Municipal Licence Records

Two cities publish the names on their pet licences. The Administration receives them as filed: 781,743 dog licence records from New York City, 39,509 pet licence records from Seattle.

Table 1. Licence records by name
Rank	Name	Records	Human rank, 2025
1,801	Loretta	60	606
1,802	Tinker	60	–
1,803	Chaos	60	9,888
1,804	Dana	60	1,027
1,805	Helen	60	462
1,806	Marie	60	618
1,807	Piglet	60	–
1,808	Primo	60	8,083
1,809	Sweetpea	60	–
1,810	Cha	60	–
1,811	Hades	60	2,901
1,812	Philly	60	–
1,813	Thumper	60	–
1,814	Candi	60	–
1,815	Dumbo	60	–
1,816	Schnauzer	60	–
1,817	Spikey	60	–
1,818	Poe	59	10,423
1,819	Matcha	59	–
1,820	Zephyr	59	1,203
1,821	Sansa	59	5,877
1,822	Thea	59	353
1,823	Katsu	59	–
1,824	Lolo	59	–
1,825	Will	59	1,195
1,826	Vesper	59	2,482
1,827	Milou	59	–
1,828	Campbell	59	617
1,829	Deacon	59	561
1,830	Hamish	59	6,240
1,831	Patsy	59	6,059
1,832	Webster	59	7,165
1,833	Bubby	59	–
1,834	Genevieve	59	148
1,835	Sergeant	59	–
1,836	Caramelo	59	–
1,837	Goldendoodle	59	–
1,838	Josh	59	1,703
1,839	Lenox	59	1,356
1,840	Pudge	59	–
1,841	Shih-Poo	59	–
1,842	Pasha	58	7,548
1,843	Victor	58	211
1,844	Keanu	58	649
1,845	Jaxon	58	115
1,846	Miller	58	369
1,847	Jezebel	58	10,465
1,848	Leyla	58	611
1,849	Montgomery	58	962
1,850	Perseus	58	1,210

Counts are licence records, not individual animals; a renewed licence is counted again.