Sal

Boy name

Sal ranks #3,007 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 5 places, 20 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #6,027 for cats.

Sal's popularity trend

Sal'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.

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Year	Share
2025	0.003%
2024	0.004%
2023	0.003%
2022	0.003%
2021	0.002%
2020	0.002%
2019	0.002%
2018	0.001%
2017	0.001%
2016	0.002%
2015	0.002%
2014	0.001%
2013	0.001%
2012	0.002%
2011	0.002%
2010	0.003%
2009	0.004%
2008	0.004%
2007	0.004%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 5 places

Popularity rank

#3,007

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

+1,006

2020 → 2025

Gender split

90% boys

10% girls90% boys

Where Sal shows up

Sal'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%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Sal

Salvador Salvatore Salami Diesal Sally Salem Salsa Salty Sallie Salt Sally Gifford Salazar

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