Pal

Boy name

Pal ranks #3,364 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 5 places, 17 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #5,508 for cats.

Pal's popularity trend

Pal'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: 2009.

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Year	Share
2023	0.001%
2022	0.003%
2021	0.004%
2020	0.006%
2019	0.004%
2018	0.005%
2017	0.005%
2016	0.006%
2015	0.007%
2014	0.007%
2013	0.01%
2012	0.013%
2011	0.014%
2010	0.02%
2009	0.023%
2008	0.021%
2007	0.019%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 5 places

Popularity rank

#3,364

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

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2020 → 2025

Gender split

86% boys

14% girls86% boys

Where Pal shows up

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


SeattleUnited States of America	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Pal

Palmer Paloma Palma Opal