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
Taco
A traditional Mexican dish consisting of a folded fried tortilla filled with meat, cheese and spices
A traditional Mexican dish consisting of a folded fried tortilla filled with meat, cheese and spices
Tux
A stylish and sophisticated name referencing a tuxedo
A stylish and sophisticated name referencing a tuxedo
Watson
From Watkins — son of Walter
From Watkins — son of Walter
Woody
Passage in the woods
Passage in the woods
Wrigley
A pet name called Wrigley.
Meaning not supplied
Zac
From Zacharias — the Lord has remembered
From Zacharias — the Lord has remembered
Zuko
Glory
Glory
Alexander
A pet name called Alexander.
Meaning not supplied
Arlo
A pet name called Arlo.
Meaning not supplied
Benito
A pet name called Benito.
Meaning not supplied
Boomer
A pet name called Boomer.
Meaning not supplied
Bronx
A pet name called Bronx.
Meaning not supplied
Chance
A pet name called Chance.
Meaning not supplied
Chip
A pet name called Chip.
Meaning not supplied
Cosmo
Retro-futuristic and friendly.
Order, the ordered universe
Diego
A pet name called Diego.
Meaning not supplied
Dusty
A pet name called Dusty.
Meaning not supplied
Fergus
A pet name called Fergus.
Meaning not supplied
Filou
A pet name called Filou.
Meaning not supplied
Gio
A pet name called Gio.
Meaning not supplied
Levi
Hebrew name meaning united or joined
Hebrew name meaning united or joined
Marcus
From Mark — the warrior; warlike
From Mark — the warrior; warlike
Miles
Soldier or servant; merciful
Soldier or servant; merciful
Morty
From Mortimer — dead sea
From Mortimer — dead sea