Dog name · New York City
Elf
10 licensed New York dogs are called Elf, which makes it the 3397th most common dog name in the city. Dogs called Elf are more often male.
Is Elf getting more or less popular?
Among dogs born in 2005, 0 in every 10,000 licensed New York dogs were called Elf. For dogs born in 2023 it was 0. The name peaked with the 2014 litters.
What sort of dog gets called Elf?
This comes from dog license records, not from a count of all dogs. The New York City health department estimates that around 80% of the city’s dogs are unlicensed, so these figures describe licensed dogs only. Rates are shown per 10,000 licensed dogs so that neighborhoods and years can be compared fairly, but a neighborhood where fewer people license their dogs may still be represented differently from one where more people do. Records are as supplied by the city and are not corrected for owner error.