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Poll: Most Popular Dog Names of 2011

Does your pooch have one of the top names for dogs? Take our poll and share your pup's name and photo.

Is your best canine buddy named Buddy? Or Bella? Or Max?

If so, you chose one of the most popular names of 2011 for your dog, according to Veterinary Pet Insurance Co (VPI), which sorted its database of more than 485,000 insured pets to determine last year's most popular pet names.

The top 5 dog names were Bella, Bailey, Max, Lucy and Molly. Rounding out the top 10, which showed no change from the previous year, were Buddy, Daisy, Maggie, Charlie and Sophie. 

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Interestingly, Bella also topped

So what's your dog's name? Take our poll, and if it's not on there, add it to the comments section. And while you're at it, upload a photo of your pooch.

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