{"id":474726,"date":"2026-10-23T19:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T19:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/474726\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T19:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T19:30:09","slug":"rover-com-lists-austins-top-pet-names-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/474726\/","title":{"rendered":"Rover.com lists Austin\u2019s top pet names for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fcniafexkj9z1f5w.jpg\" alt=\"FILE \u2013 Traveling with your pets\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fcniafexkj9z1f5w.jpg\" alt=\"FILE \u2013 Traveling with your pets\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image vod-poster-image--embedded\" data-v-fab1b86c=\"\"\/>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/video\/fmc-k0ax0yn564q0672i\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FILE \u2013 Traveling with your pets<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-892ef6a8=\"\">Whether you&#8217;re heading out on a summer road trip or just running errands around town, a little preparation can go a long way in keeping your pet safe. Dr. Jen Quammen, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, joins Good Day Austin with tips to make every trip safe, stress-free, and enjoyable for both you and your furry friend.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">AUSTIN, Texas &#8211; Pet names can be just as unique as the four-legged friends we take into our homes.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">The team at Rover.com dug through their database to find the top dog and cat names being used across the country and in Austin.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">Luna topped the list for both cats and dogs in Austin.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gettyimages-2299792205-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Atmosphere during weekend two, day three of the 2026 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 11, 2026 in Austin, Texas.\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-1fc0918c=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-1fc0918c=\"\">Atmosphere during weekend two, day three of the 2026 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 11, 2026 in Austin, Texas.  (Rick Kern \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>  Top dog names for Austin LunaCharlieDaisyBellaMax Top cat names for Austin LunaCleoLeoCharlieMilo <\/p>\n<p data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">Nationally, Rumi was the top dog name while Chicken Nugget was the top name for cats in the country.<\/p>\n<p> How many dogs and cats are in Austin homes? <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTBC\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">By the numbers:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">According to Austin Pets Alive, there are more than 250,000 pet dogs living in Austin.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">The same research found about 243,000 pet cats in Austin homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information in this story came from Rover.com and Austin Pets Alive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/pets-animals\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2c6143fb=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pets and Animals<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/lifestyle\/house-home\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2c6143fb=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">House and Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/lifestyle\/family\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2c6143fb=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Family<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2c6143fb=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/travis-county\/austin\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2c6143fb=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FILE \u2013 Traveling with your pets Whether you&#8217;re heading out on a summer road trip or just running&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":474727,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,541,22733,242,223,5163,394,216,393],"class_list":["post-474726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-family","tag-house-home","tag-lifestyle","tag-news","tag-pets-animals","tag-travis-county","tag-tx","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}