It would be cool if National Statistics kept a record of pet names too...

[SleepyCatOnTheMat]

Just wondering what the most common names for pets are. I know my two cats have very common names because when I rang up to arrange their pet insurance the MoreThan guy told me so! Such a record would be useful when people say things on here like, 'You can't call your DC that, it's a dog's name'. It seems like Toby, Max, Bella and Daisy are all associated with our canine friends. I have to admit the only Max I've ever known was a dog. What are the names of the cats and dogs you know (leaving aside names that would never be used for people, like Fluffy and Rover)?

I know a Beau, Ava, Iona, Stan, Luca, Reuben, Lola, Scout and Katy. None of them seems particularly feline or canine except perhaps Beau. I think we're definitely moving away from the days of Fluffy and Rover and giving our pets real names. Mind you, I have just remembered that I also know a Pumpkin and a Pebbles, so my theory is not perfect

My cats are called Finn and Paul and my pugs are called Fred and Florence. My sisters dog is called Teddy and my friends dog is called Kirk (he did have a Dave but he passed away earlier this year)

Mopsy and Flopsy

Shirley and Timon

Ava, Ralph, Merlin, Lola x 2max, phoebe, holly, teddy

My dog is called Oscar

Lots of dogs called Molly and Max.

Also know Jess, Oscar, Teddy, Norman, Betty, Zoe, Mabel, Dexter, Sidney.

Felines I know with "human" names:

Lucy
Theodore x 2
McKenzie
Max
Sophie
Cassie
Steve
Norman

Canines:
Hamish
Summer
Glen
Bobby
Max
Alex
Ruby
Becky

dogs I've had have been Duke and Cleo
and now we have Lolly

dogs I know are
jasper
cassie
echo
kia
glen
sam
zed

I grew up next door to a labrador called Barry. oh, they had an alsatian called Toby as well.

Cats are Poppy and Lily... these are on the top girls lists!

Cats: Max, Rosie, Lily, Yani

Dogs: Daisy, Charlie, Maisie, Seren, Freya, Toby, Sam, Ella, Holly, Bronson, Jess

also know dogs called Jet, Chutney, Honey, Angel, Chichi, J-J, Ebony,

One of my cats is called Poppy.

I've also known dogs called Cassie and Molly, and cats called Lola and Lily.

John Lewis insurance did a study of 36,000 pets and these were the top 20 most popular pet names (lists weren't split into genders):

Dogs

1. Poppy
2. Alfie
3. Molly
4. Charlie
5. Max

=6. Bella =6. Ruby

1. Millie
2. Daisie (not sure if that is meant to be Daisy, but listed as Daisie spelling)

10. Rosie 11. Oscar 12. Tilly 13. Archie 14. Bailey 15. Holly 16. Lola 17. Monty 18. Toby 19. Barney 20. Jack

Cats

1. Poppy
2. Oscar
3. Charlie
4. Molly
5. Daisy
6. Millie
7. Alfie
8. Rosie
9. Tigger

=10. Bella =10. Max =10. Monty 13. Jasper =14. Lily =14. Merlin =16. George =16. Tilly 18. Henry 19. Coco =20. Harry =20. Holly =20. Misty

You can ready more at the link Popular Pet Names

One of our cat's names is in the "top 20", which is Tilly, although her full name is Tilly Mint.

Cats I know

Myrtle
Bluto
Milly
Benny
Barney
Stan
Crackle

Dogs
Buddy
Honey
Myrtle
Doris
Dodge

Other pets
Peanut
Biscuit
Frank
Freda
Bjorn

Thank you Freedom, that's really interesting.

Getting a black pug called Shadow and a pale pug called Ghost this summer... what does everyone think of the names?

I like them. You'll be more original than me at any rate - both my cats' names are in the top 5 in that John Lewis list, should've put some more thought into them!

I know a dog and a baby with very similar names. I feel sorry for the baby.
I love the face of the vet when they have to call out names 'miss molly moose'...?