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 collectionMop
A pet name called Mop.
Meaning not suppliedMush
A pet name called Mush.
Meaning not suppliedPeppe
A pet name called Peppe.
Meaning not suppliedPope
A pet name called Pope.
Meaning not suppliedRidge
A long, narrow upper section or crest
A long, narrow upper section or crestRolf
Famous wolf
Famous wolfScotch
Scotch whiskey
Scotch whiskeySer
A pet name called Ser.
Meaning not suppliedSeth
The appointed by God
The appointed by GodSin
A pet name called Sin.
Meaning not suppliedSpock
Maker Of wheels/spokes; popularised by Star Trek; for the intelligent pet
Maker Of wheels/spokes; popularised by Star Trek; for the intelligent petStyx
A pet name called Styx.
Meaning not suppliedThayer
A pet name called Thayer.
Meaning not suppliedTheia
A pet name called Theia.
Meaning not suppliedTod
A pet name called Tod.
Meaning not suppliedTope
A pet name called Tope.
Meaning not suppliedTut
Egyptian origin; image, representation
Egyptian origin; image, representationWatts
A pet name called Watts.
Meaning not suppliedYum
A pet name called Yum.
Meaning not suppliedAlf
A pet name called Alf.
Meaning not suppliedBattle
A pet name called Battle.
Meaning not suppliedBeef
A pet name called Beef.
Meaning not suppliedBix
A pet name called Bix.
Meaning not suppliedBlonde
A pet name called Blonde.
Meaning not supplied