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 collection
Tommy
From Thomas — the twin
From Thomas — the twin
Trouble
A cause of disturbance or difficulty
A cause of disturbance or difficulty
Violet
From Latin word viola — purple, regality, leadership, strength, and grace
From Latin word viola — purple, regality, leadership, strength, and grace
Archer
A pet name called Archer.
Meaning not supplied
Auggie
A pet name called Auggie.
Meaning not supplied
Bandit
For the one who steals socks and hearts.
Meaning not supplied
Brodie
A pet name called Brodie.
Meaning not supplied
Buttons
A pet name called Buttons.
Meaning not supplied
Candy
A pet name called Candy.
Meaning not supplied
Cora
A pet name called Cora.
Meaning not supplied
Dino
A pet name called Dino.
Meaning not supplied
Frank
A pet name called Frank.
Meaning not supplied
Georgie
A pet name called Georgie.
Meaning not supplied
Jerry
From Jeremy — exalted by the Lord
From Jeremy — exalted by the Lord
Josie
From Josephine — she shall add
From Josephine — she shall add
Junior
Youthful person; used to distinguish son from father where they have the same name
Youthful person; used to distinguish son from father where they have the same name
Lil
Shorthand of Lily, meaning lily flower and purity
Shorthand of Lily, meaning lily flower and purity
Mango
Sunny and loud in the happiest way.
The mango fruit
Misty
Soft grey mornings in a name.
Covered with mist
Mugsy
Used affectionately to describe someone with a bit of roguish charm
Used affectionately to describe someone with a bit of roguish charm
Noodles
A thin, long strip of pasta or a similar flour paste
A thin, long strip of pasta or a similar flour paste
Pancake
A thin, flat cake of pan-fried batter that is typically sweet
A thin, flat cake of pan-fried batter that is typically sweet
Panda
A black and white bear from the mountains of China and Tibet
A black and white bear from the mountains of China and Tibet
Pluto
The ninth and most distant planet from the sun
The ninth and most distant planet from the sun