Most Popular Pet Names of 2009
Published January 6, 2010
The results are in! Check out the top pet names of 2009 according to Petside, Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), and Petfinder.com. Did your pets name make the list?
Petside checked out the most common names given to pets registered with us in 2009. (Click HERE to register your pet!)
For dog names, Bella came in number one, perhaps from the popularity of the "Twilight" movies and books (Bella is the name of the lead female character).
The Top 10 Petside Dog Names
1. Bella 2. Max 3. Daisy 4. Sadie 5. Charlie 6. Buddy 7. Bailey 8. Molly 9. Ginger 10. Coco
Bella also led the pack for names given to Petside registered cats!
The Top 10 Petside Cat Names
1. Bella 2. Sassy 3. Angel 4. Sugar 5. Max 6. Patches 7. Tigger 8. Princess 9. Lucy 10. Kitty
And just for laughs, here are some of the funniest names Petside members have given their dogs and cats: Rooster Valley's Lady, Trooper Maverick, Butter Bean, Eleanor Dogby, Gidget the Midget Fat Pants, and Noog.
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According to Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), Max has been dethroned as the 6-year-king of dog names by, you guessed it, Bella!
Following are the 10 most common dog and cat names of 2009 based on a recent analysis of VPI's 475,000 insured pets:
Top Dog Names
1. Bella 2. Max 3. Bailey 4. Lucy 5. Molly 6. Buddy 7. Maggie 8. Daisy 9. Chloe 10. Sophie Top Cat Names
1. Max 2. Chloe 3. Bella 4. Oliver 5. Tiger 6. Smokey 7. Tigger 8. Lucy 9. Shadow 10. Angel
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Petfinder.com released its list of the most popular names for pets up for adoption in 2009. Bella also made the dog and cat lists, but was not number one on either list!
Popular Dog Names
1. Buddy 2. Max 3. Daisy 4. Lucy 5. Charlie 6. Bella 7. Molly 8. Jack 9. Sadie 10. Lady Popular Cat Names
1. Lucy 2. Smokey 3. Midnight 4. Bella 5. Molly 6. Daisy 7. Oreo 8. Shadow 9. Charlie 10. Angel
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Comments (25)
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We have 4 dogs a rescues 3 girls and 1 boy Lady 16 years old little sister lady's daughter sis for short. Just add Cricket and Oreo both happy little jacks
My new puppy is abby (short for abigail from scripture), a cat named hurley..he is a huge tabby (from LOST), and a siamese named naomi (from the old testament!)
i have a black and white chihuahua with spots that are big and small spots that look like pebbles she has a pink and brown belly my mom named her for her spots and she named her after pebbles in the Flintstones we named my chihuahua Pebbles
The best name ever was a bestowed upon a dog owed by my ex. He always waited a while and got to know the dog's personality before "it earned its name". She was named ATTITUDE! and boy did she have one. Rest is peace my little "Badger Bitch"