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 collectionBene
A pet name called Bene.
Meaning not suppliedBro
A pet name called Bro.
Meaning not suppliedGem
A pet name called Gem.
Meaning not suppliedGobble
A pet name called Gobble.
Meaning not suppliedJin
Gold
GoldJorge
From George — farmer, earth-worker
From George — farmer, earth-workerKoi
A pet name called Koi.
Meaning not suppliedOJ
Short for orange juice
Short for orange juiceSean
God is gracious; gift from God
God is gracious; gift from GodCrash
A pet name called Crash.
Meaning not suppliedFranz
A pet name called Franz.
Meaning not suppliedMiel
A pet name called Miel.
Meaning not suppliedPurple
A pet name called Purple.
Meaning not suppliedSal
A pet name called Sal.
Meaning not suppliedTea
A pet name called Tea.
Meaning not suppliedDirk
A pet name called Dirk.
Meaning not suppliedHugs
A pet name called Hugs.
Meaning not suppliedKirk
Someone who lives by a church
Someone who lives by a churchNix
A pet name called Nix.
Meaning not suppliedPlume
A pet name called Plume.
Meaning not suppliedTeal
A pet name called Teal.
Meaning not suppliedKringle
A Northern European pastry, a variety of pretzel
A Northern European pastry, a variety of pretzelLloyd
Grey Hair
Grey HairSam
From Samuel — heard by God
From Samuel — heard by God