100 of the most popular dog, cat names in United States

Plan on adopting a new pet into the family this holiday season?

Rover, a pet care website offering dog walking, pet sitting and more, provided a report of the top dog and cat names in the United States in 2023.

If you have trouble coming up with a name for your new four-legged critter, here are some inspirations:

Top dog names

Top five male names:

1. Charlie

2. Max

3. Cooper

4. Milo

5. Buddy

Top five female names:

1. Luna

2. Bella

3. Daisy

4. Lucy

5. Lily

Top cat names

Top five male names:

1. Milo

2. Oliver

3. Leo

4. Charlie

5. Loki

Top five female names:

1. Luna

2. Bella

3. Lily

4. Kitty

5. Lucy

Some top trending dog and cat names

Destinations:

• Bombay

• Brooklyn

• Cairo

• Eiffel

• Florence

• Ibiza

• Maui

• Mykonos

• Tokyo

• Vegas

Food and drinks:

• Beer

• Calzone

• Cheesecake

• Grapefruit

• Green Bean

• Maple Syrup

• PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon)

• Pop Tart

• Stuffing

• Velveeta

Nerd culture:

• Bowser (Nintendo's "Mario" franchise)

• Ditto ("Pokémon")

• Eevee ("Pokémon")

• Kirby (Nintendo's "Kirby" franchise)

• Meowth ("Pokémon")

• Mew ("Pokémon")

• Pikachu ("Pokémon")

• Princess Peach (Nintendo's "Mario" franchise)

• Yoshi (Nintendo's "Mario" franchise)

• Zelda (Nintendo's "The Legend of Zelda" franchise)

Movies:

• Ariel ("The Little Mermaid")

• Barbie

• Deadpool

• Fury (Marvel's Nick Fury)

• Ken ("Barbie")

• Mystique ("X-Men")

• Peter Parker (Marvel's Spider-Man)

• Ursula ("The Little Mermaid")

• Wanda (Marvel's Scarlet Witch)

Music:

• Blue Ivy (Beyoncé's daughter)

• Cardigan (Taylor Swift song)

• Evermore (Taylor Swift album)

• Exo (South Korean boy band)

• Harry Styles

• Jimin (South Korean singer)

• Karma (Taylor Swift song)

• Suga (South Korean rapper)

• Swiftie (Taylor Swift fans)

• Taylor (Taylor Swift)

Sports:

• Celtic (NBA team from Boston)

• Clipper (NBA team from Los Angeles)

• Dolphin (NFL team from Miami)

• Griner (Brittney Griner, WNBA player)

• Gronk (Rob Gronkowski, NFL player)

• Irving (Kyrie Irving, NBA player)

• Kelce (Travis and Jason Kelce, NFL players)

• Mariner (MLB team from Seattle)

• Sue Bird (Former WNBA player)

• Wemby (Victor Wembanyama, NBA player)

Television:

• Bluey ("Bluey")

• Grogu ("The Mandalorian")

• Leslie Knope ("Parks & Recreation")

• Lil Sebastian ("Parks and Recreation")

• Miss Chanandler Bong ("Friends")

• Pedro Pascal

• Phaedra ("Real Housewives" series)

• Pivot ("Friends")

• Princess Consuela Banana Hammock ("Friends")

• Ron Swanson ("Parks and Recreation")

• Wednesday ("The Addams Family")

'90s:

• Air Bud

• Alanis

• Avril

• Bjork

• Cornell

• Donna Martin

• Dunkaroo

• Furby

• Spice Girl

• Tamagotchi

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John Oliva covers entertainment and community news in South Texas. Contact him at john.oliva@caller.com or Twitter @johnpoliva.

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