Lefty

Boy name

Lefty ranks #2,771 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 6 places, 22 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: 1 licensed cats.

Lefty's popularity trend

Lefty'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: 2023.

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

Licensed dogs in our data

across 6 places

Popularity rank

#2,771

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−339

2020 → 2025

Gender split

94% boys

6% girls94% boys

Where Lefty shows up

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


WorcesterUnited States of America	0.0%
CambridgeUnited States of America	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Lefty

Fifty