Rats are highly intelligent little rodents and having them as pets is so much fun! Each rat is special and has their own distinctive personality that you’ll love.
If you’re on the lookout for rat name ideas for your new pet rat, here’s a list of 240 male and female rat names! Hopefully, you’ll find your rat’s name among these choices or at least get inspired to come up with your own name!
Some people like to take a few days to get to know their new rat before giving them a name. By doing so, it’s easier to choose the name for their rat that suits their personality. But if you don’t want to wait, you can immediately choose one of 240 cute, funny and cool rat names from our list!
BTW, if you’re getting pet rats for the first time, take a look at my rat care guide.
Now, let’s find a name for your ratty friend!
A
Male
- Alex
- Alexander
- Ary
- Arc
- Alf
- Alfy
- Arnold
- Almond
- Ace
Female
- Artemida
- Athena
B
Male
- Bart
- Beans
- Bruno
- Blink
- Bijou
- Bo
- Bear
- Bobby
- Beaver
- Bagel
- Blue
Female
- Bella
- Belladonna
- Bianca
- Bitsy
C
Male
- Cheese
- Chui
- Chubby
- Cornelius
- Corky
- Charl
- Castor
- Casper
- Cakes
- Champ
- Chip
- Conrad
- Cream-Soda
Female
- Ceecee
- Cora
- Crystal
- Chick
- Cookie
D
Male
- Dumbledore
- Dino
- Dirk
- Dodo
- Dumpling
- Dizzy
Female
- Daisy
- Delilah
- Debbie
- Dahlia
- Dincy
- Donna
Also read: How to choose the best cage for your rats
E
Male
- Elixir
- Ernie
- Eagle
- Euphrat
- Emerald
- Eggo
Female
- Ellie
- Esther
- Eve
- Emmie
F
Male
- Fatlord
- Floyd
- Frank
- Fred
- Forrest
- Finn
- Funky
- Faraday
- Flick
Female
- Fify
- Fiora
- Flora
- Fiona
G
Male
- Grey
- Green
- George
- Geronimo
- Gizmo
- Grizzly
- Glen
- Ghost
Female
- Gertrude
- Ginny
- Gwen
- Gi Gi
H
Male
- Harold
- Houdini
- Hannibal
- Hemingway
- Hans
- Homer
- Homey
- Heracles
- Hero
- Hippo
- Horatio
- Hank
- Henri
Female
- Hera
- Hannah
- Hope
- Honey
Also read: Rat cage setup ideas & tips to encourage activity
I
Male
- Ian
- Ice
- Iggy
Female
- Ivy
- Irma
- Inga
J
- Junkrat
- Joseph
- Jun Jun
- Javier
- Jon
- Justin
- Joe
- Jet
- Jin
Female
- Jo
- Josie
- Jolene
- Jetta
K
Male
- Khaki
- Kiwi
- Kontiki
- Koki
Female
- Kira
- Kim
- Kelly
- Kali
L
Male
- Levi
- Lex
- Lamp
- Looper
- Linus
- Liam
- Lord
- Link
- Lunny
- Lemmie
- Lucky
- Lars
Female
- Luna
- Lisa
- Lady
M
Male
- Mickey
- Moz
- Milo
- Marcus
- Marshmallow
- Marmalade
- Mangus
- Muffin
- Marble
- Moses
- Miley
- Meow
- Mr X
- Martin
- Morris
- Meatball
Female
- Mia
- Minka
- Minnie
N
Male
- Nutter
- Ninja
- Nex
- Neo
- Nickey
- Nunu
- Noir
- Nelly
- Nacho
Female
- Nessie
- Niblette
Also read: A complete guide on cleaning the rat cage
O
Male
- Olaf
- Oreo
- Ozzy
- Olie
- Odin
- Omelette
Female
- Olga
- Ola
- Olivia
P
Male
- Patch
- Pinky
- Peanut
- Purr Purr
- Pandora
- Pack
- Pistol
- Prince
- Pie
- Parsley
- Peanut
- Pretzel
- Pippin
Female
- Pea
- Phoebe
- Pearl
- Pippy
- Peggy
- Prudence
- Piper
Q
Male
- Quinn
- Quincy
- Quark
- Quake
R
Male
- Ratty
- Ralph
- Rattus
- Remy
- Roland
- Ratatouille
- Roy
- Roar
- Rocky
- Robby
Female
- Raquita
S
Male
- Snake
- Splinter
- Sixter
- Speedy
- Spank
- Spark
- Sage
- Spice
Female
- Sky
- Sissy
- Strawberry
T
Male
- Templeton
- Twitch
- Temptation
- TJ
- Tom
- Thor
- Trojan
- Tinky
W
Male
- Wix
- Wonder
- Wilson
X
Male
- Xavier
- Xander
- Xanax
Female
- Xena
Y
Male
- York
- Yoky
- Yoko
- Yuri
- Ying
- Yeti
Z
Male
- Zipper
- Zoro
- Zoltan
- Zing
Female
- Zelda
Well, I hope my rat name ideas helped to find the name for your new pet rat!
Do you have another rat name idea you would add to my list? Did you decide on the name for your rat?
Let me know in the comments!
31 comments
Or shreck
That’s nice too 🙂
Dumpling, Dizzy
I added it. Thanks for the ideas 🙂
That’s my babies name and prudence my 7 week old girl rats
prudence and piper are my baby ratties name
Lovely names 🙂
Odin for a boy and Athena for girl
Thanks for the ideas 🙂 I’ll include them in the post too.
I called my rat Eclair which sounds posh and classy but only found this website when looking for names for my friend’s rat. I love the name Beans and i hope to name my next rat with the name.
I love the name Beans too 🙂 Your new rat will have a cool name!
Remy is cute bc its the rats name from ratatouille
Thanks for the idea 🙂 I added it to the post.
Rita for a girl
Nice suggestion 🙂
I think “Scamper” is a perfect rat name. I’m 53 and work at a pet store, and just got my first pet rat. She is AMAZING and while she stays very close to me (she quickly bonded) I think when she gains confidence she will be scampering around. So Scamper she is. Beans will be my next rat because I am so smitten! Oh no, there’s another name, LOL.
Aww Scamper. Such a cute name!
Nice, I personally like it, but still don’t know what to name my two boys, one is black and one is blue! Only Young five-six weeks old.
I hope you at least got inspiration from our list! Good luck with finding the right names 🙂
My girls are Layla (Eric Clapton), Janie (Aerosmith) and then my sweet little Eleanor Rigby, who has passed.
Love those music-inspired names!
Hi my names ella and my rats called ratatatat I believe this is the perfect name for my little boy because when he walks he tats tats tats, I’m also getting another rat and I’m thinking of some names for example tuna and sweet corn? Please can you help Thankyou for this wonderful Page!!!!
I like both Tuna and Sweet Corn. I think food names are so cute 🙂 I prefer Tuna over Sweet Corn though 🙂
Hey I’m gonna get some rats soon and I wrote I list of name ideas maybe you could add them to your list some of them such as Eggo Levi Lady Omelette Meatball and Cream-Soda
Thank you for the ideas, those are lovely names 🙂 I’ll definitely add them to our list!
Niblette?
Aww cute name 🙂 I’ll add it to the list, thanks!
Hey Anyone, I’m trying to come up with a clever, funny first and last name for a mouse who’s anonymous but its occupation is like a therapist, witty dry-humored advice giver type. Sort of like a ‘Dear Abby’ character who is very comical and quick-witted. I need the the first and last names to pass as plausible real names but clever too. It can take on a French, Scottish or English flair…whatever name combos are the funniest. I’m not looking for cutesy names though. I’m needing names that make you laugh right off the bat…antonyms and synonyms playing off each other (but please…only clean names, nothing dirty) I’ve been racking my brain and Facebook keeps rejecting my names. I don’t want to use my real name in creating a new Facebook account. I want a fictitious name that’ll fly past their radar and believable enough that it sticks. I just want a separate FB account strictly meant for this anonymous mouse who has its own little nook, mailbox outside its hole who peeks out long enough to say something clever and witty to crack people up.
If anyone can help I’d appreciate it. I tried some but they didn’t fly. Funny names rhyming with mouse and things like that. If you can think of some real funny names (first and last names) ya know…a play on words…basically clever, funny, hilarious and believable I’m hoping for.
Thanks man if you can assist me on this!
~JW
Oh my, you’re very specific when it comes to naming your mouse 😀 Nothing very good comes to my mind, unfortunately. Maybe name him after some well-known psychiatrist like Sigmund Freud, Dr. Phil…? Maybe this list will be of better help to you, although it mostly contains cutesy names, but you might find something close to what you’re looking for too: https://www.animallama.com/mice/mouse-names/ . Good luck with finding the right name (and last name) 🙂
Olivia, belladonna for female rat
Nice ideas 🙂 Thanks, I added them to the list!