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
White Fang
A long pointed tooth; to seize
A long pointed tooth; to seizeWhite Tip
A descriptive name
A descriptive nameWidgets
Small mechanical device
Small mechanical deviceWillaby
From Willoughby — farm in the willow meadow
From Willoughby — farm in the willow meadowWise
Having great learning; shrewd or clever
Having great learning; shrewd or cleverXerox
The brand name for a dry photocopier invented by Chester Floyd Carlson in 1937
The brand name for a dry photocopier invented by Chester Floyd Carlson in 1937Yaa
Thursday's child
Thursday's childYafa
Beautiful; graceful
Beautiful; gracefulYarden
Flowing down
Flowing downYates
Dweller by the gate
Dweller by the gateYellar
Slang for cowardly
Slang for cowardlyYokio
Boy who goes his own way
Boy who goes his own wayYorrich
Boar settlement, farmer; jester from Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
Boar settlement, farmer; jester from Shakespeare's "Hamlet"Yosemite Sam
A cartoon character in Looney Tunes; from Yosemite National Park in California
A cartoon character in Looney Tunes; from Yosemite National Park in CaliforniaYudda
God of War
God of WarYung Chih
Chinese; always honourable
Chinese; always honourableZabar
Provider of good things
Provider of good thingsZada
Prosperous, fortunate
Prosperous, fortunateZakir
Remembering; grateful
Remembering; gratefulZanshin
State of readiness
State of readinessZea
Grain; wheat; life
Grain; wheat; lifeZelig
Blessed, holy; happy in life
Blessed, holy; happy in lifeZhi
Wisdom; healing
Wisdom; healingZiggles
Play on 'zigzag'; a line or course that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions
Play on 'zigzag'; a line or course that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions