The name given to your pet is often the result of real thought, with the desire to find the one that will perfectly match your little protégé. A study reveals the trends of Lille residents in 2024. Will you find that of your dog or your cat there?
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Every year it is customary to use a certain letter of the alphabet to name your pet. After the U in 2023, it was the V to be in the spotlight in 2024. For cats, it was also possible to start the name of your hairy animal with a W, X, Y or Z. This Was this tradition followed by the people of Lille?
Not really. It would seem that the northerners were little inspired by this rule of the official breed registers LOOF (Official Book of Origins of Felines) and LOF (French Book of Origins for dogs), preferring cultural or gourmet references!
Among cats, for example, we find Sushi, in first position, as well as Cookie, eighth, and Kiwi, which closes the top 10. As for dogs, Nala, the famous character from The Lion King, takes the lead in the ranking.
It seems that felines from cartoons are still as popular as among cats, Tigger comes second and Simba sixth.
Between the two, we find Luna, third, but big favorite of the French. Followed by Molly and Pixel, who also managed to convince the Lille owners. Without forgetting Tao, seventh and Isis, ninth.
For the rest of the ranking of dog names, the capital of Flanders, Ulysses takes second place, followed by Pablo, Uby, Uno, Charly, Naya, Togo, Tokyo and Aiko. A particular attraction for names ending in “o”, therefore.
Compared to last year, Cookie and Izzy experienced the largest growth among dogs, by 304%. Behind, Balto recorded an increase of 204%.
As for cats, the strongest increase, of 298%, concerns Milo and Mimoune, followed by the timeless Jack, with 198% more.
A ranking established by Rover, which connects pet owners with pet sitters (large animals) and dog walkers. The study, carried out between September and October 2024, is based on the thousands of pet names submitted by users of the platform. According to the City of Lille, the capital of the Nord department has nearly 90,000 domestic animals.
