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
Cujo
A pet name called Cujo.
Meaning not supplied
Doxie
A pet name called Doxie.
Meaning not supplied
Eros
A pet name called Eros.
Meaning not supplied
Finnegan
A pet name called Finnegan.
Meaning not supplied
Hamish
A pet name called Hamish.
Meaning not supplied
Homer
A pet name called Homer.
Meaning not supplied
Junebug
A pet name called Junebug.
Meaning not supplied
Justice
A pet name called Justice.
Meaning not supplied
Lilah
Delicate, night; for an elegant and sophisticated pet with a refined demeanour
Delicate, night; for an elegant and sophisticated pet with a refined demeanour
Miller
Brand of American beer
Brand of American beer
Muppet
A combination of 'marionette' and 'puppet'; a fun and quirky name created for Jim Henson's The Muppets
A combination of 'marionette' and 'puppet'; a fun and quirky name created for Jim Henson's The Muppets
Nicholas
Leader of the people; people's victory
Leader of the people; people's victory
Obie
From Obadiah and Obed — servant of God
From Obadiah and Obed — servant of God
Oskar
God's spear
God's spear
Otter
A pet name called Otter.
Meaning not supplied
Ozzie
From Osborne — divine bear, bear god; warrior of God
From Osborne — divine bear, bear god; warrior of God
Phineas
A pet name called Phineas.
Meaning not supplied
Puddles
A small pool of liquid on the ground, e.g., rainwater; a fun and playful name for a lively and energetic pet
A small pool of liquid on the ground, e.g., rainwater; a fun and playful name for a lively and energetic pet
Rascal
One that is playfully mischievous
One that is playfully mischievous
Ruffles
A strip of frilled fabric; irregular
A strip of frilled fabric; irregular
Scrappy
Quarrelsome; disorganized, untidy, or incomplete
Quarrelsome; disorganized, untidy, or incomplete
Seymour
From the sea
From the sea
Snickers
A brand of candy bar
A brand of candy bar
Tiffany
Manifestation of God
Manifestation of God