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Unisex name

Pokey

Pokey ranks #3,610 out of 55,875 dog names in our data (the #1 dog name is Bella). Across all 6 places, 16 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #3,096 for cats.
Pokey's popularity trend

Pokey's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2007.

0.02%0.04%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
16
across 6 places
Popularity rank
#3,610
of 55,875 dog names
5-year rank move
+487
2020 → 2025
Gender split
64% boys
36% girls64% boys
What does Pokey mean?
/ˈpoʊ.ki/

Pokey is also an everyday word (adjective): “Of a room or house, of small volume, cramped”.

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

Where Pokey shows up

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

Maple RidgeCanada0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America0.0%

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