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
Alphonse
A pet name called Alphonse.
Meaning not supplied
Angelina
A pet name called Angelina.
Meaning not supplied
Arielle
A pet name called Arielle.
Meaning not supplied
Cali
A pet name called Cali.
Meaning not supplied
Dre
A pet name called Dre.
Meaning not suppliedFara
A pet name called Fara.
Meaning not suppliedHerby
A pet name called Herby.
Meaning not suppliedJedda
Meaning wren or little wild goose in an Indigenous language from Western Australia's southwest region
Meaning wren or little wild goose in an Indigenous language from Western Australia's southwest region
Jerome
Holy name
Holy nameKeisha
Restored to the heart of God
Restored to the heart of GodKoshka
Russian for cat
Russian for catMarmaduke
Sea Leader
Sea LeaderMinina
A pet name called Minina.
Meaning not supplied
Miya
Shrine or palace
Shrine or palaceMoscow
Marshy place, dark waters; the capital of Russia
Marshy place, dark waters; the capital of RussiaOriole
Fair haired
Fair hairedPassion
Powerful emotions; boundless enthusiasm
Powerful emotions; boundless enthusiasm
Peri
A pet name called Peri.
Meaning not suppliedRacer
One that races around; speedy
One that races around; speedyRandolph
Wolf's shield
Wolf's shieldScorpio
Scorpion; the eighth astrological sign in the zodiac
Scorpion; the eighth astrological sign in the zodiac
Superman
A pet name called Superman.
Meaning not suppliedTeeny
A pet name called Teeny.
Meaning not suppliedTilin
A pet name called Tilin.
Meaning not supplied