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
Kesia
African name meaning favourite
African name meaning favouriteKhaki
A light, olive brown colour
A light, olive brown colourKhalif
King
KingKieffer
Cherished
CherishedKodie
Variant of Cody; helpful, attentive; sweet
Variant of Cody; helpful, attentive; sweetKosta Lot
Costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay; for the classy pedigree pet
Costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay; for the classy pedigree petKostya
Endurance; reliability; steadiness
Endurance; reliability; steadinessKrueger
Tavern-keeper; potter
Tavern-keeper; potterKrycek
From Alex Krycek, the bad guy in the "X Files"; mysterious and intriguing name
From Alex Krycek, the bad guy in the "X Files"; mysterious and intriguing nameKuda
Fearless one; child of fame
Fearless one; child of fameKumheer
"Come here"
"Come here"Kushi
Black one
Black oneKuta
From where
From whereLaanepyramul
Home of emus
Home of emusLady Chatterley
Novel
NovelLagos
Portuguese for lakes; a city in Portugal; a city in Nigeria
Portuguese for lakes; a city in Portugal; a city in NigeriaLangi-Dorn
Bellbird nest
Bellbird nestLatimer
Interpreter
InterpreterLauncelot
From Lancelot — chief knight; servant; a pet with a knightly and brave personality, often seen as a protector
From Lancelot — chief knight; servant; a pet with a knightly and brave personality, often seen as a protectorLe Boofhead
The boofhead; big, lumbering, dim-witted and clumsy (slang); adorable, but not very smart
The boofhead; big, lumbering, dim-witted and clumsy (slang); adorable, but not very smartLibearty
Bear play on "liberty"; being free
Bear play on "liberty"; being freeLickorish
From liquorice — a black aniseed flavoured sweet
From liquorice — a black aniseed flavoured sweetLinford
From the linden tree ford
From the linden tree fordLowell
Little wolf
Little wolf