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
Yuki
Cool, quiet and perfect for a white coat.
Japanese name meaning snow and happiness
Angus
A pet name called Angus.
Meaning not supplied
August
A pet name called August.
Meaning not supplied
Benson
A pet name called Benson.
Meaning not supplied
Bodie
A pet name called Bodie.
Meaning not supplied
Cashew
A pet name called Cashew.
Meaning not supplied
Chicco
A pet name called Chicco.
Meaning not supplied
Eddie
A pet name called Eddie.
Meaning not supplied
Elvis
A pet name called Elvis.
Meaning not supplied
Gucci
A pet name called Gucci.
Meaning not supplied
Hamilton
A pet name called Hamilton.
Meaning not supplied
Munchkin
A very small, elflike person
A very small, elflike person
Russell
Red as a fox
Red as a fox
Scarlet
A bright red; associated with courage, passion, and joy
A bright red; associated with courage, passion, and joy
Violet
From Latin word viola — purple, regality, leadership, strength, and grace
From Latin word viola — purple, regality, leadership, strength, and grace
Yogi
From the Sanskrit word yoga — attaching, joining
From the Sanskrit word yoga — attaching, joining
Archer
A pet name called Archer.
Meaning not supplied
Auggie
A pet name called Auggie.
Meaning not supplied
Bandit
For the one who steals socks and hearts.
Meaning not supplied
Buttons
A pet name called Buttons.
Meaning not supplied
Jameson
A pet name called Jameson.
Meaning not supplied
Josie
From Josephine — she shall add
From Josephine — she shall add
Junior
Youthful person; used to distinguish son from father where they have the same name
Youthful person; used to distinguish son from father where they have the same name
Noodles
A thin, long strip of pasta or a similar flour paste
A thin, long strip of pasta or a similar flour paste