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 collectionSyd
A pet name called Syd.
Meaning not suppliedTera
A pet name called Tera.
Meaning not suppliedTig
A pet name called Tig.
Meaning not suppliedTye
From the enclosure
From the enclosureVada
Meaning knowledge this name suggests a calm and serene pet that is gentle and loving
Meaning knowledge this name suggests a calm and serene pet that is gentle and lovingVeda
A pet name called Veda.
Meaning not suppliedVivi
Alive; victory; wisdom; a short and sweet name
Alive; victory; wisdom; a short and sweet nameBali
A pet name called Bali.
Meaning not suppliedDean
A pet name called Dean.
Meaning not suppliedDos
A pet name called Dos.
Meaning not suppliedFlea
A pet name called Flea.
Meaning not suppliedIda
A pet name called Ida.
Meaning not suppliedJon
A pet name called Jon.
Meaning not suppliedKen
Male Barbie doll
Male Barbie dollLui
From Lucania — light, famous warrior, thunder
From Lucania — light, famous warrior, thunderLynn
A pet name called Lynn.
Meaning not suppliedMj
Nickname for people with initials M and J
Nickname for people with initials M and JOkie
A pet name called Okie.
Meaning not suppliedPabu
A pet name called Pabu.
Meaning not suppliedPaws
The clawed foot of an animal
The clawed foot of an animalPita
A pet name called Pita.
Meaning not suppliedRona
Mighty power
Mighty powerTot
A pet name called Tot.
Meaning not suppliedYayo
A pet name called Yayo.
Meaning not supplied