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 collectionRena
Melody, song; joy; revived, born again
Melody, song; joy; revived, born againRuru
A pet name called Ruru.
Meaning not suppliedShah
Title for hereditary monarch of Iran
Title for hereditary monarch of IranTora
Striped energy in four letters.
Tiger in JapaneseTutu
From the cliffs — calm, gentle child
From the cliffs — calm, gentle childTwin
A pet name called Twin.
Meaning not suppliedUdo
A pet name called Udo.
Meaning not suppliedXo
A pet name called Xo.
Meaning not suppliedYves
From Yvonne/Yvette — yew tree; an evergreen tree with red berries and sharp needles, once used to make archery bows
From Yvonne/Yvette — yew tree; an evergreen tree with red berries and sharp needles, once used to make archery bowsZaro
A pet name called Zaro.
Meaning not suppliedZoki
A pet name called Zoki.
Meaning not suppliedAkio
A pet name called Akio.
Meaning not suppliedAla
A pet name called Ala.
Meaning not suppliedAvon
A pet name called Avon.
Meaning not suppliedBaja
A pet name called Baja.
Meaning not suppliedBeam
A pet name called Beam.
Meaning not suppliedCano
A pet name called Cano.
Meaning not suppliedChe
A pet name called Che.
Meaning not suppliedDan
A pet name called Dan.
Meaning not suppliedEno
A pet name called Eno.
Meaning not suppliedFaya
A pet name called Faya.
Meaning not suppliedGila
A pet name called Gila.
Meaning not suppliedHebe
A pet name called Hebe.
Meaning not suppliedHedy
A pet name called Hedy.
Meaning not supplied