Dog names in Toronto
In 2019, 49,639 dogs with 10,500 different names (data for 2012–2026; the lists below are for 2019, the yearly lists further down for other years). Names of dogs licensed in Toronto in each calendar year, with counts (licences are renewed yearly, so a pet appears in every year it was licensed). 2012-2019 list every name; from 2020 on the city publishes only the top 200 names per year, so later years have no long tail (the current year is partial).
🐱 Toronto also publishes cat names: see cat names in Toronto.
- Charlie 639
- Bella 486
- Max 423
- Luna 393
- Molly 368
- Coco 361
- Bailey 337
- Buddy 334
- Lucy 334
- Daisy 327
- Lola 313
- Maggie 313
- Toby 268
- Milo 266
- Cooper 247
- Rocky 245
- Ruby 242
- Rosie 232
- Stella 229
- Chloe 225
- Lucky 215
- Riley 213
- Teddy 212
- Lily 207
- Jack 194
- Sadie 192
- Sophie 187
- Oscar 184
- Roxy 180
- Leo 178
- Penny 178
- Harley 177
- Oliver 177
- Abby 153
- Pepper 153
- Tucker 151
- Zoe 149
- Dexter 141
- Jasper 140
- Jake 139
- Gracie 137
- Bear 135
- Winston 134
- Murphy 133
- Piper 133
- Bentley 130
- Maya 128
- Duke 125
- Henry 125
- Sam 123
Names #51–100
- Mia 121
- Ollie 120
- Shadow 115
- Frankie 113
- Cody 112
- Joey 112
- Angel 110
- Zoey 109
- Ginger 108
- Marley 106
- Poppy 105
- Simba 104
- Archie 103
- Willow 103
- Princess 101
- Ella 100
- Tyson 100
- Finn 99
- Ellie 98
- Rex 97
- Scout 97
- Benji 96
- Oreo 96
- Sammy 96
- Chico 95
- Emma 94
- Hudson 93
- Loki 93
- Louie 92
- Winnie 91
- Zeus 91
- Jackson 90
- Finnegan 88
- Hugo 86
- Sasha 86
- Cookie 85
- Hunter 84
- Prince 84
- Rusty 84
- George 81
- Holly 81
- Lexi 80
- Mocha 80
- Nala 80
- Gus 78
- Lulu 78
- Sunny 78
- Casey 77
- Beau 75
- Buster 75
Top dog names by year
By year of licence or registration.
Names more popular in Toronto than elsewhere
Names at least twice as common here as on average in the other places, with at least 15 dogs.
Source: Licensed Dog and Cat Names, City of Toronto, Municipal Licensing & Standards (Toronto Animal Services). Licence: Open Government Licence – Toronto. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.