Cats and Dogs

PET NAMES

Here are the top 20 names used for dogs and cats in English.

The Top 20

CAT Names*
The Top 20
DOG Names**

Sooty

Lady

Smokie

King

Brandy

Duke

Fluffy

Peppy

Tiger

Prince

Tibbie

Pepper

Tiggie

Snoopy

Tom

Princess

Kitty

Heidi

Sam

Sam

Sandy

Coco

Tinker

Butch

Blackie

Penny

Susie

Rusty

Toby

Sandy

Whisky

Susie

Ginger

Duchess

Lucy

Blackie

Tim

Ginger

Tiny

Queenie

Charlie

Rex

* SOURCE: a survey of British cat names commissioned by Spillers Top Cat and conducted by the British Market Research Bureau.

** SOURCE: from a study of 25,000 American dog licenses.

The Results of Our Online Pet Names Poll

Here are the names sent to us when we asked in our August 1998 poll - "What is the name of your pet?"... maybe one will fit your new pet!

GENERIC NAMES
Twigs

Inch

Scoop

Waddle

Doby

Rascal

Saber

Milo

Chewbacca

Flower

Shep

Charcoal

Cappuccino

Gizmo

Farley

Nala

Cookie

Twinkie

Odie

Bump

Smoke

Creme

Coffee

Sugar

Baby

Radar

Merlin

Romper

Lucky

Fluff

Marvin

Duffy

Peek-A-Boo

Tigger

Eeyore

Max

Falstaff

Mr. Magoo

Persephone

Sniffles

Hecate

Hamlet

Lucifer

HERE ARE SOME Specialty NAMES

Capt.Hook (a parrot)

Darth Vader (black horse)

Monty ( python snake)

Mittens (cat with white paws)

Hiss (snake)

Whiskers (cat)

Barkley (a loud dog)

Puss in Boots (cat with black "boots")

Moo (the cow)

Belle (seal point - Siamese mix)

Nala & Simba (lion like cats)

Emperor Chan of Nottingham (Chinese pug)

Black Onyx (black exotic short hair)

Happy Max (red standard dachshund)

Omar (cream exotic short hair)

Bonnie Blue (blue - domestic short hair)

Howe ( a messy sheepdog that looks like a Wookie & loves to chew)

Navarre (brown tabby - domestic short hair)

STACEY has a really good site on cat, dogs and just about any other pet names - try it ! (sorry, outdated link)

This is Merlin - he was adopted by our site If you want to adopt an orphan pet for your website... go to the Mousepad Orphanage.

*The Top 20* CAT Names*	*The Top 20* DOG Names**

Sooty	Lady
Smokie	King
Brandy	Duke
Fluffy	Peppy
Tiger	Prince
Tibbie	Pepper
Tiggie	Snoopy
Tom	Princess
Kitty	Heidi
Sam	Sam
Sandy	Coco
Tinker	Butch
Blackie	Penny
Susie	Rusty
Toby	Sandy
Whisky	Susie
Ginger	Duchess
Lucy	Blackie
Tim	Ginger
Tiny	Queenie
Charlie	Rex

*GENERIC NAMES*	Twigs	Inch	Scoop
Waddle	Doby	Rascal	Saber
Milo	Chewbacca	Flower	Shep
Charcoal	Cappuccino	Gizmo	Farley
Nala	Cookie	Twinkie	Odie
Bump	Smoke	Creme	Coffee
Sugar	Baby	Radar	Merlin
Romper	Lucky	Fluff	Marvin
Duffy	Peek-A-Boo	Tigger	Eeyore
Max	Falstaff	Mr. Magoo	Persephone
Sniffles	Hecate	Hamlet	Lucifer

	*HERE ARE SOME Specialty NAMES*
Capt.Hook (a parrot)	Darth Vader (black horse)	Monty ( python snake)
Mittens (cat with white paws)	Hiss (snake)	Whiskers (cat)
Barkley (a loud dog)	Puss in Boots (cat with black "boots")	Moo (the cow)
Belle (seal point - Siamese mix)	Nala & Simba (lion like cats)	Emperor Chan of Nottingham (Chinese pug)
Black Onyx (black exotic short hair)	Happy Max (red standard dachshund)	Omar (cream exotic short hair)
Bonnie Blue (blue - domestic short hair)	Howe ( a messy sheepdog that looks like a Wookie & loves to chew)	Navarre (brown tabby - domestic short hair)