Basset Hound names, counted from 1,120 licensed dogs
These are the names owners actually gave their Basset Hounds, taken from city dog license records and counted one dog at a time. No suggestions, no made-up lists.
Source: dog license records from New York City, Seattle, Allegheny County, PA and Cambridge, MA, updated to Oct 2026.
Daisy
is the most common Basset Hound name: 14 dogs, about 1 in 78
1,120Basset Hounds in the four license registers
1,099of them with a usable name
Daisymost common female name
Winstonmost common male name
The 30 most common Basset Hound names
Ranked by the number of licensed Basset Hounds with each name. The figure beside each name is the dog count.
- 1Daisy14
- 2Lucy13
- 3Winston10
- 4Barney9
- 5Charlie8
- 6Cooper7
- 7Fred7
- 8Penny7
- 9Buddy6
- 10George6
- 11Lola6
- 12Lulu6
- 13Max6
- 14Molly6
- 15Rocky6
- 16Bailey5
- 17Bernie5
- 18Bonnie5
- 19Dixie5
- 20Flash5
- 21Floyd5
- 22Frankie5
- 23Lily5
- 24Roscoe5
- 25Sophie5
- 26Stella5
- 27Archie4
- 28Buster4
- 29Chloe4
- 30Copper4
Female and male Basset Hound names
From registers that record sex (New York, Allegheny County and Cambridge). Seattle doesn't.
Female Basset Hounds, top 10
- 1Daisy13
- 2Lucy12
- 3Penny7
- 4Lola6
- 5Molly6
- 6Dixie5
- 7Lily5
- 8Lulu5
- 9Sophie5
- 10Bailey4
Male Basset Hounds, top 10
- 1Winston10
- 2Barney9
- 3Fred7
- 4Charlie6
- 5Cooper6
- 6Max6
- 7Rocky6
- 8Bernie5
- 9Buddy5
- 10Floyd5
Names Basset Hound owners choose far more than other owners
Names with 15 or more dogs only.
No name stands out for Basset Hounds: their names follow the same pattern as dogs in general.
