William dog name
We found 108 dogs named William in the public pet registers of 15 places. Almost all dogs named William are male.
🐱 William is also a cat name (#307 for cats, 19 cats).
William as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #1,652 of 51,228 | 30 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #1,086 of 34,500 | 49 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #741 of 10,500 | 10 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #1,593 of 8,191 | 2 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #1,457 of 4,586 | 1 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #281 of 4,375 | 7 | 2017–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #1,075 of 5,788 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #779 of 2,440 | 1 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #847 of 3,446 | 1 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #784 of 2,588 | 1 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #677 of 1,974 | 1 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #651 of 2,062 | 1 | 2016 |
| Richmond United States | #585 of 2,347 | 1 | 2018 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #374 of 1,161 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prospect Australia | #231 of 518 | 1 | 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 William. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
1 female and 89 male dogs named William, in the places that record sex.
William over the years
Dogs named William per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named William
Based on 83 dogs named William with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
William as a baby name
William was the #9 boys' name in the US in 2025 (10,545 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #3 for boys in Norway, #6 for boys in Canada (Quebec), #7 for boys in Sweden and #9 for boys in Denmark. See William as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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