Pet Rat Names – find the perfect names for your fancy rats

Rats make wonderful pets, they are clever and funny and full of personality. Rats can learn their names and will come over to see you when you call them, so it’s important to take the time to find just the right name for your Buck or Doe. Also every rat is different – we have eleven rats – 8 girls and 3 boys and every one has its own personality. Read through the list of names so that you are full of ideas and then give your rats some time to name themselves. You may start off calling your rat Rex and end up calling him Squeaker or Snuggles! Rats are extremely social and while 11 rats may be way too many for you it is important to always keep them in pairs or three’s. Be very sure you are getting all boys or girls though, otherwise you will end up with many more rats than you expected – a female rat can have up to 20 babies! Some ideas for naming pairs of rats appear at the end.

Rat Names A-Z

Below is our A-Z list of over 400 boy and girl rat names.

Naming Pairs of Rats

Its very important not to keep rats on their own – they are very social, if kept in isolation they suffer from stress and live shorter lives than rats kept in pairs or groups. Here are some ideas for naming pairs of rats.

Bangers and Mash

Basil and Parsley

Ben and Jerry

Bert and Ernie

Bilbo and Frodo

Bill and Ben

Bits and Bobs

Bubble and Sqeak

Chocolate Drop and Snowflake

Cookies and Cream

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe (group of four!)

Ibble and Obble

Mel and Kim

Panama and Pepper

Peaches and Cream

Salt and Pepper

Sooty and Sweep

Thunder and Lightening

Fruity and Sunshine

We would love to hear what you have called your pet rats, or pair of rats – tell us in the comments below!