Pop quiz: If your colleague says they’re picking up “Bella” at daycare, are they talking about a baby… or a bulldog?
It’s a tough question to answer, at least according to a new poll from US News and World Report that puts “Bella” as the current #1 dog name in America — and a top girl name, too, per the Social Security Administration (SSA), which releases its annual top names every May. “Isabella” hits seventh on their list of most popular names for girls born from 2020 to 2025, while the diminutive Bella ranks at No. 87.
Meanwhile, “Leo” — as in DiCaprio, Messi or, you know, Lions — is the third most-popular moniker for cats and the 24th for boys. And “Chloe” — like the feline-esque fashion icon Chloë Sevigny or the fat grey Tabby of “The Secret Life of Pets” — is also a popular choice for both species at No. 21 for baby girls and No. 35 for kitties, according to pet insurance data from Rover.com.
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