Most Popular Dog Breeds

Discover the most popular dog breeds in America based on AKC registration data.

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French Bulldog

AKC Rank: #1

1

Labrador Retriever

AKC Rank: #1

3

Golden Retriever

AKC Rank: #3

Complete Rankings

Rank Breed Size AKC Rank Lifespan Price
1 Labrador Retriever Sporting large #1 11-13 years $800-$2,000 View
2 French Bulldog Non-Sporting small #1 10-12 years $2,000-$5,000 View
3 Golden Retriever Sporting large #3 10-12 years $1,000-$3,500 View
4 German Shepherd Dog Working large #4 7-10 years $1,000-$3,000 View
5 German Shepherd Dog Herding large #4 7-10 years $1,000-$3,000 View
6 Bulldog Non-Sporting medium #6 8-10 years $1,500-$4,000 View
7 Beagle Hound small #7 10-15 years $500-$1,500 View
8 Toy Poodle Toy toy #7 10-18 years $1,000-$2,500 View
9 Standard Poodle Non-Sporting large #7 10-18 years $1,000-$3,000 View
10 Rottweiler Working large #8 9-10 years $1,500-$2,500 View
11 German Shorthaired Pointer Sporting large #9 10-12 years $800-$2,000 View
12 Dachshund Hound small #10 12-16 years $500-$2,000 View
13 Pembroke Welsh Corgi Herding small #11 12-13 years $1,000-$2,500 View
14 Australian Shepherd Herding medium #12 12-15 years $800-$2,000 View
15 Yorkshire Terrier Toy toy #13 11-15 years $1,000-$3,000 View
16 Boxer Working large #14 10-12 years $800-$2,500 View
17 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Toy small #15 12-15 years $1,500-$3,500 View
18 Doberman Pinscher Working large #16 10-12 years $1,500-$2,500 View
19 Great Dane Working giant #17 7-10 years $1,000-$3,000 View
20 Miniature Schnauzer Terrier small #17 12-15 years $1,000-$2,500 View
21 Cane Corso Working large #18 9-12 years $1,500-$4,000 View
22 Shih Tzu Toy small #20 10-18 years $1,000-$2,500 View
23 Siberian Husky Working medium #21 12-14 years $600-$1,500 View
24 Bichon Frise Non-Sporting small #21 14-15 years $1,000-$2,500 View
25 Bernese Mountain Dog Working large #22 7-10 years $1,500-$3,500 View
26 Pomeranian Toy toy #23 12-16 years $1,000-$3,000 View
27 Boston Terrier Non-Sporting small #24 11-13 years $1,000-$2,500 View
28 Havanese Toy small #25 14-16 years $1,000-$2,500 View
29 Shetland Sheepdog Herding small #25 12-14 years $1,000-$2,000 View
30 Brittany Sporting medium #26 12-14 years $700-$1,500 View
31 English Springer Spaniel Sporting medium #27 12-14 years $800-$1,800 View
32 Pug Toy small #28 13-15 years $1,000-$2,500 View
33 Cocker Spaniel Sporting medium #29 10-14 years $1,000-$2,500 View
34 Border Collie Herding medium #31 12-15 years $800-$2,000 View
35 Vizsla Sporting medium #32 12-14 years $1,000-$2,500 View
36 Belgian Malinois Herding large #32 14-16 years $1,500-$3,500 View
37 Chihuahua Toy toy #33 14-16 years $500-$1,500 View
38 Basset Hound Hound medium #34 12-13 years $800-$1,500 View
39 Miniature American Shepherd Herding small #34 12-13 years $1,000-$2,500 View
40 Mastiff Working giant #35 6-10 years $1,000-$3,000 View
41 Weimaraner Sporting large #36 10-13 years $700-$1,500 View
42 Maltese Toy toy #37 12-15 years $1,000-$3,000 View
43 Collie Herding large #38 12-14 years $1,200-$2,500 View
44 Newfoundland Working giant #40 9-10 years $1,000-$2,500 View
45 Rhodesian Ridgeback Hound large #41 10-12 years $1,700-$2,500 View
46 Shiba Inu Non-Sporting small #43 13-16 years $1,500-$3,500 View
47 West Highland White Terrier Terrier small #44 13-15 years $1,000-$2,000 View
48 Chesapeake Bay Retriever Sporting large #45 10-13 years $1,000-$2,500 View
49 Saint Bernard Working giant #47 8-10 years $1,000-$2,500 View
50 Bloodhound Hound large #49 10-12 years $1,000-$2,500 View

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