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
Lou
Famed warrior
Famed warrior
Mama
Informal for mother
Informal for mother
Miko
Beautiful child
Beautiful child
Nellie
From Helen — light
From Helen — light
Nero
Stern, vigorous, strong
Stern, vigorous, strong
Niko
From Niccolo and Nicholas — victory of the people
From Niccolo and Nicholas — victory of the people
Owen
Well-born one
Well-born one
Pearl
Luminous and old-money without the fuss.
Precious jewel; a hard, lustrous sphere formed within the shell of a pearl oyster
Pixie
A fairy like creature; playful and mischievous
A fairy like creature; playful and mischievous
Remington
Red meadow; settlement by the boundary stream; a sophisticated and elegant name
Red meadow; settlement by the boundary stream; a sophisticated and elegant name
Rory
Red king, for the red setter
Red king, for the red setter
Roxie
From Roxanne — dawn
From Roxanne — dawn
Seven
Loving one, a number between six and eight
Loving one, a number between six and eight
Shelby
From the estate on the cliff edge
From the estate on the cliff edge
Simon
One who hears; listener
One who hears; listener
Skittles
Multi-coloured fruit-flavoured lollies
Multi-coloured fruit-flavoured lollies
Snowflake
A flake of snow, especially a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying delicate sixfold symmetry
A flake of snow, especially a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying delicate sixfold symmetry
Tara
Towering rock; the home of the ancient kings of Ireland
Towering rock; the home of the ancient kings of Ireland
Trixie
From Beatrice — she who brings joy
From Beatrice — she who brings joy
Trooper
A state or mounted police officer; a member of a cavalry unit
A state or mounted police officer; a member of a cavalry unit
Willa
From Wilhelmina — will, desire, protection
From Wilhelmina — will, desire, protection
Xena
One who is hospitable to strangers
One who is hospitable to strangers
Yoshi
Japanese origin; best, good, virtuous, respectable
Japanese origin; best, good, virtuous, respectable
Zorro
Fox in Spanish
Fox in Spanish