Steel

Boy name

Steel ranks #2,895 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 7 places, 21 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: 1 licensed cats.

Steel's popularity trend

Steel'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: 2025.

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Year	Share
2025	0.013%
2024	0.012%
2023	0.012%
2022	0.011%
2021	0.007%
2020	0.005%
2019	0.005%
2018	0.008%
2017	0.007%
2016	0.005%
2015	0.004%
2014	0.002%
2013	0.001%
2012	0.003%
2011	0.003%
2010	0.003%
2009	0.004%
2008	0.004%
2007	0.005%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 7 places

Popularity rank

#2,895

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

+1,370

2020 → 2025

Gender split

91% boys

9% girls91% boys

Where Steel shows up

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


BurnsideAustralia	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia	0.0%
PlayfordAustralia	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Steel

Stewie Steve Sterling Stewart Steven Steele Stephen Steinway Steeler Steely Stella Stevie

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