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
Tilpulun
Aboriginal Australian name meaning sparkling
Aboriginal Australian name meaning sparklingTim Tam
Brand of Australian chocolate biscuit
Brand of Australian chocolate biscuitTiza
Destiny; the provoker; we are coming
Destiny; the provoker; we are comingToejam
Found on unclean feet
Found on unclean feetTommy Holedigger
A reference to the men's clothing label, Tommy Hilfiger
A reference to the men's clothing label, Tommy HilfigerTuckleberry
Inspired by Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Inspired by Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"Tuscany
Belonging to the Tusci; a region in central Italy; an elegant and picturesque name
Belonging to the Tusci; a region in central Italy; an elegant and picturesque nameTweeter
A small loudspeaker which produces high-pitched sounds
A small loudspeaker which produces high-pitched soundsTwo Socks
Usually where there are two white feet
Usually where there are two white feetUbu
Life, to live; many
Life, to live; manyUchi
Friend or student
Friend or studentUlric
Strong and powerful ruler
Strong and powerful rulerVan Gogh
From/of Goch; Vincent Van Gogh (1853; 1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painter
From/of Goch; Vincent Van Gogh (1853; 1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painterVaughan
Early; timely
Early; timelyVelocity
Swiftness
SwiftnessVolkswagen
A German car manufacturer known for the Beetle and Golf (models); name meaning is people's car
A German car manufacturer known for the Beetle and Golf (models); name meaning is people's carWabush
From the earth we prosper
From the earth we prosperWallbound
From "wall bound" — heading toward the wall
From "wall bound" — heading toward the wallWalter Croncat
After Walter Cronkite, a widely trusted and admired American broadcast journalist
After Walter Cronkite, a widely trusted and admired American broadcast journalistWaves
A swell moving along a body of water; ocean waves; to signal with the hand
A swell moving along a body of water; ocean waves; to signal with the handWeringerong
Lyrebird
LyrebirdWhatsit
An object or person whose name you have forgotten or do not know
An object or person whose name you have forgotten or do not knowWheresy
"Where is he?"
"Where is he?"Whippet
A breed of short haired dog similar in appearance to a greyhound, only smaller
A breed of short haired dog similar in appearance to a greyhound, only smaller