Eddie ranks #326 with 363 entries and is one of the most casually mid-century male pet names on the chart. Two syllables, soft and friendly, and built on the same -ee ending that has dominated affectionate pet naming for generations. The register is warm rather than serious.
The Frasier lineage
For a particular cohort of American pet owners, Eddie still means the Jack Russell from Frasier (1993-2004). The TV-dog connection has aged into a quiet, pleasant association rather than a pop-culture spike, and it pulls a small but steady cluster of Jack Russell owners specifically. Eddie Murphy and Eddie Vedder give the name parallel anchors for different listener generations.
Sound fit and breed lean
Two syllables (ED-ee), front-stressed, with a clean opening vowel and the universal -ee diminutive. Recall is solid in indoor settings and adequate outdoors. The name pairs well with small-to-mid terriers, mixed breeds, and any dog whose personality reads as cheerful-mischievous.
The diminutive ceiling
One reading worth flagging: Eddie is technically short for Edward or Edwin, and a small share of owners pick it expecting the dog to grow into the formal version. Most never do; Eddie stays Eddie permanently. The diminutive register also limits how seriously the name reads on a 90-pound working dog. The human Eddie page shows a long, quiet plateau on the SSA chart.