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
Mitsubishi
A Japanese car and industrial company; name meaning; three (mitsu) and water chestnut (hishi/bishi)
A Japanese car and industrial company; name meaning; three (mitsu) and water chestnut (hishi/bishi)
Moss
Understated and green, a quiet little name.
Moss
Mu
A pet name called Mu.
Meaning not suppliedNalani
Calmness of the heavens
Calmness of the heavensNestor
Wise; traveller
Wise; travellerOccy
Slang for octopus
Slang for octopusOnslow
Hill of the zealous one
Hill of the zealous oneOriana
Dawning; golden
Dawning; goldenPaz
Hebrew and Spanish origin; gold; peace
Hebrew and Spanish origin; gold; peacePhillis
A pet name called Phillis.
Meaning not suppliedPilsner
Brand of American beer
Brand of American beerPompeii
Five; a former city in Italy; a historical and dramatic name
Five; a former city in Italy; a historical and dramatic nameQuick
Speedy and fast
Speedy and fastQuicksilver
Alive; living silver
Alive; living silverQuidditch
A game played in the air on broomsticks; from J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter"
A game played in the air on broomsticks; from J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter"Quinlan
Strong
StrongRat
A stout bodied rodent with a long tail
A stout bodied rodent with a long tailReverend
Form of address for Christian clerics
Form of address for Christian clericsRevlon
Beautiful; American cosmetics brand
Beautiful; American cosmetics brandRicochet
To rebound
To reboundRommel
Pure hearted, kind
Pure hearted, kindRuff
Fun spelling of rough; irregular surface or boisterous
Fun spelling of rough; irregular surface or boisterousSeville
Plain, valley; a city in southern Spain; a model of luxury car owned Cadillac
Plain, valley; a city in southern Spain; a model of luxury car owned CadillacSorrel
A plant used for salads; a light brown colour
A plant used for salads; a light brown colour