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 collectionFry
A pet name called Fry.
Meaning not suppliedJava
A pet name called Java.
Meaning not suppliedJiji
A pet name called Jiji.
Meaning not suppliedJudy
Woman of Judea; He will be praised
Woman of Judea; He will be praisedLion
A pet name called Lion.
Meaning not suppliedLuly
A pet name called Luly.
Meaning not suppliedNori
Small, savory and quietly cool.
Edible seaweedOona
A pet name called Oona.
Meaning not suppliedPal
A friend or buddy
A friend or buddyRosy
Fame, rose
Fame, roseRudi
From Rudolph — famous wolf
From Rudolph — famous wolfSumi
A pet name called Sumi.
Meaning not suppliedSun
A pet name called Sun.
Meaning not suppliedTwig
A pet name called Twig.
Meaning not suppliedYara
A pet name called Yara.
Meaning not suppliedBurt
A pet name called Burt.
Meaning not suppliedCake
A pet name called Cake.
Meaning not suppliedDove
A pet name called Dove.
Meaning not suppliedFlip
A pet name called Flip.
Meaning not suppliedFran
A pet name called Fran.
Meaning not suppliedJude
Praise (Hebrew)
Praise (Hebrew)Juju
Supernatural power; from Julius; youthful, downy
Supernatural power; from Julius; youthful, downyKato
Intelligent, cunning; clean, pure
Intelligent, cunning; clean, pureKeke
A pet name called Keke.
Meaning not supplied