MOST POPULAR BIRD NAMES AND BREEDS.
NEW YORK CITY - "Kiwi" was North America's top bird-name. Lucky and Princess took second and third places, followed by Rocky and Buddy, leaving the top-five ranking unchanged. Budgies / Parakeets outnumbered any other variety, followed by Cockatiels. Finches and Canaries captured third and Love Birds got fourth place, rising from spots four and five. African Greys were the fifth most popular, down from third place.
| Most Popular Bird Names | Most Popular Companion birds | |||
| 1. | Kiwi | 1. | Budgies / Parakeets | |
| 2. | Sunny / Sunshine | 2. | Cockatiel | |
| 3. | Lucky | 3. | Finches / Canaries | |
| 4. | Buddy | 4. | Love Birds | |
| 5. | Max | 5. | African Greys | |
| 6. | Sam / Sammy | 6. | Quakers | |
| 7. | Peaches | 7. | Conures | |
| 8. | Charlie | 8. | Parrotlets | |
| 9. | Alex | 9. | Macaws | |
| 10. | CoCo | 10. | Cockatoos | |