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 collectionJacks
A pet name called Jacks.
Meaning not suppliedJai
A pet name called Jai.
Meaning not suppliedJan
A pet name called Jan.
Meaning not suppliedJaws
A pet name called Jaws.
Meaning not suppliedKiss
A pet name called Kiss.
Meaning not suppliedKitt
A pet name called Kitt.
Meaning not suppliedLark
A pet name called Lark.
Meaning not suppliedLele
A pet name called Lele.
Meaning not suppliedLiu
A pet name called Liu.
Meaning not suppliedLove
A pet name called Love.
Meaning not suppliedLyle
A pet name called Lyle.
Meaning not suppliedMinx
A flirtatious young woman; a breed of cat
A flirtatious young woman; a breed of catMui
A pet name called Mui.
Meaning not suppliedNieve
A pet name called Nieve.
Meaning not suppliedNight
A pet name called Night.
Meaning not suppliedPeace
Freedom from quarrels; inner serenity
Freedom from quarrels; inner serenityQuill
A pet name called Quill.
Meaning not suppliedRags
A pet name called Rags.
Meaning not suppliedRin
A pet name called Rin.
Meaning not suppliedRubble
Fragments of stone or brick, often from a structure breaking or falling apart
Fragments of stone or brick, often from a structure breaking or falling apartRyan
Little King
Little KingSable
Sleek and dark with an old fur-trade ring.
A carnivorous mammal of Northern Europe with soft, dark furScrabble
A pet name called Scrabble.
Meaning not suppliedShrimp
A pet name called Shrimp.
Meaning not supplied