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
Marli
Drop of the sea
Drop of the sea
Myah
From Mia or Maya and Leah — mine, water, good mother, illusion, and courage
From Mia or Maya and Leah — mine, water, good mother, illusion, and courage
Myrna
Polite
Polite
Playa
From "player" — a flirtatious or promiscuous person
From "player" — a flirtatious or promiscuous person
Rajah
A prince; king or ruler in India
A prince; king or ruler in India
Ribeye
A cut of beef; rib eye steak
A cut of beef; rib eye steak
Rua
Love for the moon; hardworking; noble; red
Love for the moon; hardworking; noble; red
Senator
Political title for a member of a senate
Political title for a member of a senate
Serge
Attendant; guardian
Attendant; guardian
Snowbell
White bell-shaped winter flower; for the white beauty
White bell-shaped winter flower; for the white beauty
Tawny
A light brown colour
A light brown colour
Tie
A necktie or cord by which to attach something
A necktie or cord by which to attach something
Tilley
From Matilda — one who tills the land, a husbandman
From Matilda — one who tills the land, a husbandman
Treacle
A thick syrup produced from raw sugar
A thick syrup produced from raw sugar
Vance
Marshland
Marshland
Alpine
A pet name called Alpine.
Meaning not supplied
Bonni
A pet name called Bonni.
Meaning not supplied
Breeze
A pet name called Breeze.
Meaning not supplied
Cashmere
Impossibly soft, a little indulgent.
Fine wool from the Kashmir goat
Kat
A pet name called Kat.
Meaning not supplied
Kumi
Braid or ribbon
Braid or ribbon
Lurch
To stagger
To stagger
Mignon
Dainty and delicate
Dainty and delicate
Mohawk
A hairstyle, often worn in punk fashion
A hairstyle, often worn in punk fashion