Did you know that Fauci was one of the most popular pet names of 2021? The name shot up to 270% from 2020. The pet name Covid also vaulted 35%, and dogs named Zoom were up 443% to commemorate a work-from-home life.
Dogs names Zoom deserve extra kudos considering bosses may not know if a worker is with their pooch or computer on the given day. Google and Siri also were technology-inspired pet names on the rise.
Additionally, dogs were named Pfizer and Dr. Fauci for the first time in 2021 after the COVID-19 vaccine dominated headlines across the nation for the better half of the year.
Here are a few most popular pet names of 2021:
Male dogs: Tucker, Teddy, Duke, Leo, Bear, Rocky, Buddy, Milo, Charlie, and Max
Female dogs: Molly, Stella, Bailey, Lola, Lily, Zoe, Daisy, Lucy, Luna, and Bella
Male cats: Jasper, Ollie, Loki, jack, Simba, Max, Charlie, Milo, Leo, and Oliver
Female cats: Lola, Zoe, Stella, Chloe, Kitty, Nala, Lucy, Lily, Bella, and Luna
As per the Rover’s Annual list that surveyed 1,000 pet owners in the US, it examined millions of user-submitted pet names submitted by owners, 61% of pet parents named their pets a human name.
Source: USA TODAY
