List of Most Popular Dog Breeds Announced by The American Kennel Club
What is the most popular dog breeds in the U.S.? It is the Labrador Retriever. For so many years, it tops the rankings of the best dog breeds in the country.
In addition to the Labrador Retriever holding strong to its top spot, the French Bulldog has seen a sharp rise in popularity over the past decade, with a 323% increase in registrations since 2003. The affectionate, easy to care for Frenchie rose three spots this year to number 11, its highest position since the breed was recognized by the AKC in 1898.
French Bulldogs are known to be loveable lap warmers and are easily adaptable to city or suburban living due to their easily groomed coats and minimal exercise requirements.
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| BREED |
2013
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2012
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2008
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2003
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Labrador Retrievers
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1
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1
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1
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1
|
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German Shepherd Dogs
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
|
Golden Retrievers
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
|
Beagles
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
|
Bulldogs
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
16
|
|
Yorkshire Terriers
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
6
|
|
Boxers
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
|
Poodles
|
8
|
8
|
9
|
8
|
|
Rottweilers
|
9
|
9
|
14
|
15
|
|
Dachshunds
|
10
|
10
|
7
|
5
|
|
French Bulldogs
|
11
|
14
|
26
|
54
|
|
Doberman Pinschers
|
12
|
12
|
18
|
22
|
|
German Shorthaired Pointers
|
13
|
15
|
16
|
21
|
|
Siberian Huskies
|
14
|
16
|
23
|
23
|
|
Shih Tzu
|
15
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
|
Great Danes
|
16
|
17
|
22
|
27
|
|
Miniature Schnauzers
|
17
|
13
|
11
|
11
|
|
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
|
18
|
20
|
25
|
35
|
|
Pomeranians
|
19
|
19
|
13
|
13
|
|
Australian Shepherds
|
20
|
22
|
29
|
34
|
|
Shetland Sheepdogs
|
21
|
21
|
19
|
17
|
|
Chihuahuas
|
22
|
18
|
12
|
10
|
|
Boston Terriers
|
23
|
23
|
17
|
18
|
|
Pembroke Welsh Corgis
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
|
Havanese
|
25
|
28
|
36
|
55
|
|
Mastiffs
|
26
|
26
|
28
|
33
|
|
Maltese
|
27
|
25
|
20
|
20
|
|
English Springer Spaniels
|
28
|
29
|
27
|
28
|
|
Cocker Spaniels
|
29
|
27
|
21
|
14
|
|
Brittanys
|
30
|
31
|
30
|
30
|
|
Pugs
|
31
|
30
|
15
|
12
|
|
Bernese Mountain Dogs
|
32
|
33
|
40
|
47
|
|
Weimaraners
|
33
|
32
|
31
|
29
|
|
Vizslas
|
34
|
34
|
44
|
45
|
|
Collies
|
35
|
35
|
38
|
32
|
|
West Highland White Terriers
|
36
|
36
|
34
|
31
|
|
Newfoundlands
|
37
|
42
|
46
|
46
|
|
Papillons
|
38
|
37
|
37
|
36
|
|
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
|
39
|
41
|
50
|
53
|
|
Bichons Frises
|
40
|
38
|
35
|
26
|
|
Basset Hounds
|
41
|
40
|
33
|
25
|
|
Bullmastiffs
|
42
|
39
|
39
|
48
|
|
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
|
43
|
46
|
48
|
41
|
|
Border Collies
|
44
|
44
|
53
|
65
|
|
Akitas
|
45
|
45
|
52
|
44
|
|
Shiba Inu
|
46
|
50
|
65
|
62
|
|
St. Bernards
|
47
|
49
|
45
|
39
|
|
Bloodhounds
|
48
|
48
|
43
|
49
|
|
Portuguese Water Dogs
|
49
|
55
|
64
|
71
|
|
Cane Corso
|
50
|
60
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers
|
51
|
53
|
60
|
58
|
|
Bull Terriers
|
52
|
51
|
57
|
72
|
|
Miniature Pinschers
|
53
|
47
|
32
|
19
|
|
Chinese Shar-Pei
|
54
|
52
|
47
|
40
|
|
Scottish Terriers
|
55
|
58
|
49
|
43
|
|
Airedale Terriers
|
56
|
54
|
58
|
50
|
|
Alaskan Malamutes
|
57
|
57
|
59
|
57
|
|
Australian Cattle Dogs
|
58
|
59
|
68
|
73
|
|
Whippets
|
59
|
56
|
63
|
59
|
|
Belgian Malinois
|
60
|
71
|
79
|
96
|
|
Cairn Terriers
|
61
|
63
|
51
|
42
|
|
English Cocker Spaniels
|
62
|
64
|
70
|
75
|
|
Lhasa Apsos
|
63
|
61
|
56
|
38
|
|
Dalmatians
|
64
|
65
|
76
|
80
|
|
Dogues de Bordeaux
|
65
|
67
|
41
|
N/A
|
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Italian Greyhounds
|
66
|
66
|
61
|
51
|
|
Samoyeds
|
67
|
68
|
73
|
67
|
|
Chinese Crested
|
68
|
62
|
54
|
61
|
|
Great Pyrenees
|
69
|
72
|
62
|
52
|
|
Chow Chows
|
70
|
69
|
66
|
60
|
|
German Wirehaired Pointers
|
71
|
70
|
72
|
74
|
|
Irish Setters
|
72
|
74
|
69
|
63
|
|
Irish Wolfhounds
|
73
|
77
|
81
|
83
|
|
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
|
74
|
81
|
89
|
98
|
|
Cardigan Welsh Corgis
|
75
|
75
|
82
|
81
|
|
American Staffordshire Terriers
|
76
|
79
|
71
|
64
|
|
Pekingese
|
77
|
73
|
55
|
37
|
|
Old English Sheepdogs
|
78
|
78
|
75
|
69
|
|
Staffordshire Bull Terriers
|
79
|
76
|
78
|
92
|
|
Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
|
80
|
85
|
105
|
112
|
|
Border Terriers
|
81
|
86
|
80
|
84
|
|
Bouviers des Flandres
|
82
|
80
|
83
|
86
|
|
Giant Schnauzers
|
83
|
94
|
87
|
82
|
|
Brussels Griffons
|
84
|
84
|
67
|
70
|
|
Basenjis
|
85
|
88
|
85
|
79
|
|
Keeshonden
|
86
|
101
|
94
|
85
|
|
Japanese Chin
|
87
|
82
|
74
|
76
|
|
Tibetan Terriers
|
88
|
83
|
96
|
91
|
|
Norwich Terriers
|
89
|
92
|
97
|
100
|
|
Standard Schnauzers
|
90
|
89
|
99
|
97
|
|
English Setters
|
91
|
87
|
86
|
94
|
|
Silky Terriers
|
92
|
90
|
77
|
68
|
|
Anatolian ShepherdDogs
|
93
|
107
|
110
|
123
|
|
Flat-Coated Retrievers
|
94
|
91
|
98
|
103
|
|
Afghan Hounds
|
95
|
93
|
93
|
90
|
|
Fox Terriers(Wire)
|
96
|
96
|
90
|
77
|
|
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers
|
97
|
102
|
102
|
56
|
|
Leonbergers
|
98
|
104
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Borzois
|
99
|
95
|
95
|
93
|
|
Parson Russell Terriers
|
100
|
97
|
84
|
66
|
|
Treeing Walker Coonhounds
|
101
|
100
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Russell Terriers
|
102
|
43
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Norwegian Elkhounds
|
103
|
105
|
100
|
88
|
|
Welsh Terriers
|
104
|
108
|
101
|
89
|
|
Gordon Setters
|
105
|
99
|
92
|
87
|
|
Tibetan Spaniels
|
106
|
111
|
104
|
106
|
|
Toy Fox Terriers
|
107
|
103
|
88
|
95
|
|
Belgian Tervuren
|
108
|
106
|
103
|
108
|
|
Schipperkes
|
109
|
98
|
91
|
78
|
|
American Eskimo Dogs
|
110
|
113
|
108
|
102
|
|
Neapolitan Mastiffs
|
111
|
112
|
112
|
N/A
|
|
Bearded Collies
|
112
|
117
|
109
|
101
|
|
Black and Tan Coonhounds
|
113
|
109
|
42
|
136
|
|
Pointers
|
114
|
110
|
111
|
104
|
|
Salukis
|
115
|
118
|
118
|
110
|
|
Smooth Fox Terriers
|
116
|
115
|
106
|
99
|
|
Spinoni Italiani
|
117
|
114
|
114
|
119
|
|
Black Russian Terriers
|
118
|
120
|
121
|
N/A
|
|
Belgian Sheepdogs
|
119
|
124
|
116
|
111
|
|
Manchester Terriers
|
120
|
121
|
107
|
107
|
|
Boykin Spaniels
|
121
|
116
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Australian Terriers
|
122
|
123
|
113
|
109
|
|
Irish Terriers
|
123
|
130
|
130
|
113
|
|
Welsh Springer Spaniels
|
124
|
125
|
122
|
116
|
|
Miniature Bull Terriers
|
125
|
126
|
124
|
132
|
|
Kerry Blue Terriers
|
126
|
128
|
120
|
105
|
|
Briards
|
127
|
122
|
123
|
115
|
|
Bluetick Coonhounds
|
128
|
133
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Norfolk Terriers
|
129
|
119
|
115
|
114
|
|
German Pinschers
|
130
|
136
|
141
|
144
|
|
Clumber Spaniels
|
131
|
131
|
117
|
120
|
|
Tibetan Mastiffs
|
132
|
129
|
128
|
N/A
|
|
Redbone Coonhounds
|
133
|
132
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Lakeland Terriers
|
134
|
135
|
131
|
126
|
|
English Toy Spaniels
|
135
|
134
|
125
|
122
|
|
Pulik
|
136
|
145
|
142
|
129
|
|
Bedlington Terriers
|
137
|
144
|
126
|
118
|
|
Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens
|
138
|
127
|
119
|
121
|
|
Xoloitzcuintli
|
139
|
137
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Field Spaniels
|
140
|
147
|
140
|
124
|
|
Irish Water Spaniels
|
141
|
154
|
144
|
130
|
|
Icelandic Sheepdogs
|
142
|
143
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Affenpinschers
|
143
|
138
|
132
|
117
|
|
American Water Spaniels
|
144
|
141
|
136
|
125
|
|
Irish Red and White Setters
|
145
|
155
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
American English Coonhounds
|
146
|
149
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Swedish Vallhunds
|
147
|
148
|
149
|
N/A
|
|
Greyhounds
|
148
|
146
|
129
|
131
|
|
Plotts
|
149
|
150
|
127
|
N/A
|
|
Kuvaszok
|
150
|
151
|
135
|
127
|
|
Ibizan Hounds
|
151
|
142
|
134
|
140
|
|
Beaucerons
|
152
|
140
|
139
|
N/A
|
|
*Portuguese Podengo Pequenos
|
153
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Lowchen
|
154
|
156
|
137
|
134
|
|
Entlebucher Mountain Dogs
|
155
|
157
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
*Chinooks
|
156
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
|
157
|
152
|
145
|
135
|
|
Sealyham Terriers
|
158
|
161
|
152
|
143
|
|
Komondorok
|
159
|
169
|
151
|
146
|
|
Pharaoh Hounds
|
160
|
158
|
148
|
133
|
|
Skye Terriers
|
161
|
166
|
143
|
138
|
|
Sussex Spaniels
|
162
|
167
|
147
|
139
|
|
Curly-Coated Retrievers
|
163
|
153
|
138
|
137
|
|
Canaan Dogs
|
164
|
159
|
150
|
145
|
|
Scottish Deerhounds
|
165
|
139
|
133
|
128
|
|
Norwegian Buhunds
|
166
|
163
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Glen of Imaal Terriers
|
167
|
162
|
156
|
N/A
|
|
Dandie Dinmont Terriers
|
168
|
170
|
146
|
142
|
|
Pyrenean Shepherds
|
169
|
165
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Finnish Spitz
|
170
|
160
|
153
|
141
|
|
Finnish Lapphunds
|
171
|
164
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Otterhounds
|
172
|
168
|
154
|
149
|
|
Harriers
|
173
|
171
|
155
|
148
|
|
Cesky Terriers
|
174
|
174
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Norwegian Lundehunds
|
175
|
173
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
American Foxhounds
|
176
|
172
|
158
|
147
|
|
English Foxhounds
|
177
|
175
|
157
|
150
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