Dog breed
French Bulldog
From France, 9 to 14 inches at the shoulder and 17 to 32 pounds.
The fact file
- Where it comes from
- France
- Height at the shoulder
- 9 to 14 inches
- Weight
- 17 to 32 pounds
- Size class
- Medium-sized, by the weight above
- Typical lifespan
- around 11 years
- Litter size
- around 5 puppies
- In its home language
- Bouledogue Français (French)
- Also called
- Frenchie
- American Kennel Club
- A recognized breed
- Not to be confused with
- Boston Terrier and Bulldog
Most common names for a French Bulldog
In the pet license records we use, 3,078 dogs are listed as a French Bulldog or a French Bulldog mix. These are their most common names.
Names that lean French Bulldog
Each of these is more common among French Bulldog dogs than among all the dogs whose breed we can read in the records.
From pet license records published by New York City, Seattle, Cambridge in Massachusetts, and Allegheny County in Pennsylvania. How the names data works
Eight ways we draw a French Bulldog
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A French Bulldog's life stages
A French Bulldog is a medium-sized dog by its recorded weight, and the age the senior years may start depends on size.
- PuppyBirth to 6 months
- Puppy or young adult6 to 9 months
- Young adult9 months to 3 years
- Young or mature adult3 to 4 years
- Mature adult4 to 7 years
- Mature adult or seniorFrom 7 years
Stages from the American Animal Hospital Association life stage guidelines. How the life-stage calculator works
A French Bulldog's age in human years
For a medium-sized dog, on the same method as our dog age calculator.
| Age | In human years |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 15 |
| 2 years | 24 |
| 3 years | 29 |
| 5 years | 39 |
| 7 years | 49 |
| 10 years | 64 |
| 13 years | 79 |
| 16 years | 94 |
Related breeds
The same size, or from the same country.
For your French Bulldog
Breed facts in the fact file: Wikidata, read 2026-10-03, which anyone may reuse.
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