, 2013 10:13AM
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can anyone who reads this post also please sign a petition to stop dog abuse in China please thanks here is the url for the website: www [dot] causes [dot] com and please search this title: "no body touch the dog"

Thanks a bunch. 
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Feb 25, 2013 7:17PM
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We inherited Hey Jude and Penny Lane (both cocker spaniels) from a friend that passed away, since then we've added Elenore Rigby (kitten), Lucy (in the Sky w/ Diamonds) (fish), and Sargent Pepper (fish).  The best part is my kids are obsessed with Beatles music trying to come up with new pet names so we escape the typical pre-teen Bieber craze!!
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kelli17
Feb 19, 2013 10:20PM
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The #5 Dog Joey well that breed is wonderful, if you hike run or just walk alot they r loyal and great for people that have allergies...my dog Pyper died a year ago of cancer and I have missed her soooo much
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Feb 19, 2013 3:08PM
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Oops, I left out Walter, Gidget, Lucky, Coke & Brandy---ones who came & went quickly for one reason or another, but still in my heart forever.

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Feb 19, 2013 2:38PM
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Over the years I have named my dogs: Rebecca (German Shepherd); Ramona (German Shepherd); Max (English Spaniel mix);  Sasha (Lab) When I was a kid I grew up with: Teddy (I sure he was a mutt of some sort but don't quite remember); Spotty (Dalmation); Dutchess (German Shepherd Mix); Sheba (I think this dog was a mix between a German Shepherd and a Chihuahua if you can imagine that!); Aiko, a.k.a Iko (a mix between a German Shepherd and an Irish Wolfhound) This dog was a piece of work....she would let anyone in the house without making a sound but would not let them leave without letting them know that she lived there. 

 

Other dogs I know or have known or at least the one's I can remember: Lilly (Pitbull); Smokey (German Shepherd); Wanda and Marvin (s) Marvin was Wanda's offspring.  Sparky ().  I'm sure there were others....so sorry if I left anyone out.   Do you want to hear about the cats?  Actually the cats realy didn't need names.

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Feb 19, 2013 6:10PM
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I spilled spot remover on my dog and now I can't find him.

I have another dog named Stay.  He gets confused when I call him.

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I feel sorry for dogs with stupid owners...almost as sorry as I do for writers of stupid articles.
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