Freakonomics rounds up several recent surveys of popular pet names in the US and the UK. The UK list overlaps heavily with the most popular boys' names.
The results show that, among these relatively high-end pet owners at least, "Molly" is the No. 1 name for both cats and dogs (as well as being the "Whitest Girl Name in America" as per Freakonomics). Note that "Muhammad" is nowhere to be found…
…Here are the results, along with each name's corresponding rank on the list of child names:
TOP DOG NAMES:
1. Molly (24),
2. Max (29),
3. Charlie (10),
4. Holly (26),
5. Poppy (30),
6. Ben (11),
7. Alfie (16),
8. Jack (1),
9. Sam (8),
10. Barney (-)
TOP CAT NAMES:
1. Molly (24),2. Charlie (10),
3. Tigger (-),
4. Poppy (30),
5. Oscar (47),
6. Smudge (-),
7. Millie (20),
8. Daisy (25),
9. Max (29),
10. Jasper (-)
