America’s Favorite Star Wars-Inspired Pet Names

When people are as obsessed with Star Wars as they are with their pets, strange things can happen.

As the largest veterinary practice in the world, Banfield Pet Hospital sees just about every variation on pets, and pet names.

Over the years, Banfield noticed that a large number of American pets had been named after Star Wars character. The company started to compile a list of the most popular – and the most interesting – examples.

Banfield Pet Hospital’s Top 15 Star Wars-inspired pet names for cats and dogs (in order of popularity) include:

Chewy
Luke
Leia
Yoda
Vader
Chewbacca
Obi
Wicket
Anakin
Boba
Princess Leia
Ewok
Lando
Jabba
Darth Vader

Banfield’s Top 5 Five Picks for Most Clever Star Wars Pet Names:

Jabba the Mutt
Boba Fetch
Chewbarka
Luke Skybarker
Darth Meow

Could George Lucas have ever imagined what he would unleash back in 1977, when Star Wars came to the screen? Only Luke Skybarker, and George would know.