The most popular pet name set to be bumped from the top spot, according to a sneak peek at the 2025 list

A sneak peek at the most popular pet names for 2025 has revealed the top name from years past could be bumped from first place.

Lort Smith Animal Hospital has shared a look at the results so far with six months left to go in the race.

The names collected come from hospital records at the hospital's North Melbourne and Campbellfield sites and cover cats, dogs and pocket pets like rabbits.

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While Luna has been the most popular name for both cats and dogs in previous years, according to multiple pet name lists, it has slipped in the rankings for dogs.

Bella has overtaken Luna as the most popular female dog names with Luna now in second place.

The number one male dog name so far this year is Charlie, followed by Max.

While Luna seems to be slipping in popularity as a dog's name it so far remains the number one name for female cats.

Interestingly, Bella is the second most popular cat's name showing that Bella and Luna are common with both cat and dog owners.

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For male cats, Milo is number one followed by The Lion King-inspired name Simba.

''For cats, names indicating royalty and riches are also proving to be popular. It will certainly be interesting to see the final list in December and get a taste for what is influencing our choice of pet names at the final count," Suzana Talevski, Lort Smith Animal Hospital spokesperson, said.

''We have so far counted more than 10,000 pet names.''

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As for pocket pets, which are guinea pigs, rabbits and ferrets, the names show Charlie remains a popular pet name across all animals, as is Luna with Charlie number one and Luna third.

If you're after some inspiration for something more unusual and a little less common, the most surprising names collected by Lort Smith are Burger, Cashew, Vegemite, Mushroom, Radish and Sushi Roll, Taylor Swift, Elton John, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Delta Goodrem, Dolly Parton, Martini, Malibu, Whisky, Merlot and Penfold.

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Top five female dog names:

1. Bella
2. Luna
3. Coco
4. Daisy
5. Molly

Top five male dog names:

1. Charlie
2. Max
3. Milo
4. Archie
5. Buddy

Top five female cat names:

1. Luna
2. Bella
3. Charlie
4. Daisy
5. Lulu

Top five male cat names:

1. Milo
2. Simba
3. Coco
4. Kitty
5. Lucky

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Top four pocket pet names:

1. Charlie
2. Gizmo
3. Luna
4. Basil

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