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 collectionMelvin
Sworn friend
Sworn friendNorman
Man from the north
Man from the northOberon
Highborn and bearlike; elf ruler
Highborn and bearlike; elf rulerPapaya
A pet name called Papaya.
Meaning not suppliedPapi
A pet name called Papi.
Meaning not suppliedPipo
A pet name called Pipo.
Meaning not suppliedRaider
A pet name called Raider.
Meaning not suppliedReuben
Behold a son
Behold a sonRooster
A pet name called Rooster.
Meaning not suppliedRussel
A pet name called Russel.
Meaning not suppliedSerenity
A pet name called Serenity.
Meaning not suppliedSergeant
A pet name called Sergeant.
Meaning not suppliedShasta
Teacher
TeacherTaylor
A tailor; to tailor or cut
A tailor; to tailor or cutTita
A pet name called Tita.
Meaning not suppliedTofu
This East Asian soy-based food makes for a cute and quirky name
This East Asian soy-based food makes for a cute and quirky nameWebster
From Webb — a weaver
From Webb — a weaverWindsor
A pet name called Windsor.
Meaning not suppliedWookie
A creature from the "Star Wars" franchise
A creature from the "Star Wars" franchiseZsa
A pet name called Zsa.
Meaning not suppliedAtticus
A pet name called Atticus.
Meaning not suppliedBichon
A pet name called Bichon.
Meaning not suppliedBobbie
A pet name called Bobbie.
Meaning not suppliedBrixton
A pet name called Brixton.
Meaning not supplied