James dog name
We found 143 dogs named James in the public pet registers of 15 places. Almost all dogs named James are male.
🐱 James is also a cat name (#540 for cats, 18 cats).
James as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #1,299 of 51,228 | 41 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #746 of 34,500 | 74 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #741 of 10,500 | 10 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #2,466 of 8,191 | 1 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #1,457 of 4,586 | 1 | 2015 |
| Vancouver Canada | #1,553 of 4,602 | 1 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #186 of 5,788 | 6 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #1,022 of 3,045 | 1 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #928 of 2,965 | 1 | 2017–2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #463 of 3,446 | 2 | 2026 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #651 of 2,062 | 1 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #585 of 1,888 | 1 | 2015 |
| Tacoma United States | #478 of 1,917 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 James. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
5 female and 123 male dogs named James, in the places that record sex.
James over the years
Dogs named James per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named James
Compared to all dogs, James is especially common among Beagles (2.0×).
Based on 115 dogs named James with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named James
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James as a baby name
James was the #6 boys' name in the US in 2025 (11,945 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #3 for boys in Northern Ireland, #4 for boys in Ireland, #6 for boys in Netherlands and #11 for boys in Canada (Ontario). See James as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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