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Charcoal

Charcoal ranks #1,368 out of 6,032 boy dog names in our data (the #1 boy dog name is Charlie). Across all 5 places, 20 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #936 for cats.
Charcoal's popularity trend

Charcoal's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2008.

0.002%0.004%0.006%0.008%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
20
across 5 places
Popularity rank
#1,368
of 6,032 boy dog names
5-year rank move
−3,381
2020 → 2025
Gender split
79% boys
21% girls79% boys
What does Charcoal mean?
/ˈt͡ʃɑɹ.koʊl/

Charcoal is also an everyday word (noun): “impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is…”.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Charcoal shows up

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

CambridgeUnited States of America0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.0%

Names like Charcoal

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