Pet names
Browse pet names by animal, gender, style, origin and vibe.
Read the guides behind these names
- Male pet names across every animal
- Female pet names across every animal
- Common pet names that are not top-twenty
- Long pet names, and what they cost
- Pet names that actually mean something
- Unique pet names that real owners actually chose
- The most popular pet names, counted rather than voted on
- Unisex pet names, and what makes a name unisex in the data
- Pet names starting with L, T, R and P
- Pet names ending in O
- Pet names ending in A
- Two-syllable pet names, the length most owners land on
- Pet names ending in Y
- Pet names by first letter, with the counts
- One-syllable pet names, and why trainers keep recommending them
- Short pet names: four letters, two syllables, no argument
- Soft-sounding pet names
- Elegant-sounding pet names
- Ocean, music and royal pet names
- Nature pet names: plants, weather and stone
- Luxury pet names, and what makes a name sound expensive
- Place names for pets: cities, rivers and islands
- Food names for pets, from Mochi to Pepper
- Space pet names: moons, stars and the ones people really use
- Flower names for pets, with the flower stated
Popular pet names
Names that feel familiar, easy to call and broadly loved.
Pop culture pet names
Names borrowed from films, games, music and comics.
Female cat names
Elegant and playful choices for queens of the sofa.
Unique unisex names
Rare names that work for any pet and feel a bit more original.
Short & simple
One to four letters. Quick to say, easy to remember.
Luxury pet names
Polished names with a premium, elegant feel.
Nature-inspired
Names pulled from plants, skies, seasons and natural textures.

Japanese pet names
Bright, melodic names with a modern global feel.
Open collectionNorman
Man from the north
Man from the northOberon
Highborn and bearlike; elf ruler
Highborn and bearlike; elf rulerRay
King, counsel; a beam of sunlight
King, counsel; a beam of sunlightReuben
Behold a son
Behold a sonRooster
A pet name called Rooster.
Meaning not suppliedRoss
A pet name called Ross.
Meaning not suppliedSami
Sublime, God has heard, flower
Sublime, God has heard, flowerSully
Woodland clearing; one who is happy and blessed
Woodland clearing; one who is happy and blessedSven
Young male
Young maleAtticus
A pet name called Atticus.
Meaning not suppliedBarley
A pet name called Barley.
Meaning not suppliedBryce
A pet name called Bryce.
Meaning not suppliedBuzz
A pet name called Buzz.
Meaning not suppliedChino
A pet name called Chino.
Meaning not suppliedChuck
A pet name called Chuck.
Meaning not suppliedClark
A pet name called Clark.
Meaning not suppliedCubby
A pet name called Cubby.
Meaning not suppliedDipper
A pet name called Dipper.
Meaning not suppliedEdgar
A pet name called Edgar.
Meaning not suppliedEugene
A pet name called Eugene.
Meaning not suppliedFloyd
A pet name called Floyd.
Meaning not suppliedForest
A pet name called Forest.
Meaning not suppliedGabe
A pet name called Gabe.
Meaning not suppliedGatsby
A pet name called Gatsby.
Meaning not supplied