Zen

Boy name

Zen ranks #1,678 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 11 places, 44 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #2,238 for cats.

Zen's popularity trend

Zen'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	0.003%
2022	0.001%
2021	0.004%
2020	0.005%
2019	0.001%
2018	0.001%
2017	0.002%
2016	0.001%
2015	0.002%
2014	0.001%
2013	0.002%
2012	0.002%
2011	0.002%
2010	0.001%
2009	0.001%
2008	0.002%
2007	0.002%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 11 places

Popularity rank

#1,678

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−1,264

2020 → 2025

Gender split

80% boys

20% girls80% boys

Where Zen shows up

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


Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia	0.0%
BurnsideAustralia	0.0%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland	0.0%
WorcesterUnited States of America	0.0%
ZürichSwitzerland	0.0%
CambridgeUnited States of America	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America	0.0%
PlayfordAustralia	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Zen

Zeno Blitzen Zena Zenith Zeng Zenon

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