{"id":1201,"date":"2025-11-19T11:21:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:21:38","slug":"the-trendiest-pet-names-of-2025-are-here-and-we-couldnt-have-called-them-if-we-tried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/?p=1201","title":{"rendered":"The Trendiest Pet Names of 2025 Are Here\u2014and We Couldn’t Have Called Them If We Tried"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Have you ever met a dog named Cheez-It? What about a cat named Muffin Man? Pet owners have seemingly limitless creativity when naming their furry friends. To celebrate that creativity, Rover releases an annual list<\/a> of the top-trending pet names from its database of over a million dogs and cats.<\/p>\n

This year, it’s removed the most enduringly popular names from the list\u2014like Luna for cats and Charlie for dogs\u2014to highlight which names increased in popularity in 2025, rather than which classic names are popular every year.<\/p>\n

From Jellybean to Mr. Biscuit, there are some unique names that are gaining traction!<\/p>\n

Top trending puppy names in 2025<\/h2>\n

The top trending name, Elphie, is thanks to the double release of Wicked <\/em>in November 2024 and Wicked: For Good <\/em>in November 2025, which created a spike in interest in using the movie as naming inspiration.<\/p>\n

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    Top trending kitten names<\/h2>\n

    These names also draw inspiration from favorite characters, such as Pippin from The Lord of the Rings <\/em>and Gatsby from The Great Gatsby<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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      Top trending food names<\/h2>\n

      Food names<\/a> are a classic choice for pets, whether you choose a food your furry friend resembles or take inspiration from your favorite snack. Interestingly, the top-trending food names for dogs leaned savory, while those for cats were typically sweet.<\/p>\n

      These are the top food names for both dogs and cats:<\/p>\n

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        Top trending pop culture names<\/h2>\n

        From real-life actors to iconic films and shows, pop culture<\/a> inspired many trending pet names in 2025, with picks from The Princess Diaries, <\/em>SpongeBob SquarePants,<\/em> Pirates of the Caribbean, <\/em>and more.<\/p>\n

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          If you adopt a pet in the next few months, you may get to influence Rover’s list in 2026. May the best names win!<\/p>\n

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          “Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Have you ever met a dog named Cheez-It? What about a cat named Muffin Man? Pet owners have seemingly limitless creativity when naming their furry friends. To celebrate that creativity, Rover releases an annual list of the top-trending pet names […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pets-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}