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This type of dog is the most popular in the country, again. See where your favorite ranked.

The French Bulldog has once again been named the most popular dog breed in the US, the American Kennel Club announced this week.

The small breed popular in cities has since 2022 held the top spot in the AKC’s annual ranking, which was previously held by the Labrador Retriever for over 30 years.

The French Bulldog’s supreme popularity in 2025 comes after the breed climbed the rankings over more than 10 years, the AKC said. Beginning in 2012, the French Bulldog was in the top 15 most popular dog breeds, and became more popular over the past decade. By 2021, the short-snouted dog with large ears was in the No. 2 spot, according to the AKC.

Matt Skinner, of Boston, is greeted by “Beverly,” a French Bulldog, outside the TD Garden.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

The rankings list out this week, which includes over 200 purebred dogs, saw major shifts further down the list, with some dogs jumping 20 spots and others falling behind, the AKC said.

Larger breeds like the Saluki, the Black and Tan Coonhound and Wirehaired Vizsla became less popular by the widest margins in 2024, according to the AKC.

The top 10 dog breeds “don’t shift too much,” the AKC said Tuesday, but the Beagle and the Rottweiler rose one spot in the rankings, while the Bulldog fell two spots. Many breeds in the 20s and 30s had the same popularity metrics from 2023 to 2024, the kennel club said.

A Labrador retriever weaves, through a series of poles during Westminster Kennel Club’s agility competition in New York, Feb. 8, 2020. Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press

The AKC releases its breed popularity list annually using registration statistics from the previous year, according to the group.

The top 30 most popular dog breeds, according to the AKC are:

  1. French Bulldog
  2. Labrador Retriever
  3. Golden Retriever
  4. German Shepherd
  5. Poodle
  6. Dachshund
  7. Beagle
  8. Rottweiler
  9. Bulldog
  10. German Shorthaired Pointer
  11. Yorkshire Terrier
  12. Australian Shepherd
  13. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  14. Cane Corso
  15. Pembroke Welsh Corgi
  16. Doberman Pinscher
  17. Boxer
  18. Miniature Schnauzer
  19. Bernese Mountain Dog
  20. Shih Tzu
  21. Great Dane
  22. Pomeranian
  23. Boston Terrier
  24. Miniature American Shepherd
  25. Havanese
  26. Siberian Husky
  27. Chihuahua
  28. English Springer Spaniel
  29. Shetland Sheepdog
  30. Border Collie

Claire Thornton can be reached at claire.thornton@globe.com. Follow Claire on X @claire_thornto.

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