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
Gryffin
A pet name called Gryffin.
Meaning not supplied
Guinness
A pet name called Guinness.
Meaning not supplied
Holden
A pet name called Holden.
Meaning not supplied
Hurley
A pet name called Hurley.
Meaning not supplied
Jim
From James — supplanter
From James — supplanter
Juan
A pet name called Juan.
Meaning not supplied
Kelso
A pet name called Kelso.
Meaning not supplied
Kenobi
Sword belt
Sword belt
Kofi
A pet name called Kofi.
Meaning not supplied
Kujo
A pet name called Kujo.
Meaning not supplied
Langston
A pet name called Langston.
Meaning not supplied
Lennox
Grove of elm trees
Grove of elm trees
Lester
A pet name called Lester.
Meaning not supplied
Macho
Means manly in Spanish
Means manly in Spanish
Mambo
A Latin dance resembling the rumba
A Latin dance resembling the rumba
Mando
A pet name called Mando.
Meaning not supplied
Marshall
Man who looks after a nobleman's estate
Man who looks after a nobleman's estate
Maximillion
A pet name called Maximillion.
Meaning not supplied
Memphis
Enduring and beautiful
Enduring and beautiful
Merle
A pet name called Merle.
Meaning not supplied
Milton
From the mill town
From the mill town
Newton
New town; a strong and intelligent name for your curious and smart pet; associated with physicist and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton
New town; a strong and intelligent name for your curious and smart pet; associated with physicist and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton
Nibbles
To bite off small bits
To bite off small bits
Noble
Wellborn
Wellborn