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
Pete
From Peter — the rock
From Peter — the rock
Pickles
Food, i.e. vegetables, flavoured and preserved in a solution of vinegar
Food, i.e. vegetables, flavoured and preserved in a solution of vinegar
Pilot
A pet name called Pilot.
Meaning not supplied
Rain
Abundance from above; moisture from the atmosphere falling in drops; a name that evokes a sense of tranquillity and beauty
Abundance from above; moisture from the atmosphere falling in drops; a name that evokes a sense of tranquillity and beauty
Raven
A large black bird
A large black bird
Rosey
Rose
Rose
Shayna
A pet name called Shayna.
Meaning not supplied
Sheila
Musical, heavenly
Musical, heavenly
Sina
A pet name called Sina.
Meaning not supplied
Sophia
Wisdom
Wisdom
Spirit
Part of the human being associated with the mind; Vigorous or animated state; spirited; distilled alcohol
Part of the human being associated with the mind; Vigorous or animated state; spirited; distilled alcohol
Sprout
To grow or spring up (typically plants); affection name for a small child
To grow or spring up (typically plants); affection name for a small child
Squirt
Slang for a small person
Slang for a small person
Stevie
From Stephen — The crowned one
From Stephen — The crowned one
Sylvie
From the forest
From the forest
Theodore
Gift of God
Gift of God
Tobi
Alternate spelling of Toby, from Tobiah or Tobias; God is good
Alternate spelling of Toby, from Tobiah or Tobias; God is good
Ty
From Tyrone and Tyler — rock, sharp
From Tyrone and Tyler — rock, sharp
Undecided
A pet name called Undecided.
Meaning not supplied
Zachary
From Zachariah — God remembers
From Zachariah — God remembers
Zooey
A pet name called Zooey.
Meaning not supplied
Aiko
Tender and neat, three soft syllables.
Meaning not supplied
Albie
A pet name called Albie.
Meaning not supplied
April
A pet name called April.
Meaning not supplied