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
Kate
From Katherine/Catherine — pure
From Katherine/Catherine — pure
Leah
The weary one
The weary one
Lex
From Alexander/Alexandra — defender of man
From Alexander/Alexandra — defender of man
Lois
A pet name called Lois.
Meaning not supplied
Matt
A pet name called Matt.
Meaning not supplied
Monk
A pet name called Monk.
Meaning not supplied
Mya
Great one mother, or spring
Great one mother, or spring
Nell
Shining light
Shining light
Nya
A pet name called Nya.
Meaning not supplied
Pax
A name
A name
Pi
A pet name called Pi.
Meaning not supplied
Scamp
A mischievous youngster
A mischievous youngster
Shep
Shepherd
Shepherd
Sol
From Solomon — sun, peace
From Solomon — sun, peace
Tex
Someone from the US state Texas
Someone from the US state Texas
Trey
A pet name called Trey.
Meaning not supplied
Tripp
A pet name called Tripp.
Meaning not supplied
Tug
A pet name called Tug.
Meaning not supplied
Yaya
A pet name called Yaya.
Meaning not supplied
Al
A pet name called Al.
Meaning not supplied
Blair
A pet name called Blair.
Meaning not supplied
Blaise
A pet name called Blaise.
Meaning not supplied
Bruin
A pet name called Bruin.
Meaning not supplied
Bumble
A pet name called Bumble.
Meaning not supplied