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
Gaby
A pet name called Gaby.
Meaning not supplied
Halo
A pet name called Halo.
Meaning not supplied
Janet
A pet name called Janet.
Meaning not supplied
Jilly
A pet name called Jilly.
Meaning not supplied
Juna
A pet name called Juna.
Meaning not supplied
Kate
From Katherine/Catherine — pure
From Katherine/Catherine — pure
Kenzie
The fair one
The fair one
Lani
Beautiful and serene
Beautiful and serene
Leah
The weary one
The weary one
Lemon
Fresh and lively
Fresh and lively
Lois
A pet name called Lois.
Meaning not supplied
Lucie
Light, bringer of light
Light, bringer of light
Lyla
Variation of Layla; night, dark
Variation of Layla; night, dark
Majesty
A pet name called Majesty.
Meaning not supplied
Malou
A pet name called Malou.
Meaning not supplied
Margaret
Pearl, child of light
Pearl, child of light
Margarita
Cocktail made with tequila and lemon or lime juice
Cocktail made with tequila and lemon or lime juice
Mariah
The Lord is my teacher; beloved
The Lord is my teacher; beloved
Marilyn
Star of the sea; beloved
Star of the sea; beloved
Mitzy
Mary; mother Of God
Mary; mother Of God
Morticia
Mortician; created by Charles Addams for The Addams Family
Mortician; created by Charles Addams for The Addams Family
Mya
Great one mother, or spring
Great one mother, or spring
Mystic
Inspiring a sense of mystery and wonder
Inspiring a sense of mystery and wonder
Nadia
A pet name called Nadia.
Meaning not supplied