Duncan dog name

We found 497 dogs named Duncan in the public pet registers of 18 places. Combining all places, Duncan is the #384 dog name. Almost all dogs named Duncan are male.

🐱 Duncan is also a cat name (#960 for cats, 7 cats).

Duncan as a dog name, by place

PlaceRankDogsPer 10,000Years
Allegheny County United States #231 of 51,228 297 7.3 2003–2026
New York City United States #430 of 34,500 130 3.9 2014–2025
Toronto Canada #639 of 10,500 12 2.4 2019
Seattle United States #291 of 8,191 14 5.5 2026
Playford Australia #1,457 of 4,586 1 0.60 2015
Cambridge United States #117 of 4,375 15 12 2017–2026
Worcester United States #553 of 2,906 2 2.7 2026
Maple Ridge Canada #779 of 2,440 1 1.6 2026
Victoria Canada #458 of 2,588 2 3.3 2025
Surf Coast Shire Australia #302 of 1,974 3 5.4 2016
Golden Plains Shire Australia #651 of 2,062 1 1.9 2016
Burnside Australia #585 of 1,888 1 1.9 2015
Framingham United States #82 of 1,965 8 18 2020
Richmond United States #585 of 2,347 1 2.4 2018
Tacoma United States #170 of 1,917 3 8.3 2021
Corangamite Shire Australia #150 of 1,161 3 11 2023
Port Moody Canada #188 of 1,280 2 8.4 2019
Burlington United States #122 of 641 1 11 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 Duncan. Click a column to sort. See data sources.

Female or male?

98% male

9 female and 444 male dogs named Duncan, in the places that record sex.

Duncan over the years

Allegheny County
2007
2010
2015
2020
2025
New York City – falling
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
Cambridge
2019
2021
2023
2025

Dogs named Duncan per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.

Breeds of dogs named Duncan

Compared to all dogs, Duncan is especially common among Scottish Terriers (14.6×), West Highland White Terriers (7.0×), Shetland Sheepdogs (5.4×), English Bulldogs (2.9×) and Goldendoodles (2.7×).

Based on 416 dogs named Duncan with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

Duncan as a baby name

Duncan was the #1123 boys' name in the US in 2025 (190 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #253 for boys in Scotland and #719 for boys in Canada (Ontario). See Duncan as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.

Similar dog names

Dunkan

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