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
Dexter
A pet name called Dexter.
Meaning not supplied
Katie
From Katherine — pure maiden
From Katherine — pure maiden
Patches
A fun and quirky name referring to a collection of coloured cloth pieces
A fun and quirky name referring to a collection of coloured cloth pieces
Sadie
Sweet with a little sparkle, easy to call.
From Sarah — princess; one of royal status
Sebastian
Venerable or revered
Venerable or revered
Winter
Coldest season of the year; between autumn and spring
Coldest season of the year; between autumn and spring
Bubba
A pet name called Bubba.
Meaning not supplied
Charley
A pet name called Charley.
Meaning not supplied
Duncan
A pet name called Duncan.
Meaning not supplied
Jessie
From Jessica — rich one
From Jessica — rich one
Otis
Wealth or fortune
Wealth or fortune
Willow
Graceful and quiet with a soft ending.
A deciduous tree with narrow leaves
Baxter
A pet name called Baxter.
Meaning not supplied
Biggie
A pet name called Biggie.
Meaning not supplied
Buttercup
A pet name called Buttercup.
Meaning not supplied
Hazel
Warm and woody, a walk in autumn.
The hazel shrub
Hugo
A pet name called Hugo.
Meaning not supplied
Jackson
A pet name called Jackson.
Meaning not supplied
Rufus
Red haired
Red haired
Scooter
One who goes suddenly and speedily
One who goes suddenly and speedily
Tucker
Cloth thickener
Cloth thickener
Tyson
Son of the German; firebrand
Son of the German; firebrand
Diesel
A pet name called Diesel.
Meaning not supplied
Phoenix
A mythological bird that is resurrected from its ashes; crimson or dark red
A mythological bird that is resurrected from its ashes; crimson or dark red