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
Jace
A pet name called Jace.
Meaning not supplied
John
God's gracious gift
God's gracious gift
Juice
A pet name called Juice.
Meaning not supplied
Lakota
A pet name called Lakota.
Meaning not supplied
Laszlo
Power
Power
Lefty
Left handed person; member of the political left
Left handed person; member of the political left
Macchiato
A pet name called Macchiato.
Meaning not supplied
Mailo
A pet name called Mailo.
Meaning not supplied
Maximillian
A pet name called Maximillian.
Meaning not supplied
Nipsey
A pet name called Nipsey.
Meaning not supplied
Oswald
A pet name called Oswald.
Meaning not supplied
Peluchin
A pet name called Peluchin.
Meaning not supplied
Phil
From Phillip, meaning horse-loving
From Phillip, meaning horse-loving
Phillip
Horse-loving
Horse-loving
Pino
A pet name called Pino.
Meaning not supplied
Pooka
A pet name called Pooka.
Meaning not supplied
Professor
A pet name called Professor.
Meaning not supplied
Ragnar
Mighty; wisdom of the army
Mighty; wisdom of the army
Rhino
Slang for rhinoceros
Slang for rhinoceros
Rollo
Famed wolf
Famed wolf
Sampson
Sun
Sun
Squid
An aquatic animal with eight arms and two tentacles
An aquatic animal with eight arms and two tentacles
Sylvester
From Silas — from the forest
From Silas — from the forest
Tiberius
Near the Tiber River
Near the Tiber River