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
Shark Bait
One who spends time in the ocean and would attract sharks
One who spends time in the ocean and would attract sharksSheehan
Little peaceful one
Little peaceful oneShortnround
To be low in height and having a circular shape; for the sweet, stocky pet
To be low in height and having a circular shape; for the sweet, stocky petShovel
Tool with a long handle and broad blade; to throw in hastily e.g., he shovelled down his food
Tool with a long handle and broad blade; to throw in hastily e.g., he shovelled down his foodShow Stopper
An impressive performance or feature that captivates; for the stunning pet
An impressive performance or feature that captivates; for the stunning petShulamith
Hebrew origin; peace
Hebrew origin; peaceSickumm
To set upon or attack
To set upon or attackSidba
Glittering, starlike
Glittering, starlikeSinner
One that sins or does wrong
One that sins or does wrongSir Isaac Newton
The physicist and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton; a strong and intelligent name for your curious and smart pet
The physicist and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton; a strong and intelligent name for your curious and smart petSir Launcelot
From Lancelot — chief knight; servant
From Lancelot — chief knight; servantSir Pouncealot
Play on Sir Lancelot from the English legend of King Arthur and his Round Table
Play on Sir Lancelot from the English legend of King Arthur and his Round TableSir Sheds-A-Lot
Shed; to lose by natural process; for your very furry friend
Shed; to lose by natural process; for your very furry friendSlinky Malinky
A cat from Lynley Dodd's Hairy Maclary children's stories
A cat from Lynley Dodd's Hairy Maclary children's storiesSlither
To glide or slide
To glide or slideSlobber
One who emits saliva from the mouth
One who emits saliva from the mouthSlobberchops
Saliva dripping from the mouth; for the messy eater
Saliva dripping from the mouth; for the messy eaterSmidget
A small amount
A small amountSmoochy
To kiss
To kissSmuggler
A person who smuggles goods
A person who smuggles goodsSnugglepuss
A pet name called Snugglepuss.
Meaning not suppliedSobers
Someone of moderate habits; to become serious; for a calm and composed pet
Someone of moderate habits; to become serious; for a calm and composed petSorcerer
A magician; a wizard
A magician; a wizardSpeed Bump
A bump on a road designed to slow drivers down
A bump on a road designed to slow drivers down