Buttercup dog name

We found 337 dogs named Buttercup in the public pet registers of 11 places. Combining all places, Buttercup is the #613 dog name. Almost all dogs named Buttercup are female.

🐱 Buttercup is also a cat name (#426 for cats, 19 cats).

Buttercup as a dog name, by place

PlaceRankDogsPer 10,000Years
Allegheny County United States #420 of 51,228 159 3.9 2003–2026
New York City United States #418 of 34,500 134 4.0 2014–2025
Toronto Canada #992 of 10,500 7 1.4 2019
Seattle United States #291 of 8,191 14 5.5 2026
Cambridge United States #401 of 4,375 5 3.9 2017–2026
Vancouver Canada #173 of 4,602 10 8.2 1999–2026
Worcester United States #390 of 2,906 3 4.1 2026
Maple Ridge Canada #779 of 2,440 1 1.6 2026
Burnside Australia #585 of 1,888 1 1.9 2015
Richmond United States #585 of 2,347 1 2.4 2018
Tacoma United States #264 of 1,917 2 5.5 2021

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 Buttercup. Click a column to sort. See data sources.

Female or male?

95% female

293 female and 15 male dogs named Buttercup, in the places that record sex.

Buttercup over the years

Allegheny County – falling
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New York City
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Dogs named Buttercup per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.

Breeds of dogs named Buttercup

Compared to all dogs, Buttercup is especially common among Pomeranians (2.8×) and Yorkshire Terriers (2.2×).

Based on 287 dogs named Buttercup with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

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