Buddy dog name
We found 10,700 dogs named Buddy in the public pet registers of 28 places. Combining all places, Buddy is the #7 dog name. It is a top-ten name in 13 places. Almost all dogs named Buddy are male.
🐱 Buddy is also a popular cat name (#23 for cats, 381 cats).
Buddy as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland Switzerland | #19 in top 34 | 1,259 | 2026 |
| Allegheny County United States | #2 of 51,228 | 3,520 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #12 of 34,500 | 1,534 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #7 in top 100 | 2,883 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #8 of 10,500 | 334 | 2019 |
| City of Casey Australia | #6 in top 20 | 240 | 2025 |
| Seattle United States | #17 of 8,191 | 92 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #3 of 4,586 | 208 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #66 of 4,375 | 24 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #1 of 4,602 | 106 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #33 of 5,788 | 20 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #6 of 3,045 | 92 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #41 of 2,965 | 27 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #16 of 2,906 | 36 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #20 of 2,440 | 31 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #27 of 3,446 | 16 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #144 of 2,588 | 7 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #7 of 1,974 | 46 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #9 of 2,062 | 41 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #17 of 1,888 | 36 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #11 of 1,965 | 28 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #3 of 2,347 | 30 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #6 of 1,917 | 28 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #3 of 1,161 | 34 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #27 of 1,280 | 9 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #49 of 958 | 4 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #15 of 518 | 8 | 2016 |
| Burlington United States | #5 of 641 | 7 | 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 Buddy. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
92 female and 6,814 male dogs named Buddy, in the places that record sex.
Buddy over the years
Dogs named Buddy per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Buddy
Compared to all dogs, Buddy is especially common among Silky Terriers (2.1×), Puggles (2.1×), Beagles (2.1×), Lhasa Apsos (2.0×) and Parson Russell Terriers (2.0×).
Based on 5,197 dogs named Buddy with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Buddy
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Buddy as a baby name
Buddy is also a human name. See Buddy as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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