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
Rowdy
A rough disorderly person
A rough disorderly person
Speedy
Rapid motion; swift
Rapid motion; swift
Banksy
A pet name called Banksy.
Meaning not supplied
Darcy
A pet name called Darcy.
Meaning not supplied
Dudley
A pet name called Dudley.
Meaning not supplied
Gravy
A pet name called Gravy.
Meaning not supplied
Ivory
A pet name called Ivory.
Meaning not supplied
Miley
Lively and cheerful
Lively and cheerful
Paddy
From Patrick — one of noble birth
From Patrick — one of noble birth
Rosey
Rose
Rose
Ty
From Tyrone and Tyler — rock, sharp
From Tyrone and Tyler — rock, sharp
Zooey
A pet name called Zooey.
Meaning not supplied
Bogey
A pet name called Bogey.
Meaning not supplied
Breezy
A pet name called Breezy.
Meaning not supplied
Emmy
A pet name called Emmy.
Meaning not supplied
Ginny
A pet name called Ginny.
Meaning not supplied
Quincy
From the fifth son's estate
From the fifth son's estate
Ripley
From the valley of the echo
From the valley of the echo
Sydney
Alternate spelling of Sidney; from St Denis (Old French); wide meadow
Alternate spelling of Sidney; from St Denis (Old French); wide meadow
Tuffy
From tough — strength and resilience; difficult to break or damage
From tough — strength and resilience; difficult to break or damage
Bently
A pet name called Bently.
Meaning not supplied
Bitsy
A pet name called Bitsy.
Meaning not supplied
Brody
A pet name called Brody.
Meaning not supplied
Corey
A pet name called Corey.
Meaning not supplied