Ernie dog name
We found 353 dogs named Ernie in the public pet registers of 20 places. Combining all places, Ernie is the #518 dog name. Almost all dogs named Ernie are male.
🐱 Ernie is also a cat name (#286 for cats, 24 cats).
Ernie as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #459 of 51,228 | 143 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #369 of 34,500 | 148 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #411 of 10,500 | 19 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #270 of 8,191 | 15 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #714 of 4,586 | 3 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #503 of 4,375 | 4 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #1,553 of 4,602 | 1 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #1,075 of 5,788 | 1 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #465 of 3,045 | 3 | 2017 |
| Worcester United States | #390 of 2,906 | 3 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #779 of 2,440 | 1 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #784 of 2,588 | 1 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #677 of 1,974 | 1 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #651 of 2,062 | 1 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #585 of 1,888 | 1 | 2015 |
| Richmond United States | #585 of 2,347 | 1 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #264 of 1,917 | 2 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #150 of 1,161 | 3 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #352 of 1,280 | 1 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #228 of 958 | 1 | 2014 |
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 Ernie. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
6 female and 304 male dogs named Ernie, in the places that record sex.
Ernie over the years
Dogs named Ernie per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Ernie
Compared to all dogs, Ernie is especially common among Dachshunds (2.7×), Pugs (2.3×), Cocker Spaniels (2.0×) and Poodles (1.9×).
Based on 301 dogs named Ernie with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Ernie as a baby name
Elsewhere it ranks #321 for boys in England and Wales and #762 for boys in Scotland. See Ernie as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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