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Rambo

Rambo ranks #105 out of 6,032 boy dog names in our data (the #1 boy dog name is Charlie). Across all 15 places, 365 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #162 among boy cat names.
Rambo's popularity trend

Rambo's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2025.

0.02%0.04%0.06%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
365
across 15 places
Popularity rank
#105
of 6,032 boy dog names
5-year rank move
+57
2020 → 2025
Gender split
99% boys
1% girls99% boys
What does Rambo mean?
/ˈɹæmbəʊ/2 syllables

Rambo is best known as the surname of John Rambo, the battle-hardened veteran played by Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982) and its sequels. The character became so iconic that Rambo entered everyday English as a word for someone who charges into a fight alone, guns blazing, disregarding orders and caution alike.

It's a bold, tough-guy name for a pet with serious presence — a dog or cat who struts more than they saunter and never backs down from a squeaky toy or a closed door. Rambo has a growl built right into it.

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

Where Rambo shows up

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

TorontoCanada0.2%
PlayfordAustralia0.1%
Maple RidgeCanada0.1%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland0.1%
DarwinAustralia0.1%
Noosa ShireAustralia0.1%
New York CityUnited States of America0.1%
Surf Coast ShireAustralia0.1%
BurnsideAustralia0.1%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.1%
ZürichSwitzerland0.0%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia0.0%
WorcesterUnited States of America0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America0.0%
CambridgeUnited States of America0.0%

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