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
Rico
Brave or powerful
Brave or powerful
Rio
Spanish name meaning river
Spanish name meaning river
Rose
Flower
Flower
Brodie
A pet name called Brodie.
Meaning not supplied
Cora
A pet name called Cora.
Meaning not supplied
Dino
A pet name called Dino.
Meaning not supplied
Georgie
A pet name called Georgie.
Meaning not supplied
Lara
Shining one; protection
Shining one; protection
Mango
Sunny and loud in the happiest way.
The mango fruit
Pancake
A thin, flat cake of pan-fried batter that is typically sweet
A thin, flat cake of pan-fried batter that is typically sweet
Panda
A black and white bear from the mountains of China and Tibet
A black and white bear from the mountains of China and Tibet
Pluto
The ninth and most distant planet from the sun
The ninth and most distant planet from the sun
Rue
Regret; a family of evergreen subshrubs that produce yellow flowers
Regret; a family of evergreen subshrubs that produce yellow flowers
Zelda
Grey battle; strong maiden
Grey battle; strong maiden
Alice
A pet name called Alice.
Meaning not supplied
Beanie
A pet name called Beanie.
Meaning not supplied
Brandi
A pet name called Brandi.
Meaning not supplied
Lou
Famed warrior
Famed warrior
Miko
Beautiful child
Beautiful child
Nellie
From Helen — light
From Helen — light
Nero
Stern, vigorous, strong
Stern, vigorous, strong
Niko
From Niccolo and Nicholas — victory of the people
From Niccolo and Nicholas — victory of the people
Roxie
From Roxanne — dawn
From Roxanne — dawn
Snowflake
A flake of snow, especially a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying delicate sixfold symmetry
A flake of snow, especially a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying delicate sixfold symmetry