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
Rue
Regret; a family of evergreen subshrubs that produce yellow flowers
Regret; a family of evergreen subshrubs that produce yellow flowers
Sawyer
A pet name called Sawyer.
Meaning not supplied
Skye
Island of clouds; winged
Island of clouds; winged
Snow
Frozen crystals that fall in soft, white flakes
Frozen crystals that fall in soft, white flakes
Spencer
Dispenser of provisions, steward, butler
Dispenser of provisions, steward, butler
Timmy
From Timothy — honouring God
From Timothy — honouring God
Wilbur
Determined and clever
Determined and clever
Zelda
Grey battle; strong maiden
Grey battle; strong maiden
Addie
A pet name called Addie.
Meaning not supplied
Alice
A pet name called Alice.
Meaning not supplied
Appa
A pet name called Appa.
Meaning not supplied
Ava
A pet name called Ava.
Meaning not supplied
Beanie
A pet name called Beanie.
Meaning not supplied
Brooklyn
A pet name called Brooklyn.
Meaning not supplied
Cash
A pet name called Cash.
Meaning not supplied
Dakota
A pet name called Dakota.
Meaning not supplied
Dutch
A pet name called Dutch.
Meaning not supplied
Gidget
A pet name called Gidget.
Meaning not supplied
Harper
A pet name called Harper.
Meaning not supplied
Hercules
A pet name called Hercules.
Meaning not supplied
Jazz
From Jasmine — Gift from God, a style of music
From Jasmine — Gift from God, a style of music
Jenny
From Jennifer — fair or light
From Jennifer — fair or light
Juliet
Youthful; a devoted lover
Youthful; a devoted lover
Kiwi
Small, bright and a little bit cheeky.
A flightless bird of New Zealand; the kiwifruit