Top Pet Names

What are the most popular pet names? For the second year in a row the name "Max" has taken top honors as the nation's most popular pet name according to research by Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI).

A survey of VPI's 300,000-plus policyholders showed that Bailey, Buddy, Molly, Maggie, Lucy, Jake, Daisy, Rocky and Sadie rounded out the top ten pet names rankings.

And you might ask….what is in a name? Check out this article and review our list below of the most common pet, cat and dog names.

Now, let's look at the top male, female, male cat and female cat names.


Top 10 Male Pet Names

1. MAX
2. BUDDY
3. JAKE
4. ROCKY
5. BAILEY
6. BUSTER
7. CODY
8. CHARLIE
9. BEAR
10. JACK

Top 10 Female Pet Names

1. MOLLY
2. MAGGIE
3. DAISY
4. LUCY
5. SADIE
6. GINGER
7. CHLOE
8. BAILEY
9. SOPHIE
10.ZOE

Top 30 Male Cat Names

1. MAX
2. TIGGER
3. TIGER
4. SMOKEY
5. OLIVER
6. SIMBA
7. SHADOW
8. BUDDY
9. SAM
10. SAMMY
11. CHARLIE
12. SIMON
13. OSCAR
14. LUCKY
15. JAKE
16. SEBASTIAN
17. JACK
18. GEORGE
19. ROCKY
20. BAILEY
21. TOBY
22. MILO
23. BUSTER
24. LEO
25. RUSTY
26. OREO
27. GIZMO
28. FELIX
29. CHESTER
30. HARLEY

Top 30 Female Cat Names

1. CHLOE
2. LUCY
3. CLEO
4. PRINCESS
5. ANGEL
6. MOLLY
7. KITTY
8. SAMANTHA
9. MISTY
10. MISSY
11. SOPHIE
12. BABY
13. MAGGIE
14. ZOE
15. CALLIE
16. JASMINE
17. PATCHES
18. SASHA
19. GRACIE
20. PRECIOUS
21. DAISY
22. SHADOW
23. GINGER
24. SASSY
25. LILY
26. BELLA
27. ABBY
28. SMOKEY
29. ANNIE
30. TIGGER

Now, let's look at the top male dog and female dog names.

Top 30 Male Dog Names

1. MAX
2. BUDDY
3. JAKE
4. ROCKY
5. BAILEY
6. BUSTER
7. CODY
8. CHARLIE
9. BEAR
10. JACK
11. TOBY
12. DUKE
13. LUCKY
14. SAM
15. HARLEY
16. SHADOW
17. RUSTY
18. MURPHY
19. SAMMY
20. ZEUS
21. RILEY
22. OSCAR
23. WINSTON
24. CASEY
25. TUCKER
26. TEDDY
27. GIZMO
28. SAMSON
29. OLIVER
30. BANDIT

Top 30 Female Dog Names

1. MOLLY
2. MAGGIE
3. DAISY
4. LUCY
5. SADIE
6. GINGER
7. CHLOE
8. BAILEY
9. SOPHIE
10. ZOE
11. PRINCESS
12. BELLA
13. ANGEL
14. LADY
15. SASHA
16. ABBY
17. ROXY
18. MISSY
19. BRANDY
20. COCO
21. ANNIE
22. KATIE
23. SAMANTHA
24. CASEY
25. GRACIE
26. ROSIE
27. MISTY
28. EMMA
29. SANDY
30. HEIDI

There you have it. Now you should be able to name you pet. Remember a name is very important.