"Each year, our Pet Name Study reveals fascinating insights into the names that pet owners choose for their beloved companions," said TrustedHousesitters Head of Community Angela Laws. "With over 15 years of experience working with pets and their owners across the country, I've had a front-row seat to the evolving trends in pet naming, so it's thrilling to see how our data captures the popular pet names this year."
The site - which offers unlimited pet or house sitting for an annual membership fee - analyzed over 200,000 pet names registered on its platform. While that's just a fraction of the almost 90 million dogs and 74 million cats, it's nevertheless quite a lot of data and the picture it paints is really interesting.
Half the names on lists of Top 20 dog and cat names also appeared on the Social Security Administration's (SSA) list of Top 100 Baby Names for 2023. Admittedly, we took a little creative liberty by equating 'Charlie' with 'Charles or Charlotte' and 'Bella' with 'Isabella,' but I don't think that's a dramatic reach.
So it seems that the days of naming your dog Shadow and your cat Frisky may be over, at least for now. Here's what we're collectively opting for instead.
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