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Popular cat names
The popularity of cat names differs by nation, even nations with the same language, and new names become popular over time. The ranking of most popular cat names can be assessed, in part, from pet insurance registrations, microchip registrations, and breed registries.
==In the English language==
Adrian Franklin, senior lecturer of the School of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Tasmania and author of ''Animals and Modern Cultures'', told the ''Sunday Tasmanian'' in 2001: "In the 1950s and '60s dogs and cats were given 'dog' and 'cat' names. () Cats had names like 'Blackie' and 'Spotty', names that illustrated their physical appearance. The 1980s marked a turning point, with the 10 most popular dog names all being compatible as human names, but in the '90s this progressed even further. People are now giving animals the same names as contemporary names given to babies." He believed that as people have fewer children or no children at all, pets become more important in their lives.〔Stubbs, Brett, "Joys of picking a pet project", ''Sunday Tasmanian'', August 27, 2000, retrieved via Newsbank.com on May 19, 2010〕
In Australia, the United Kingdom〔Poole, Shona Crawford, "Down Henry! Time to call this trend to heel – Pet names", ''The Times'', London, May 16, 1998, retrieved via NewsBank.com on May 19, 2010〕 and in the United States, news accounts have noted that the same popular baby names were also being given to pets. The new names for dogs more closely echoed human baby names, said Lindsey Basserabie, a company official, but the trend occurred for both pet species. "In fact, this year's list of top 10 dog and cat names could nearly be straight from the birth pages."〔 In the United States, according to an article in ''The Tampa Tribune'', some of the most popular cat names also appeared on the Social Security Administration's list of most common baby names: "Isabella (Bella) is No. 4 for girls, and Sophia ranks ninth on both the Social Security and pet lists."〔Levine, Kristin, "Dog, Cat Names Taken To The Max", ''The Tampa Tribune'', January 26, 2008, retrieved from the NewsBank.com website on May 19, 2010〕
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