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
Piddle Paddle
A humorous name describing the way pets swim
A humorous name describing the way pets swimPinterry
Star
StarPirramurar
Shield; from the high ground
Shield; from the high groundPistris
Sea-monster; whale, shark
Sea-monster; whale, sharkPramana
Wisdom
WisdomPreppie
A stylish name
A stylish nameProst
Cheers, to your health; the head of a religious chapter or educational establishment
Cheers, to your health; the head of a religious chapter or educational establishmentPterelas
Winged
WingedPtolemaeus
Warlike; a strong and bold name inspired by the Alexandrian astronomer and mathematician
Warlike; a strong and bold name inspired by the Alexandrian astronomer and mathematicianPugwash
This pet is captain of your home
This pet is captain of your homePurcell
Little pig; one who tends to pigs (swineherd)
Little pig; one who tends to pigs (swineherd)Purrcee
Percy with a purrfect twist; one who pierces the valley
Percy with a purrfect twist; one who pierces the valleyQuillan
Cub
CubRadinka
Active; industrious for the people
Active; industrious for the peopleRadman
Joy, merry, glad
Joy, merry, gladRagamuffin
A person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes; scruffy or scrappy; for a scruffy or playful pet
A person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes; scruffy or scrappy; for a scruffy or playful petRamius
Strong, influential
Strong, influentialRan
Wolf shield; orchid; moved quickly on foot (past tense of run)
Wolf shield; orchid; moved quickly on foot (past tense of run)Red Hot Chilli Pepper
An American rock band
An American rock bandRewuri
Spring
SpringReynard
A fox
A foxRichochet
To rebound off a surface, usually a projectile
To rebound off a surface, usually a projectileRin Tin Tin
A famous Hollywood German Shephard; good luck (meaning)
A famous Hollywood German Shephard; good luck (meaning)Robin Hood
Legendary courteous folk hero who took from the rich in order to help the poor
Legendary courteous folk hero who took from the rich in order to help the poor