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 collectionTuna
Largest fish of the Mackerel family
Largest fish of the Mackerel familyUncle
A pet name called Uncle.
Meaning not suppliedWaffle
Silly and warm, a name with syrup on it.
A sweet dish made from batter, often eaten at breakfastWaldo
The ruler
The rulerZilla
A pet name called Zilla.
Meaning not suppliedZina
Hospitable; to shine
Hospitable; to shineZinnia
Zinn's flower
Zinn's flowerAlli
A pet name called Alli.
Meaning not suppliedBalboa
A pet name called Balboa.
Meaning not suppliedBilbo
A pet name called Bilbo.
Meaning not suppliedBino
A pet name called Bino.
Meaning not suppliedBonya
A pet name called Bonya.
Meaning not suppliedBrenda
A pet name called Brenda.
Meaning not suppliedBridie
A pet name called Bridie.
Meaning not suppliedCadence
A pet name called Cadence.
Meaning not suppliedChile
A pet name called Chile.
Meaning not suppliedClea
A pet name called Clea.
Meaning not suppliedEmi
A pet name called Emi.
Meaning not suppliedFina
A pet name called Fina.
Meaning not suppliedFlame
A pet name called Flame.
Meaning not suppliedGeno
A pet name called Geno.
Meaning not suppliedGertie
A pet name called Gertie.
Meaning not suppliedGretta
A pet name called Gretta.
Meaning not suppliedGroucho
A pet name called Groucho.
Meaning not supplied