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
Brooklyn
A pet name called Brooklyn.
Meaning not supplied
Dakota
A pet name called Dakota.
Meaning not supplied
Freckles
A pet name called Freckles.
Meaning not supplied
Gidget
A pet name called Gidget.
Meaning not supplied
Harper
A pet name called Harper.
Meaning not supplied
Jenny
From Jennifer — fair or light
From Jennifer — fair or light
Juliet
Youthful; a devoted lover
Youthful; a devoted lover
Kiwi
Small, bright and a little bit cheeky.
A flightless bird of New Zealand; the kiwifruit
Mama
Informal for mother
Informal for mother
Nellie
From Helen — light
From Helen — light
Pearl
Luminous and old-money without the fuss.
Precious jewel; a hard, lustrous sphere formed within the shell of a pearl oyster
Pixie
A fairy like creature; playful and mischievous
A fairy like creature; playful and mischievous
Roxie
From Roxanne — dawn
From Roxanne — dawn
Shelby
From the estate on the cliff edge
From the estate on the cliff edge
Skittles
Multi-coloured fruit-flavoured lollies
Multi-coloured fruit-flavoured lollies
Snowflake
A flake of snow, especially a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying delicate sixfold symmetry
A flake of snow, especially a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying delicate sixfold symmetry
Tara
Towering rock; the home of the ancient kings of Ireland
Towering rock; the home of the ancient kings of Ireland
Trixie
From Beatrice — she who brings joy
From Beatrice — she who brings joy
Willa
From Wilhelmina — will, desire, protection
From Wilhelmina — will, desire, protection
Xena
One who is hospitable to strangers
One who is hospitable to strangers
Blossom
A pet name called Blossom.
Meaning not supplied
Brandy
A pet name called Brandy.
Meaning not supplied
Chi
A pet name called Chi.
Meaning not supplied
Chili
A pet name called Chili.
Meaning not supplied