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
Rainbow
A colourful arc which appears when sunlight shines through raindrops
A colourful arc which appears when sunlight shines through raindrops
Remi
Variation of Remy; oarsman
Variation of Remy; oarsman
Rowdy
A rough disorderly person
A rough disorderly person
Rumi
A pet name called Rumi.
Meaning not supplied
Samuel
Heard by God
Heard by God
Scruffy
Shabby or untidy
Shabby or untidy
Sherlock
White haired man; synonymous with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes"
White haired man; synonymous with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes"
Shila
A pet name called Shila.
Meaning not supplied
Shiva
Lucky; auspicious; prosperous
Lucky; auspicious; prosperous
Speedy
Rapid motion; swift
Rapid motion; swift
Storm
Dramatic weather in one syllable.
A violent disturbance of the atmosphere
Tabitha
The gazelle
The gazelle
Tom
From Thomas — the twin
From Thomas — the twin
Walnut
The large seed of a deciduous tree
The large seed of a deciduous tree
Willie
A pet name called Willie.
Meaning not supplied
Aussie
A pet name called Aussie.
Meaning not supplied
Baker
A pet name called Baker.
Meaning not supplied
Balou
A pet name called Balou.
Meaning not supplied
Banks
A pet name called Banks.
Meaning not supplied
Banksy
A pet name called Banksy.
Meaning not supplied
Bodhi
A pet name called Bodhi.
Meaning not supplied
Bree
A pet name called Bree.
Meaning not supplied
Chrissy
A pet name called Chrissy.
Meaning not supplied
Dallas
A pet name called Dallas.
Meaning not supplied