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
Huxley
A pet name called Huxley.
Meaning not supplied
Icey
A pet name called Icey.
Meaning not supplied
Macky
A pet name called Macky.
Meaning not supplied
Miffy
Created for Dick Bruna's character Miffy, meant to imitate the sound a rabbit might make
Created for Dick Bruna's character Miffy, meant to imitate the sound a rabbit might make
Minky
Beauty and grace
Beauty and grace
Minny
A pet name called Minny.
Meaning not supplied
Posy
A pet name called Posy.
Meaning not supplied
Puddy
A pet name called Puddy.
Meaning not supplied
Ramsey
A pet name called Ramsey.
Meaning not supplied
Rodney
Island near the clearing
Island near the clearing
Samy
A pet name called Samy.
Meaning not supplied
Shimmy
A pet name called Shimmy.
Meaning not supplied
Shiny
A pet name called Shiny.
Meaning not supplied
Sofy
A pet name called Sofy.
Meaning not supplied
Spooky
Easily frightened and nervous; for the scaredy cat who is easily startled and skittish
Easily frightened and nervous; for the scaredy cat who is easily startled and skittish
Topsy
Chaotic or turned upside down, often used to describe disorder or confusion
Chaotic or turned upside down, often used to describe disorder or confusion
Troy
Descendant of the curly haired ones
Descendant of the curly haired ones
Vicky
A pet name called Vicky.
Meaning not supplied
Betsey
A pet name called Betsey.
Meaning not supplied
Deejay
A pet name called Deejay.
Meaning not supplied
Diggy
A pet name called Diggy.
Meaning not supplied
Doggy
A pet name called Doggy.
Meaning not supplied
Dopey
A pet name called Dopey.
Meaning not supplied
Evy
A pet name called Evy.
Meaning not supplied