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
Schumacher
A shoemaker
A shoemakerScruffy Dangles
Scruffy; unkempt, slovenly, shaggy; dangles; hang or swing loosely
Scruffy; unkempt, slovenly, shaggy; dangles; hang or swing looselySecunda
Second born
Second bornSelima
Peaceful, peace; of Selim, of Selmah; helmet of God; safe
Peaceful, peace; of Selim, of Selmah; helmet of God; safeSenora
Polite form of address for a woman in Spanish
Polite form of address for a woman in SpanishSeptimus
Seventh child
Seventh childShow Stopper
An impressive performance or feature that captivates; for the stunning pet
An impressive performance or feature that captivates; for the stunning petShulamith
Hebrew origin; peace
Hebrew origin; peaceSidonie
Latin; fine cloth; Hebrew; to lure, to entice
Latin; fine cloth; Hebrew; to lure, to enticeSir Isaac Newton
The physicist and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton; a strong and intelligent name for your curious and smart pet
The physicist and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton; a strong and intelligent name for your curious and smart petSir Launcelot
From Lancelot — chief knight; servant
From Lancelot — chief knight; servantSir Pouncealot
Play on Sir Lancelot from the English legend of King Arthur and his Round Table
Play on Sir Lancelot from the English legend of King Arthur and his Round TableSir Sheds-A-Lot
Shed; to lose by natural process; for your very furry friend
Shed; to lose by natural process; for your very furry friendSlinky Malinky
A cat from Lynley Dodd's Hairy Maclary children's stories
A cat from Lynley Dodd's Hairy Maclary children's storiesSlobberchops
Saliva dripping from the mouth; for the messy eater
Saliva dripping from the mouth; for the messy eaterSnootchie Pootchie
A term of endearment and the perfect name for your affectionate pet
A term of endearment and the perfect name for your affectionate petSnugglepuss
A pet name called Snugglepuss.
Meaning not suppliedSophronia
Sensible one
Sensible oneSorcerer
A magician; a wizard
A magician; a wizardStellita
Little star
Little starStinkerbell
Play on "Tinkerbell," a fairy in J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" (1902) who fixes pots and kettles (a tinker smith), and "stinky," having a strong or unpleasant smell
Play on "Tinkerbell," a fairy in J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" (1902) who fixes pots and kettles (a tinker smith), and "stinky," having a strong or unpleasant smellSugar Ray
After the 1980's welterweight boxing champion
After the 1980's welterweight boxing championSumiko
Lovely child
Lovely childTacita
Silent, hushed
Silent, hushed