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
2,851	Spark	33	–
2,852	Beverly	33	1,018
2,853	Riggs	33	776
2,854	Zia	33	1,477
2,855	Aoife	33	2,120
2,856	Frieda	33	4,012
2,857	Halle	33	596
2,858	Howdy	33	12,723
2,859	Pal	33	–
2,860	Randall	33	1,506
2,861	Bosley	33	–
2,862	Brenda	33	1,527
2,863	Denzel	33	1,166
2,864	Dharma	33	–
2,865	Elio	33	388
2,866	Hurley	33	–
2,867	Jr	33	4,315
2,868	Katara	33	3,547
2,869	Ken	33	3,277
2,870	Lio	33	3,910
2,871	Mozzarella	33	–
2,872	Osiris	33	1,077
2,873	Sheru	33	–
2,874	Brianna	33	222
2,875	Camille	33	240
2,876	Chaz	33	4,568
2,877	Elijah	33	7
2,878	Gryffindor	33	–
2,879	Hoover	33	–
2,880	Jolly	33	–
2,881	Kujo	33	–
2,882	Lego	33	–
2,883	Luly	33	–
2,884	P.J.	33	–
2,885	Rabbit	33	–
2,886	Reece	33	460
2,887	Sona	33	3,766
2,888	Aura	33	817
2,889	Beyonce	33	–
2,890	Cane	33	4,565
2,891	Cavalier	33	–
2,892	Ceaser	33	–
2,893	Christie	33	7,572
2,894	Cooky	33	–
2,895	Dita	33	–
2,896	Domo	33	–
2,897	Fin	33	7,336
2,898	Ham	33	–
2,899	Henrik	33	1,060
2,900	J	33	–

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