Snowy ranks at #301 with 384 entries, and it is one of the most directly appearance-driven names on the chart. White cats and white dogs carry the name at overwhelming rates, with the descriptive register doing all of the naming work.
The descriptive-color tradition
Snowy clusters with Snowball, Cotton, and Marshmallow in the white-pet register. These are honest descriptive names that read instantly to anyone meeting the pet, and they sit comfortably alongside other appearance-driven picks. Snowy reads slightly softer than Snowball — less puppy-coded, more usable on adult pets without becoming a punchline.
Where Snowy lands
White Persians, Maltese, Bichons, Samoyeds, white American Shorthairs, white mixed breeds, and white rabbits all carry the name at meaningfully higher rates than other breeds. The visual fit between the name and the coat is too direct to ignore, and that drives the entire chart distribution. Owners cross-shopping similar names also consider Snowball and Coconut.
The Tintin counter-reading
One reading worth flagging: Snowy (Milou in the French original) is the name of Tintin's white Wire Fox Terrier in the long-running Belgian comic series (1929 onwards). For owners with European backgrounds or who grew up on the comics, that reading is the dominant one — particularly when the pet is a small white terrier-type. The Snowy baby name page shows it has effectively never been a meaningful human pick.