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 collectionPetunia
Summer flower
Summer flowerSavannah
A grassland in tropical and subtropical regions; from the open plain
A grassland in tropical and subtropical regions; from the open plainSpanky
The mischievous one
The mischievous oneSparky
Animated, lively, high-spirited
Animated, lively, high-spiritedSugar
A sweet powder from sugar cane, slang for sweetheart
A sweet powder from sugar cane, slang for sweetheartThunder
Sound produced from lightning
Sound produced from lightningTigger
A character from Winnie the Pooh, a symbol of buoyancy and resilience
A character from Winnie the Pooh, a symbol of buoyancy and resilienceWalter
Mighty warrior
Mighty warriorAbigail
A pet name called Abigail.
Meaning not suppliedAthena
A pet name called Athena.
Meaning not suppliedBam
A pet name called Bam.
Meaning not suppliedBen
A pet name called Ben.
Meaning not suppliedCasper
A pet name called Casper.
Meaning not suppliedDiamond
A pet name called Diamond.
Meaning not suppliedDolly
A pet name called Dolly.
Meaning not suppliedFendi
A pet name called Fendi.
Meaning not suppliedGabby
A pet name called Gabby.
Meaning not suppliedHunter
A pet name called Hunter.
Meaning not suppliedJuno
Compact, regal and very sure of herself.
Roman queen of the godsKobe
A pet name called Kobe.
Meaning not suppliedMaisie
From Margaret — a pearl; child of light
From Margaret — a pearl; child of lightMister
Formal of address for a man
Formal of address for a manNico
From Nicholas — victory of the people
From Nicholas — victory of the peopleNyla
The achiever, the successful one
The achiever, the successful one