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
Benji
A pet name called Benji.
Meaning not supplied
Monty
From Montgomery — the mountain hunter
From Montgomery — the mountain hunter
Oliver
Polite and classic, a cat that owns the sofa.
Symbol of peace, the olive branch
Bobby
A pet name called Bobby.
Meaning not supplied
Roscoe
From the deer forest
From the deer forest
Winston
From a friend's estate — joyful stone
From a friend's estate — joyful stone
Murphy
Sea warrior
Sea warrior
Sammy
From Samantha — a listener
From Samantha — a listener
Ziggy
Victory and peace
Victory and peace
Buster
A pet name called Buster.
Meaning not supplied
Chico
A pet name called Chico.
Meaning not supplied
Jake
A pet name called Jake.
Meaning not supplied
Marley
The lake in the meadow; pleasant seaside meadow
The lake in the meadow; pleasant seaside meadow
Mason
Worker in stone
Worker in stone
Prince
Male member of a royal family
Male member of a royal family
Rex
The classic dog name, and still unbeaten.
King
Snoopy
From word snoop — to pry sneakily; associated with cartoon character from comic "peanuts"
From word snoop — to pry sneakily; associated with cartoon character from comic "peanuts"
Stanley
From the stony meadow
From the stony meadowBentley
A pet name called Bentley.
Meaning not supplied
George
A pet name called George.
Meaning not supplied
Loki
A clever name with a mischievous edge.
The Norse god of mischief
Oso
Spanish for bear; Oso (masculine) and Osa (feminine)
Spanish for bear; Oso (masculine) and Osa (feminine)
Petey
From Peter, meaning rock or stone
From Peter, meaning rock or stone
Alfie
A pet name called Alfie.
Meaning not supplied