Linus dog name
We found 280 dogs named Linus in the public pet registers of 16 places. Combining all places, Linus is the #623 dog name. Almost all dogs named Linus are male.
🐱 Linus is also a cat name (#733 for cats, 13 cats).
Linus as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #550 of 51,228 | 119 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #517 of 34,500 | 109 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #469 of 10,500 | 17 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #333 of 8,191 | 12 | 2026 |
| Cambridge United States | #671 of 4,375 | 3 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #1,553 of 4,602 | 1 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #1,075 of 5,788 | 1 | 2025 |
| Worcester United States | #906 of 2,906 | 1 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #463 of 2,440 | 2 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #219 of 3,446 | 4 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #458 of 2,588 | 2 | 2025 |
| Framingham United States | #335 of 1,965 | 2 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #191 of 2,347 | 3 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #478 of 1,917 | 1 | 2021 |
| Port Moody Canada | #188 of 1,280 | 2 | 2019 |
| 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 Linus. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
0 female and 241 male dogs named Linus, in the places that record sex.
Linus over the years
Dogs named Linus per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Linus
Compared to all dogs, Linus is especially common among Dachshunds (3.3×), Cocker Spaniels (2.9×) and Beagles (2.1×).
Based on 230 dogs named Linus with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Linus as a baby name
Linus was the #1906 boys' name in the US in 2025 (82 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #39 for boys in Finland, #40 for boys in Germany, #77 for boys in Austria and #86 for boys in Norway. See Linus as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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