If you’re looking for some great pet names inspired by American cities, you’re in the right place! From the very first cities on the East Coast to the hippest spots out West to way up North in Alaska, I picked out some of the coolest city names that would be perfect for your new cat, dog, or any other furry friend.
Since so many of these names are gender-neutral, I decided not to break them up into male and female lists. I’d rather you decide which names are right for your boy or girl pet. Instead, I broke it down by state, and shared my top 25 picks from each one, with a few exceptions. Rhode Island barely even has 25 cities, let alone 25 that would make good pet names. Vermont is also lacking in the “cities that sound likes names” department.
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Pet Names Inspired by Cities in Alabama
- Alexander (Alexander City)
- Andalusia
- Anniston
- Athens
- Auburn
- Besse (for Bessemer)
- Birmingham
- Cullman
- Daphne
- Dothan
- Florence
- Gadsden
- Gunter (for Guntersville)
- Jasper
- Marion
- Montgomery
- Opelika
- Ozark
- Payne (for Fort Payne)
- Prichard
- Scott (for Scottsboro)
- Selma
- Sheff (for Sheffield)
- Troy
- Tuscaloosa
Alaskan City Pet Names
- Adak
- Badger
- Barrow
- Bethel
- Chena (for Chena Ridge)
- Cohoe
- Cordova
- Dillingham
- Ester
- Gambell
- Haines
- Homer
- Juneau
- Kenai
- Ketchikan
- Kodiak
- Nome
- Nikiski
- Noorvik
- Seward
- Sitka
- Sterling
- Tanaina
- Wasilla
- Wrangell
Pet Names from Arizona Cities
- Ajo
- Avra (for Avra Valley)
- Bisbee
- Chandler
- Clifton
- Douglas
- Eagar
- Flagstaff
- Florence
- Glendale
- Havasu (for Lake Havasu City)
- Maricopa
- Mesa
- Payson
- Phoenix
- Prescott
- Safford
- Sedona
- Sierra (for Sierra Vista)
- Tempe
- Thatcher
- Tombstone
- Tucson
- Winslow
- Yuma
Arkansas Cities That Make Great Pet Names
- Alma
- Bates (for Batesville)
- Benton
- Berry (for Berryville)
- Blythe (for Blytheville)
- Boxley
- Brinkley
- Conway
- El Dorado
- Forrest (for Forrest City)
- Harrison
- Helena
- Hope
- Jones (for Jonesboro)
- Little Rock
- Lowell
- Magnolia
- Morril (for Morrilton)
- Osceola
- Ozark
- Perry (for Perryville)
- Rocky
- Rogers
- Searcy
- Wynne
California City Pet Name Ideas
This was a hard one, because there are so many California cities that make great pet names. So I eliminated all the most popular cities, like Los Angeles, all the “Sans” and “Santas” and such. I wanted to give you a list that’s not the same old cities that everyone knows.
- Alameda
- Antioch
- Arcadia
- Brea
- Downey
- Eureka
- Hayward
- Hesperia
- Indio
- Murrieta
- Novato
- Ojai
- Salinas
- Sonoma
- Sunny (for Sunnyvale)
- Torrance
- Turlock
- Ukiah
- Vallejo
- Ventura
- Victor (for Victorville)
- Visalia
- Whittier
- Yorba (for Yorba Linda)
- Yuba (for Yuba City)
Pet Names Inspired by Colorado Cities
- Alamosa
- Aspen
- Aurora
- Boulder
- Breckenridge
- Brighton
- Collins (for Fort Collins)
- Cortez
- Creed
- Denver
- Durango
- Estes (for Estes Park)
- Glen (for Glenwood Springs)
- Greeley
- Gunnison
- Junction
- Kiowa
- Montrose
- Ouray
- Ovid
- Pagosa ( for Pagosa Springs)
- Pueblo
- Sterling
- Trini (for Trinidad)
- Vail
Connecticut Cities Pet Names
- Ansonia (Anson makes a cute shortened version)
- Berlin
- Branford
- Bristol
- Danbury
- Darien
- Groton
- Guilford
- Hamden
- Hartford
- Meriden
- Milford
- Moosup
- Mystic
- Naugatuck
- Norwich
- Oxoboxo (for Oxoboxo River)
- Seymour
- Shelton
- Stamford
- Stratford
- Storrs
- Windham
- Windsor
- Winsted
Delaware
- Arden
- Bear
- Bellefonte
- Bethany (for Bethany Beach)
- Blades
- Camden
- Cheswold
- Clayton
- Dagsboro
- Delmar
- Elsmere
- Felton
- Fenwich (for Fenwick Island)
- Frederica
- Glasgow
- Hartly
- Kenton
- Laurel
- Millville
- Milton
- Odessa
- Rehoboth (for Rehoboth Beach)
- Smyrna
- Viola
- Wilmington
Florida Cities That Make Great Pet Names
- Augustine (for Saint Augustine)
- Bartow
- Braden (for Bradenton)
- Cocoa (for Cocoa Beach)
- Daytona ( for Daytona Beach)
- Delray (for Delray Beach)
- Hialeah
- Iona
- Immokalee
- Inverness
- Jay
- Lutz
- Miami
- Medley
- Ocala
- Orlando
- Palatka
- Pierce (for Fort Pierce)
- Sanford
- Sarasota
- Sebring
- Tallahassee
- Tampa
- Titusville
- Venice
Georgia Cities
- Adrian
- Ailey
- Americus
- Anders (for Andersonville)
- Athens
- Atlanta
- Blair (for Blairsville)
- Calhoun
- Daisy
- Dahlonega
- Dalton
- Darien
- Decatur
- Fitzgerald
- Holly (for Holly Springs)
- Leary
- Macon
- Marietta
- Rome
- Savannah
- Toccoa
- Valdosta
Hawaii City Pet Names
- Aiea
- Anahola
- Eleele
- Halaula
- Halawa
- Hana
- Hanalei
- Hilo
- Holualoa
- Kahuku
- Kahului
- Kalaheo
- Kihei
- Kilauea
- Koloa
- Kukuihaele
- Lahaina
- Lihue
- Maili
- Makaha
- Nanakuli
- Pepeekeo
- Pukalani
- Wailuku
- Wainaku
Idaho
- Arco
- Blackfoot
- Boise
- Caldwell
- Declo
- Eden
- Hauser
- Hollister
- Iona
- Irwin
- Kamiah
- Kellogg
- Kooskia
- Lewiston
- Menan
- Moore
- Nampa
- Pocatello
- Parker
- Rex (for Rexburg)
- Rigby
- Riggins
- Stanley
- Weston
- Worley
Illinois
- Alton
- Arthur
- Belvidere
- Cahokia
- Canton
- Champaign
- Chester
- Chicago
- Cicero
- Decatur
- DeKalb
- Galena
- Herrin
- Joliet
- Kankakee
- Kewanee
- Lombard
- Moline
- Palatine
- Peoria
- Quincy
- Skokie
- Streator
- Wheaton
- Zion
Indiana Cities That Makes Good Pet Names
- Anderson
- Conner (for Connersville)
- Corydon
- Elkhart
- Elwood
- Gary
- Goshen
- Hammond
- Hobart
- Huntington
- Indiana (for Indianapolis)
- Kokomo
- Lafayette
- Madison
- Marion
- Mishawaka
- Muncie
- Nappanee
- Richmond
- Shelby (for Shelbyville)
- Terre (for Terre Haute)
- Valparaiso
- Vincennes
- Wabash
- Wayne (for Fort Wayne)
Iowa
- Amana (for Amana Colonies)
- Ames
- Avoca
- Bode
- Boone
- Burlington
- Cedar (for Cedar Falls or Rapids)
- Charles (for Charles City)
- Clinton
- Davenport
- Dodge (for Fort Dodge)
- Dubuque
- Elliot
- Esther (for Estherville)
- Fredonia
- Grafton
- Grinnell
- Indianola
- Iowa City
- Keokuk
- Mason (for Mason City)
- Muscatine
- Newton
- Oskaloosa
- Ottumwa
Kansas
- Abilene
- Atchison
- Chanute
- Coffey (for Coffeyville)
- Colby
- Emporia
- Fowler
- Gem
- Hays
- Hutchinson
- Independence
- Iola
- Kismet
- Lawrence
- Lucas
- Manhattan
- McPherson
- Newton
- Oketo
- Olathe
- Osawatomie
- Ottawa
- Salina
- Topeka
- Wichita
Kentucky
- Bancroft
- Bard (for Bardstown)
- Berea
- Blaine
- Boone (for Boonesborough)
- Campbell (for Campbellsville)
- Covington
- Dan (for Danville)
- Elizabeth (for Elizabethtown)
- Frankfort
- Gratz
- Guthrie
- Harlan
- Hazard
- Henderson
- Hodgenville
- Hopkins (for Hopkinsville)
- Lexi (for Lexington)
- Louis (for Louisville)
- Mayfield
- Murray
- Nebo
- Owen (for Owensboro)
- Paducah
- Vicco
Louisiana
This was another tough one, since there are so many neat city names in Louisiana. Again, I tried to skip the ones that were really well-known.
- Baldwin
- Boyce
- Crowley
- Duson
- Erath
- Ferriday
- Galliano
- Gramercy
- Harvey
- Iota
- Jena
- Keachi
- Kenner
- Larose
- Meraux
- Natalbany
- Olla
- Pollock
- Ruston
- Sibley
- Tallulah
- Tullos
- Vidalia
- Wallace
- Zachary
Maine
- Auburn
- Augusta
- Bangor
- Bath
- Biddeford
- Brunswick
- Calais
- Caribou
- Castine
- Eastport
- Ellsworth
- Farmington
- Gardiner
- Houlton
- Kent (for Fort Kent)
- Kittery
- Lewiston
- Lubec
- Machias
- Orono
- Portland
- Presque (for Presque Isle)
- Rockland
- Rumford
- Saco
Maryland
- Aberdeen
- Arbutus
- Baltimore
- Barton
- Bethesda
- Burnie (for Glen Burnie)
- Chance
- Chevy (for Chevy Chase)
- Bowie
- Columbia
- Cumberland
- Easton
- Elkton
- Emmitsburg
- Frederick
- Hagerstown
- Hancock
- Hyatt (for Hyattsville)
- Laurel
- Lusby
- Rockville
- Salisbury
- Takoma (for Takoma Park)
- Towson
- Waldorf
Massachusetts
- Adams
- Andover
- Boston
- Chelsea
- Concord
- Everett
- Holyoke
- Hyannis
- Ipswich
- Lawrence
- Lenox
- Lowell
- Ludlow
- Malden
- Milton
- Norton
- Norwood
- Peabody
- Plymouth
- Quincy
- Randolph
- Revere
- Salem
- Webster
- Wellesley
Michigan
- Adrian
- Alma
- Cadillac
- Cheboygan
- Detroit
- Ecorse
- Escanaba
- Flint
- Grayling
- Holland
- Houghton
- Interlochen
- Ironwood
- Jackson
- Kalamazoo
- Lansing
- Marquette
- Menominee
- Muskegon
- Niles
- Petoskey
- Pontiac
- Royal Oak
- Saginaw
- Warren
Minnesota
- Albert Lea
- Alexandria
- Austin
- Bemidji
- Bloomington
- Brainerd
- Crookston
- Duluth
- Ely
- Eveleth
- Faribault
- Fergus (for Fergus Falls)
- Hastings
- Hibbing
- Mankato
- Minneapolis
- Moorhead
- Owatonna
- Pipestone
- Red Wing
- Rochester
- Stillwater
- Virginia
- Willmar
- Winona
Mississippi
- Alligator (totally serious, there’s a town called Alligator in MS!)
- Beulah
- Biloxi
- Canton
- Clark (Clarksdale)
- Columbia
- Corinth
- Eden
- Falkner
- Grenada
- Hattie (Hattiesburg)
- Hickory
- Holly (Holly Springs)
- Isola
- Jackson
- Lambert
- Laurel
- Magee
- Meridian
- Natchez
- Oxford
- Pascagoula
- Tupelo
- Vick (Vicksburg)
- Yazoo (Yazoo City)
Missouri
- Aldrich
- Amity
- Boon (Boonville)
- Branson
- Carthage
- Clayton
- Coffey
- Excelsior (Excelsior Springs)
- Ferguson
- Fulton
- Gibbs
- Hale
- Hannibal
- Joplin
- Kelso
- Kirk (Kirksville)
- Lamar
- Merwin
- Monett
- Neosho
- Rolla
- Joseph (Saint Joseph)
- Genevieve (Sainte Genevieve)
- Sedalia
- Warren (Warrensburg)
Montana
- Anaconda
- Benton (Fort Benton)
- Billings
- Bozeman
- Bridger
- Brockton
- Butte
- Cascade
- Dillon
- Dutton
- Ennis
- Froid
- Havre
- Helena
- Hobson
- Ismay
- Kevin
- Kalispell
- Missoula
- Ronan
- Saco
- Scobey
- Sidney
- Troy
- Winifred
Nebraska
- Alliance
- Beatrice
- Bellevue
- Blair
- Chadron
- Columbus
- Cozad
- David (David City)
- Fremont
- Gering
- Gretna
- Hastings
- Imperial
- Kimball
- McCook
- Minden
- Omaha
- Ord
- Ralstad
- Schuyler
- Seward
- Sidney
- Vista (La Vista)
- Wahoo
- Waverly
Nevada
- Beatty
- Caliente
- Carlin
- Carson (Carson City)
- Elko
- Ely
- Enterprise
- Fallon
- Fernley
- Genoa
- Gerlach (Gerlach-Empire)
- Laughlin
- Lemmon (Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley)
- Lovelock
- McGill
- Paradise
- Reno
- Sparks
- Sutcliffe
- Summerlin (Summerlin South)
- Tonopah
- Vegas
- Wendover
- Winnemucca
- Zephyr (Zephyr Cove-Round Hill Village)
New Hampshire
- Antrim
- Berlin
- Bristol
- Clare (Claremont)
- Concord
- Derry
- Dover
- Durham
- Exeter
- Franklin
- Hanover
- Jaffrey
- Keene
- Laconia
- Manchester
- Marlborough
- Meridith
- Merrimack
- Nashua
- Peter (Peterborough)
- Plymouth
- Rochester
- Somersworth
- Tilton
- Winchester
New Jersey
- Amboy (Perth Amboy)
- Asbury (Asbury Park)
- Bayonne
- Brick
- Burlington
- Camden
- Cherry (Cherry Hill)
- Cranford
- Edison
- Haddon (Haddonfield)
- Hoboken
- Madison
- Menlo (Menlo Park)
- Millburn
- Millville
- Montclair
- Morristown
- Newark
- Parsippany
- Passaic
- Paterson
- Plainfield
- Princeton
- Roselle
- Trenton
New Mexico
- Acoma
- Albuquerque
- Artesia
- Bayard
- Belen
- Bernalillo
- Carlsbad
- Chamisal
- Clovis
- Crystal
- Dora (Dora Village)
- Estancia
- Eunice
- Gallup
- Grants
- Hobbs
- Lovington
- Mayor
- Portales
- Raton
- Roswell
- Shiprock
- Socorro
- Taos
- Tucumcari
New York
- Albany
- Batavia
- Beacon
- Bronx
- Brooklyn
- Buffalo
- Coney (Coney Island)
- Elmira
- Fredonia
- Harlem
- Hudson
- Ilion
- Ithaca
- Manhattan
- Massena
- Mineola
- Niagara (Niagara Falls)
- Ogden (Ogdensburg)
- Oneida
- Oswego
- Palmyra
- Syracuse
- Utica
- Woodstock
- Yonkers
North Carolina
- Ahoskie
- Ayden
- Balfour
- Bern (New Bern)
- Beaufort
- Boone
- Bogue
- Burlington
- Casar
- Charlotte
- Clyde
- Durham
- Gastonia
- Gorman
- Harrells
- Hickory
- Kinston
- Kitty Hawk
- Lasker
- Morganton
- Raleigh
- Salisbury
- Wilmington
- Wilson
- Winston (Winston-Salem)
North Dakota
- Ambrose
- Ayr
- Bismarck
- Dickinson
- Fargo
- Grano
- Horace
- Inkster
- Jud
- Leith
- Maddock
- Makoti
- McClusky
- Minot
- Noonan
- Reeder
- Rugby
- Ruso
- Sibley
- Tolley
- Tuttle
- Wahpeton
- Wildrose
- Williston
- Zeeland
Ohio
- Akron
- Athens
- Bedford
- Canton
- Cincinnati
- Cleveland
- Conneaut
- Dayton
- Defiance
- Elyria
- Euclid
- Findlay
- Hamilton
- Kent
- Marietta
- Marion
- Massillon
- Niles
- Oberlin
- Sandusky
- Toledo
- Urbana
- Wooster
- Xenia
- Zane (Zanesville)
Oklahoma
- Ada
- Alva
- Ardmore
- Chickasha
- Duncan
- Durant
- Edmond
- Enid
- Frederick
- Guthrie
- Hobart
- Hugo
- Lawton
- McAlester
- Moore
- Muskogee
- Norman
- Pawhuska
- Sallisaw
- Sapulpa
- Tahlequah
- Tulsa
- Vinita
- Wewoka
- Woodward
Oregon
- Astoria
- Athena
- Burns
- Corvallis
- Echo
- Eugene
- Helix
- Hillsboro
- Keizer
- Medford
- Metzger
- Molalla
- Moro
- Newberg
- Pendleton
- Portland
- Prineville
- Redmond
- Reedsport
- Riddle
- Salem
- Sutherlin
- Springfield
- Tigard
- Tillamook
Pennsylvania
- Allen (Allentown)
- Altoona
- Bethlehem
- Bristol
- Butler
- Carlisle
- Erie
- Getty (Gettysburg)
- Hanover
- Harmony
- Harris (Harrisburg)
- Hershey
- Jeannette
- Lancaster
- Levitt (Levittown)
- Lewistown
- Milford
- Nanticoke
- Philadelphia
- Pocono (Mount Pocono)
- Scranton
- Shamokin
- Titus (Titusville)
- Wilkes (Wilkes-Barre)
- York
Rhode Island
- Barrington
- Bristol
- Cranston
- Melville
- Newport
- Pawtucket
- Providence
- Tiverton
- Warren
- Warwick
- Westerly
- Wickford
- Woonsocket
South Carolina
- Aiken
- Anderson
- Beaufort
- Burton
- Camden
- Cayce
- Charleston
- Clemson
- Columbia
- Darling (Darlington)
- Florence
- Gantt
- Gaffney
- Greenwood
- Hardee (Hardeeville)
- Irmo
- Lancaster
- Myrtle (Myrtle Beach)
- Mullins
- Sangaree
- Souci (Sans Souci)
- Spartan (Spartanburg)
- Sumter
- Tega (Tega Cay)
- Union
South Dakota
- Agar
- Albee
- Artas
- Belle Fourche
- Brookings
- Canova
- Canton
- Chancellor
- Custer
- De Smet
- Doland
- Estelline
- Hazel
- Huron
- Kyle
- Madison
- Menno
- Milbank
- Mitchell
- Nunda
- Pierre
- Onaka
- Quinn
- Sturgis
- Vermillion
Tennessee
- Alcoa
- Algood
- Athens
- Atoka
- Bartlett
- Baxter
- Blaine
- Celina
- Dayton
- Erin
- Erwin
- Gallatin
- Henning
- Knox (Knoxville)
- Loretto
- Mason
- Medina
- Memphis
- Nash (Nashville)
- Norris
- Slayden
- Tazewell
- Tullahoma
- Trimble
- Vonore
Texas
- Amarillo
- Antonio (San Antonio)
- Austin
- Borger
- Bryan
- Cleburne
- Dallas
- Garland
- Goliad
- Houston
- Kilgore
- Killeen
- Laredo
- Lubbock
- Marcos (San Marcos)
- Mesquite
- Mission
- Odessa
- Pampa
- Pecos
- Pharr
- Sherman
- Tyler
- Uvalde
- Ysleta
Utah
- Alta
- Brigham (Brigham City)
- Clawson
- Delta
- Elmo
- Fillmore
- Ivins
- Kanab
- Layton
- Lehi
- Maeser
- Manti
- Moab
- Monticello
- Murray
- Nephi
- Ogden
- Orem
- Parowan
- Payson
- Price
- Provo
- Scipio
- Tooele
- Vernal
Vermont
- Barre
- Bellows (Bellows Falls)
- Cabot (Cabot Village)
- Chester (Chester Village)
- Jericho (Jericho Village)
- Ludlow (Ludlow Village)
- Milton (Milton Village)
- Montpelier
- Plymouth
- Rutland
- Sharon
- Vergennes
- Wallingford
- Wilder
- Winooski
Virginia
- Accomac
- Adwolf
- Alexandria
- Bensley
- Bristol
- Chantilly
- Chesapeake
- Coeburn
- Fairfax
- Gretna
- Ivor
- Keokee
- Manassas
- Mantua
- Norfolk
- Onley
- Pulaski
- Reston
- Roanoke
- Surry
- Staunton
- Suffolk
- Urbanna
- Wise
- Winchester
Washington
- Anacortes
- Ahtanum
- Anacortes
- Bremerton
- Camano
- Coulee (Coulee Dam)
- Duvall
- Ephrata
- Everett
- Finley
- Hoquiam
- Kelso
- Kennewick
- Olympia
- Pasco
- Pullman
- Puyallup
- Redmond
- Renton
- Seattle
- Spokane
- Tacoma
- Walla Walla
- Wenatchee
- Yakima
West Virginia
- Albright
- Beckley
- Bluefield
- Buckhannon
- Cameron
- Ceredo
- Durbin
- Elkins
- Fairmont
- Grafton
- Harper (Harpers Ferry
- Hinton
- Iaeger
- Keyser
- Logan
- Marmet
- Nitro
- Philippi
- Pratt
- Rhodell
- Switzer
- Weirton
- Weston
- Wheeling
- Williamson
Wisconsin
- Amery
- Baraboo
- Beloit
- Bloomer
- Como
- Hayward
- Kenosha
- Manitowoc
- Marinette
- Menasha
- Milwaukee
- Nekoosa
- Neenah
- Oshkosh
- Osseo
- Peshtigo
- Portage
- Racine
- Ripon
- Shawano
- Sheboygan
- Thorp
- Waukesha
- Wausau
- Zoar
Wyoming
- Albin
- Buffalo
- Casper
- Cheyenne
- Cody
- Cora
- Douglas
- Evanston
- Gillette
- Hanna
- Jackson
- Kaycee
- Lander
- Laramie
- Meeteetse
- Newcastle
- Opal
- Powell
- Rawlins
- Riverton
- Sheridan
- Sinclair
- Slater
- Torrington
- Worland
Phew! We made it to the end! That was a massive list (it took me WEEKS to do!). I hope you found the perfect idea for your new pal!