Dog names

Shiba Inu names

The forty names Shiba Inu owners give most, from 7,865 licensed Shiba Inus (purebred and crosses) in New York City. Shiba leads, then Mochi and Max.

1Shiba244 · 12.1%

2Mochi105 · 5.2%

3Max94 · 4.7%

4Luna82 · 4.1%

5Yuki81 · 4.0%

6Name72 · 3.6%

7Yoshi71 · 3.5%

8Bella69 · 3.4%

9Kuma67 · 3.3%

10Hachi61 · 3.0%

11Hiro57 · 2.8%

12Charlie57 · 2.8%

13Lucky56 · 2.8%

14Rocky52 · 2.6%

15Milo47 · 2.3%

16Kobe47 · 2.3%

17Nala38 · 1.9%

18Hunter38 · 1.9%

19Foxy38 · 1.9%

20Lola36 · 1.8%

21Momo36 · 1.8%

22Miso36 · 1.8%

23Cooper36 · 1.8%

24Mia35 · 1.7%

25Sushi32 · 1.6%

26Not32 · 1.6%

27Simba32 · 1.6%

28Ruby31 · 1.5%

29Toby30 · 1.5%

30Loki30 · 1.5%

31Leo30 · 1.5%

32Cookie29 · 1.4%

33Kitsune28 · 1.4%

34Koda28 · 1.4%

35Oliver27 · 1.3%

36Zoe27 · 1.3%

37Haru26 · 1.3%

38Uni26 · 1.3%

39Niko25 · 1.2%

40Kai25 · 1.2%

Questions people ask

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Shiba, then Mochi, Max, Luna, among 7,865 licensed Shiba Inus 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.