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 collectionMex
A pet name called Mex.
Meaning not suppliedMi
Rice in Mandarin Chinese; a short and unique name for a small and endearing pet
Rice in Mandarin Chinese; a short and unique name for a small and endearing petMing
Bright or clear
Bright or clearMose
A pet name called Mose.
Meaning not suppliedNeil
The champion
The championNeon
Extremely bright or vivid; fluorescent
Extremely bright or vivid; fluorescentNoelle
A pet name called Noelle.
Meaning not suppliedOak
A pet name called Oak.
Meaning not suppliedPep
A pet name called Pep.
Meaning not suppliedPhife
A pet name called Phife.
Meaning not suppliedPops
A pet name called Pops.
Meaning not suppliedRazzle
To enjoying yourself; a pet that is lively and full of energy, often dazzling in its actions
To enjoying yourself; a pet that is lively and full of energy, often dazzling in its actionsRice
A pet name called Rice.
Meaning not suppliedRoz
A pet name called Roz.
Meaning not suppliedSauce
A pet name called Sauce.
Meaning not suppliedSaul
Called by God; desired one
Called by God; desired oneSteel
Strong metal alloy made of iron and carbon; of hard unflinching character
Strong metal alloy made of iron and carbon; of hard unflinching characterStout
A pet name called Stout.
Meaning not suppliedToots
A pet name called Toots.
Meaning not suppliedTramp
To travel on foot
To travel on footTrix
A pet name called Trix.
Meaning not suppliedTruth
A pet name called Truth.
Meaning not suppliedWill
From William — resolute protector
From William — resolute protectorWolf
A grey carnivorous mammal related to the Dog
A grey carnivorous mammal related to the Dog