Top Dog Names for 2010 and Beyond

Feb 16th 2010

Fido, your old-school name is old news. The same goes for Rover and Spot. Our (two-legged) friends at the Daily Beast say that a new batch of trendy and celeb-inspired monikers are about to be all the rage at the dog park.

In the run up to Westminster, they called on a name expert to predict the popular tags we will be choosing for our new pooches in 2010 and beyond. The name Casey came in at number one as a generally friendly name that's equally appropriate for male and female dogs. Vampire obsessed Twi-hards will be sparkling at the news that heroine Bella is being honored with the number three spot, while fans of the kiddie hit "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" have driven Chloe, its main character's name, to the perfectly respectable number nine position.

Here are the top 10, courtesy of name expert Linda Rosenkrantz for the Daily Beast:

01. Casey
02. Riley
03. Bella
04. Bailey
05. Shadow
06. Coco
07. Pepper
08. Dakota
09. Chloe
10. Oliver

Tell us if you've got a lead on the future. Have you already paid for a collar with one of these names? Or is yours on the Daily Beast's runners up list?