Hunter dog name
We found 1,263 dogs named Hunter in the public pet registers of 22 places. Combining all places, Hunter is the #124 dog name. Almost all dogs named Hunter are male.
🐱 Hunter is also a cat name (#189 for cats, 33 cats).
Hunter as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #97 of 51,228 | 628 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #112 of 34,500 | 424 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #87 of 10,500 | 84 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #516 of 8,191 | 8 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #235 of 4,586 | 11 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #245 of 4,375 | 8 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #130 of 4,602 | 13 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #1,075 of 5,788 | 1 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #137 of 3,045 | 12 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #86 of 2,965 | 14 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #99 of 2,906 | 11 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #108 of 2,440 | 9 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #251 of 2,588 | 4 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #233 of 1,974 | 4 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #110 of 2,062 | 8 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #168 of 1,888 | 5 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #96 of 1,965 | 7 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #134 of 2,347 | 4 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #170 of 1,917 | 3 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #214 of 1,161 | 2 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #188 of 1,280 | 2 | 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 Hunter. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
72 female and 1,070 male dogs named Hunter, in the places that record sex.
Hunter over the years
Dogs named Hunter per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Hunter
Compared to all dogs, Hunter is especially common among Brittanys (4.6×), German Shorthaired Pointers (4.5×), Springer Spaniels (4.3×), Shiba Inus (3.2×) and Vizslas (3.2×).
Based on 1,055 dogs named Hunter with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Hunter as a baby name
Hunter was the #841 girls' name in the US in 2025 (323 babies).Hunter was the #130 boys' name in the US in 2025 (2,761 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #26 for boys in New Zealand, #54 for boys in Scotland, #58 for boys in Wales and #60 for boys in Australia (New South Wales). See Hunter as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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