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 collectionPrunella
Little plum
Little plumRoslin
Little red-haired
Little red-hairedSenorita
Miss
MissShakti
Consort of the God Shiva
Consort of the God ShivaShauna
From Sean — God is gracious; gift
From Sean — God is gracious; giftSvetlana
Light; shining; blessed
Light; shining; blessedThomasina
From Thomas — twin
From Thomas — twinTomasina
The twin
The twinUmeko
Child of the plum blossom
Child of the plum blossomZera
Dawn; rising, rising light
Dawn; rising, rising lightZinfandel
A dry red Californian wine
A dry red Californian wineMarguerite
French variant of Margaret; pearl, child of light
French variant of Margaret; pearl, child of lightZandra
Defender of mankind
Defender of mankindFe
A pet name called Fe.
Meaning not suppliedRufina
Red-haired; red
Red-haired; redZenobia
Life of Zeus
Life of ZeusZuri
Swahili name meaning beautiful
Swahili name meaning beautifulAdelaide
A pet name called Adelaide.
Meaning not suppliedAimee
A pet name called Aimee.
Meaning not suppliedOrino
Weaver's field
Weaver's fieldBeyonce
A pet name called Beyonce.
Meaning not suppliedPadme
A pet name called Padme.
Meaning not suppliedPenelope
Faithful; the weaver
Faithful; the weaverKadia
Sweet
Sweet