Barney dog name
We found 1,222 dogs named Barney in the public pet registers of 25 places. Combining all places, Barney is the #162 dog name. Almost all dogs named Barney are male.
🐱 Barney is also a cat name (#327 for cats, 21 cats).
Barney as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #257 of 51,228 | 272 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #372 of 34,500 | 147 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #95 in top 100 | 596 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #180 of 10,500 | 44 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #333 of 8,191 | 12 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #103 of 4,586 | 25 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #503 of 4,375 | 4 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #120 of 4,602 | 14 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #130 of 5,788 | 8 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #48 of 3,045 | 28 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #569 of 2,965 | 2 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #553 of 2,906 | 2 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #463 of 2,440 | 2 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #463 of 3,446 | 2 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #251 of 2,588 | 4 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #67 of 1,974 | 14 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #171 of 2,062 | 5 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #34 of 1,888 | 22 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #133 of 1,965 | 5 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #310 of 2,347 | 2 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #478 of 1,917 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #78 of 1,161 | 6 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #352 of 1,280 | 1 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #110 of 958 | 2 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #88 of 518 | 2 | 2016 |
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 Barney. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
5 female and 531 male dogs named Barney, in the places that record sex.
Barney over the years
Dogs named Barney per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Barney
Compared to all dogs, Barney is especially common among Basset Hounds (8.7×), Beagles (3.1×), Jack Russell Terriers (2.3×), Boston Terriers (2.1×) and Cocker Spaniels (1.9×).
Based on 483 dogs named Barney with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Barney
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Barney as a baby name
Elsewhere it ranks #257 for boys in England and Wales, #395 for boys in Northern Ireland and #762 for boys in Scotland. See Barney as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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