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
Pud
A sweet desert
A sweet desertPuppy
A young dog
A young dogRambler
One who talks at length and diverts from the point; walk for pleasure in the countryside
One who talks at length and diverts from the point; walk for pleasure in the countrysideRuski
A reference to Stoli Lemon Ruski; a sweet alcoholic soda
A reference to Stoli Lemon Ruski; a sweet alcoholic sodaSeaweed
Marine kelp or plants
Marine kelp or plantsShawnee
A Native American tribe from the eastern US
A Native American tribe from the eastern USShifty
Evasive or untrustworthy, frequent changes in direction
Evasive or untrustworthy, frequent changes in directionShredder
A machine or shredding something, typically paper
A machine or shredding something, typically paperSirloin
A cut of beef; sirloin steak
A cut of beef; sirloin steakSizzle
Onomatopoeia suggesting the hissing sound of when frying or cooking
Onomatopoeia suggesting the hissing sound of when frying or cookingSizzles
The hissing sound of frying fat
The hissing sound of frying fatSniff
A short inhale through the nose; to savour or investigate a smell
A short inhale through the nose; to savour or investigate a smellSouffle
A fluffy baked dish made with egg yokes
A fluffy baked dish made with egg yokesSpritzer
Drink made from wine and carbonated water
Drink made from wine and carbonated waterSting
To pierce painfully with a sharp point
To pierce painfully with a sharp pointStrut
To walk with a pompous bearing; to show off
To walk with a pompous bearing; to show offSweep
To clean with a broom, e.g., chimney sweep
To clean with a broom, e.g., chimney sweepTaiko
Boss
BossTalisman
Something that apparently has magic power; a charm thought to bring good luck
Something that apparently has magic power; a charm thought to bring good luckTangyuan
Round dumplings in soup
Round dumplings in soupTick
A light, sharp clicking sound made by a clock
A light, sharp clicking sound made by a clockToohey
Brand of Australian beer
Brand of Australian beerVodka
A colourless liquor distilled from grain
A colourless liquor distilled from grainVortex
A whirling mass of fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind; place or situation which draws into its centre all that surrounds it
A whirling mass of fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind; place or situation which draws into its centre all that surrounds it