Lightning
How many real pets are named Lightning, which animals and breeds have it, and where.
How popular is Lightning as a pet name?
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In the public pet records we track, 49 pets are named Lightning: 30 dogs, 19 cats. Where sex was recorded, 37% are female and 63% male. It ranks #2,170 among dog names and #574 among cat names.
Breeds most often named Lightning
Dogs
Cats
Breeds as recorded on licenses and shelter records; mixes are grouped under their main breed.
Where pets are named Lightning
- New York City: 20licensed
- Austin shelter: 16shelter
- Seattle: 9licensed
- Sonoma County shelter: 3shelter
- Richmond, VA: 1licensed
Dog names about as popular as Lightning
Lightning FAQ
How many pets are named Lightning?
In the public pet records we track, 49 pets are named Lightning: 30 dogs, 19 cats. Where sex was recorded, 37% are female and 63% male. It ranks #2,170 among dog names and #574 among cat names.
What breed is most often named Lightning?
Among dogs named Lightning in these records, the most common breed is Chihuahua.
Counts come from public open data: NYC Dog Licensing Dataset (NYC Open Data); Seattle Pet Licenses (public domain); Pet Licenses, City of Richmond; Animal Shelter Intake and Outcome, County of Sonoma; Austin Animal Center Outcomes (public domain). License records count registered pets; shelter records count animals that passed through a shelter (some names are given by staff). Pets that appear in several years of one dataset are counted once. Names are counted as written, so spelling variants are separate.