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
- Arabic, Nordic and German pet names
- Spanish pet names in the registers
- Greek pet names, from Sophie to Apollo
- French pet names, and how female they are
- Italian pet names, the densest origin in the catalogue
- Slavic pet names, the best documented set on this site
- Latin pet names, the quiet backbone of the registers
- English pet names and where they came from
- Mythology pet names, with the god named
- Japanese pet names and what they mean
- Pop culture pet names, with the film named
- 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
- Rabbit names, and the eighteen the registers actually recorded
- 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 collectionDori
A pet name called Dori.
Meaning not suppliedDuchess
For a cat who was clearly born to rule.
Meaning not suppliedEleven
A pet name called Eleven.
Meaning not suppliedEvangeline
A pet name called Evangeline.
Meaning not suppliedFirefly
A pet name called Firefly.
Meaning not suppliedFleur
A pet name called Fleur.
Meaning not suppliedFlo
A pet name called Flo.
Meaning not suppliedGenie
A pet name called Genie.
Meaning not suppliedGingerbread
A pet name called Gingerbread.
Meaning not suppliedHarlow
A pet name called Harlow.
Meaning not suppliedJo
A pet name called Jo.
Meaning not suppliedKatrina
A pet name called Katrina.
Meaning not suppliedKoala
A pet name called Koala.
Meaning not suppliedLexy
A pet name called Lexy.
Meaning not suppliedLilu
A pet name called Lilu.
Meaning not suppliedMadonna
A pet name called Madonna.
Meaning not suppliedMalu
A pet name called Malu.
Meaning not suppliedManchita
A pet name called Manchita.
Meaning not suppliedMarceline
A pet name called Marceline.
Meaning not suppliedMarla
A pet name called Marla.
Meaning not suppliedMing
A pet name called Ming.
Meaning not suppliedMinnow
A pet name called Minnow.
Meaning not suppliedMomma
A pet name called Momma.
Meaning not suppliedNoelle
A pet name called Noelle.
Meaning not supplied