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 collectionBess
A pet name called Bess.
Meaning not suppliedCc
A pet name called Cc.
Meaning not suppliedCeleste
A pet name called Celeste.
Meaning not suppliedDarling
A pet name called Darling.
Meaning not suppliedEstrella
A pet name called Estrella.
Meaning not suppliedEvelyn
A pet name called Evelyn.
Meaning not suppliedFlower
A pet name called Flower.
Meaning not suppliedGabriella
A pet name called Gabriella.
Meaning not suppliedGaby
A pet name called Gaby.
Meaning not suppliedHalo
A pet name called Halo.
Meaning not suppliedJanet
A pet name called Janet.
Meaning not suppliedJilly
A pet name called Jilly.
Meaning not suppliedJuna
A pet name called Juna.
Meaning not suppliedKate
From Katherine/Catherine — pure
From Katherine/Catherine — pureKenzie
The fair one
The fair oneLani
Beautiful and serene
Beautiful and sereneLeah
The weary one
The weary oneLemon
Fresh and lively
Fresh and livelyLois
A pet name called Lois.
Meaning not suppliedLucie
Light, bringer of light
Light, bringer of lightLyla
Variation of Layla; night, dark
Variation of Layla; night, darkMajesty
A pet name called Majesty.
Meaning not suppliedMalou
A pet name called Malou.
Meaning not suppliedMargaret
Pearl, child of light
Pearl, child of light