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 collectionRorschach
A pet name called Rorschach.
Meaning not suppliedSeverus
A pet name called Severus.
Meaning not suppliedSherbet
A pet name called Sherbet.
Meaning not suppliedStache
A pet name called Stache.
Meaning not suppliedYayo
A pet name called Yayo.
Meaning not suppliedZee
A pet name called Zee.
Meaning not suppliedBao
A pet name called Bao.
Meaning not suppliedChopin
A pet name called Chopin.
Meaning not suppliedColin
A pet name called Colin.
Meaning not suppliedEliot
A pet name called Eliot.
Meaning not suppliedFargo
A pet name called Fargo.
Meaning not suppliedFuji
A pet name called Fuji.
Meaning not suppliedGrey
A pet name called Grey.
Meaning not suppliedGustavo
A pet name called Gustavo.
Meaning not suppliedHannibal
A pet name called Hannibal.
Meaning not suppliedJethro
Wealth, abundance
Wealth, abundanceLando
Glory to the homeland; spear, lance
Glory to the homeland; spear, lanceLeeroy
The king
The kingNewt
A pet name called Newt.
Meaning not suppliedOmar
Flourishing; first son
Flourishing; first sonPan
Shepherd, to protect; name that suggests a playful and mischievous pet, inspired by the Greek god of the wild, shepherds and flocks
Shepherd, to protect; name that suggests a playful and mischievous pet, inspired by the Greek god of the wild, shepherds and flocksPogo
A spring-loaded stick for jumping or bouncing
A spring-loaded stick for jumping or bouncingPoquito
Little bit
Little bitRemus
Thought to mean twin; one of the legendary twins who founded Rome
Thought to mean twin; one of the legendary twins who founded Rome