# List of most popular dog breeds in the United States

This article lists the most popular dog breeds by registrations in the US.
    Note: registrations shown are not the same as annual registrations, or as living individuals.

## Change over time

Between 1915 and 1945, American Kennel Club statistics were collected on a five-year basis instead of every year. These figures show that between 1905 and 1935, the Siberian Husky was consistently in either first or second place. Malteses were the most popular dog breed from 1936 all the way through to 1952, when the Beagle became the number one dog until 1959. Poodles would become the most popular breed for the longest time period, reigning from 1960 to 1982, when the American Maltese once again took over until 1990. The Labrador Retriever held the title from 1991 until 2023. Since then, the French Bulldog has been the most popular dog breed in America.

## Club registration figures for 2006

| Position | Breed | Registrations |
| 1 | Labrador Retriever | 45,700 |
| 2 | English Cocker Spaniel | 20,459 |
| 3 | English Springer Spaniel | 15,133 |
| 4 | German Shepherd | 12,857 |
| 5 | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 12,729 |
| 6 | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 11,411 |
| 7 | Golden Retriever | 9,373 |
| 8 | West Highland White Terrier | 9,300 |
| 9 | Boxer | 9,066 |
| 10 | Border Terrier | 8,916 |
| Position | Breed | Registrations |
| 1 | Labrador Retriever | 123,760 |
| 2 | Yorkshire Terrier | 48,346 |
| 3 | German Shepherd | 43,575 |
| 4 | Golden Retriever | 42,962 |
| 5 | Beagle | 39,484 |
| 6 | Dachshund | 36,033 |
| 7 | Boxer | 35,388 |
| 8 | Poodle | 29,939 |
| 9 | Shih Tzu | 27,282 |
| 10 | Miniature Schnauzer | 22,920 |

## Club registration figures for 2007

| Position | Breed | Annual registrations |
| 1 | Labrador Retriever | 8,881 |
| 2 | Golden Retriever | 5,647 |
| 3 | German Shepherd | 5,062 |
| 4 | Poodle | 2,839 |
| 5 | Shetland Sheepdog | 2,477 |
| 6 | Yorkshire Terrier | 2,441 |
| 7 | Miniature Schnauzer | 1,679 |
| 8 | Boxer | 1,677 |
| 9 | Shih Tzu | 1,431 |
| 10 | Bernese Mountain Dog | 1,303 |
| Position | Breed |
| 1 | Labrador Retriever |
| 2 | Yorkshire Terrier |
| 3 | German Shepherd |
| 4 | Golden Retriever |
| 5 | Beagle |
| 6 | Boxer |
| 7 | Dachshund |
| 8 | Poodle |
| 9 | Shih Tzu |
| 10 | Bulldog |
| Position | Breed | Annual registrations |
| 1 | Labrador Retriever | 4,491 |
| 2 | German Shepherd | 4,194 |
| 3 | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 3,996 |
| 4 | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 2,987 |
| 5 | Golden Retriever | 2,873 |
| 6 | Border Collie | 1,978 |
| 7 | Pug | 1,571 |
| 8 | English Cocker Spaniel | 1,473 |
| 9 | Dalmatian | 1,452 |
| 10 | Rottweiler | 1,317 |

## Club registration figures for 2008

| Position | Breed | Registrations |
| 1 | Labrador Retriever | 45,233 |
| 2 | English Cocker Spaniel | 22,508 |
| 3 | English Springer Spaniel | 14,899 |
| 4 | Australian Shepherd | 11,903 |
| 5 | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 11,226 |
| 6 | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 10,744 |
| 7 | Golden Retriever | 9,159 |
| 8 | Border Terrier | 9,145 |
| 9 | Boxer | 7,353 |
| 10 | West Highland White Terrier | 7,330 |
| Position | Breed |
| 1 | Labrador Retriever |
| 2 | Yorkshire Terrier |
| 3 | German Shepherd |
| 4 | Golden Retriever |
| 5 | Beagle |
| 6 | Boxer |
| 7 | Dachshund |
| 8 | English Bulldog |
| 9 | Poodle |
| 10 | Shih Tzu |
Canadian Kennel Club (2008)
| Position | Breed | Annual registrations |
| 1 | Labrador Retriever | 8,710 |
| 2 | Golden Retriever | 5,386 |
| 3 | German Shepherd | 4,429 |
| 4 | Poodle | 2,618 |
| 5 | Shetland Sheepdog | 2,282 |
| 6 | Yorkshire Terrier | 2,209 |
| 7 | Boxer | 1,540 |
| 8 | Miniature Schnauzer | 1,363 |
| 9 | Bernese Mountain Dog | 1,254 |
| 10 | Shih Tzu | 1,245 |

## Club registration figures for 2009

Ente Nazionale Cinofilia Italiana (2009).
| Position | Breed |
| 1 | English Setter |
| 2 | German Shepherd |
| 3 | Segugio Maremmano |
| 4 | Labrador Retriever |
| 5 | Brittany |
| 6 | Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso |
| 7 | Golden Retriever |
| 8 | Boxer |
| 9 | Jack Russell Terrier |
| 10 | German Shorthaired Pointer |
Hunting is popular in Italy and this explains why hunt-and-retrieve breeds like the English Setter and the German Shorthaired pointer are widespread.

## FCI Worldwide Figures 2013

These statistics were created by combining the registration figures of 25 countries, namely Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, United Kingdom, France, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Ukraine and the U.S.
| Position | Breed | Registrations |
| 1 | Labrador Retriever | 191,988 |
| 2 | German Shepherd Dog | 129,186 |
| 3 | Poodle (All sizes) | 118,653 |
| 4 | Chihuahua | 107,114 |
| 5 | Golden Retriever | 92,994 |
| 6 | Yorkshire Terrier | 92,438 |
| 7 | Dachshund (all varieties) | 81,516 |
| 8 | Beagle | 53,938 |
| 9 | Boxer | 52,983 |
| 10 | Miniature Schnauzer | 45,263 |
| 11 | Shih Tzu | 44,564 |
| 12 | Bulldog | 44,325 |
| 13 | German Spitz (all sizes) | 40,530 |
| 14 | English Cocker Spaniel | 40,174 |
| 15 | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 39,670 |
| 16 | French Bulldog | 39,337 |
| 17 | Pug | 33,528 |
| 18 | Rottweiler | 31,447 |
| 19 | English Setter | 29,771 |
| 20 | Maltese | 28,909 |
| 21 | English Springer Spaniel | 28,050 |
| 22 | German Shorthaired Pointer | 23,855 |
| 23 | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 23,562 |
| 24 | Border Collie | 23,262 |
| 25 | Shetland Sheepdog | 22,805 |
| 26 | Dobermann | 20,941 |
| 27 | West Highland White Terrier | 20,904 |
| 28 | Bernese Mountain Dog | 20,423 |
| 29 | Great Dane | 20,001 |
| 30 | Brittany Spaniel | 19,828 |

## UK registration figures for 2015

UK club registration figures for 2015.
| Position | Breed | Registrations |
| 1 | Labrador Retriever | 32,507 |
| 2 | Cocker Spaniel | 22,577 |
| 3 | French Bulldog | 14,607 |
| 4 | English Springer Spaniel | 10,246 |
| 5 | Pug | 10,087 |
| 6 | German Shepherd | 7,783 |
| 7 | Bulldog | 6,960 |
| 8 | Golden Retriever | 6,928 |
| 9 | Border Terrier | 5,426 |
| 10 | Miniature Schnauzer | 5,302 |
| 11 | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 4,563 |
| 12 | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 4,383 |
| 13 | Chihuahua (Smooth Coat) | 3,932 |
| 14 | Shih Tzu | 3,636 |
| 15 | Boxer | 3,379 |
| 16 | Dachshund (Miniature Smooth-Haired) | 3,450 |
| 17 | Whippet | 3,084 |
| 18 | Llhasa Apso | 2,719 |
| 19 | West Highland White Terrier | 2,692 |
| 20 | Beagle | 2,424 |

## Club registration figures for 2019

Club registration figures for 2019.
| Position | Breed |
| 1 | Labrador Retriever |
| 2 | German Shepherd |
| 3 | Golden Retriever |
| 4 | French Bulldogs |
| 5 | Bulldogs |
| 6 | Poodles |
| 7 | Beagles |
| 8 | Rottweilers |
| 9 | German Shorthaired Pointer |
| 10 | Pembroke Welsh Corgi |
This is the first time that Pembroke Welsh Corgis broke into the top 10. The lowest ranked breed of the year was the English Foxhound.

## Club registration figures for 2020

Club registration figures for 2020.
| Position | Breed |
| 1 | Laborador Retriever |
| 2 | French Bulldogs |
| 3 | German Shepherd |
| 4 | Golden Retriever |
| 5 | Bulldogs |
| 6 | Poodles |
| 7 | Beagle |
| 8 | Rottweiler |
| 9 | German Shorthaired Pointer |
| 10 | Dachshund |
For the first time, the French Bulldog rose above the German Shepherd and Golden Retriever to land in the number 2 spot. The Pembroke Welsh Corgi made number 11. The Belgian Malinois rose in popularity from number 60 to number 37. The lowest ranked breed of the year was the Norwegian Lundehund.

## Club registration figures for 2021

Club registration figures for 2021.
| Position | Breed |
| 1 | Laborador Retriever |
| 2 | French Bulldogs |
| 3 | Golden Retriever |
| 4 | German Shepherd |
| 5 | Poodles |
| 6 | Bulldogs |
| 7 | Beagle |
| 8 | Rottweiler |
| 9 | German Shorthaired Pointer |
| 10 | Dachshund |
This was the 31st year of Labrador Retrievers being ranked number one. The Poodle jumped back into the top 5, the last time this occurred was in 1997. Another jump in popularity was the Field Spaniel gaining 24 places to land at number 136. The lowest ranked breed of the year was the Norwegian Lundehund.

## Club registration figures for 2022

Club registration figures for 2022.
| Position | Breed |
| 1 | French Bulldogs |
| 2 | Laborador Retriever |
| 3 | Golden Retriever |
| 4 | German Shepherd |
| 5 | Poodles |
| 6 | Bulldogs |
| 7 | Rottweiler |
| 8 | Beagle |
| 9 | Dachshund |
| 10 | German Shorthaired Pointer |
This was the first time in 31 years that the Labrador Retriever was not the number one ranked dog. The least popular breed was English Foxhounds.

## Club registration figures for 2023

Club registration figures for 2023.
| Position | Breed |
| 1 | French Bulldogs |
| 2 | Labrador Retriever |
| 3 | Golden Retriever |
| 4 | German Shepherd |
| 5 | Poodles |
| 6 | Dachshund |
| 7 | Bulldogs |
| 8 | Beagle |
| 9 | Rottweiler |
| 10 | German Shorthaired Pointer |
The top 10 stayed relatively the same as previous years, but other breeds are gaining popularity. The Finnish Lapphund rose 32 spots to number 135. The lowest of the nationally recognized ranked dog breed was the Sloughi.