Top female dog names of 2020
Original article on Daily Mirror
By: Louise Elliott
Getting ready to welcome a beautiful little puppy into your family is an exciting time with buying a bed and picking suitable accessories just some of the frivolous fun on the horizon.
But a major decision you'll need to think carefully about is what to name her. Naming a new dog is very important. It has to be something which will suit her, but also something you can hear yourself saying repeatedly during the early stages of getting your new furry friend acclimatized to their new environment.
The name will need to be something you don't mind yelling in the middle of a busy park if your pup is being mischievous.
You will also need to be perfectly happy answering to it, possibly coupled with your own surname at the vets - so keep in mind how it will sound in that scenario.
Luckily, international dog-care provider Rover.com has put together a list of the current most popular female dog names in the UK, so if you're in dire need of some inspiration for your newly acquired pup, take a gander below and see if there is anything you like.
From looking through the names, it would seem as a nation we are starting to pick monikers for our female dogs as if we were picking them for actual baby girls - this is perhaps a reflection of the change in our attitude as a whole to our pets, who we are now more likely to see as a genuine member of the family, rather than an extension of it.
Poppy pips Bella and Molly to the top spot with Daisy and Lola making up the rest of the top five. Does your pet's name make it to the top ten?
The full UK top 10 female dog names
Poppy
Bella
Molly
Daisy
Lola
Ruby
Millie
Rosie
Tilly
Roxy
I think you'd agree it does read like the invitations list to a six-year-old human child's birthday party.
The website also features the most popular female dog names in the US, and though slightly different, it also indicates the Americans are also starting to see their canines as one of the family rather than anything else.
Names such as Lucy, Sophie, and Bailey, which didn't make the UK top 10 much more likely to be associated with humans than dogs.
The full US top 10 female dog names
Bella
Lucy
Daisy
Luna
Lola
Sadie
Molly
Bailey
Maggie
Sophie