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 collectionCayman
A pet name called Cayman.
Meaning not suppliedChesterfield
A pet name called Chesterfield.
Meaning not suppliedDomi
A pet name called Domi.
Meaning not suppliedEnola
A pet name called Enola.
Meaning not suppliedFranki
A pet name called Franki.
Meaning not suppliedHappy
A pet name called Happy.
Meaning not suppliedKlee
A pet name called Klee.
Meaning not suppliedMash
A pet name called Mash.
Meaning not suppliedMycroft
A pet name called Mycroft.
Meaning not suppliedNavarro
A pet name called Navarro.
Meaning not suppliedPacoca
A pet name called Pacoca.
Meaning not suppliedPfeffer
A pet name called Pfeffer.
Meaning not suppliedPity
A pet name called Pity.
Meaning not suppliedProsciutto
A pet name called Prosciutto.
Meaning not suppliedStinger
One that stings
One that stingsTabi
A pet name called Tabi.
Meaning not suppliedZigi
A pet name called Zigi.
Meaning not suppliedBenicio
A pet name called Benicio.
Meaning not suppliedBombay
A pet name called Bombay.
Meaning not suppliedKamikaze
A suicidal air attack; an extremely reckless person; from Japanese; divine wind
A suicidal air attack; an extremely reckless person; from Japanese; divine windMoustache
Hair or bristles on upper lip; food or drink that sticks to upper lip, e.g., milk
Hair or bristles on upper lip; food or drink that sticks to upper lip, e.g., milkOhio
Great river; a US state; a name with a strong and geographical spirit
Great river; a US state; a name with a strong and geographical spiritPele
Hawaiian volcano goddess of fire
Hawaiian volcano goddess of firePonzu
A pet name called Ponzu.
Meaning not supplied