Revealed! Crown Heights' Most Uniquely Popular Dog Names

This local beagle is not named Baxter, nor Sir. Photo by Christopher Reid

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — 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 uniquely 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 uniquely popular dog names in Crown Heights are Baxter and Sir.

(Baxter in North Crown Heights, and Sir in South Crown Heights, to be exact.)

There are 143 dogs in NYC with the name Baxter and 80 with the name Sir, according to the database.

While the name Baxter is ranked 106th in popularity citywide, it's the 10th most common dog name in North Crown Heights, and while the name Sir is ranked 200th citywide, it's ranked 1st in South Crown Heights — making these the most "uniquely popular" names in the neighborhood.

Baxter and Sir. Stay classy, Crown Heights.

Cruise through the full map below. Might as well, since you paid for it.