American Pit Bull Terrier names

The forty names American Pit Bull Terrier owners give most, from 12,435 licensed American Pit Bull Terriers (purebred and crosses) in New York City. Bella leads, then Blue and King.

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All names Boy names Girl names Rising By breed Name finder

1Bella220 · 6.7%

2Blue200 · 6.0%

3King182 · 5.5%

4Luna176 · 5.3%

5Rocky149 · 4.5%

6Max142 · 4.3%

7Zeus101 · 3.1%

8Blu90 · 2.7%

9Lola87 · 2.6%

10Diamond85 · 2.6%

11Hazel85 · 2.6%

12Shadow83 · 2.5%

13Princess82 · 2.5%

14Bruno82 · 2.5%

15Storm80 · 2.4%

16Coco80 · 2.4%

17Nala76 · 2.3%

18Rex76 · 2.3%

19Ace75 · 2.3%

20Jax67 · 2.0%

21Tyson67 · 2.0%

22Stella65 · 2.0%

23Thor64 · 1.9%

24Prince64 · 1.9%

25Lady60 · 1.8%

26Baby59 · 1.8%

27Roxy59 · 1.8%

28Oreo57 · 1.7%

29Brooklyn55 · 1.7%

30Toby53 · 1.6%

31Lucky51 · 1.5%

32Daisy51 · 1.5%

33Lexi50 · 1.5%

34Sasha50 · 1.5%

35Mia50 · 1.5%

36Athena48 · 1.5%

37Apollo47 · 1.4%

38Remy47 · 1.4%

39Cookie46 · 1.4%

40Diesel46 · 1.4%

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Bella, then Blue, King, Luna, among 12,435 licensed American Pit Bull Terriers in New York City.

Source: NYC Open Data, Dog Licensing Dataset (public domain). The share is of this breed's top forty. Updated November 2026.