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
2,051	Courage	51	7,785
2,052	Hector	51	409
2,053	Hutch	51	3,337
2,054	Puddin	51	–
2,055	Raider	51	4,502
2,056	Baba	51	9,821
2,057	Barclay	51	–
2,058	Kaycee	51	1,303
2,059	Mela	51	5,058
2,060	Tazz	51	11,840
2,061	Chef	51	–
2,062	Monday	51	–
2,063	Pepa	51	–
2,064	Puchi	51	–
2,065	Russel	51	4,020
2,066	Shihpoo	51	–
2,067	Toni	51	2,274
2,068	Nimbus	50	–
2,069	Tula	50	3,770
2,070	Junebug	50	–
2,071	Amos	50	730
2,072	Esme	50	298
2,073	Gilbert	50	1,330
2,074	Kodak	50	–
2,075	Aiko	50	2,720
2,076	Alaska	50	2,896
2,077	Bongo	50	–
2,078	Cubby	50	–
2,079	Sergio	50	441
2,080	Yuri	50	1,533
2,081	Benedict	50	814
2,082	Cashmere	50	2,846
2,083	Frost	50	6,580
2,084	Hulk	50	–
2,085	Marshmellow	50	–
2,086	Matty	50	5,846
2,087	Q	50	–
2,088	Tyrion	50	5,373
2,089	Jewels	50	3,673
2,090	Marcello	50	900
2,091	Zak	50	7,181
2,092	Havapoo	50	–
2,093	Ludwig	50	7,044
2,094	Memo	50	–
2,095	Versace	50	–
2,096	Willoughby	50	17,134
2,097	Minerva	49	2,112
2,098	Karl	49	1,593
2,099	Cheese	49	–
2,100	Jellybean	49	–

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