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
Kyra
Throne, sun, one who is farsighted
Throne, sun, one who is farsighted
Lexie
From Alexandra/Alexander — defender of mankind
From Alexandra/Alexander — defender of mankind
Lizzie
From Elizabeth — consecrated to God
From Elizabeth — consecrated to God
Maeve
Joy, she who rules
Joy, she who rules
Mello
A pet name called Mello.
Meaning not supplied
Miracle
A pet name called Miracle.
Meaning not supplied
Miro
A pet name called Miro.
Meaning not supplied
Monroe
From the red swamp
From the red swamp
Nemo
Latin word for nobody; an alias the Greek mythological hero Odysseus used; after the 2003 film Finding Nemo
Latin word for nobody; an alias the Greek mythological hero Odysseus used; after the 2003 film Finding Nemo
Shayna
A pet name called Shayna.
Meaning not supplied
Sheila
Musical, heavenly
Musical, heavenly
Sina
A pet name called Sina.
Meaning not supplied
Sylvie
From the forest
From the forest
Theodore
Gift of God
Gift of God
Albie
A pet name called Albie.
Meaning not supplied
Bernie
A pet name called Bernie.
Meaning not supplied
Bertie
A pet name called Bertie.
Meaning not supplied
Charli
A pet name called Charli.
Meaning not supplied
Delta
A pet name called Delta.
Meaning not supplied
Demi
A pet name called Demi.
Meaning not supplied
Ernie
A pet name called Ernie.
Meaning not supplied
Ezra
A pet name called Ezra.
Meaning not supplied
Greta
A pet name called Greta.
Meaning not supplied
Kayla
From Katherine — pure maiden
From Katherine — pure maiden