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 collectionShawn
A pet name called Shawn.
Meaning not suppliedSora
Open and airy with a light landing.
Meaning sky in Japanese, this suggests a free-spirited and adventurous petSpark
A glowing particle from a fire or flame
A glowing particle from a fire or flameThursday
A pet name called Thursday.
Meaning not suppliedWasabi
A Japanese plant that tastes like strong horseradish, used often to accompany raw fish
A Japanese plant that tastes like strong horseradish, used often to accompany raw fishWayne
A pet name called Wayne.
Meaning not suppliedAmadeus
A pet name called Amadeus.
Meaning not suppliedAnakin
A pet name called Anakin.
Meaning not suppliedAtos
A pet name called Atos.
Meaning not suppliedBarnabas
A pet name called Barnabas.
Meaning not suppliedCarmelo
A pet name called Carmelo.
Meaning not suppliedCosmos
A pet name called Cosmos.
Meaning not suppliedDon
A pet name called Don.
Meaning not suppliedDragon
A pet name called Dragon.
Meaning not suppliedGideon
A pet name called Gideon.
Meaning not suppliedHagrid
A pet name called Hagrid.
Meaning not suppliedHaku
A pet name called Haku.
Meaning not suppliedHershel
A pet name called Hershel.
Meaning not suppliedHiro
Short, kind and easy to shout across a field.
Meaning not suppliedJem
A pet name called Jem.
Meaning not suppliedLupin
A pet name called Lupin.
Meaning not suppliedMalibu
The surf sounds loudly; for the creamy coloured sweet pet
The surf sounds loudly; for the creamy coloured sweet petMoney
Something people use to buy products or services
Something people use to buy products or servicesNate
A pet name called Nate.
Meaning not supplied