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 collectionJohn
God's gracious gift
God's gracious giftMable
A pet name called Mable.
Meaning not suppliedOz
A pet name called Oz.
Meaning not suppliedPhil
From Phillip, meaning horse-loving
From Phillip, meaning horse-lovingPlum
A pet name called Plum.
Meaning not suppliedReyes
A pet name called Reyes.
Meaning not suppliedRuth
A pet name called Ruth.
Meaning not suppliedSquid
An aquatic animal with eight arms and two tentacles
An aquatic animal with eight arms and two tentaclesTazz
A pet name called Tazz.
Meaning not suppliedWest
A pet name called West.
Meaning not suppliedAndre
A pet name called Andre.
Meaning not suppliedBart
A pet name called Bart.
Meaning not suppliedBess
A pet name called Bess.
Meaning not suppliedCc
A pet name called Cc.
Meaning not suppliedChop
A pet name called Chop.
Meaning not suppliedDj
A pet name called Dj.
Meaning not suppliedFudge
A pet name called Fudge.
Meaning not suppliedGage
A pet name called Gage.
Meaning not suppliedJam
A pet name called Jam.
Meaning not suppliedJr
A pet name called Jr.
Meaning not suppliedKate
From Katherine/Catherine — pure
From Katherine/Catherine — pureLeah
The weary one
The weary oneLex
From Alexander/Alexandra — defender of man
From Alexander/Alexandra — defender of manLois
A pet name called Lois.
Meaning not supplied