Interestingly, the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced a few names recently.
Rover has released its 10th annual study on the TopPetNames , permit us bang which were the most popular in 2022 . Rover determines the most democratic names from user - submittedpet namesby Rover user in the last 10 years .
" Looking back at the last 10 years of pet name data , we can see that the humanization of pets has become an increasingly influential macro tendency for pet naming conventions , " say Kate Jaffe , a trend expert at Rover , in a statement to Thrillist . " Rover ’s database of millions of exploiter - submit preferent names bring out how name we fondly choose for our positron emission tomography reflect our passion and life-style , and often serve as a time capsule for the bit we receive them into our families . "
According to Rover , the COVID-19 pandemic has made names like Covi , Rona , and Fauci more pop in 2020 and 2021 . In 2022 , the popularity of the name Pfizer has increase by 185 % for dogs . Regarding food - invigorate names , Hotpot grew in popularity by 1,085 % in 2022 , and Sashimi grew by 785 % . Calzone also became more democratic this year , with 435 % more deary have the name .
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Regarding favored name calling breathe in by daddy culture , the name Targaryen became 185 % more popular in 2022 courtesy ofGame of Thrones , while Fezco , which comes fromEuphoria , grew by 3,714 % for wiener and 182 % for cat-o'-nine-tails . FromEncanto , the name Mirabel shot up in popularity by 1,485 % . manner brand like Bottega , Burberry , and Hermes also became popular in 2022 .
But what was the most popular hotdog name overall ? For the first time in 10 twelvemonth , Bella took second place to the name Luna , which was the top name for both female cats and dogs . For virile dogs , the name Max took the top patch for the 10th year in a row , while Oliver was the most popular name for manlike cats . Below are the top ten figure for male cats and dogs and distaff cats and frank in 2022 .
Most Popular Female Dog Names ( by volume)1 . Luna2 . Bella3 . Daisy4 . Lucy5 . Lily6 . Zoe7 . Lola8 . Sadie9 . Bailey10 . StellaMost Popular Male Dog Names ( by volume)1 . Max2 . Charlie3 . Cooper4 . Milo5 . Buddy6 . Rocky7 . Bear8 . Teddy9 . Duke10 . LeoMost Popular Female Cat Names ( by volume)1 . Luna2 . Lily3 . Bella4 . Lucy5 . Nala6 . Callie7 . Kitty8 . Cleo9 . Willow10 . ChloeMost Popular Male Cat Names ( by volume)1 . Oliver2 . Milo3 . Leo4 . Charlie5 . Max6 . Loki7 . Simba8 . Jack9 . Ollie10 . Jasper
Is your darling ’s name one of the most popular ? Or is it something a snatch more unique ?
