Trendiest Pet Names: Which One Is Your Favorite?

by SodaHead Living Posted 2012/04/09 21:49:52

Related Topics: Pets, Pet Names, Lifestyle, Dogs, cats, Family, Style, Trend, Author, Baby, Baby Names, Connection, Human, Hot, Celebrity, Kids

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	Lola	48 votes	10%
	Stella	47 votes	10%
	Bentley	38 votes	8%
	Diesel	68 votes	14%
	Dexter	43 votes	9%
	Cooper	48 votes	10%
	Other (please write your favorite pet name here)	179 votes	38%

Move over, Fido, Spot and Fluffy. Vetstreet.com recently reviewed the pet names that have been trending for the last 12 years, and they sound a lot more like celebrity baby names than, well, monikers for dogs and cats. The names Lola and Stella ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, for both female dogs and cats. For male dogs, Bentley and Diesel ranked No. 1 and No. 2; for male cats, Dexter and Cooper took the tops spots.

Laura Wattenberg, author of "The Baby Name Wizard," sees a "Guys and Dolls-style" trend in current pet names. "Parents are giving pets the more extreme versions of their kids' names," Wattenberg tells vetstreet. "While they're happy to name their children Leo and Max, they aren't quite ready for Lulu or Milo for their kids."

She also thinks the names for female cats are more human and warmer than in the past, showing that people now feel an increased connection to their pets. "The more human names we give our pets, the more family-like a role they tend to play. These names lend a feeling of warmth and personal attachment to the pet," Wattenberg says. Unisex names are also hot, and so are pop-culture influenced names (Piper, Marley, Willow, Ziggy, etc.). What's your favorite trendy pet name?

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glass_butterfly ~YSU~ 2012/04/10 02:48:20 (edited)

Stella

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That's CRAZY I got my black lab mix almost 3 years ago and her name Stella! I didn't know that it was considered "trendy". And ironically my sister wanted to name her Lola. But my first dog was name Lexie (We thought the keep the L names going) and that's not on the list, so I'm not THAT trendy...

My little Stella-Wella:
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Hermione Granger Fan 2012/04/11 20:20:45

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raine to Hermion... 2012/04/12 05:42:39

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Muskoka 2012/04/11 04:43:13 (edited)

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Hannah 2012/04/11 01:14:33

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Stryder 2012/04/10 23:55:08

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toxic_phantom 2012/04/10 23:47:52

Cooper

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xaylan 2012/04/10 22:10:36

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violetgurl 2012/04/10 22:04:02

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Stryder to violetgurl 2012/04/10 23:55:46

Good Lord, put that dog on a diet! :)

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Hannah to violetgurl 2012/04/11 01:15:35

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Hermion... to violetgurl 2012/04/11 20:22:44

Is that your dog?

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Chieki 2012/04/10 21:18:56

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Sheba

My dog was a queen...

I miss her :(

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♥ Jess Or Jessie ♥ 2012/04/10 21:06:42

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Fusion
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dlsofsetx 2012/04/10 20:52:46

Bentley

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Great car,also.

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goinpostal 2012/04/10 20:15:46

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+1
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Stryder to goinpostal 2012/04/10 23:56:19

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POWERSHAKER 2012/04/10 20:06:40

Diesel

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Lola

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Torchy 2012/04/10 19:49:39 (edited)

Stella

*In Brando-esque voice* STELLA!!!

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✩Batman... to I Wish ... 2012/04/18 02:11:07 (edited)

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relic 2012/04/10 19:47:00

Diesel

Years ago at the dog park there was a Basset Hound that actually was named "Puppy-Wuppy". All the dogs teased him about his name, but my Doberman teased him unmercilessly.

Some of the pet names today often remind me of that poor dog.

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Piperpc 2012/04/10 19:44:56

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Piper. When I chose that name for my little silver schnauzer back in the 80's, it certainly wasn't "trendy". I liked watching the sandpipers on the beach, and am a fan of Tolkien, and Pippin the hobbit.

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Anna 2012/04/10 19:25:02

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Poochini, Darlin, Mona and Sweetie.

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vasti 2012/04/10 19:12:46

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dobby123 2012/04/10 18:57:55

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NinodeBoer 2012/04/10 18:32:13

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I wonder why?haha lol

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