Top Trending Movie Inspired Pet Names For The New Year
Have you ever named a pet after a rock star, a movie star or a cartoon character? Perhaps you’ve chosen a celebrity or sports star that has a tie to Southwest Florida. A friend of mine named her boxer “Big Papi” after Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz. She met him during Spring Training in Fort Myers and has a great time yelling the dog’s name during walks around the neighborhood. Can’t you just hear it? If you are looking for a fun name for your fury friend, here are the top trending movie inspired pet names for the New Year.
The team at TrustedHousesitters analyzed over 50,000 pet names registered in their house sitting platform. They looked for the most popular movie inspired pet names in the nation and put together this list.
Here are the current top ten movie inspired pet names
- Rocky – “Rocky”
- Loki – Marvel Cinematic Universe films
- Marley – “Marley & Me”
- Remy – Disney’s “Ratatouille”
- Koda – Disney’s “Brother Bear”
- Simon – “Alvin and the Chipmunks”
- Theo – “Alvin and the Chipmunks”
- Lady – Disney’s “Lady and the Tramp”
- Simba – Disney’s “Lion King”
- Gizmo – “Gremlins”
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What movie star or character names do you think would fit this pair?
“While working with pets and pet owners across the country for over 14 years, I’ve always been exposed to the up-and-coming popular names,” said TrustedHousesitters Head of Community Angela Laws. She expects names like Barbie and Ken will be popular this year. However, she also says, “I think we’ll see even more pet names with a more subtle ‘Barbie’ influence, with pet owners choosing names like ‘Allan’ and ‘Margot.’”
Don’t forget movies like “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” “Wonka,” and “Oppenheimer.” Laws thinks we might be seeing more “Mario,” “Luigi,” “Willy,” and “Wonka” names at the neighborhood dog park.
If you don’t have a pet or are looking for one to add to your family, there is an adoption event coming up at the Gulf Coast Humane Society. I really like the motto “Adopt Don’t Shop.” So many great dogs and cats are at shelters and need a home. Now you can have some fun with those pet names.