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
Emmy
A pet name called Emmy.
Meaning not supplied
Ernie
A pet name called Ernie.
Meaning not supplied
Eros
A pet name called Eros.
Meaning not supplied
Ezra
A pet name called Ezra.
Meaning not supplied
Ginny
A pet name called Ginny.
Meaning not supplied
Greta
A pet name called Greta.
Meaning not supplied
Hamish
A pet name called Hamish.
Meaning not supplied
Homer
A pet name called Homer.
Meaning not supplied
Justice
A pet name called Justice.
Meaning not supplied
Kayla
From Katherine — pure maiden
From Katherine — pure maiden
Kiko
Chirpy and quick, made for small wings.
Joyful and hopeful child; noble
Lilah
Delicate, night; for an elegant and sophisticated pet with a refined demeanour
Delicate, night; for an elegant and sophisticated pet with a refined demeanour
Messi
Messenger
Messenger
Miller
Brand of American beer
Brand of American beer
Milou
Short form of Marie and Louise; kind, dear
Short form of Marie and Louise; kind, dear
Misha
Who resembles God
Who resembles God
Muppet
A combination of 'marionette' and 'puppet'; a fun and quirky name created for Jim Henson's The Muppets
A combination of 'marionette' and 'puppet'; a fun and quirky name created for Jim Henson's The Muppets
Nacho
Small triangles of tortilla topped with cheese
Small triangles of tortilla topped with cheese
Nitro
Short for nitroglycerine, a highly explosive liquid
Short for nitroglycerine, a highly explosive liquid
Obie
From Obadiah and Obed — servant of God
From Obadiah and Obed — servant of God
Oskar
God's spear
God's spear
Otter
A pet name called Otter.
Meaning not supplied
Ozzie
From Osborne — divine bear, bear god; warrior of God
From Osborne — divine bear, bear god; warrior of God
Petra
A pet name called Petra.
Meaning not supplied