Inu
How many real pets are named Inu, which animals and breeds have it, and where.
How popular is Inu as a pet name?
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In the public pet records we track, 14 pets are named Inu: 13 dogs, 1 cat. Where sex was recorded, 31% are female and 69% male. It ranks #3,960 among dog names and #5,958 among cat names.
Breeds most often named Inu
Dogs
- Shiba Inu: 4
- Chihuahua: 1
- Poodle: 1
- Siberian Husky: 1
- Australian Shepherd: 1
Cats
Breeds as recorded on licenses and shelter records; mixes are grouped under their main breed.
Where pets are named Inu
- New York City: 9licensed
- Zurich: 4licensed
- Seattle: 1licensed
Dog names about as popular as Inu
Inu FAQ
How many pets are named Inu?
In the public pet records we track, 14 pets are named Inu: 13 dogs, 1 cat. Where sex was recorded, 31% are female and 69% male. It ranks #3,960 among dog names and #5,958 among cat names.
What breed is most often named Inu?
Among dogs named Inu in these records, the most common breed is Shiba Inu.
Counts come from public open data: NYC Dog Licensing Dataset (NYC Open Data); Seattle Pet Licenses (public domain); Hundenamen, Stadt Zürich (Open Data Zürich). License records count registered pets; shelter records count animals that passed through a shelter (some names are given by staff). Pets that appear in several years of one dataset are counted once. Names are counted as written, so spelling variants are separate.