Dog names in Vancouver
12,250 dogs with 4,602 different names, 1999–2026. Not a licence register: names of dogs reported lost to Vancouver Animal Control, 1999-today (year = report year). A pet lost more than once is counted once per report. Breeds are free text as typed by staff.
🐱 Vancouver also publishes cat names: see cat names in Vancouver.
Top dog names
- Buddy 106
- Max 104
- Lucky 101
- Charlie 100
- Rocky 99
- Bella 86
- Coco 79
- Lucy 76
- Luna 69
- Teddy 66
- Bailey 66
- Molly 59
- Daisy 56
- Sadie 55
- Bear 52
- Shadow 51
- Toby 51
- Lola 48
- Jack 44
- Oscar 44
- Ruby 44
- Sophie 44
- Jake 41
- Tyson 41
- Sasha 40
- Duke 39
- Roxy 39
- Kilo 36
- Stella 35
- Jasper 34
- Cody 32
- Jessie 32
- Milo 32
- Blue 31
- Maggie 31
- Rosie 31
- Gucci 30
- Lulu 30
- Ginger 28
- Sam 28
- Simba 28
- Cookie 28
- Buster 26
- Chloe 26
- Pepper 26
- Winston 25
- Honey 25
- Leo 25
- Benji 24
- Jackson 24
Female
Names #51–100
- Kobe 24
- Murphy 24
- Oreo 24
- Zeus 24
- Mia 24
- Chico 23
- Joey 23
- Lady 23
- Princess 23
- Sammy 23
- Tucker 23
- Gus 22
- Lily 22
- George 21
- Rex 21
- Baby 21
- Missy 21
- Angel 20
- Bandit 20
- Mocha 20
- Taz 20
- Zoe 20
- Maya 20
- Bobby 19
- Chewy 19
- Frankie 19
- Riley 19
- Rudy 19
- Tia 19
- Bobo 19
- Harley 19
- Mimi 19
- Diesel 19
- Prince 19
- Junior 19
- Peanut 19
- Casey 18
- Cleo 18
- Happy 18
- Spike 18
- Abby 18
- Dexter 18
- Bruno 17
- Mickey 17
- Mika 17
- Snoopy 17
- Money 17
- Oliver 17
- Nova 17
- Jasmine 16
Top dog names by year
By year of licence or registration.
Names more popular in Vancouver than elsewhere
Names at least twice as common here as on average in the other places, with at least 15 dogs.
Most common dog breeds in Vancouver
Crosses counted as their first-named breed; mixed and unknown breeds left out.
Source: Animal control inventory - lost and found, City of Vancouver, Animal Services. Licence: Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.