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
Pancakes
A pet name called Pancakes.
Meaning not supplied
Posie
A small flower bouquet
A small flower bouquet
Powder
Substance of fine particles; dry snow
Substance of fine particles; dry snow
Prancer
A pet name called Prancer.
Meaning not supplied
Pretzel
A glazed, salted and brittle biscuit in the form of a knot or stick
A glazed, salted and brittle biscuit in the form of a knot or stick
Punkin
A pet name called Punkin.
Meaning not supplied
Ricki
A pet name called Ricki.
Meaning not supplied
Roux
A pet name called Roux.
Meaning not supplied
Sambuca
Italian liquor made from elderberries and flavoured with liquorice
Italian liquor made from elderberries and flavoured with liquorice
Satchmo
Nickname for jazz musician Louis Armstrong meaning satchel mouth, referencing his large mouth
Nickname for jazz musician Louis Armstrong meaning satchel mouth, referencing his large mouth
Saturn
Sixth and second largest planet away from the Sun
Sixth and second largest planet away from the Sun
Shine
A pet name called Shine.
Meaning not supplied
Spaghetti
Pasta made into long solid strings
Pasta made into long solid strings
Sprite
Lemonade flavoured soft drink
Lemonade flavoured soft drink
Squirrel
A pet name called Squirrel.
Meaning not supplied
Strudel
A pastry made with fruit or cheese baked in a roll
A pastry made with fruit or cheese baked in a roll
Tequila
An alcoholic liquor distilled from mescal
An alcoholic liquor distilled from mescal
Tokyo
A pet name called Tokyo.
Meaning not supplied
Tuesday
A pet name called Tuesday.
Meaning not supplied
Wynter
Winter, wet season; variation of Winter
Winter, wet season; variation of Winter
Aster
A pet name called Aster.
Meaning not supplied
Fish
A pet name called Fish.
Meaning not supplied
Glacier
A pet name called Glacier.
Meaning not supplied
Kepler
Hatter, cap maker; a strong and intelligent name inspired by the German astronomer and mathematician
Hatter, cap maker; a strong and intelligent name inspired by the German astronomer and mathematician