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 collectionSpartan
A pet name called Spartan.
Meaning not suppliedSpaz
A pet name called Spaz.
Meaning not suppliedSphinx
Mysterious, quiet, intelligence; a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human
Mysterious, quiet, intelligence; a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a humanSqueaker
A pet name called Squeaker.
Meaning not suppliedStarling
A pet name called Starling.
Meaning not suppliedStars
A pet name called Stars.
Meaning not suppliedSuzuki
A Japanese car and motorcycle brand; bell tree
A Japanese car and motorcycle brand; bell treeSwiffer
A pet name called Swiffer.
Meaning not suppliedSwitch
A pet name called Switch.
Meaning not suppliedTahona
A pet name called Tahona.
Meaning not suppliedTakoma
A pet name called Takoma.
Meaning not suppliedTama
Jewel, thunder, globe
Jewel, thunder, globeTash
From Natasha — born of Christmas Day
From Natasha — born of Christmas DayTerrence
A pet name called Terrence.
Meaning not suppliedTigga
Hindi for monkey
Hindi for monkeyTokio
A pet name called Tokio.
Meaning not suppliedTomtom
A pet name called Tomtom.
Meaning not suppliedTostada
A pet name called Tostada.
Meaning not suppliedTraveler
A pet name called Traveler.
Meaning not suppliedTuff
Fun spelling of tough; strong and resilient
Fun spelling of tough; strong and resilientTyga
Tiger
TigerVelo
A pet name called Velo.
Meaning not suppliedViggo
Battle; war
Battle; warWarhol
A pet name called Warhol.
Meaning not supplied