Choosing the best guinea pig names for your cavies is an important decision! The right name can show off just how cuddly and cute your piggy is, or how cool and unique they are. After all, every guinea pig owner knows that no two guineas are the same.
We’ve got over 400 ideas for you to look through in our guinea pig name hub guide. So, you can find the perfect names, whether you have a pair of piggies, or a whole muddle of them!
Best Guinea Pig Names
Here are our most popular name ideas for pet cavies:
- Apple
- Axel
- Broccoli
- Bubbles
- Buster
- Cam
- Chubbs
- Cuddles
- Dame
- Dino
- Duchess
- Edna
- Ellie
- Faye
- Flower
- Gem
- Grub
- Hattie
- Hugo
- Iggy
- Indigo
- Jammy
- Juno
- Kylo
- Lizzie
- Lotto
- Max
- Nibbles
- Nova
- Ozzy
- Poppy
- Queenie
- Ron
- Spot
- Squeaks
- Tottie
- Trudi
- Vex
- Winnie
- Zoe
Guinea Pig Names – Quick Links
We’ve separated the rest of our name ideas into helpful categories, so you can choose the ones most relevant to you. Just click the links below to jump straight there!
- Female guinea pig names
- Male guinea pig names
- Cute ideas
- Unique and unusual ideas
- Funny and punny names
- Names for pairs of guinea pigs
- Cool ideas
Let’s start things off by looking at name ideas to suit girly guinea pigs!
Girl Guinea Pig Names
Girl guinea pig names can be cute and feminine, or strong and powerful. Here is a selection of ideas with something to suit any female piggy.
- Abby
- Amy
- Becca
- Betsy
- Callie
- Catherine
- Dana
- Drusilla
- Edith
- Elizabeth
- Emmy
- Faith
- Freya
- Gabriella
- Gertie
- Hettie
- Holly
- Imogen
- Izzy
- Jessica
- Justine
- Katie
- Kris
- Libby
- Louise
- Maddison
- Mona
- Natalie
- Ness
- Opal
- Patty
- Prue
- Rhiannon
- Ruby
- Sadie
- Sylvie
- Tabitha
- Tess
- Wendy
- Yasmin
And of course, we can’t leave out the boys!
Male Guinea Pig Names
There are plenty of guinea pig names boy cavies will love. Here are a selection of ideas that range from cute and boyish to masculine and tough!
- Arthur
- Ashton
- Benji
- Bruce
- Carlos
- Curtis
- Dennis
- Drew
- Earl
- Evan
- Fergus
- Freddie
- Gary
- Gino
- Harvey
- Huxley
- Ian
- Ivor
- James
- Justin
- Kyle
- Lance
- Laurence
- Milo
- Muhammed
- Nathan
- Neil
- Ollie
- Oscar
- Patrick
- Percy
- Quin
- Ross
- Ryan
- Samuel
- Stevie
- Tristan
- Tyler
- Vincent
- Wylan
Human sounding names aren’t everyone’s favorites. So what about something a little cuter?
Cute Guinea Pig Names
Cute name inspiration can come from anywhere you look. Here are some adorable ideas that are bound to make your heart swell with love.
- Angel
- Baby
- Bunny
- Button
- Candy
- Chick
- Crumble
- Crumpet
- Cupid
- Domino
- Dusty
- Echo
- Elf
- Freckles
- Froggy
- Giggle
- Hiccup
- Hoops
- Jellybean
- Jolly
- Lemon
- Loopy
- Marshmallow
- Mouse
- Mustard
- Oasis
- Oreo
- Peanut
- Petal
- Rainbow
- Rusty
- Sausage
- Savannah
- Sooty
- Sugar
- Sweetie
- Tango
- Turnip
- Waffles
- Whiskers
Guinea pigs are popular pets with families and individuals. So, sometimes the best name idea is just one that helps your own cavy stand out from the crowd.
Unique Guinea Pig Names
Unusual guinea pig names are a great way to show off how independent and unique each of your cavies are. Here are some of our favorites.
- Achilles
- Apollo
- Athena
- Ariadne
- Artemis
- Azure
- Brooklyn
- Calcipher
- Caliban
- Cordelia
- Delphine
- Egeon
- Eros
- Fabian
- Fernando
- Grumio
- Hades
- Hecate
- Hera
- Jareth
- Leda
- Lennox
- Leto
- Lucille
- Minerva
- Montague
- Nerissa
- Nym
- Octavia
- Ophelia
- Orlando
- Othello
- Pandora
- Perdita
- Persephone
- Prospero
- Rosaline
- Salisbury
- Tatiana
- Venus
Guinea pigs can be quite hilarious. So why not give them a name that shows off their sense of humour?
Funny Guinea Pig Names
Here are some of our favorite funny ideas, maybe based in puns, and maybe just a bit silly!
- Bacon
- Big Hamster
- Bigfoot
- Cavy Crocket
- Chomp
- Fat Tony
- Furball
- Gin and Juice
- Gin and Tonic
- Goliath
- Grass Clipper
- Guineavere
- Guinea Weasley
- Herby
- Hoover
- Jaws
- Lawn Mower
- Miss Piggy
- New Guinea
- Peppa
- Pigfoot
- Piggles
- Piggy Azalea
- Piggy Smalls
- Pint of Guineas
- Pipsqueak
- Pork Chop
- Ruth Bader Guineasberg
- Thingamapig
- Woodpecker
We all know guinea pigs do best when kept with another guinea pig. But what should you do if you want to theme their names?
Pairs of Guinea Pig Names
Whether you’ve got two boys, two girls, or one of each, there are plenty of themed name ideas here from famous duos. Which ones do you recognise?
- Anna and Elsa
- Bambi and Thumper
- Bart and Lisa
- Betty and Wilma
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Buzz and Woody
- Chewie and Han
- Donald and Mickey
- Fred and George
- Frodo and Sam
- Hall and Oates
- Ketchup and Mustard
- Kirk and Spock
- Laurel and Hardy
- Lilo and Stitch
- Mac and Cheese
- Mario and Luigi
- Michael and Dwight
- Mike and Sulley
- Mowgli and Baloo
- Mushu and Cricket
- Peach and Daisy
- Peas and Sweetcorn
- Penn and Teller
- Pinky and the Brain
- Robin Hood and Little John
- Rocket and Groot
- Rosemary and Thyme
- Rum and Coke
- Simon and Garfunkel
- Shaggy and Scooby
- Sherlock and Watson
- Shrek and Donkey
- Slash and Axl
- Spongebob and Patrick
- Sven and Kristoff
- Thelma and Louise
- Thing 1 and Thing 2
- Timon and Pumbaa
- Todd and Copper
And finally, what about the guinea pigs that are too cool for school?
Cool Guinea Pig Names
Cool name ideas are another great way to choose the right title for your cavy. Perhaps you’d like to take inspiration from some of your favorite badass characters! Here are our favorites.
- Adonis
- Althea
- Aragorn
- Arya
- Bane
- Bilbo
- Brienne
- Cersei
- Daenerys
- Django
- Gandalf
- Geralt
- Groot
- Hancock
- Hercules
- Hermoine
- Hulk
- Indiana
- Katniss
- Lara
- Leia
- Legolas
- Leonidas
- Mace
- Maximus
- Medusa
- Morpheus
- Mulan
- Neo
- Optimus
- Rambo
- Rocky
- Salander
- Sauron
- Spartacus
- Thor
- Tyrion
- V
- Yennefer
- Yoda
Do Guinea Pigs Know Their Names?
If you just give your guinea pig a name and leave it at that, it’s likely your piggy won’t know its name. But, with training and patience, your cavies can learn their names, just like other pets!
The best way to help your guinea pig learn their name is to try and associate it with the action you want. For instance, do you want your guinea pig to come towards you when you say their name?
If so, try holding out a tasty treat that you know your cavy loves. Then, when they come rushing towards you, say their name! Repeat this whenever you can, in different places, at different times.
And, once you’ve been pairing the action of running towards you for a tasty treat with your piggy’s name for long enough, the name alone should be enough to grab your guinea pig’s attention!
Which Guinea Pig Names Did You Choose?
Have you found the perfect names for your guinea pigs in this guide? We would love to hear which ones you’ve chosen.
And if you have any other great ideas we could add to this list!
Thank you for your help today with names.
Hall and Oates! Haha that cracked me up. Nice names! Love it