Sirius
How many real pets are named Sirius, which animals and breeds have it, and where.
How popular is Sirius as a pet name?
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In the public pet records we track, 86 pets are named Sirius: 73 dogs, 12 cats, 1 rabbit. Where sex was recorded, 13% are female and 87% male. It ranks #1,032 among dog names and #918 among cat names.
Breeds most often named Sirius
Dogs
- Labrador Retriever: 14
- German Shepherd: 7
- Maltese: 3
- Poodle: 3
- Shih Tzu: 3
Cats
Rabbits
- Rabbit Sh: 1
Breeds as recorded on licenses and shelter records; mixes are grouped under their main breed.
Where pets are named Sirius
- New York City: 52licensed
- Austin shelter: 16shelter
- Seattle: 13licensed
- Sonoma County shelter: 5shelter
Names similar to Sirius
Dog names about as popular as Sirius
Sirius FAQ
How many pets are named Sirius?
In the public pet records we track, 86 pets are named Sirius: 73 dogs, 12 cats, 1 rabbit. Where sex was recorded, 13% are female and 87% male. It ranks #1,032 among dog names and #918 among cat names.
What breed is most often named Sirius?
Among dogs named Sirius in these records, the most common breed is Labrador Retriever.
Counts come from public open data: NYC Dog Licensing Dataset (NYC Open Data); Seattle Pet Licenses (public domain); 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.