Bear dog name
We found 4,638 dogs named Bear in the public pet registers of 24 places. Combining all places, Bear is the #29 dog name. Almost all dogs named Bear are male.
🐱 Bear is also a popular cat name (#78 for cats, 206 cats).
Bear as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #13 of 51,228 | 1,799 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #34 of 34,500 | 869 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #28 in top 100 | 1,379 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #42 of 10,500 | 135 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #24 of 8,191 | 85 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #21 of 4,586 | 78 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #48 of 4,375 | 30 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #15 of 4,602 | 52 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #607 of 5,788 | 2 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #25 of 3,045 | 42 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #173 of 2,965 | 8 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #27 of 2,906 | 27 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #42 of 2,440 | 21 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #49 of 2,588 | 15 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #41 of 1,974 | 18 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #50 of 2,062 | 15 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #121 of 1,888 | 7 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #47 of 1,965 | 12 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #27 of 2,347 | 12 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #35 of 1,917 | 11 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #38 of 1,161 | 10 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #43 of 1,280 | 7 | 2019 |
| Prospect Australia | #231 of 518 | 1 | 2016 |
| Burlington United States | #28 of 641 | 3 | 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 Bear. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
287 female and 2,650 male dogs named Bear, in the places that record sex.
Bear over the years
Dogs named Bear per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Bear
Compared to all dogs, Bear is especially common among Chow Chows (7.4×), Akitas (6.7×), Newfoundlands (5.5×), Rottweilers (4.5×) and Saint Bernards (4.0×).
Based on 2,720 dogs named Bear with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
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