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
Baker
A pet name called Baker.
Meaning not supplied
Balou
A pet name called Balou.
Meaning not supplied
Banks
A pet name called Banks.
Meaning not supplied
Banksy
A pet name called Banksy.
Meaning not supplied
Bodhi
A pet name called Bodhi.
Meaning not supplied
Dallas
A pet name called Dallas.
Meaning not supplied
Dash
A pet name called Dash.
Meaning not supplied
Dax
A pet name called Dax.
Meaning not supplied
Denver
A pet name called Denver.
Meaning not supplied
Dude
A pet name called Dude.
Meaning not supplied
Dudley
A pet name called Dudley.
Meaning not supplied
Gino
A pet name called Gino.
Meaning not supplied
Gotti
A pet name called Gotti.
Meaning not supplied
Hans
A pet name called Hans.
Meaning not supplied
Jaxx
A pet name called Jaxx.
Meaning not supplied
Kai
Short, oceanic and effortlessly cool.
Sea
Maxwell
Meaning great stream
Meaning great stream
Mello
A pet name called Mello.
Meaning not supplied
Miro
A pet name called Miro.
Meaning not supplied
Monster
A creature of frightening appearance
A creature of frightening appearance
Nemo
Latin word for nobody; an alias the Greek mythological hero Odysseus used; after the 2003 film Finding Nemo
Latin word for nobody; an alias the Greek mythological hero Odysseus used; after the 2003 film Finding Nemo
Paddy
From Patrick — one of noble birth
From Patrick — one of noble birth
Pete
From Peter — the rock
From Peter — the rock
Pilot
A pet name called Pilot.
Meaning not supplied