Boba

Boba refers to the tapioca pearl-based drink — originally from Taiwan, where zhen zhu nai cha (bubble tea) emerged in the 1980s. The word boba, from Cantonese, means large breasts but colloquially came to refer to the large, round tapioca pearls in the drink. As a pet name it evokes something round, sweet, and thoroughly modern.

Boba is a name that signals membership in a certain generation — if your pet is named Boba, their owner almost certainly has a favorite bubble tea order and strong opinions about which toppings are correct. It works brilliantly for round, dark-spotted, or dark-colored pets — a dog with polka-dot markings, a black cat with round features. Boba Fett adds a Star Wars dimension for the geek-inclined. Either way, it's a delightfully modern food name with unexpected layers.