Lightning dog name

We found 79 dogs named Lightning in the public pet registers of 8 places. 24% of dogs named Lightning are female.

🐱 Lightning is also a cat name (#637 for cats, 13 cats).

Lightning as a dog name, by place

Place	Rank	Dogs	Per 10,000	Years
Allegheny County United States	#1,130 of 51,228	51	1.2	2003–2026
New York City United States	#2,195 of 34,500	20	0.60	2014–2025
Toronto Canada	#3,799 of 10,500	1	0.20	2019
Seattle United States	#1,593 of 8,191	2	0.78	2026
Playford Australia	#938 of 4,586	2	1.2	2015
Vancouver Canada	#1,553 of 4,602	1	0.82	1999–2026
Surf Coast Shire Australia	#677 of 1,974	1	1.8	2016
Corangamite Shire Australia	#374 of 1,161	1	3.8	2023

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

Female or male?

17 female and 55 male dogs named Lightning, in the places that record sex.

Lightning over the years

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

Breeds of dogs named Lightning

• Labrador Retriever 9 · 13.2%
• Chihuahua 6 · 8.8%
• Golden Retriever 5 · 7.4%
• German Shepherd 5 · 7.4%
• Beagle 3 · 4.4%
• Pit Bull 3 · 4.4%
• Brittany 2 · 2.9%
• Maltese 2 · 2.9%

Based on 68 dogs named Lightning with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

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