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 collectionMichi
A pet name called Michi.
Meaning not suppliedMilkshake
Shaken milk drink
Shaken milk drinkNessie
From Agnes — pure and chaste
From Agnes — pure and chasteOlga
A pet name called Olga.
Meaning not suppliedOslo
A pet name called Oslo.
Meaning not suppliedPongo
One who smells
One who smellsRicki
A pet name called Ricki.
Meaning not suppliedRome
A pet name called Rome.
Meaning not suppliedSapphire
Deep blue and unapologetically grand.
A transparent, typically blue precious gemstoneSatchmo
Nickname for jazz musician Louis Armstrong meaning satchel mouth, referencing his large mouth
Nickname for jazz musician Louis Armstrong meaning satchel mouth, referencing his large mouthShine
A pet name called Shine.
Meaning not suppliedShyla
A pet name called Shyla.
Meaning not suppliedStarla
A pet name called Starla.
Meaning not suppliedTyrone
The sovereign; ruler of the lands
The sovereign; ruler of the landsVince
A pet name called Vince.
Meaning not suppliedYuri
Russian origin; farmer, evening jewel, kind, beautiful; Japanese origin; lily flower
Russian origin; farmer, evening jewel, kind, beautiful; Japanese origin; lily flowerAndi
A pet name called Andi.
Meaning not suppliedBalto
A pet name called Balto.
Meaning not suppliedBello
A pet name called Bello.
Meaning not suppliedBianco
A pet name called Bianco.
Meaning not suppliedBomi
A pet name called Bomi.
Meaning not suppliedCloe
A pet name called Cloe.
Meaning not suppliedColette
A pet name called Colette.
Meaning not suppliedEeyore
A pet name called Eeyore.
Meaning not supplied