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 collectionPrissy
Prim and fussy
Prim and fussyStinky
Strong offensive odour
Strong offensive odourTabby
From Tabitha — gazelle
From Tabitha — gazelleTammy
Perfection
PerfectionBaily
A pet name called Baily.
Meaning not suppliedBambam
A pet name called Bambam.
Meaning not suppliedBaobao
A pet name called Baobao.
Meaning not suppliedBowery
A pet name called Bowery.
Meaning not suppliedBoy
A pet name called Boy.
Meaning not suppliedChucky
A pet name called Chucky.
Meaning not suppliedDandy
A pet name called Dandy.
Meaning not suppliedEasy
A pet name called Easy.
Meaning not suppliedFrisky
A pet name called Frisky.
Meaning not suppliedGriffy
A pet name called Griffy.
Meaning not suppliedHenny
A pet name called Henny.
Meaning not suppliedJonny
A pet name called Jonny.
Meaning not suppliedKizzy
A pet name called Kizzy.
Meaning not suppliedLexy
From Alexander/Alexandra — defender of man
From Alexander/Alexandra — defender of manLolo
A pet name called Lolo.
Meaning not suppliedPudgy
A pet name called Pudgy.
Meaning not suppliedRainey
A pet name called Rainey.
Meaning not suppliedRidley
Red meadow
Red meadowSidney
Alternate spelling of Sydney; follower of Saint Denis; wide meadow
Alternate spelling of Sydney; follower of Saint Denis; wide meadowSusy
A pet name called Susy.
Meaning not supplied