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Rascal

Rascal ranks #282 out of 6,032 boy dog names in our data (the #1 boy dog name is Charlie). Across all 13 places, 144 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #64 among boy cat names.
Rascal's popularity trend

Rascal's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2011.

0.05%0.1%0.15%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
144
across 13 places
Popularity rank
#282
of 6,032 boy dog names
5-year rank move
−178
2020 → 2025
Gender split
86% boys
14% girls86% boys
What does Rascal mean?
/ˈɹæskl̩/

Rascal is the everyday word for a dishonest or mischievous character — a rogue, scoundrel, or trickster — though in modern use it's almost always affectionate rather than harsh, describing someone playfully troublesome rather than truly bad.

Rascal all but names itself on a pet who gets into everything, steals socks off the floor, and somehow makes you laugh about it every time.

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

Where Rascal shows up

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

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

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