King dog name
We found 1,295 dogs named King in the public pet registers of 21 places. Combining all places, King is the #149 dog name. Almost all dogs named King are male.
🐱 King is also a cat name (#626 for cats, 11 cats).
King as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #159 of 51,228 | 411 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #45 of 34,500 | 771 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #166 of 10,500 | 46 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #403 of 8,191 | 10 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #407 of 4,586 | 6 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #671 of 4,375 | 3 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #173 of 4,602 | 10 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #419 of 5,788 | 3 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #1,022 of 3,045 | 1 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #237 of 2,965 | 6 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #156 of 2,906 | 7 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #847 of 3,446 | 1 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #458 of 2,588 | 2 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #677 of 1,974 | 1 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #410 of 2,062 | 2 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #585 of 1,888 | 1 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #133 of 1,965 | 5 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #134 of 2,347 | 4 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #264 of 1,917 | 2 | 2021 |
| Prospect Australia | #88 of 518 | 2 | 2016 |
| Burlington United States | #122 of 641 | 1 | 2022 |
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 King. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
19 female and 1,205 male dogs named King, in the places that record sex.
King over the years
Dogs named King per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named King
Compared to all dogs, King is especially common among Cane Corsos (5.5×), Pit Bulls (5.3×), American Bullys (3.2×), Rottweilers (2.7×) and American Staffordshire Terriers (2.7×).
Based on 1,052 dogs named King with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
King as a baby name
King was the #405 boys' name in the US in 2025 (786 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #636 for boys in Canada (Ontario) and #896 for boys in England and Wales. See King as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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