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We don't know if the dog is named Max, but it's clearly a very good boy or girl.
The Social Security Administration has baby name data going back to the 1880s, but if you want to know about trends in dog and cat names, there aren’t too many good sources.
Happily, FirstVet has stepped up. The digital veterinary clinic conducted a survey of tombstones at Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, which was founded in 1896, serves as a final resting place for more than 80,000 animals.
“Looking at over 25,000 Hartsdale names records from 1905 onwards, we identified the most popular names for cats and dogs over the decades, as well as the cultural trends that may have influenced these naming choices,” FirstVet notes on its website.