MAP: The Most Popular Dog Names in New York City

NEW YORK CITY, NY — While the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cannot seem to find time to compile a comprehensive database of lead levels in public-housing tap water (or even an incomprehensive one), it did find time, this week, to draw up an interactive map of New York City's most popular dog names, neighborhood by neighborhood, based on the city's database of licensed dogs.

And because of this noble, taxpayer-funded effort, we now know that the most popular dog name in New York City, for the eighth year in a row, is Bella.

("Possibly because of the Twilight book series," city health officials say.)

The second most popular NYC dog name, and the first for male dogs, is Max.

Here's the full ranking.

Female

1. Bella
2. Lola
3. Lucy
4. Daisy
5. Coco
6. Princess
7. Molly
8. Chloe
9. Luna
10. Sophie

Male

1. Max
2. Rocky
3. Charlie
4. Buddy
5. Lucky
6. Teddy
7. Teddy
8. Jack
9. Oliver
10. Milo

The neighborhood-o-philes among you may also choose to fiddle around with the department's exhaustive interactive map (embedded below) of city dog names, arranged by how "uniquely popular" they are in each hood. Might as well — you paid for it.