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 collectionPsycho
A psychopath; an unstable and aggressive person; exhibiting unstable and aggressive behaviour
A psychopath; an unstable and aggressive person; exhibiting unstable and aggressive behaviourRafferty
Rich and prosperous
Rich and prosperousRambler
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 countrysideRastus
Loving, beloved, and desired
Loving, beloved, and desiredRiff Raff
People regarded as disreputable or worthless; for the scruffy pet
People regarded as disreputable or worthless; for the scruffy petRodman
Famous hero
Famous heroRoslin
Little red-haired
Little red-hairedRueben
Behold; son
Behold; sonScallywag
A child who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous way
A child who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous waySeaweed
Marine kelp or plants
Marine kelp or plantsSedgwick
Dweller at the place with sword-grass
Dweller at the place with sword-grassSenor
Polite form of address for a man in Spanish
Polite form of address for a man in SpanishShakti
Consort of the God Shiva
Consort of the God ShivaShaman
Holy man; healer who communicates with the spirit world
Holy man; healer who communicates with the spirit worldShredder
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 steakSizzles
The hissing sound of frying fat
The hissing sound of frying fatSpritzer
Drink made from wine and carbonated water
Drink made from wine and carbonated waterTaiko
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 soupTheron
Greek origin; hunter
Greek origin; hunterThetis
Determined; a sea nymph and a goddess of water in Greek mythology
Determined; a sea nymph and a goddess of water in Greek mythologyThriller
A pet name called Thriller.
Meaning not supplied