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The ‘Taylor Swift Effect’ Now Extends To Dog Names

Author Phil Harris
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Pet owner site Rover has released its 11th annual Most Popular Dog Names list. Luna is the top name for a female dog while Charlie tops the list for male pups. The top five for both female and male dogs feature plenty of the usual suspects. The girl pup top five includes Bella, Daisy, Lucy, Lily. Rounding out the top five for boy dogs are Max, Cooper, Milo, Buddy. You can see more below.

Names of pop culture icons from the ’90s, such as Alanis, Ginger Spice, Furby, and even Leonardo Dogcaprio are trending up for dogs this year. So are sports-related dog names. For example, Trae, after Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young, and Nikola, after Denver Nuggets MVP and NBA champion Nikola Jokic, rose 222 percent and 147 percent in popularity, respectively.

And then there’s Kelce.

If you’ve ever questioned whether the so-called “Taylor Swift Effect” was real or not, this may put your doubts to rest once and for all. Rover reports that ‘Kelce’ is the top trending sports-related dog name in the U.S., rising 135 percent recently. This could refer to either Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce or his superstar brother, Jason, who plays center for the Philadelphia Eagles. I suppose it depends on which NFL team the dog’s human supports. However, if a dog named Kelce belongs to someone who isn’t a football fan, it’s most likely named after Travis…because Taylor Swift.

America’s Most Popular Dog Names in 2023 (Rover.com)

Female Top 10

  1. Luna
  2. Bella
  3. Daisy
  4. Lucy
  5. Lily
  6. Lola
  7. Zoe
  8. Sadie
  9. Stella
  10. Bailey

Male Top 10

  1. Charlie
  2. Max
  3. Cooper
  4. Milo
  5. Buddy
  6. Teddy
  7. Rocky
  8. Bear
  9. Leo
  10. Duke

Phil Harris is 50% of "Phil & Mel in the Afternoon" on K104.7. He has been with the station since 2013 and on the air in Charlotte since 2000. Before coming to the Queen City, Phil worked for radio stations in Pittsburgh, Austin, and Seattle. In addition to the weekly "Throwback Threesome" music video feature, Phil writes about things that matter to Charlotte sports fans and pet owners. He happens to be both.

Here's How Much Money The Most Popular Dog Influencers Bring Home On TikTok

And I am officially doing the wrong thing with my life. Yes, I post occasionally on TikTok but I’ve yet to make a penny off of that. But if you’re doing it correctly, you can be making a pretty penny. And one of the most popular types of accounts on the social media platform? Dogs. There are tons of dog influencers on TikTok and many of them are quite successful. The hashtag “dog” has a whopping 413.8 billion views with #dogsofTikTok and #dogs each having well over 100 billion views as well. That’s a billion with b. But more important in the world of influencers than views is engagement rates (likes, comments, shares, etc) which these canines are also racking up.

Our friends at Printed Pet Memories conducted a study on the most financially successful dog influencers on TikTok. And yeah, I’m in the completely wrong career field. These dogs are racking up what I make in a week in one post. To come up with these dollar amounts Printed Pet Memories used an Influencer Marketing Calculator (didn’t know that existed) to figure out what they can earn per sponsored TikTok post. Anyone have a dog I can borrow? Keep reading to see who the most successful dog influencers are, a cute video of them, as well as what they can bring in per post.

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