Benji dog name
We found 2,480 dogs named Benji in the public pet registers of 27 places. Combining all places, Benji is the #83 dog name. Almost all dogs named Benji are male.
🐱 Benji is also a cat name (#482 for cats, 17 cats).
Benji as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #190 of 51,228 | 354 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #35 of 34,500 | 865 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #54 in top 100 | 911 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #72 of 10,500 | 96 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #150 of 8,191 | 25 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #64 of 4,586 | 39 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #122 of 4,375 | 14 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #49 of 4,602 | 24 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #60 of 5,788 | 14 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #63 of 3,045 | 24 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #49 of 2,965 | 23 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #69 of 2,906 | 14 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #126 of 2,440 | 8 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #86 of 3,446 | 8 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #784 of 2,588 | 1 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #160 of 1,974 | 6 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #90 of 2,062 | 9 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #65 of 1,888 | 12 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #112 of 1,965 | 6 | 2020 |
| Tacoma United States | #82 of 1,917 | 6 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #78 of 1,161 | 6 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #63 of 1,280 | 5 | 2019 |
| Miranda Colombia | #233 of 758 | 1 | 2024 |
| Villavicencio Colombia | #214 of 717 | 1 | 2026 |
| Adelaide Australia | #110 of 958 | 2 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #26 of 518 | 5 | 2016 |
| Burlington United States | #122 of 641 | 1 | 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 Benji. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
24 female and 1,388 male dogs named Benji, in the places that record sex.
Benji over the years
Dogs named Benji per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Benji
Compared to all dogs, Benji is especially common among Basenjis (7.8×), Morkies (4.5×), Cockapoos (3.0×), Yorkshire Terriers (2.9×) and Lhasa Apsos (2.7×).
Based on 1,298 dogs named Benji with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Benji
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Benji as a baby name
Benji was the #1341 boys' name in the US in 2025 (142 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #176 for boys in New Zealand, #560 for boys in Scotland, #829 for boys in Ireland and #915 for boys in Netherlands. See Benji as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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