Shamus

Boy name

Shamus ranks #2,892 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 6 places, 21 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #6,157 for cats.

Shamus's popularity trend

Shamus'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. Peak year by share: 2007.

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Year	Share
2025	0.01%
2024	0.009%
2023	0.01%
2022	0.008%
2021	0.011%
2020	0.012%
2019	0.012%
2018	0.014%
2017	0.016%
2016	0.017%
2015	0.015%
2014	0.016%
2013	0.018%
2012	0.016%
2011	0.014%
2010	0.015%
2009	0.015%
2008	0.016%
2007	0.021%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 6 places

Popularity rank

#2,892

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−209

2020 → 2025

Gender split

99% boys

1% girls99% boys

Where Shamus shows up

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


WorcesterUnited States of America	0.0%
PlayfordAustralia	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Shamus

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