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
Donna
A pet name called Donna.
Meaning not supplied
Falco
A pet name called Falco.
Meaning not supplied
Hanna
A pet name called Hanna.
Meaning not supplied
Jayla
A pet name called Jayla.
Meaning not supplied
Kanga
Slang for Kangaroo
Slang for Kangaroo
Kenai
Flat lands
Flat lands
Kimchi
A spicy Korean dish made of pickled vegetables, typically cabbage
A spicy Korean dish made of pickled vegetables, typically cabbage
Kimi
Princess, unequalled, beauty, raised by God
Princess, unequalled, beauty, raised by God
Laverne
Spring like
Spring like
Li
A pet name called Li.
Meaning not supplied
Lyra
Musical, light and quietly starry.
A lyre; the constellation Lyra
Maci
From Massey
From Massey
Maia
Great, mother and nurse
Great, mother and nurse
Mancha
A stain or mark
A stain or mark
Metro
From a Greek word meaning precision, accuracy, and balance; short for metropolis
From a Greek word meaning precision, accuracy, and balance; short for metropolis
Mickie
A pet name called Mickie.
Meaning not supplied
Milli
From Camilla and Melissa — helper to the priest; bee, honey
From Camilla and Melissa — helper to the priest; bee, honey
Minka
Strong-willed warrior
Strong-willed warrior
Moka
Truth tree, often used
Truth tree, often used
Mozzie
A pet name called Mozzie.
Meaning not supplied
Nela
A pet name called Nela.
Meaning not supplied
Nika
A pet name called Nika.
Meaning not supplied
Nila
A pet name called Nila.
Meaning not supplied
Orville
A pet name called Orville.
Meaning not supplied