Hank dog name

We found 1,065 dogs named Hank in the public pet registers of 23 places. Combining all places, Hank is the #152 dog name. Almost all dogs named Hank are male.

🐱 Hank is also a cat name (#438 for cats, 18 cats).

Hank as a dog name, by place

PlaceRankDogsPer 10,000Years
Allegheny County United States #101 of 51,228 606 15 2003–2026
New York City United States #166 of 34,500 285 8.6 2014–2025
Toronto Canada #136 of 10,500 54 11 2019
Seattle United States #78 of 8,191 44 17 2026
Playford Australia #407 of 4,586 6 3.6 2015
Cambridge United States #122 of 4,375 14 11 2017–2026
Vancouver Canada #173 of 4,602 10 8.2 1999–2026
Zurich Switzerland #607 of 5,788 2 2.0 2025
Noosa Australia #369 of 3,045 4 4.2 2017
Worcester United States #390 of 2,906 3 4.1 2026
Maple Ridge Canada #174 of 2,440 6 9.4 2026
Basel Switzerland #847 of 3,446 1 1.6 2026
Victoria Canada #251 of 2,588 4 6.6 2025
Surf Coast Shire Australia #424 of 1,974 2 3.6 2016
Golden Plains Shire Australia #651 of 2,062 1 1.9 2016
Burnside Australia #269 of 1,888 3 5.8 2015
Framingham United States #133 of 1,965 5 11 2020
Richmond United States #107 of 2,347 5 12 2018
Tacoma United States #170 of 1,917 3 8.3 2021
Corangamite Shire Australia #374 of 1,161 1 3.8 2023
Port Moody Canada #88 of 1,280 4 17 2019
Adelaide Australia #228 of 958 1 6.4 2014
Prospect Australia #231 of 518 1 9.5 2016

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

Female or male?

99% male

8 female and 935 male dogs named Hank, in the places that record sex.

Hank over the years

Toronto – rising
2012
2015
2020
2025
Allegheny County – rising
2007
2010
2015
2020
2025
New York City – rising
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025

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

Breeds of dogs named Hank

Compared to all dogs, Hank is especially common among Mastiffs (6.8×), German Shorthaired Pointers (5.9×), Saint Bernards (4.9×), Basset Hounds (3.8×) and Hounds (3.7×).

Based on 891 dogs named Hank with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

Hank as a baby name

Hank was the #413 boys' name in the US in 2025 (776 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #964 for boys in Canada (Ontario). See Hank as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.

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