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
2,501	Shakespeare	40	–
2,502	Tanya	40	3,767
2,503	West	40	1,255
2,504	Cadbury	40	–
2,505	Christmas	40	–
2,506	Gator	40	12,655
2,507	Joie	40	2,792
2,508	Kola	40	–
2,509	Optimus	40	–
2,510	Tennessee	40	4,974
2,511	Thanos	40	–
2,512	Tupac	40	13,727
2,513	Wishbone	40	–
2,514	Galaxy	39	5,464
2,515	Dipper	39	–
2,516	Ramsey	39	1,970
2,517	Checkers	39	–
2,518	Marlow	39	1,167
2,519	Moira	39	2,047
2,520	Chuy	39	–
2,521	Lydia	39	92
2,522	Mellie	39	7,380
2,523	Rollo	39	8,780
2,524	Rosalie	39	171
2,525	Cassandra	39	631
2,526	Dale	39	1,410
2,527	Gustav	39	3,686
2,528	Moana	39	4,141
2,529	Payton	39	440
2,530	Chunky	39	–
2,531	Gg	39	–
2,532	Howard	39	1,004
2,533	Jackpot	39	–
2,534	Raja	39	6,361
2,535	Scamp	39	–
2,536	Winslow	39	1,169
2,537	Aladdin	39	8,941
2,538	Amore	39	2,900
2,539	Ceecee	39	–
2,540	Matthew	39	32
2,541	Mitchell	39	954
2,542	Monet	39	3,752
2,543	Ashton	39	197
2,544	Cher	39	–
2,545	Chipper	39	6,880
2,546	Damian	39	109
2,547	Gioia	39	6,401
2,548	Kandy	39	14,033
2,549	Petie	39	–
2,550	Pocky	39	–

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