Veterinary Pet Insurance Reports Favorite Names for Dogs and Cats [Professional Services Close – Up]

Holding tightly to the title of most popular name for dog lovers, Bella shot into the lead among feline fans for the first time in 2011, according to a release from Veterinary Pet Insurance.

Veterinary Pet Insurance, a provider of pet health insurance, sorted its database of more than 485,000 insured pets to determine last year's most popular pet names.

Though the Twilight-inspired moniker has reigned as top dog since 2009, Bella trumped Max in 2011 as the prime choice for cat owners with a lead of less than ten frisky felines.

The top 10 most common names:

Dogs

1. Bella

2. Bailey

3. Max

4. Lucy

5. Molly

6. Buddy

7. Daisy

8. Maggie

9. Charlie

10. Sophie

Cats

1. Bella

2. Max

3. Chloe

4. Oliver

5. Lucy

6. Shadow

7. Smokey

8. Tiger

9. Charlie

10. Tigger

Exotics/Birds/Other

1. Charlie

2. Max

3. Baby

4. Sunny

5. Buddy

6. Jack

7. Angel

8. Daisy

9. Bella

10. Coco

The tendency toward selecting human names for pets appears to continue with nearly every name on the top ten dog names list doubling as a popular name for people. Of the nearly half a million pets insured by VPI, only 13 were named Fido, and just 17 came running to the name Spot, which indicates a decrease in the popularity of traditional dog names.

Though dog owners are rapidly adopting this trend, feline pet parents seem slightly more traditional with the names Tiger and Tigger lingering on the top 10 cat names list.

Charlie remained in the top spot on the birds and exotic pets list, which consists of the most popular names for feathered friends, lizards, gerbils, rabbits and other companion animals. Several new names debuted on the top ten birds and exotics list this year including: Buddy, Angel, Daisy and Coco.

Although Bella and Max remain among the most popular names for pets, thousands of others are donning monikers of a less conventional form, such as Shooter Mclovin and Mr. Meowgi.

Report information:

wackypetnames.com.

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