Dog breed

Yorkshire Terrier

From England, around 7 pounds.

The fact file

Where it comes from: England
Weight: around 7 pounds
Size class: Small, by the weight above
Litter size: around 4 puppies
Named after: Yorkshire
Also called: Yorkie
American Kennel Club: A recognized breed

Most common names for a Yorkshire Terrier

In the pet license records we use, 6,480 dogs are listed as a Yorkshire Terrier or a Yorkshire Terrier mix. These are their most common names.

1Bella134
2Max90
3Coco82
4Milo71
5Teddy70
6Luna66
7Rocky57
8Mia56
9Chloe51
10Lucky45

Names that lean Yorkshire Terrier

Each of these is more common among Yorkshire Terrier dogs than among all the dogs whose breed we can read in the records.

Dior4.8× as common
Gucci4.5× as common
Precious4.2× as common
Chanel4.1× as common
Brooklyn3.3× as common
Prince3.2× as common

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 Yorkshire Terrier

Each one prints on a poster, a bandana, a bed, a mat and more. Pick a style to see it on a poster.

A Yorkshire Terrier's life stages

A Yorkshire Terrier is a small 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 12 years
Mature adult or seniorFrom 12 years

Stages from the American Animal Hospital Association life stage guidelines. How the life-stage calculator works

A Yorkshire Terrier's age in human years

For a small dog, on the same method as our dog age calculator.

Age	In human years
1 year	15
2 years	24
3 years	28
5 years	36
7 years	44
10 years	56
13 years	68
16 years	80

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The same size, or from the same country.

For your Yorkshire Terrier

Breed facts in the fact file: Wikidata, read 2026-10-03, which anyone may reuse.

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