When Carlene Castleman rescued her 126-pound Pitbull, naming her was easy.
She looked at the hulking dog and thought Wilbee Snuggs was apt — because there will be snuggles.
Castleman was an outlier. Most Americans, especially those in Nashville, tend to narrow their list of name choices down a top three before deciding on a winner, most experts say.
Finding the most popular names
Bark, which created BarkBox in 2012 as a monthly subscription box of toys and all-natural dog treats, has been at the forefront of tracking names. Cassie Cotter, a consumer expert analyst at Bark, said the company combed through 10 years of customer data and purchasing trends from dog parents to determine the most popular names.
