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
Lea
A pet name called Lea.
Meaning not supplied
Mae
May, goddess of spring growth, beloved
May, goddess of spring growth, beloved
Messi
Messenger
Messenger
Milou
Short form of Marie and Louise; kind, dear
Short form of Marie and Louise; kind, dear
Misha
Who resembles God
Who resembles God
Nacho
Small triangles of tortilla topped with cheese
Small triangles of tortilla topped with cheese
Nitro
Short for nitroglycerine, a highly explosive liquid
Short for nitroglycerine, a highly explosive liquid
Petra
A pet name called Petra.
Meaning not supplied
Queenie
From the royal title Queen — from Regina
From the royal title Queen — from Regina
Rolo
Famous land
Famous land
Rosco
Deer wood
Deer wood
Rye
A pet name called Rye.
Meaning not supplied
Salsa
A pet name called Salsa.
Meaning not supplied
Sundae
Ice cream with added ingredients e.g., fruit, nuts, and syrup
Ice cream with added ingredients e.g., fruit, nuts, and syrup
Sunshine
Rays from the sun; cheerfulness
Rays from the sun; cheerfulness
Ari
A pet name called Ari.
Meaning not supplied
Ayla
A pet name called Ayla.
Meaning not supplied
Baloo
A pet name called Baloo.
Meaning not supplied
Clarence
A pet name called Clarence.
Meaning not supplied
Fredo
A pet name called Fredo.
Meaning not supplied
Gertrude
A pet name called Gertrude.
Meaning not supplied
Handsome
A pet name called Handsome.
Meaning not supplied
Kali
Wife of Shiva and the Hindu Goddess of creation; destruction and black earth
Wife of Shiva and the Hindu Goddess of creation; destruction and black earth
Lobo
A pet name called Lobo.
Meaning not supplied