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
Pipkin
From Phillip — horse-loving; for the small pet
From Phillip — horse-loving; for the small petVerity
Truth
TruthLemonade
A drink made from lemon juice, water and sugar
A drink made from lemon juice, water and sugarLona
Solitary
SolitaryMachi
Gift, reward; wisdom
Gift, reward; wisdomMulberry
A pet name called Mulberry.
Meaning not supplied
Oly
A pet name called Oly.
Meaning not suppliedPocus
From Hocus Pocus Magic
From Hocus Pocus MagicPurrty
Cross between purr and pretty
Cross between purr and pretty
Santa
Santa Claus is the Christmas gift giver represented by an old man in a red outfit and white beard
Santa Claus is the Christmas gift giver represented by an old man in a red outfit and white beardSiam
Derived from Sanskrit, meaning dark or black; Thailand
Derived from Sanskrit, meaning dark or black; ThailandSniffles
A slight cold
A slight cold
Spoon
A pet name called Spoon.
Meaning not suppliedTonic
A carbonated water
A carbonated water
Wookiee
A fun name
A fun nameGrendel
A pet name called Grendel.
Meaning not supplied
Margaux
From Margaret- pearl, child of light
From Margaret- pearl, child of light
Pushkin
Gun or cannon
Gun or cannonBelen
A pet name called Belen.
Meaning not supplied
Cafe
A pet name called Cafe.
Meaning not supplied
Kyoto
A pet name called Kyoto.
Meaning not suppliedRigi
A pet name called Rigi.
Meaning not suppliedKooky
Crazy, eccentric, foolish
Crazy, eccentric, foolishMcgonagall
The bravest; from J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter"
The bravest; from J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter"