The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals conducted a veterinarian survey, reviewing thousands of pet names to find out which ones are the most popular. Here are the top twenty: 1. Max 2. Sam 3. Lady 4. Bear 5. Smokey 6. Shadow 7. Kitty 8. Molly 9. Buddy 10. Brandy 11. Ginger 12. Baby 13. Misty 14. Missy 15. Pepper 16. Jake 17. Bandit 18. Tiger 19. Samantha 20. Lucky Besides the most popular names there are hundreds of lesser-known names for pets. They are the pets owned by presidents, famous people and celebrities, created by comic strips and cartoons, used in television, in books, and many that earned recognition through notable deeds.
