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 collectionSully
Woodland clearing; one who is happy and blessed
Woodland clearing; one who is happy and blessedTwiggy
Of or relating to twigs
Of or relating to twigsBarley
A pet name called Barley.
Meaning not suppliedBubu
A pet name called Bubu.
Meaning not suppliedCubby
A pet name called Cubby.
Meaning not suppliedDigby
A pet name called Digby.
Meaning not suppliedGatsby
A pet name called Gatsby.
Meaning not suppliedIsis
A pet name called Isis.
Meaning not suppliedJelly
A soft food made from gelatine and fruit juice
A soft food made from gelatine and fruit juiceMaizy
A pet name called Maizy.
Meaning not suppliedManny
From Emmanuel — God is with us
From Emmanuel — God is with usMicky
Who is like God; a fun and playful name popularised by Disney's Mickey Mouse
Who is like God; a fun and playful name popularised by Disney's Mickey MouseMonday
A pet name called Monday.
Meaning not suppliedNelly
The bright one or shining light
The bright one or shining lightShaggy
Bushy and matted (hair); unkempt
Bushy and matted (hair); unkemptShy
A pet name called Shy.
Meaning not suppliedBaba
A pet name called Baba.
Meaning not suppliedBerry
A pet name called Berry.
Meaning not suppliedBluey
A pet name called Bluey.
Meaning not suppliedCarly
A pet name called Carly.
Meaning not suppliedCeecee
A pet name called Ceecee.
Meaning not suppliedEddy
A pet name called Eddy.
Meaning not suppliedFanny
A pet name called Fanny.
Meaning not suppliedFiggy
A pet name called Figgy.
Meaning not supplied