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
Laanepyramul
Home of emus
Home of emusLacaena
Lioness
LionessLady Chatterley
Novel
NovelLamborghini
An Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars and SUVs
An Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars and SUVsLangi-Dorn
Bellbird nest
Bellbird nestLateefa
Gentle
GentleLatimer
Interpreter
InterpreterLauncelot
From Lancelot — chief knight; servant; a pet with a knightly and brave personality, often seen as a protector
From Lancelot — chief knight; servant; a pet with a knightly and brave personality, often seen as a protectorLe Boofhead
The boofhead; big, lumbering, dim-witted and clumsy (slang); adorable, but not very smart
The boofhead; big, lumbering, dim-witted and clumsy (slang); adorable, but not very smartLevina
Lightning
LightningLibearty
Bear play on "liberty"; being free
Bear play on "liberty"; being freeLickorish
From liquorice — a black aniseed flavoured sweet
From liquorice — a black aniseed flavoured sweetLirralirra
Wren
WrenLove At First Bite
Similar to love at first sight, but
Similar to love at first sight, butLowanyeri
Place of grey geese
Place of grey geeseLudmilla
Beloved of the people
Beloved of the peopleMacharios
Blessed
BlessedMachiko
Enlightened child
Enlightened childMackinley
Skilful leader
Skilful leaderMacmurray
Son of the seafarer
Son of the seafarerMadamoiselle
Miss
MissMadeira
A Portuguese desert wine
A Portuguese desert wineMake My Day
To make an ordinary day pleasingly or memorable; for your little spark of joy
To make an ordinary day pleasingly or memorable; for your little spark of joyMaliika
Angel in Swahili
Angel in Swahili