Here, Bella!: King County lists top 10 names for pets, Letterman-style

Published 12:44 pm Thursday, October 1, 2015

Girls’ names are surprisingly popular among King County pets, according to the data collected by Regional Animal Services of King County. Bella and Lucy were the number-one names for dogs and cats, respectively, licensed last year, and Lucy was the second most common dog name, while Bella was fourth in the cats category.

The top 10 lists from RASKC also revealed that everybody loves labs —Labrador Retrievers were number-one in the list of currently licensed dogs. They numbered more than 16,650, more than three times the second most licensed breed, 5,373 Golden Retrievers. In cat licenses, more common critters took the top spots. Domestic short- medium- and longhairs were number one, two and three on the list.

For more fun facts, visit www.kingcounty.gov/pets.

Dog names & counts

#1 Bella, 1,038

#2 Lucy, 1,031

#3 Max, 1,010

#4 Buddy, 1,000

#5 Molly, 795

#6 Daisy, 785

#7 Bailey, 750

#8 Charlie, 733

#9 Sadie, 695

#10 Maggie, 656

Cat names & counts

#1 Lucy, 302

#2 Max, 277

#3 Shadow, 239

#4 Bella, 219

#5 Kitty, 216

#6 Tiger, 212

#7 Smokey, 211

#8 Charlie, 195

#9 Jack, 183

#10 Lily, 174

Dog breeds

#1 Lab. Retriever 16,651

#2 Golden Retriever 5,373

#3 German Shepherd 4,453

#4 Chihuahua 4,232

#5 Shih Tzu 3,020

#6 Dachshund 2,827

#7 Australian Shepherd 2,580

#8 Pit Bull 2,520

#9 Yorkie 2,184

#10 Pomeranian 1,992

Cat breeds

#1 Domestic Shorthair 27,583

#2 Domestic Mediumhair 5,887

#3 Domestic Longhair 4,741

#4 Siamese 2,016

#5 American Shorthair 618

#6 Maine Coon 539

#7 Ragdoll 325

#8 Persian 308

#9 Bengal 233

#10 Himalayan 223