If you just brought home a hamster and have the cage, the food, and even the toys, but you can't think of a name for your furry, new little friend, now is the time to let your imagination run wild. If you need help coming up with a name-something funny, adorable, or unique-take a look at 100 hamster names that might spark an idea or be simply right.
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Top Hamster Names
- Biscuit
- Buttercup
- Cheeks
- Cookie
- Cupcake
- Daisy
- Doughnut
- Duncan
- Einstein
- Fluffy
- Hamilton
- Hamlet
- Hammy
- Nibbles
- Patches
- Whiskers
Tips for Naming Your Hamster
A good hamster name is one that is easy to pronounce. Your hamster can recognize its name and even respond by coming to you. Hamsters are not long-lived (usually, 2 to 3 years is the max), but this might be your child's first pet and will end up being a long-lasting memory. When it comes to thinking about names, take cues from its appearance, one of its personality quirks, or a pop culture reference that makes you think of your pet.
Girl Hamster Names
Take a look at a bunch of feminine names; most are two-syllables. These names are easy to say and simple for your pet to understand.
- Abby
- Belle
- Cleo
- Daisy
- Dolly
- Dora
- Evie
- Ginger
- Holly
- Ivy
- Lola
- Penny
- Peppa
- Rosie
- Roxy
- Sophie
- Sydney
- Tinkerbell
- Trixie
- Zoe
Boy Hamster Names
If you or your child feel a masculine name fits the bill for your furry friend, then take a look at this list that features a sampling of male names of all types. Consider the unique qualities of your hamster when thinking up a name. They are usually little squeak machines that love their running wheel. You often see them hopping, scampering, and zipping around the cage.
- Alexander
- Arnold
- Chadwick
- Cletis
- Duncan
- Einstein
- Felix
- Franklin
- Frodo
- Gomez
- Gus
- Harley
- Harvey
- Houdini
- Jasper
- Jojo
- Max
- Rocky
- Sammy
- Taco
Unique Hamster Names
Hamsters are most known because of their cheeks that can balloon out to double their head size, their big eyes, and whiskers.
- Cheeks
- Chewy
- Chomper
- Fuzzy
- Harry
- Hoppy
- Mr. Whiskers
- Nibbles
- Nipsey
- Patches
- Poopsie
- Scratches
- Scurry
- Shaggy
- Small Fry
- Spaz
- Speedy
- Squeak
- Wheeler
- Whiskers
Funny Hamster Names
You can goof around with a name and think of something that plays off the "ham" in hamster. Or, you can think up tough guy names for your cute little furball. Inject your sense of humor and wit into the name creation process.
- Bandit
- Bear
- Furby
- Gizmo
- Googles
- Hambert
- Hamham
- Hamilton
- Hamlet
- Hammy
- Hamsta
- Kujo
- Mia Hamm-ster
- Oompa Loompa
- Pip Squeak
- Poptart
- Quicksilver
- Rambo
- Scabbers
- Shredder
Adorable Hamster Names
Of all the pet rodents, and even hamster rank among the highest for their cute factor. Embrace its sweet, furry aesthetic and give it a name worthy of the warm, fuzzy feelings you get looking at it.
- Biscuit
- Buttercup
- Cheerio
- Cookie
- Cottonball
- Creampuff
- Cupcake
- Doughnut
- Fluffernutter
- Fluffy
- Honey
- Marshmallow
- Muffin
- Nugget
- Nutterbutter
- Precious
- Skittles
- Snookums
- Sugar
- Sweetie
A to Z Hamster Names
A-C
- Abby
- Alexander
- Arnold
- Bandit
- Bear
- Belle
- Biscuit
- Buttercup
- Chadwick
- Cheeks
- Cheerio
- Chewy
- Chomper
- Cleo
- Cletis
- Cookie
- Cottonball
- Creampuff
- Cupcake
D-F
- Daisy
- Dolly
- Dora
- Doughnut
- Duncan
- Einstein
- Evie
- Felix
- Fluffernutter
- Fluffy
- Franklin
- Frodo
- Furby
- Fuzzy
G-H
- Ginger
- Gizmo
- Gomez
- Googles
- Gus
- Hambert
- Hamham
- Hamilton
- Hamlet
- Hammy
- Hamsta
- Harley
- Harry
- Harvey
- Holly
- Honey
- Hoppy
- Houdini
I-O
- Ivy
- Jasper
- Jojo
- Kujo
- Lola
- Marshmallow
- Max
- Mia Hamm-ster
- Mr. Whiskers
- Muffin
- Nibbles
- Nipsey
- Nugget
- Nutterbutter
- Oompa Loompa
P-R
- Patches
- Penny
- Peppa
- Pip Squeak
- Poopsie
- Poptart
- Precious
- Quicksilver
- Rambo
- Rocky
- Rosie
- Roxy
S
- Sammy
- Scabbers
- Scratches
- Scurry
- Shaggy
- Shredder
- Skittles
- Small Fry
- Snookums
- Sophie
- Spaz
- Speedy
- Squeak
- Sugar
- Sweetie
- Sydney
T-Z
- Taco
- Tinkerbell
- Trixie
- Wheeler
- Whiskers
- Zoe