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 124Can 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 56What 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
I might be getting 4 beautiful boys at the start of summer next year. I'm getting them next year just so i have enough time to prepare and also i would like their adoption birthday in the summer. I will name them : Reese , Oreo , Waffle and Dorito
Donald Trump Jr.
My guinea pigs names are peanut, and chubbacca/mr.chubbs
They are both boys
Onion
how about Salt? that goes with Peppa
I need a food related name that will go with my existing guinea pig name, peppa.
I have three piggies two female and a male, I’ve chosen a candy themed name for all. Skittles (father) is the male, Rolo, is the mother of Snickers who’s the newest piggy in the family.
these are some funny names that I have previously named the piggies:
-honey, I shrunk the pigs
-Elvis pigsley
-mount everpig
and more.
I am thinking either Hazel and Nutmeg or Honey and Minnie but it depends on the colour so i also like these:
Bubbles
Crumpet
Peaches
Cinnamon
Coco
Im looking at some today to adopt and i think ill name him tinsle.
My 3 year old named him cubby
I think some of these are too candish which means its named of a
Today I got two female guinea pigs and have named them Levi and Lexi
i loved your guinea pig names they were really useful.
I have 4 pigs... ones name is Derp and another is Tut-Tut. Its funny because I knew what Derp meant when I named him but when I named Tut-Tut (after a friend) I came to find out that “tut-tut” is an expression of annoyance. So I basically have a guinea pig named stupid and another named annoying lol. They are my kids though and I love them and they are crazy spoiled!
My guiinnie pig’s name I said Hershey because she is dark brown with a white K on her nose
I got my new guinea pig!Thanks I named him Cheetos and the other one is Brownie like Dale Fizpatric said.
Fenton
I got a ginger and white guinea pig and her name is ginger!
I just got a guinea pig and his name is Pedro.
sunny
I was think about doing Meatball and Pickles what do you think? Do you think it’s a good name?
What are some unique girl Guinea pig names that are also cute?
Has anyone got name suggestions that go with Hannibal
I know either you go to Google and say guinea pigs for sale or go to a pet store
My cousin Bianca has a sister and her sisters guinea pig is named Browny
I’ve got four Peruvian guinea pigs princess piglet and haven’t named the other ones yet thinking though
Great website
Your names are ok but mine are a bit different I don't want to offend you but if you want some more names just ask me and I'll be there
I was thinking of doing bam bam
I love the name geo it’s not on heat geo for a boy
hi i have a guinea pig that is white and ginger and im getting he/she in 3 weeks and i have some name idea for female and male guinea pigs that might be useful to anyone so first is carrot cake and pumpkin pie and sweet potato tater tot waffles pancakes cupcakes cookie truffles chowder snuggles and cuddles but i think im gonna go with carrot cake haven't really heard that name for a guinea pig before and its cute for male female but i don't know yet all are so cute!!!
A name is coco
Here are some boy Guinea pig Names
Peanut
Bobby
Oreo
Snicker
Toast
Charlie
Sloppy
Zippy
CHeeky
Monkey
Snooper
Girls names
Honey
Poppy
Daisy
Princess
Baby
Lilly
Molly
Milly
Ruby
Poppy
Star
Have any of you named your guinea pig after someone or something from star wars?
Where do you guys get yur guinea pigs?
Caleb name her after some thing you like. For example name her after a movie or tv show you like or even a friend or family member. I hope these ideas were useful.
I got 2 guinea pigs. Their names are jedi and milo. They are 2 weeks old
Giunea pigs just died
you should name it figs
I named mine Bruce Guinner.
I might be geting a guinea pig soon and i don't really know what to call it. These sugestion were amazing but they aren't my type. Any ideas?
Tat or tot is super cute!!! I have two baby girls planning on getting a boy for babies
I am using this to name my Parakeet! I decided on Tater Tot! keep up the great work guys!
I got a guinea pig today and this name i really liked. Hazel. Welcome to the fam!!! Thank you!!
I wanted a guinea pig and we got one in less then 12 hrs and it came to our house like 1 hr after we said we'll take it
i might get a guinea pig and this was super helpful i might name her waffles
I might be getting a Guinea Pig and three names I already knew. But I never thought of the rest! Thank you so much! Now I’m having a hard time finding a name.
OMG i love the names amazing
im getting two guinea pigs when we move houses, i cant wait. This site helped me a lot with chosing names, thanks!
My guinea pigs name was daisy till i found out it was a boy now i still dont know what to name him :/
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?
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