Bub

Boy name

Bub ranks #13,739 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 4 places, 2 licensed dogs carry the name.

Bub's popularity trend

Bub'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: 2021.

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Year	Share
2025	0.002%
2024	0.001%
2022	0.003%
2021	0.006%
2020	0.006%
2019	0.005%
2018	0.004%
2017	0.003%
2016	0.003%
2015	0.004%
2014	0.004%
2013	0.004%
2012	0.003%
2011	0.003%
2010	0.004%
2009	0.004%
2008	0.002%
2007	0.002%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 4 places

Popularity rank

#13,739

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−3,057

2020 → 2025

Gender split

100% boys

0% girls100% boys

Where Bub shows up

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


Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Bub

Bubba Bubu Bubby Buba Bubs Bubi Bubbles Bubble