Choosing a pet name can require a lot of responsibility and thought, as your pet is a family member after all.

But have you ever wondered just how unique your cat or dog's name is?

Research carried out by GoCompare has revealed the nation's most popular pet names.

The company analysed over 500,000 pet names in GoCompare's pet insurance quote database and discovered the most popular cat and dog names in Southampton, the South East and the UK.

Based on the results, they created the UK’s first ever searchable database of pet names which allows you to discover how popular or unique your pet's name is.

After analysing data for pet names in the SO postcode, the company made a list of Southampton's top 10 pet names.

They are:

1. Alfie - 81 (pets are named this)

2. Bella - 66

3. Poppy - 63

4. Charlie - 63

5. Molly - 57

6. Ruby - 48

7. Max - 45

8. Lola - 45

9. Buddy - 45

10. Archie - 44

A total of half a million pet names were analysed from the last two years of pet insurance data for this project.

When a quote was requested for the same pet more than once during this period, the duplicates were removed.

In Portsmouth, the top 10 pet names are:

1. Bella - 105 (pets are named this)

2. Poppy - 104

3. Alfie - 87

4. Charlie - 83

5. Daisy - 73

6. Buddy - 71

7. Molly - 69

8. Rosie - 63

9. Milo - 61

10. Oscar - 60

When analysed on a nation scale, the study revealed the UK's top 10 pet names are:

1. Bella - 6635 (pets are named this)

2. Poppy - 6478

3. Alfie - 6426

4. Charlie - 5301

5. Molly - 4784

6. Max - 4570

7. Lola - 4548

8. Oscar - 4004

9. Daisy - 3990

10. Bailey - 3965

To view how popular or unique your pet's name is, visit: www.gocompare.com/pet-insurance/pet-names.