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
Cooper
A pet name called Cooper.
Meaning not supplied
Oscar
A little theatrical, in the best way.
Divine spearman; a fighter for God
Pepper
Freshly ground energy, usually speckled.
The pepper spice
Princess
Female member of a royal family
Female member of a royal family
Jasper
A pet name called Jasper.
Meaning not supplied
Oliver
Polite and classic, a cat that owns the sofa.
Symbol of peace, the olive branch
Precious
One who is beloved; a darling
One who is beloved; a darling
Cookie
Everyone's favorite, no explanation needed.
Meaning not supplied
Winston
From a friend's estate — joyful stone
From a friend's estate — joyful stone
Ginger
Made for a red coat and a bold personality.
Nickname for ginger-coloured hair
Midnight
Intense darkness; the middle of the night; a very dark blue-black
Intense darkness; the middle of the night; a very dark blue-black
Sasha
Helpmate
Helpmate
Shadow
For the one who follows you everywhere.
Darkness cast by a body blocking light
Sophie
Neat, clear and quietly elegant.
Wisdom
Zoe
Three letters of pure brightness.
"Life" in Greek
Buster
A pet name called Buster.
Meaning not supplied
Chico
A pet name called Chico.
Meaning not supplied
Mason
Worker in stone
Worker in stone
Stanley
From the stony meadow
From the stony meadowBentley
A pet name called Bentley.
Meaning not supplied
Oso
Spanish for bear; Oso (masculine) and Osa (feminine)
Spanish for bear; Oso (masculine) and Osa (feminine)
Piper
A pipe or flute player
A pipe or flute player
Snowball
Snow packed into a ball; for your white fluffball
Snow packed into a ball; for your white fluffball
Chester
A pet name called Chester.
Meaning not supplied