Bones

Boy name

Bones ranks #1,240 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 9 places, 62 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #649 for cats.

Bones's popularity trend

Bones's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs. Peak year by share: 2019.

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Year	Share
2025	0.013%
2024	0.015%
2023	0.015%
2022	0.013%
2021	0.011%
2020	0.014%
2019	0.023%
2018	0.02%
2017	0.016%
2016	0.017%
2015	0.02%
2014	0.019%
2013	0.013%
2012	0.013%
2011	0.011%
2010	0.014%
2009	0.015%
2008	0.013%
2007	0.016%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 9 places

Popularity rank

#1,240

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−61

2020 → 2025

Gender split

84% boys

16% girls84% boys

Where Bones shows up

Bones's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia	0.0%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America	0.0%
PlayfordAustralia	0.0%

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