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
3,251	Erin	28	833
3,252	Finneas	28	1,428
3,253	Gabbana	28	–
3,254	Madden	28	676
3,255	March	28	–
3,256	Midnite	28	–
3,257	Obi-Wan	28	–
3,258	Okami	28	–
3,259	Patton	28	3,291
3,260	Penn	28	2,706
3,261	Phife	28	–
3,262	Pig	28	–
3,263	Puggy	28	–
3,264	Reed	28	419
3,265	Sherry	28	5,532
3,266	Shlomo	28	1,049
3,267	Teemo	28	–
3,268	Tipper	28	–
3,269	Tosha	28	13,084
3,270	Umka	28	–
3,271	Uncle	28	–
3,272	Cheeto	27	–
3,273	Ori	27	2,002
3,274	Merle	27	3,485
3,275	Rooster	27	13,503
3,276	Elton	27	2,313
3,277	Pirate	27	–
3,278	Dawson	27	143
3,279	Finnley	27	757
3,280	Gabi	27	8,534
3,281	Girl	27	9,064
3,282	Henley	27	1,001
3,283	Lainey	27	30
3,284	Selene	27	623
3,285	Strider	27	4,125
3,286	Cordelia	27	981
3,287	Grizz	27	–
3,288	Hobbs	27	9,217
3,289	Mercury	27	8,030
3,290	Panini	27	–
3,291	Salvador	27	756
3,292	Spaghetti	27	–
3,293	Starlight	27	13,026
3,294	Andi	27	632
3,295	Belly	27	–
3,296	Glacier	27	15,710
3,297	Jazzie	27	–
3,298	Jemma	27	866
3,299	Mani	27	6,675
3,300	Miro	27	4,010

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