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Sesame

Sesame ranks #1,477 out of 55,875 dog names in our data (the #1 dog name is Bella). Across all 4 places, 54 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #165 among girl cat names.
Sesame's popularity trend

Sesame's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.001%0.002%201420152016202220242025
Dogs in our data
54
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#1,477
of 55,875 dog names
5-year rank move
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2020 → 2025
Gender split
62% girls
62% girls38% boys
What does Sesame mean?
/ˈsɛsəmi/

Sesame is also an everyday word (noun): “A tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of…”.

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

Where Sesame shows up

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

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

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