What’s in a name? For many of our Nationwide® pet insurance members, it’s a whole lot of creativity, self-expression—and wackiness, of course!
For the last 10 years, we’ve collected the wildest, wackiest names our members come up with as part of our Wacky Pet Names celebration. With hundreds of thousands of new pets enrolled in 2024, we’ve had a lot of zany names to choose from. Here are some favorites.
Meet our nominees
It’s the wackiest time of the year! The class of 2025 has plenty of wackiness to go around. We’ve selected the most unique dog, cat and exotic pet names, but who will be crowned the wackiest name of each species category?
Kooky canine name nominees
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American Cheese
This small mixed breed dog is cheesed to meet you.
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Billy Dog Thornton
This golden retriever has a name that’s equal parts Bad Santa and good boy.
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Dilly Dally Tally
This Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever has a pet name that “tallies” up the wacky delight.
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Free Throw
This Australian cattle dog/blue heeler has a wacky pet name that goes hard in the paint.
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Iggasaurus Rex
This greyhound has a wacky pet name that roars!
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Lil Jelly Donut
This mixed breed pup has a sweet and tasty morsel of a name that’s inspired by the Big Apple.
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Luke Skybarker
Luke, I am your beagle with a wacky name.
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Ozzy Pawsborne, Prince of Barkness
We’re going off the rails for this English bull terrier’s crazy name.
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Schmeagle Vonsqueaklebits
The Pomeranian heir apparent (or fur apparent) to a wacky pet name legacy.
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Uncle Pickles
This poodle has a pet name with a refreshing crunch.
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Nutty exotic pet name nominees
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Ferret Bueller
A ferret with a name that says, “Wacky… Wacky… Wacky pet names?”
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Gray Stuff
Be our guest, be our guest, this snake’s name is the wackiest!
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Grimace From McDonald's
This guinea pig has a name that asks, “Would you like some wacky with that?”
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Jane Hawgsten
This hedgehog is named for acclaimed author of Pride and Hedge-udice.
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Julius Cheeser
Friends, rodents, countrymen—lend me your fuzzy little ears.
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Lazerbeak
This conure has a WackyBot pet name inspired by Transformers.
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Pork N’ Beans
This pot belly pig has a wacky piglet name you’ve “bean” searching for.
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Punky Beakster
Here’s a wacky parrot with a name that’s one for the ‘80s kids.
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Puppy Cat
Part puppy, part cat—but also 100% bunny.
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The Dark Urge
This ferret has a wacky pet name that, uh, echoes against the dungeon walls.
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Funky feline name nominees
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Angry Potato
This tater tot has a starchy potato name and a wacky way of wiggling.
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Beef Stewart
This mixed shorthair cat’s name is the soup of the day today at Chez Wacky.
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Cattila The Hun
A mixed breed cat with a name that’s a steppe in the right direction—the wacky one!
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Kirkland Signature Brand
The trusted name for bulk goods, hot dogs—and cool mixed shorthair cats!
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Lando Catrissian
This Maine coon cat’s name says, “Snuggler? I’m more of an intergalwacky entrepaweneur.”
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Pickles Of Purrington
This domestic shorthair cat has a pet name that puts the “dill” in dill-ightfully wacky.
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Pro Skater Tony Hawk
This mixed shorthair cat has a wacky cat name inspired by the Birdman.
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Purrsephone
This medium-hair cat has a Crete-ative and wacky pet pun name inspired by Greek mythology.
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The Megalodon
Beloved B-movie inspires a w-a-c-k-y dinosaur-shark-theme name for a mixed shorthair cat.
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Wendy’s 4 For $4
This mixed medium hair cat has a wacky name that doesn’t cut corners.
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Choose your favorites
Help us crown the kookiest canine, funkiest feline and nuttiest exotic pet names of the year! Vote daily April 15-19, 2025 at petinsurance.com/wackypetnames.