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How many real pets are named The, which animals and breeds have it, and where.
How popular is The as a pet name?
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In the public pet records we track, 32 pets are named The: 32 dogs. Where sex was recorded, 28% are female and 72% male. It ranks #2,103 among dog names.
Breeds most often named The
Dogs
- Terrier: 3
- Pekingese: 2
- Pit Bull: 2
- Labrador Retriever: 2
- German Shepherd: 2
Breeds as recorded on licenses and shelter records; mixes are grouped under their main breed.
Where pets are named The
- New York City: 32licensed
Names similar to The
Dog names about as popular as The
The FAQ
How many pets are named The?
In the public pet records we track, 32 pets are named The: 32 dogs. Where sex was recorded, 28% are female and 72% male. It ranks #2,103 among dog names.
What breed is most often named The?
Among dogs named The in these records, the most common breed is Terrier.
Counts come from public open data: NYC Dog Licensing Dataset (NYC Open Data). 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.