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 collectionChiquita
A pet name called Chiquita.
Meaning not suppliedEclipse
A pet name called Eclipse.
Meaning not suppliedEevee
A pet name called Eevee.
Meaning not suppliedElsie
A pet name called Elsie.
Meaning not suppliedFlorence
A pet name called Florence.
Meaning not suppliedGenesis
A pet name called Genesis.
Meaning not suppliedGodiva
A pet name called Godiva.
Meaning not suppliedHallie
A pet name called Hallie.
Meaning not suppliedHermione
A pet name called Hermione.
Meaning not suppliedJazmine
A pet name called Jazmine.
Meaning not suppliedKami
A pet name called Kami.
Meaning not suppliedLala
Tulip, to sleep
Tulip, to sleepLavender
A pet name called Lavender.
Meaning not suppliedLillian
A pet name called Lillian.
Meaning not suppliedLyric
A pet name called Lyric.
Meaning not suppliedMara
A pet name called Mara.
Meaning not suppliedMaude
From Mathilda — brave little maid
From Mathilda — brave little maidMeeka
Will of gold, strong-hearted
Will of gold, strong-heartedMegan
Variant of Margaret; pearl, child of light
Variant of Margaret; pearl, child of lightMel
From Melanie — lady of the night
From Melanie — lady of the nightMercy
A pet name called Mercy.
Meaning not suppliedReign
To rule; to possess or exercise sovereign power
To rule; to possess or exercise sovereign powerSerenity
A pet name called Serenity.
Meaning not suppliedShasta
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