Pistol

Unisex

Pistol ranks #3,108 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 6 places, 19 licensed dogs carry the name.

Pistol's popularity trend

Pistol'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: 2014.

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Year	Share
2025	0.011%
2024	0.009%
2023	0.007%
2022	0.007%
2021	0.011%
2020	0.008%
2019	0.01%
2018	0.009%
2017	0.009%
2016	0.011%
2015	0.01%
2014	0.012%
2013	0.011%
2012	0.005%
2011	0.008%
2010	0.006%
2009	0.006%
2008	0.005%
2007	0.004%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 6 places

Popularity rank

#3,108

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

+322

2020 → 2025

Gender split

72% boys

28% girls72% boys

Where Pistol shows up

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

Names like Pistol

Pistachio Bristol Pisco