72 Cute and Funny Guinea Pig Names
What to Name Your New Guinea Pig
So you are getting a guinea pig? You must be squealing just like one with excitement! Who wouldn’t at the news that you are getting one of the cutest, cuddliest, and most lovable little fuzzy animals alive?
Guinea pigs make wonderful pets and are low maintenance. They do not require a whole lot of space, their housing requirements are minimal, and it's a lot of fun to build them a little play area! They enjoy the company of other guinea pigs and really form a bond with their owners. You will love them for their entire five to seven year lifespan, and they'll love you right back.
So, do you have any idea what you will name your guinea pig? Meeting your match at the pet store is the easy part, but giving it a name might not be so easy. If you are lucky, the name will just come to you as soon as you chose which one to take home. Most are not that lucky, and, therefore, need to do a little research.
To make this matter a little easier, I have compiled a list of the best guinea pig names that I could find or think of. Scroll down to find different names in separate categories.
Boy Guinea Pig Names
Male names often sound more “fierce” than girly names, but whether your guinea pig is more of an attention-hog or a shy piglet, there’s a name for all!
Rocko
| Bob
| Ozzy
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Leonard
| Chomper
| Zipper
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Bart
| Homer
| Paco
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Oliver
| Fabio
| Ham
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Boomer
| Pepsi
| Nemo
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Tank
| Matty
| Braveheart
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Girl Guinea Pig Names
Girl names commonly have a “girly” feel to them and often reflect the foods we eat! Why? Because girls are sweet, so is food, and girls love food. That’s not all that is on our list, of course, so check it out!
Princess
| Daisy
| Rosie
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Cinnamon
| Sugar
| Ladybug
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Nutmeg
| Peaches
| Cookie
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Minnie
| Ginger
| Hazel
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Bella
| Lily
| Sweetheart
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Sofie
| Buttercup
| Baby
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Cute Guinea Pig Names
Guinea pigs are adorably fuzzy little critters. These cute pets deserve a name as cute as they are! Check out these cute guinea pig names, great for males and females!
Stud Muffin
| Caramel
| Peanut
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Pumpkin
| Sprinkles
| Cuddle Bunny
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Copper
| Piglet
| M&M
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Snickers
| Furball
| Cupcake
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Cottonball
| Tootsie
| Honey
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S'mores
| Oreo
| Snickerdoodle
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Funny Guinea Pig Names
It's easy to come up with a funny name for your furry friend. Pick a name that plays on their species or their small stature, for starters.
Hamlet
| Ginny Pig
| Goliath
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Biscuit
| The Hulk
| Fuzzmeister
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Jedi
| Bam Bam
| Pork Chop
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Meatball
| Godzilla
| Guinness
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Gumbo
| Brutus
| Guinevere
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Alf
| Jack Hammer
| Chunk
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Picking a Guinea Pig Name
There are plenty of names to choose from, and hopefully you have already found one you like by this point, but if you haven't, not to worry!
Whether you have a male or female guinea pig, try assessing its personality and outer appearance to help you pick a name.
- Does it run to you right away, or is it still a bit skittish?
- Is it loud, or does it make little noise?
- What color is it and what “hairstyle” does it have?
Answering these questions can help when deciding between two or three names, too.
Let Your Guinea Pig Help Decide
Still don’t have a name? I’m a fan of letting my animals help in this process just because I am so indecisive when it comes to these things, not to mention the silly memories that it makes. There are a couple of ways a guinea pig can “help” choose a name.
- If you have an outgoing piggy, have a few friends sit in a circle, assign a name to each person, and place the guinea pig in the middle. The guinea pig takes on the name of the person it goes to first!
- Write different names on a few index cards and place them around the room with some guinea pig food; you can even do this in the cage if it’s big enough. Whichever card it eats off first is the name that the guinea pig chooses! Easy, right? I think so!
Whatever you do to figure out the guinea pig’s name, have fun with it!
Questions & Answers
What are your favorite names for guinea pigs?
Food-themed names are my favorite:
Brownie
Cheddar
Cheeto
Cookie
Cupcake
Dorito
Gummy Bear
Hazelnut
Kiwi
Muffin
Pretzel
Reese Puff
Skittles
Stromboli
Sweet Potato
Taco
Tater Tot
Waffles
Helpful 30Can I use a human weight measure for my guinea pig?
I'm not a veterinarian, so I can't give you health tips for your pets, but when it comes to weight, a human scale should work as long as it can measure a small enough weight. You might have better luck with a kitchen scale, but make sure your parents help you, and you clean it well after using it. I'd suggest putting some plastic wrap over the top of the scale. You may also need to use a glass bowl as your guinea pig may not sit still long enough to weigh it properly. I hope this helps.
Helpful 14What are your pet Guinea pigs named?
I don't have them any longer, but the ones I've had in the past were named Chuckles, Sausage, Cookies, and Meatball.
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Comments
My guinea pigs name was daisy till i found out it was a boy now i still dont know what to name him :/
I love giunie pigs and when they get to exiting when you come over to them
i have two guinea pigs
i love these names
This site was so helpful thanks so much. I’ll tell people about this site
them names are adorable
I’m trying to think of a cute name for my little girl guinea pig.
I LOVE the let your guinea pigs help decide I'm definitely going to do it!!
I dont like any names Lilly
is there any male names?
Male names?
lol,its my brother birthday soon and he doesn't know yet but we are getting two guinea pigs and calling them spike and perrie ..... spike is gonna be my bro's and perrie is gonna be myn xx
I’m naming mine Phineas and Austin
I’m getting two boys. I’m so excited
I’m going to get a guinea pig and name it Señorito Burrito
I’m kiwi and her middle name is pumpkin and her last name it kucharczyk
I love these names, Princess for a girl, and Prince for boy!!
I have two boys, and I named them Fudgie and Marshmallows .
I'm naming mine pretzel, ginger, Dorito, kiwi, muffin, cheddar, and Cheeto, I aredy have cheddar, Cheeto and kiwi, im getting muffin, dorito, pretzel, and ginger
I’m gonna name mine ozzy and patch
Pip and Squeak? Wilma and Betty?
More names plez
Any opinions on names? I have pretzel but idk
I like that one
Im getting a guinea pig when i move to my new house but I can't decide on pina colada or nutmeg and im also getting a girl guinea pig
O.0 i just got a guinea pig, and i need names. she is chill, sweet and adventureous.
If I ever get one it will be either chicken and waffles or cupcakes and waffles
i have two guinea pigs at the moment and their names are Piper and Padmae. i’m also getting two more girls and i’m naming them Poppet and Petunia!
My guinea pigs are called ozzy and patch
I am getting a ginger short hair pig and i love the name bambam
My guniea pigs name is Sweet Pea. She had a sister but unfortunatley she got sick and passed away. Her name was teddy.
I think it was great but tootsie was the best in the end I came up with ginger also I thought of Nutella and Carmela marshmallow is a great one to but overall it was great for me to see names because i was struggling
My long hair guinea pig is named marshmallow
piggy is good for girl!
I am getting one
My piggies are Jeffrey and gp
My Cavy's name is Buddy Luv
My guinea pigs names are Hazel Cinnamon Ginger Penny Daisy Splinter Rockwell SammyBadger Nevil Wolfe and Pepper
my guinea pigs are called lucy and pixie
nice names
I have 2 guinea pigs the smooth haired American is Ellie and the texel is Lexi
I had 2 guinea pigs and there names were ginger, and butter cup. They were so cute and fluffy. Guinea pigs are the best choldhood pet to have. I hope people can see that soon.
can you put Kiki,Fluffy on the list
I'm getting a Guinea pig her name is princess lola
I have two guineapigs their names are cupcake and marshmallow
I used to have two guinea pigs but they died.But there names were Carlsberg and Guinness
I named my guidance pig waffles and she Is female. My sisters is named jinx.
i have 11 guinea pigs and there called peanut, nibbles, mr and mrs grumpy, bumbles ,milky way, fifi, Pepsi, meatball and guinness
My guinea pig is called OREO!!! LOL
I’m probably going to get a guinea pig soon and if I do, i’m naming him Oreo
Yep, i love those name Randomgirl
I'm getting some guinea pigs soon and I'm so excited, although I have no idea what to name them!!! Please help me. :)
Is fudge and cashew a good name?
I own 2 guinea pigs thay are girls and so cute there names are Melody and Rosey
name it honey or rookie or taffy
My girl guineas are called milly, dolly, daisy, creme, norma, poppy
my boys are called needles, jynxy, lucky and bear
thanks for naming me!
im getting a guinea pig and im gunna call him ozzy or snikerdoodle
lol
Very good.
i just got my first guinea pig today and his name is Theodore
I love all these names, we have just found out one of our guinea pig's is a male. We are going to rename the male because when we thought he was a female we named him Hazel, I am going back and forth with some names! here are the names:
- Prince
-Oreo
-Peanut
-Snickers
-Snickerdoodle
-Bacon Bitz
Which one should I pick!!!
How do u convince your parents to get one
I have two guinea pigs
I love guinea pigs i’m just about to get a couple my self .do you have any fancy names or scary ones like scare
Do guinea pigs need a cage mate
she just had her babies today
I love the names, Snickers, and SnickerDoodle
My dog was named Pepsi but he ran away...
our guinea pigs hard to tick car of? lolz XD mi gorl friend wantz mi to get 1 butt i thik there hard????? plz halp also i kneed some namz 4 the pigz. she wantz like for or somthin idrk bc she blabs alot and i dint listen to her lolz XD... any who.... hers the list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- pork rhine
- fat pig
- bacon bitz
- lil sausage mouth
- pork chip
- rib master
- potato hip
- gordon pamsy
- chez ballz
- red marker
-egghoe
- hamster
If anybod got some iteas lkm and hit me up if u a cuttie bc mi gf is nagging me ughhhhhhh XDDD
My Guinea pigs name is fuzz Meister and my sisters is Buddacup
I have a cool gunieapig name bluebell winston henry berry
Guinea pigs are the best animal's alive
I LOVE GUINEAPIGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
M guinea pigs name is oreo because he is black an white he is the cutest thing on earth I love him so much
i have a guinea pig and his name is lighting he sheds alot i have a black sheet and it is covered in his hair
i have a Guinea pig for sale for 85 because he is white with black spot and he is a cutee baby.
I'm getting a Guinea pig for my tenth birthday
Do you have any names 4 a white long haired guinea pig?
I’m getting a Guinea pig In a week it’s white,black,and bron but I don’t know what to name it btw it’s a girl
does anyone have any baby guinea pigs for sale if yes can you text me back how much
I got two guinea pigs and I named them- Caramel and Storm.
They are boys, 7 weeks old & realllllllly FAT!!!
By the way these 72 guinea pig names are ADORABLE!!!!!
Nice names! I am going to get 2 guinea pegsbut i don’t know when. I have sooooooooo many names for it and I don’t know what to chose. Have any ideas.
I'm gonna get a girl and I'm gonna make it panda because it's black and white
I’m getting two adorable baby boys and I’m soo exited ones brown and swirly and I don’t know about the other I love piggies so much
I’m getting a Guinea pig in a few days and I can’t wait to name her buttercup
i love the name peanut for my guinea pig.
To "Anyone" I like Ginger more but Hazel is cute too.
hey i have a ginger dog
I need a good name for my ferret any thoughts
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Very cute names! Thanks for sharing :-)
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Hi Jade,
I'm sure you'll figure the perfect names :-)
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Hi Adyn,
Raider's a cool name. :-)
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@Melis I like it!
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Hi Piper_Mac
That's really cute!
I am going to name my new ginnie pig s’mores
I have two Abyssinian and they are both black and orange like there names are bandit and spooks
Name Hazel or ginger
I am getting a guinea pig and I can’t wait but I also can’t think of a name, but with the commonwealth games mascot being Borroby I was thinking of changing it to borropig for a guinea pig name
I still dont know what to call my guinea pig. She has a black head with a line in the middle her back is all white and she had a small brown spot on her head. She is very cuddly and calm. Any ideas?
A good name for maybe a white guinea pig could be Abba or maybe Snowflake. I am turning 10 and i am getting two guinea pigs for my birthday. We r wirking on a name for one but my sisters can't agree
My sister named hers S'mores before I found the site. I was looking for a name for my new guinea pig and couldn't find one that fit, it is a long haired male with lots of cow licks two on his head make a Mohawk. I think I wanna call him raider
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