Arizona Republic
Despite the new coronavirus pandemic introducing such trending pet names as Covi, Rona, Corona and Fauci this year, Maricopa County residents by and large gave their dogs the same names that have been popular in recent years.
Maricopa County Animal Care and Control shared information from its database of dog names registered in 2020 with The Arizona Republic. The results do not deviate much from popular dog names in 2018, which also saw Max and Bella as the top two dog names.
Thousands of dogs 4,182, to be exact were named Bella this year, far leading the second most popular name, Lucy, by 1,400. The name Max was registered for 2,620 dogs this year.