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
Aimee
A pet name called Aimee.
Meaning not supplied
Mjolnir
A pet name called Mjolnir.
Meaning not supplied
Jerky
A type of cured meat e.g., beef jerky; foolish or silly
A type of cured meat e.g., beef jerky; foolish or sillyJoalah
Haunt of the lyrebird
Haunt of the lyrebirdJomei
Spread light
Spread lightJunky
Messy; related to junk; an abundance of meaningless junk
Messy; related to junk; an abundance of meaningless junkKadia
Sweet
SweetKai Lung
King dragon
King dragonKangy
Bad-tempered
Bad-temperedKanta
Beautiful; desired
Beautiful; desiredKaooroo
Waterlily
WaterlilyKarnak
Chamber of the heart; attentive
Chamber of the heart; attentiveKenrick
Bold ruler
Bold rulerKenvin
Variant of Kevin; handsome
Variant of Kevin; handsomeKermie
From "The Muppets" — nickname for Kermit the Frog
From "The Muppets" — nickname for Kermit the FrogKesia
African name meaning favourite
African name meaning favouriteKhaki
A light, olive brown colour
A light, olive brown colourKhalif
King
KingKieffer
Cherished
CherishedKirstie
From Kirsten, meaning Follower of Christ
From Kirsten, meaning Follower of ChristKitten
A young cat
A young catKodie
Variant of Cody; helpful, attentive; sweet
Variant of Cody; helpful, attentive; sweetKosey
Lion
LionKostya
Endurance; reliability; steadiness
Endurance; reliability; steadiness