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 collectionUmami
A pet name called Umami.
Meaning not suppliedOne
A pet name called One.
Meaning not suppliedPie
A baked pastry filled with fruit or meat
A baked pastry filled with fruit or meatTao
A philosophy and religion, primarily in China
A philosophy and religion, primarily in ChinaXian
Present; elegant; admire
Present; elegant; admireCerulean
A pet name called Cerulean.
Meaning not suppliedKix
A pet name called Kix.
Meaning not suppliedKolache
A pet name called Kolache.
Meaning not suppliedMaxi
Short for maximum; greatest
Short for maximum; greatestVerde
A pet name called Verde.
Meaning not suppliedAdorable
A pet name called Adorable.
Meaning not suppliedBiddy
A pet name called Biddy.
Meaning not suppliedBisque
A pet name called Bisque.
Meaning not suppliedBogo
A pet name called Bogo.
Meaning not suppliedBoysenberry
A pet name called Boysenberry.
Meaning not suppliedColorado
A pet name called Colorado.
Meaning not suppliedCucumber
A pet name called Cucumber.
Meaning not suppliedFriend
A pet name called Friend.
Meaning not suppliedHalloween
A pet name called Halloween.
Meaning not suppliedHarvard
A pet name called Harvard.
Meaning not suppliedLittlefoot
A cute and endearing name inspired by "The Land Before Time"
A cute and endearing name inspired by "The Land Before Time"Metallica
A pet name called Metallica.
Meaning not suppliedNubbins
A pet name called Nubbins.
Meaning not suppliedPlatinum
A pet name called Platinum.
Meaning not supplied