Clover ranks #352 with 343 entries and is one of the most botanical-coded female pet names on the lower-mid chart. The name carries a fresh, lucky, slightly whimsical register, and it pulls an owner cluster that values the cottagecore-and-garden aesthetic.
The botanical-name lineage
Clover lives in the same naming pocket as Daisy, Poppy, Iris, and Hazel — botanical names that have crossed cleanly from human use into pet adoption. The cluster signals a particular owner aesthetic: cottagecore-leaning, slightly nostalgic, and design-aware. The luck association (four-leaf clover) adds a quiet secondary anchor that owners do not always articulate but often appreciate.
Breed lean and sound fit
Two syllables (KLOH-ver), front-stressed, with a soft front-K and the gentle -er ending. Recall is moderate. The name lands especially well on small fluffy breeds and rabbits — the rabbit cluster is unusually strong for Clover, which makes sense given the botanical-and-pasture register. Cavaliers, Cocker Spaniels, and friendly soft-coated breeds also wear it well.
The Cloverfield counter-reading
One reading worth flagging: the 2008 J.J. Abrams film Cloverfield gave the name a faint sci-fi-monster anchor for a particular cohort of moviegoers. Most owners do not connect the dots, and the botanical register dominates by a wide margin. The human Clover page shows the name climbing on the SSA chart over the past decade, riding the broader botanical-revival wave alongside Hazel and Poppy.