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
Spinach
Nutritious green leafy plant
Nutritious green leafy plantSpookie
From spooky — suggestive of ghosts; eerie; frightening
From spooky — suggestive of ghosts; eerie; frighteningSprinkler
A device that sprays water
A device that sprays waterSquealer
To produce a shrill cry
To produce a shrill cryStinkerbell
Play on "Tinkerbell," a fairy in J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" (1902) who fixes pots and kettles (a tinker smith), and "stinky," having a strong or unpleasant smell
Play on "Tinkerbell," a fairy in J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" (1902) who fixes pots and kettles (a tinker smith), and "stinky," having a strong or unpleasant smellStockard
Hardy tree
Hardy treeStreisand
"noble family,"
"noble family,"Sugar Ray
After the 1980's welterweight boxing champion
After the 1980's welterweight boxing championTadeo
Praise; heart; courageous; God's gift
Praise; heart; courageous; God's giftTaggert
Son of the priest
Son of the priestTamasin
Variation of Tamsin; twin
Variation of Tamsin; twinTangles
Intertwined or twisted strands that are difficult to separate; for the long-haired pet
Intertwined or twisted strands that are difficult to separate; for the long-haired petTangwyn
Blessed peace
Blessed peaceTater Bug
Short for potato
Short for potatoTatters
Irregularly torn pieces of cloth or paper
Irregularly torn pieces of cloth or paperTavish
Strong, courageous; from Thomas; twin
Strong, courageous; from Thomas; twinTerrigal
Place of little birds
Place of little birdsTetsuo
Iron or toughness
Iron or toughnessThiewie
Flower
FlowerThunderpants
From the 2002 family film "Thunderpants" — for the gassy space cadet
From the 2002 family film "Thunderpants" — for the gassy space cadetTickles
To lightly touch or prod to cause laughter
To lightly touch or prod to cause laughterTiddles
To pet or stroke; for your affectionate and cuddly pet
To pet or stroke; for your affectionate and cuddly petTiernan
From the Old Irish tigerna, meaning "lord"
From the Old Irish tigerna, meaning "lord"Tiger Lily
A black spotted reddish orange flower
A black spotted reddish orange flower