US pet insurance company Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI), one of the largest and oldest providers of pet health, has revealed the top pet names over the past year. Bella tops the names for dogs, Max for cats, while Charlie was the most popular choice for exotic pets.
Curtis Steinhoff, Director of Corporate Communications at VPI tried to explain the trend for calling pets common human names, stating that "given that pets are considered family members, it makes sense that pet owners are selecting human orientated names."
The top ten most popular names for cats, dogs and exotic pets in the United States according to VPI are:
| Dogs | Cats | Exotic Pets |
| Bella | Max | Charlie |
| Bailey | Bella | Baby |
| Max | Chloe | Sunny |
| Lucy | Oliver | Jack |
| Molly | Lucy | Kiwi |
| Buddy | Smokey | Bandit |
| Maggie | Shadow | Bella |
| Daisy | Tiger | Max |
| Charlie | Tigger | Sammy |
| Sophie | Charlie | Gizmo |
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