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
Pitty Pat
A rhythmic tapping- a cute name
A rhythmic tapping- a cute namePoison
A destructive or fatal substance
A destructive or fatal substancePomeroy
Apple of my eye; apple orchard
Apple of my eye; apple orchardPoochus
A pet name called Poochus.
Meaning not suppliedProzac
Medication used to treat depression
Medication used to treat depressionPterelas
Winged
WingedPtolemaeus
Warlike; a strong and bold name inspired by the Alexandrian astronomer and mathematician
Warlike; a strong and bold name inspired by the Alexandrian astronomer and mathematicianPuckers
A facial expression in which the lips are tightly pulled together and pushed outward
A facial expression in which the lips are tightly pulled together and pushed outwardPugwash
This pet is captain of your home
This pet is captain of your homePurcell
Little pig; one who tends to pigs (swineherd)
Little pig; one who tends to pigs (swineherd)Pushink
Fluffy
FluffyQuackers
Sound uttered by a duck; an imposter
Sound uttered by a duck; an imposterQueen Elizabasset
Former Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth; God's promise
Former Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth; God's promiseQueen Of Mean
For the female pet with a mean disposition
For the female pet with a mean dispositionQuickpick
QuickPick is a random number generator designed for picking lottery numbers
QuickPick is a random number generator designed for picking lottery numbersQuillan
Cub
CubRadman
Joy, merry, glad
Joy, merry, gladRagamuffin
A person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes; scruffy or scrappy; for a scruffy or playful pet
A person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes; scruffy or scrappy; for a scruffy or playful petRaggady Ann
A nostalgic name created by Johnny Gruelle
A nostalgic name created by Johnny GruelleRamius
Strong, influential
Strong, influentialRanon
Hebrew origin; joyful, he who is full of joy
Hebrew origin; joyful, he who is full of joyRatter
One that catches or kills rats, e.g., a cat or terrier dog
One that catches or kills rats, e.g., a cat or terrier dogRed Hot Chilli Pepper
An American rock band
An American rock bandReward
Money offered for return of a lost article
Money offered for return of a lost article