Dallas Mavericks fans were likely celebrating after Tuesday’s news of Nico Harrison’s departure from the team.
According to a new report, there might have been a relatively large chunk of Dallas-area pets that were happy about it as well.
A comprehensive new study by Rover.com broke down several different data points relating to the most popular pet names across the country in 2025.
Among the most notable bullet points? Harrison’s trade of former Mavericks star Luka Doncic apparently hasn’t dissuaded Dallasites from naming their pets after Luka. Particularly among cat-owners: There was a 139% uptick in cats named Luka in 2025 in Dallas, even after his trade to LA.
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Among sports-related dog names across the country, Luka is the fourth-trendiest at a 51% increase, no doubt getting a boost from his swath of new fans in California.
Doncic, however, is far from the only local athlete to be a popular namesake among four-legged friends.
No. 1 on the list of trendiest sports-related dog names would be “Arch,” presumably for Texas quarterback Arch Manning. Dogs named Arch are up 181% from last year’s study. For good measure, “Manning” is the No. 3 trendiest among cat names, up 232% from 2024.
Also among the trendiest dog names for 2025 are “Flagg” (No. 4, up 31% increase) for new Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg. And Highland Park’s Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 golfer in the world, so “Scottie” (No. 5, up 22%) made its way to the top 5 as well.
Bills QB Josh Allen has the distinction of being the trendiest sports-related name among cats in 2025, tied with Jalen Hurts (up 232%), but Allen gets the tiebreaker since he’s No. 2 on the list of trendiest dog names as well.
Other sports-related names submitted to Rover for the study: Cee Dee Little Lamb and Catrick Mahomes.
Overall, the trendiest names for dogs in 2025: Caesar (up 122%) for males, and Elphie (up 244%) for females.
And among cats: Priscilla (up 73%) for females, and Tater (92%) for males.
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