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title: "The State of Pets"
description: "Open-data intelligence on pets — pet-friendliness rankings, popular names and breeds, and more, built from official open datasets and free to use."
url: https://www.pawsitivid.com/state-of-pets
---

# The State of Pets

The State of Pets turns public, open datasets into clear answers about pet life. It currently spans 4 data tools across 26 cities, from per-capita pet-friendliness scores to the names and breeds people actually register. Every figure is sourced, free to read, and built to be cited.

## Data tools

- [Pet-Friendly City Index](https://www.pawsitivid.com/pet-friendly-cities) — Cities scored 0-100 on pet infrastructure per resident, from open map data. (24 cities ranked · Portland leads (100/100))
- [Popular Dog Names & Breeds](https://www.pawsitivid.com/dog-names) — The names and breeds owners register, from official dog-license data. (4 cities · 140,680 dogs · top name Luna)
- [Open Pet Data directory](https://www.pawsitivid.com/open-pet-data) — A directory of open pet datasets and APIs, grouped by topic, with sources and licenses. (635 open datasets across 37 categories)
- [Animal Shelter Outcomes](https://www.pawsitivid.com/shelter-data) — Adoption and live-release rates for dogs and cats, from open shelter data. (2 shelters · 194,347 outcomes)

## Top-ranked pet-friendly cities

1. Portland — 100/100
2. Seattle — 100/100
3. Hamburg — 90/100
4. Leipzig — 88/100
5. Potsdam — 83/100
6. Minneapolis — 82/100
7. Washington, D.C. — 79/100

## Most popular dog names across covered cities

1. Luna (1,530, in 4 cities)
2. Bella (1,267, in 4 cities)
3. Charlie (1,041, in 4 cities)
4. Milo (992, in 4 cities)
5. Coco (966, in 4 cities)
6. Max (956, in 4 cities)
7. Teddy (781, in 4 cities)
8. Lola (773, in 4 cities)