Junior dog name

We found 551 dogs named Junior in the public pet registers of 22 places. Combining all places, Junior is the #265 dog name. Almost all dogs named Junior are male.

🐱 Junior is also a cat name (#223 for cats, 27 cats).

Junior as a dog name, by place

PlaceRankDogsPer 10,000Years
Allegheny County United States #318 of 51,228 213 5.2 2003–2026
New York City United States #235 of 34,500 216 6.5 2014–2025
Toronto Canada #249 of 10,500 32 6.4 2019
Seattle United States #789 of 8,191 5 2.0 2026
Playford Australia #140 of 4,586 19 11 2015
Vancouver Canada #74 of 4,602 19 16 1999–2026
Zurich Switzerland #186 of 5,788 6 6.0 2025
Noosa Australia #465 of 3,045 3 3.1 2017
Laval Canada #335 of 2,965 4 4.7 2017–2026
Worcester United States #553 of 2,906 2 2.7 2026
Maple Ridge Canada #463 of 2,440 2 3.1 2026
Basel Switzerland #847 of 3,446 1 1.6 2026
Surf Coast Shire Australia #189 of 1,974 5 9.0 2016
Golden Plains Shire Australia #147 of 2,062 6 11 2016
Framingham United States #237 of 1,965 3 6.9 2020
Richmond United States #585 of 2,347 1 2.4 2018
Tacoma United States #170 of 1,917 3 8.3 2021
Port Moody Canada #352 of 1,280 1 4.2 2019
Villavicencio Colombia #60 of 717 4 23 2026
Prospect Australia #231 of 518 1 9.5 2016
Fusagasugá Colombia #65 of 498 2 21 2021–2025
Nariño (municipality) Colombia #43 of 353 3 39 2020

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

Female or male?

98% male

8 female and 492 male dogs named Junior, in the places that record sex.

Junior over the years

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

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

Breeds of dogs named Junior

Compared to all dogs, Junior is especially common among Staffordshire Bull Terriers (3.1×), Pugs (2.5×), Boston Terriers (2.3×) and Pit Bulls (2.0×).

Based on 449 dogs named Junior with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

Junior as a baby name

Junior was the #752 boys' name in the US in 2025 (343 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #243 for boys in Scotland, #395 for boys in Northern Ireland, #411 for boys in Mexico (Mexico City) and #497 for boys in England and Wales. See Junior as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.

Dog names ranked near Junior

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