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 collectionAtos
A pet name called Atos.
Meaning not suppliedDani
A pet name called Dani.
Meaning not suppliedDon
A pet name called Don.
Meaning not suppliedFu
A pet name called Fu.
Meaning not suppliedHaku
A pet name called Haku.
Meaning not suppliedHina
A pet name called Hina.
Meaning not suppliedHiro
Short, kind and easy to shout across a field.
Meaning not suppliedJem
A pet name called Jem.
Meaning not suppliedNara
Happy
HappyNate
A pet name called Nate.
Meaning not suppliedRei
Law; rule
Law; ruleRust
A pet name called Rust.
Meaning not suppliedSalt
White crystals used as food seasoning
White crystals used as food seasoningTaj
Arabic name meaning crown; associated with the Taj Mahal in India
Arabic name meaning crown; associated with the Taj Mahal in IndiaTova
A pet name called Tova.
Meaning not suppliedZasu
A pet name called Zasu.
Meaning not suppliedEric
A pet name called Eric.
Meaning not suppliedJimi
From Jimmy and Jacob — he who supplants
From Jimmy and Jacob — he who supplantsJp
A pet name called Jp.
Meaning not suppliedKya
From Katherine — sky diamond; pure; laced with elegance
From Katherine — sky diamond; pure; laced with eleganceLenu
A pet name called Lenu.
Meaning not suppliedLuma
A pet name called Luma.
Meaning not suppliedLynx
A North American wild cat with soft thick fur and a short black tipped tail
A North American wild cat with soft thick fur and a short black tipped tailMaki
A pet name called Maki.
Meaning not supplied