Arthur dog name

We found 318 dogs named Arthur in the public pet registers of 23 places. Combining all places, Arthur is the #437 dog name. Almost all dogs named Arthur are male.

🐱 Arthur is also a cat name (#197 for cats, 31 cats).

Arthur as a dog name, by place

PlaceRankDogsPer 10,000Years
Allegheny County United States #819 of 51,228 74 1.8 2003–2026
New York City United States #365 of 34,500 149 4.5 2014–2025
Toronto Canada #303 of 10,500 26 5.2 2019
Seattle United States #270 of 8,191 15 5.9 2026
Playford Australia #714 of 4,586 3 1.8 2015
Cambridge United States #998 of 4,375 2 1.6 2017–2026
Vancouver Canada #1,553 of 4,602 1 0.82 1999–2026
Zurich Switzerland #419 of 5,788 3 3.0 2025
Noosa Australia #624 of 3,045 2 2.1 2017
Laval Canada #54 of 2,965 21 25 2017–2026
Worcester United States #553 of 2,906 2 2.7 2026
Maple Ridge Canada #779 of 2,440 1 1.6 2026
Basel Switzerland #847 of 3,446 1 1.6 2026
Victoria Canada #195 of 2,588 5 8.2 2025
Surf Coast Shire Australia #424 of 1,974 2 3.6 2016
Golden Plains Shire Australia #651 of 2,062 1 1.9 2016
Burnside Australia #269 of 1,888 3 5.8 2015
Framingham United States #335 of 1,965 2 4.6 2020
Tacoma United States #478 of 1,917 1 2.8 2021
Corangamite Shire Australia #374 of 1,161 1 3.8 2023
Port Moody Canada #352 of 1,280 1 4.2 2019
Adelaide Australia #228 of 958 1 6.4 2014
Burlington United States #122 of 641 1 11 2022

Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Arthur. Click a column to sort. See data sources.

Female or male?

100% male

1 female and 268 male dogs named Arthur, in the places that record sex.

Arthur over the years

Toronto – falling
2012
2015
2020
2025
New York City – rising
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
Allegheny County – rising
2007
2010
2015
2020
2025

Dogs named Arthur per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.

Breeds of dogs named Arthur

Compared to all dogs, Arthur is especially common among Goldendoodles (2.9×), Golden Retrievers (1.8×) and Dachshunds (1.8×).

Based on 256 dogs named Arthur with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

Famous dogs named Arthur

Arthur – Ecuadorian street dog who attached himself to a Swedish extreme sports team

From Wikidata. More famous dogs

Arthur as a baby name

Arthur was the #87 boys' name in the US in 2025 (3,847 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #2 for boys in Belgium (Flanders), #3 for boys in Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy), #4 for boys in Canada (Quebec) and #4 for boys in Wales. See Arthur as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.

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