Tug

Boy name

Tug ranks #3,707 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 5 places, 15 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #6,803 for cats.

Tug's popularity trend

Tug'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: 2015.

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Year	Share
2025	0.005%
2024	0.004%
2023	0.006%
2022	0.005%
2021	0.008%
2020	0.007%
2019	0.007%
2018	0.008%
2017	0.01%
2016	0.011%
2015	0.012%
2014	0.011%
2013	0.01%
2012	0.011%
2011	0.01%
2010	0.011%
2009	0.011%
2008	0.01%
2007	0.011%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 5 places

Popularity rank

#3,707

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−762

2020 → 2025

Gender split

100% boys

0% girls100% boys

Where Tug shows up

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


Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%

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