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
Dre
A pet name called Dre.
Meaning not supplied
Walt
People's rule
People's rule
Nuts
Seeds borne with fruit in a hard shell e.g., peanut; crazy, insane or eccentric
Seeds borne with fruit in a hard shell e.g., peanut; crazy, insane or eccentric
Quin
A pet name called Quin.
Meaning not suppliedReg
From Reginald — ruler's advisor
From Reginald — ruler's advisorSiam
Derived from Sanskrit, meaning dark or black; Thailand
Derived from Sanskrit, meaning dark or black; Thailand
Spoon
A pet name called Spoon.
Meaning not supplied
Hank
A pet name called Hank.
Meaning not suppliedKahn
Prince
Prince
Moss
Understated and green, a quiet little name.
MossPaz
Hebrew and Spanish origin; gold; peace
Hebrew and Spanish origin; gold; peaceQuick
Speedy and fast
Speedy and fastRat
A stout bodied rodent with a long tail
A stout bodied rodent with a long tailRuff
Fun spelling of rough; irregular surface or boisterous
Fun spelling of rough; irregular surface or boisterousSpindle
Long thin rods used for spinning thread onto
Long thin rods used for spinning thread ontoSplotch
An irregularly shaped spot
An irregularly shaped spotThing
An entity or idea having it's own existence
An entity or idea having it's own existenceTitch
Tiny
TinyTriumph
Success or victory
Success or victoryDarth
A pet name called Darth.
Meaning not supplied
Ling
A pet name called Ling.
Meaning not supplied
Pele
Hawaiian volcano goddess of fire
Hawaiian volcano goddess of fireJoss
A Chinese image or idol
A Chinese image or idolKatze
German for cat
German for cat