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 collectionChampagne
A pet name called Champagne.
Meaning not suppliedChewbacca
A pet name called Chewbacca.
Meaning not suppliedCoach
A pet name called Coach.
Meaning not suppliedGalaxy
A pet name called Galaxy.
Meaning not suppliedJules
A pet name called Jules.
Meaning not suppliedPinky
Colour pink; little finger (pinkie)
Colour pink; little finger (pinkie)Slinky
Graceful and sleek
Graceful and sleekThe
Used to specify a particular noun
Used to specify a particular nounTully
Obedient to the will of God
Obedient to the will of GodAlpha
A pet name called Alpha.
Meaning not suppliedChubby
A pet name called Chubby.
Meaning not suppliedJay
A pet name called Jay.
Meaning not suppliedKisses
To kiss multiple times
To kiss multiple timesKota
A pet name called Kota.
Meaning not suppliedKuma
Round and sturdy, ideal for a fluffy giant.
Japanese word for bear or 'come here'Kush
A pet name called Kush.
Meaning not suppliedPapaya
A pet name called Papaya.
Meaning not suppliedRen
Lotus
LotusSocks
Short stockings finishing above the ankle
Short stockings finishing above the ankleTofu
This East Asian soy-based food makes for a cute and quirky name
This East Asian soy-based food makes for a cute and quirky nameVersace
Extravagance and luxury
Extravagance and luxuryAli
A pet name called Ali.
Meaning not suppliedBobbie
A pet name called Bobbie.
Meaning not suppliedBubble
A pet name called Bubble.
Meaning not supplied