Pet names · 2026
Most popular pet names of 2026
Most pet name lists are guesses. This one is a headcount. We ranked the 0 dogs and cats whose families booked care on PetWorks in 2026, so every name here belongs to a pet that actually exists.
The top 0 of each, side by side
Arrows show the change since 2025. Follow either list for the full top 50, plus separate girl and boy rankings.
How we measured this
These rankings come from PetWorks' own booking data rather than a survey. When a pet parent books care or requests a quote, they tell us their pet's name, what kind of animal it is, and whether it is a boy or a girl.
We count one entry per household per pet, so a family who books every month is not counted twice. Entries that are not a single pet's name are left out, including placeholders like “puppy” and “not named yet”. Spelling is normalized so Bella and bella count together, while genuinely different spellings like Lily and Lilly stay apart.
We only publish a ranking where the sample can support it. Dogs and cats have tens of thousands of pets behind them; horses, rabbits and birds do not, so we do not pretend to rank those yet.
Pet name questions
Where does this pet name data come from?
From bookings and care requests made on PetWorks. Pet parents tell us their pet's name, type and gender when they book, so these rankings reflect pets that genuinely exist rather than names people say they like. We count one entry per household per pet.
How many pets are these rankings based on?
0 dogs and 0 cats added in 2026.
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