Hobo

Boy name

Hobo ranks #6,851 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 5 places, 6 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: 1 licensed cats.

Hobo's popularity trend

Hobo'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: 2008.

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Year	Share
2025	0.002%
2024	0.001%
2023	0.003%
2022	0.005%
2021	0.006%
2020	0.005%
2019	0.003%
2018	0.005%
2017	0.007%
2016	0.004%
2015	0.006%
2014	0.006%
2013	0.006%
2012	0.009%
2011	0.008%
2010	0.01%
2009	0.008%
2008	0.01%
2007	0.01%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 5 places

Popularity rank

#6,851

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−4,852

2020 → 2025

Gender split

82% boys

18% girls82% boys

Where Hobo shows up

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

Names like Hobo

Hobbes Hobbs Hobie Bobo Lobo Hobbit Hobson Tobo