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 collectionSpencer
Dispenser of provisions, steward, butler
Dispenser of provisions, steward, butlerTimmy
From Timothy — honouring God
From Timothy — honouring GodWilbur
Determined and clever
Determined and cleverZelda
Grey battle; strong maiden
Grey battle; strong maidenAddie
A pet name called Addie.
Meaning not suppliedAlice
A pet name called Alice.
Meaning not suppliedAppa
A pet name called Appa.
Meaning not suppliedAva
A pet name called Ava.
Meaning not suppliedBeanie
A pet name called Beanie.
Meaning not suppliedBrandi
A pet name called Brandi.
Meaning not suppliedBrooklyn
A pet name called Brooklyn.
Meaning not suppliedBullet
A pet name called Bullet.
Meaning not suppliedFreckles
A pet name called Freckles.
Meaning not suppliedGidget
A pet name called Gidget.
Meaning not suppliedHarper
A pet name called Harper.
Meaning not suppliedJagger
A pet name called Jagger.
Meaning not suppliedJenny
From Jennifer — fair or light
From Jennifer — fair or lightJuliet
Youthful; a devoted lover
Youthful; a devoted loverKiwi
Small, bright and a little bit cheeky.
A flightless bird of New Zealand; the kiwifruitMama
Informal for mother
Informal for motherMiko
Beautiful child
Beautiful childNellie
From Helen — light
From Helen — lightNero
Stern, vigorous, strong
Stern, vigorous, strongNiko
From Niccolo and Nicholas — victory of the people
From Niccolo and Nicholas — victory of the people