Special
How many real pets are named Special, which animals and breeds have it, and where.
How popular is Special as a pet name?
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In the public pet records we track, 10 pets are named Special: 10 dogs. Where sex was recorded, 56% are female and 44% male. It ranks #4,820 among dog names.
Breeds most often named Special
Dogs
- Maltese: 2
- Pit Bull: 2
- Yorkshire Terrier: 2
- Pug: 1
- Shih Tzu: 1
Breeds as recorded on licenses and shelter records; mixes are grouped under their main breed.
Where pets are named Special
- New York City: 8licensed
- Sonoma County shelter: 1shelter
- Austin shelter: 1shelter
Names similar to Special
Dog names about as popular as Special
Special FAQ
How many pets are named Special?
In the public pet records we track, 10 pets are named Special: 10 dogs. Where sex was recorded, 56% are female and 44% male. It ranks #4,820 among dog names.
What breed is most often named Special?
Among dogs named Special in these records, the most common breed is Maltese.
Counts come from public open data: NYC Dog Licensing Dataset (NYC Open Data); 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.