The Pomeranian has been among the more popular dog breeds in the United States, featuring consistently in the top 20 of registered AKC dog breeds since at least 1998, when it was ranked #10; the breed was #17 in the 2011 rankings, dropping two spots from the previous year.[34] In 2012 and 2013 it remained in the top twenty and was ranked at #19.[35] In 2015, the breed fell to #21, falling further to #22 in both 2016 and 2017.[36]