Stanley dog name

We found 624 dogs named Stanley in the public pet registers of 19 places. Combining all places, Stanley is the #229 dog name. Almost all dogs named Stanley are male.

🐱 Stanley is also a cat name (#305 for cats, 26 cats).

Stanley as a dog name, by place

PlaceRankDogsPer 10,000Years
Allegheny County United States #248 of 51,228 281 6.9 2003–2026
New York City United States #244 of 34,500 209 6.3 2014–2025
Toronto Canada #198 of 10,500 40 8.1 2019
Seattle United States #232 of 8,191 17 6.6 2026
Playford Australia #362 of 4,586 7 4.2 2015
Cambridge United States #503 of 4,375 4 3.1 2017–2026
Vancouver Canada #130 of 4,602 13 11 1999–2026
Noosa Australia #298 of 3,045 5 5.2 2017
Laval Canada #433 of 2,965 3 3.6 2017–2026
Worcester United States #295 of 2,906 4 5.5 2026
Maple Ridge Canada #88 of 2,440 10 16 2026
Victoria Canada #124 of 2,588 8 13 2025
Surf Coast Shire Australia #160 of 1,974 6 11 2016
Golden Plains Shire Australia #410 of 2,062 2 3.8 2016
Burnside Australia #269 of 1,888 3 5.8 2015
Framingham United States #335 of 1,965 2 4.6 2020
Richmond United States #107 of 2,347 5 12 2018
Port Moody Canada #126 of 1,280 3 13 2019
Prospect Australia #88 of 518 2 19 2016

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

Female or male?

99% male

8 female and 538 male dogs named Stanley, in the places that record sex.

Stanley over the years

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

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

Breeds of dogs named Stanley

Compared to all dogs, Stanley is especially common among Basset Hounds (4.9×), Dachshunds (2.7×), Miniature Schnauzers (2.4×), Cocker Spaniels (1.9×) and Pugs (1.9×).

Based on 510 dogs named Stanley with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

Stanley as a baby name

Stanley was the #863 boys' name in the US in 2025 (278 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #97 for boys in England and Wales, #322 for boys in New Zealand, #395 for boys in Northern Ireland and #400 for boys in Scotland. See Stanley as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.

Similar dog names

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