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NEWTOWN SQUARE — Annual “Most Popular Name” lists most often focus on babies — but what about fur babies?
Petplan pet insurance recently dug into its database of protected pets to see which names were most popular for new puppies and kittens in 2017 — and found one name’s reign of dominance ended after more than a decade at the top.
Bella has been knocked from atop her scratching post and Luna is now the most popular name for Petplan-protected pets under a year old.
Luna ranked as the No. 1 name for both dogs and cats.
Here are the Top 10 pet names for 2017, according to Petplan claims data from 2016-2017.
• Luna
• Bella
• Charlie
• Lucy
• Max
• Cooper
• Daisy
• Bailey
• Molly
• Oliver
In addition to the upset by Luna, Petplan saw a huge jump by Bailey, who pawed his (or her) way into the top ten. Meanwhile, Penny — who zoomed from No. 28 to No. 10 last year — just missed the cut, coming in 11th place.
Here’s a look at species-specific names for 2017.
Top 10 Dogs
• Luna
• Oliver
• Charlie
• Lucy
• Daisy
• Leo
• Bella
• Jack
• Max
• Milo
Top 10 Cats
• Luna
• Bella
• Charlie
• Lucy
• Cooper
• Bailey
• Max
• Daisy
• Molly
• Buddy
Honorable Mention
Petplan also mentioned a few unusual names worthy of recognition. There’s only one of each in the company’s database, but they get points for creativity:
• Professor Grover Fluffypants
• Uma Furman
• Charlie Brown McBearface
• The Barks: Bark Twain, Bark Ruffalo and Bark Wahlberg