Die beliebtesten Hundenamen aller Zeiten – Ein Blick auf die Jahrzehnte
Hundenamen haben sich über die Jahrzehnte hinweg stark verändert. Während Hunde in den 60ern oft klassische „Wachhund“-Namen trugen, setzt sich ab den 80ern zunehmend der Trend zu menschlichen Vornamen durch. Heute sind Hunde vollwertige Familienmitglieder – das spiegelt sich auch in ihren Namen wider. Lass uns einen Blick auf die beliebtesten Hundenamen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz von den 1960ern bis heute werfen!
The most popular dog names by decade
1960s - The classic dog names
🔹 In the 60s, typical "dog names" dominated - short, distinctive and often with a harsh sound. Many dogs were still farm or guard dogs, which is why practical call names were in the foreground.
📌 Trend: Dogs had independent names that were clearly distinct from human first names.
Top 10:
- Bello
- Rex
- Hasso
- Lumpy
- Senta
- Waldi
- Fiffi
- Snowy
- Laika
- Lassie
1970s - First changes
🔹 The classic dog names remained popular, but human names and names from movies and television were slowly added. Disney's Susi and Tramp and series like Lassie influenced the choice of name.
📌 Trend: First human names appear, while classics continue to dominate.
Top 10:
- Bello
- Rex
- Waldi
- Susi
- Cora
- Benno
- Max
- Lassie
- Snowy
- Flocki
1980s - English & pop culture names
🔹 The 1980s saw the breakthrough of English names and pop culture influences. Dogs were now named after action heroes, movie characters and typical English call names.
📌 Trend: Dogs are given names like in Hollywood - English, cool and inspired by pop culture.
Top 10:
- Max
- Benni
- Sammy
- Rocky
- Lucky
- Cindy
- Jenny
- Susi
- Kira
- Dusty
1990s - human names become standard
🔹 Classic dog names disappear almost completely. Instead, dogs are now called like family members. Particularly short, memorable names become popular.
📌 Trend: Dogs are now mainly given typical human first names.
Top 10:
- Max
- Lucky
- Rocky
- Benny
- Timmy
- Lucy
- Cora
- Jessy
- Lady
- Bruno
2000s - Individuality & soft sound
🔹 The 2000s brought even more humanization to names, and they became more individual. Names should sound short, soft and affectionate. Inspiration from books and films (e.g. Harry Potter) increased.
📌 Trend: Modern, sonorous names are catching on, many inspired by pop culture.
Top 10:
- Luna
- Bella
- Emma
- Lucy
- Buddy
- Baloo
- Max
- Rocky
- Kira
- Bruno
2010s - Clear favorites & trends
🔹 Now there are clear frontrunners: Luna becomes the most assigned dog name, also Baloo/Balou is omnipresent. Dogs are now almost exclusively called like people or movie characters.
📌 Trend: Dog names = baby names. Pop culture & humanization determine the naming.
Top 10:
- Luna
- Baloo
- Buddy
- Bella
- Nala
- Emma
- Milo
- Rocky
- Lucy
- Leo
Conclusion
The development of dog names shows how the role of our four-legged friends has changed. In the past, dogs were given functional names (Bello, Rex), today they are family members with affectionate, soft names such as Luna or Baloo. In the last two decades in particular, the trend towards human and sonorous names has become strongly established.
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