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Traditional Irish Names - Amherst Citizen

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 03:30 PM PST

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Dog Names of the Future - Daily Beast (blog)

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 09:03 PM PST

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Chris McGrath / Getty Images Shove over, Rover and Spot. Coco and Riley are moving in. As Westminster begins, name expert Linda Rosenkrantz analyzes doggy data to predict the top canine names of tomorrow. Plus, view our gallery of Westminster winners.

When the Best in Show champ is crowned at the climax of the Westminster Kennel Club Show on Tuesday, as much fuss will be focused on the winner's name as on its breed and aristocratic bearing. Will it beat last year's Ch Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee or 1924's date-stamped Ch Barberyhill Bootlegger? With all the rules and conventions that have evolved over the years, it certainly won't return to the simplicity of the 1911 winner, Slumber.

But although those lengthy aristo names may look impressive on paper, even show dogs need an everyday "call name" for when they're cavorting with the more ordinary mutts and pooches in the park, be it a shortening of their official name or just a more common moniker, trendy or unique.

So what are the hot dog names of today—and which are trending up? The big news is the blurring of lines between human and pet names—the most popular lists of baby and dog names aren't that dissimilar. Of the 20 most popular names for dogs in the U.S.—according to a survey by VPI pet insurance company based on its database of 475,000 canines—18 were people names—and if you count in Buddy and Rocky, it was 100 percent. The top three: Bella, Max, Bailey.

"The undeniable trend in pet names is 'humanization,'" says VPI's Grant Biniasz. "Names traditionally associated with pets: Rover, Fido and Spot, for example, have been replaced by Max, Bella, and Lucy. This may be indicative of a shift in the perception of pets, from property to four-legged family members."

Will this trend continue? Yes, though not universally (Pepper, anyone?). To try to divine the dog names of tomorrow, The Daily Beast took VPI's numbers over the past two years, and crunched the numbers to determine the names with most upward trajectory. Some are already near the top, while others are just beginning to make their move. Either way, we have a pretty good fix on what names are destined to fill the local dog run.

1. CASEY jumped from also-ran to No. 41 over the past two years. Like several of the other rising stars, it's a friendly Irish surname that can be used for either boys or girls. In human terms, Casey peaked for boy babies in 1987 and for girls in 1986; it's now gone to the dogs. Two-year trend: Up 102.4 percent.

2. RILEY, on the other hand, is still a current baby name favorite—now used about twice as often for girls as boys—chasing at the heels of the Kylies and Mileys. It's in the canine top 20, and moving fast. Two-year trend: Up 77.7 percent.

3. BELLA. The Twilight phenomenon propelled this name to the top spot in 2009. Dog experts were astonished when Bella ended the long reign of Max as Top Dog. It's been a popular choice for mini dogs such as Justin Timberlake's Yorkie and Demi Lovato's shih tzu, as well as Elle McPherson's labradoodle. Another possibility: Esmé, Twilight's vampire matriarch of the Olympic coven. Two-year trend: Up 75 percent.

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