Lynx
How many real pets are named Lynx, which animals and breeds have it, and where.
How popular is Lynx as a pet name?
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In the public pet records we track, 34 pets are named Lynx: 26 cats, 8 dogs. Where sex was recorded, 13% are female and 88% male. It ranks #5,282 among dog names and #407 among cat names.
Breeds most often named Lynx
Dogs
Cats
- Domestic Shorthair: 7
- Domestic Longhair: 2
- Siberian: 1
- Manx: 1
- Snowshoe: 1
Breeds as recorded on licenses and shelter records; mixes are grouped under their main breed.
Where pets are named Lynx
- Toronto: 13licensed
- Austin shelter: 8shelter
- New York City: 7licensed
- Seattle: 4licensed
- Adelaide: 1licensed
- Sonoma County shelter: 1shelter
Cat names about as popular as Lynx
Lynx FAQ
How many pets are named Lynx?
In the public pet records we track, 34 pets are named Lynx: 26 cats, 8 dogs. Where sex was recorded, 13% are female and 88% male. It ranks #5,282 among dog names and #407 among cat names.
What breed is most often named Lynx?
Among cats named Lynx in these records, the most common breed is Domestic Shorthair.
Counts come from public open data: NYC Dog Licensing Dataset (NYC Open Data); Seattle Pet Licenses (public domain); Licensed Dog and Cat Names, City of Toronto (Open Government Licence – Toronto); Dog Registrations, City of Adelaide (CC BY 3.0 AU); Animal Shelter Intake and Outcome, County of Sonoma; Austin Animal Center Outcomes (public domain). 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.