72 Cute and Funny Hamster Names
Naming Your New Hamster
You recently went to the pet store and “tried on” all of the animals that they had there. The birds were way too loud, the fish were all too boring, your stomach turned at the thought of feeding a mouse to a snake, and the other reptiles were just not cuddly enough.
Then something caught your eye: The motion of a wheel turning and turning and this adorable little ball of fur keeping it going. You watched in awe as this little thing shot off the wheel, dove into its tunnel, and squeezed its way to the very top to peek at you.
"That’s the one: the hamster," you said. The perfect pet. And now, the perfect name....
Hamsters make great pets because not only are they small and cute, but they're also easy to bond with, quiet, simple to care for, and not too expensive. Plus, since they are contained in a cage, so is any mess they make.
There are as many reasons to love that adorable little fuzzball as there are names to name it! When it comes to sorting through numerous hamster names, one will surely stand out from the others, ultimately becoming your hamster’s name.
Try looking through the following list of hamster names to see if there is one for your hamster!
Cute Hamster Names
Boo Bear
| Lovebug
| Sugar Cookie
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Skittles
| Bunny
| Gingersnap
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Paws
| Tigger
| Bebe
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Butterscotch
| Brown Sugar
| Snowball
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Sweety
| Snookums
| Whiskers
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Chocolate Chip
| Fufu
| Cocoa
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You know those super over-the-top, completely harmless-sounding names that only something painfully cute should have? Well, a hamster meets this criteria.
Funny Hamster Names
Hamburger
| Budweiser
| Tank
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Napolean
| Hampton
| Churro
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Dorito
| Ricky Bobby
| Einstein
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Chongo
| Beefcakes
| Foodstuff
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Hamlet
| Paul Bunyan
| Sexy Beast
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Orange Soda
| Mouse
| Chumlee
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Funny and clever names are great for pets. Our favorite? Puns! You can't spell hamster without “ham,” so why not give it a name that you can’t spell without “ham”?
Male Hamster Names
Maximilian
| Franklin
| Teddy
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Buster
| Gus
| Caesar
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Lucius
| Bernard
| Pepper
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Rex
| Sparky
| Tiny
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Taz
| Pablo
| Jo Jo
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Larry
| Cooper
| Ripley
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A lot of people enjoy giving their male hamsters macho names, such as "Monster" or "Rex." Names like these are fun for boys, especially since hamsters are such rough and tough pets!
Female Hamster Names
Lady
| Pearl
| Goldilocks
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Holly
| Lily
| Tinkerbell
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Bonnie
| Gretel
| Honey
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Cinderella
| Peppermint
| April
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Magenta
| Maggy
| Cashmere
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Precious
| Dolly
| Snow White
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Females often have cute, sweet-sounding names and are often named after food. Sweet food, though, because girls are sweet!
Let Your Hamster Help Pick Its Name
And the list goes on. As you can see, there are a whole lot of names to choose from.
- If you really can’t think of a name that goes well, or if you are stuck between a few names, take a paper plate and write some names on it, spacing them out well. Next to each name, place different foods: a piece of cheese, hamster food from the pet shop, maybe a cracker and a piece of carrot. Whichever the hamster goes for first will be its name!
- Another fun way to let the hamster “choose” its name is to place it in a hamster ball if you have one, and place a bunch of sticky notes with different names on them on the outside of the ball. Whichever one falls off the ball first is the name!
- If you have a really curious hamster that wanders into other rooms, assign a name to each room, decide on a time, and let your hamster loose for ten minutes. Whichever room the hamster is in when the time is up determines the name!
Deciding on a Hamster Name
Whatever names you are choosing between, make sure you take a long look at the hamster for a sign that it's a good fit.
If you're thinking about naming the little guy Bob, but he doesn't “look” like a Bob (and there’s a chance he won't!), then maybe the name Bob should not be considered for your hamster.
(Unless you really, really want to name him Bob; it’s personal preference, of course. I think you get the point!)
Comments
My hamster hammey died years ago
i love all your hamster names
My hamster is named pixie, her nick name is mouse xd
my hamsters name is JOHN CENA
I'm getting a hamster on my b-day I'm so excited!!!
I have a brown and white girl hamster that I got yesterday, but I don't know what to name her
Two dwarf hamster males and name them Sonic and Zoom
My hamsters name is Sophia.
i like hansel or pepper also moon
My first hamster's name was Nugget.
I did not see Poppy on there huh that's my hamsters name :P I think that's cute :)
I called mine Oreo and I still have him
I had a male hamster and I named him Suki, he just recently died..
I got a nice one not up there, hammy!!!
Zac and look
I love hamsters these are great names but I think I have the best hamster name Angel❤️
I love hamsters!Alice!
^_^
I named my hamster Alice. She is so adorable! I LOVE HER SO MUCH! thx to pethelpful and BunnyAwesome77!
^_^ ^_^
Hamsters are so cute! I love Bunnies and Hamsters alot!
I think my name is better i named my hamster Butterfinger and i love it!!!
name: Cutie
i need help
Mine is bibbles he's a boy
We named our two prince and tiny
Hamsters are not rodents!
Thx alot to pethelpful!
^_^
Please. do not name hamsters after food .They are not food.
I LOVE HAMSTERS!
Hey guys, agree w/ me and Random.Humphrey and Alice are both AWESOME names.^_^
I LOVE ALICE AND PETHELPFUL!
Humphrey is a good name
Pet helpful is really helpful. I also agree w/ BunnyAwesome77.She helped me alot.I just have a hamster and when I read her commet,I named my hamster Alice. So agree w/her people.
BunnyAwesome77 is right people.plz agree w/ her.
Thx alot Awesomecat88.I also like pet helpful.^_^
BunnyAwesome77 is right,the hamster name Alice,should be a popular hamster name.I really like hamsters,but,I like cats better. Pet helpful is very helpful.like I said people, agree w/ BunnyAwesome77. The name Alice, is a AWESOME hamster name.I think it should be a popular hamster name.So people, name your hamster Alice. (Only if it's a female hamster,thanks for reading! ) ^_^
the name Alice should be a popular Hamster name.so put the name Alice on the list plz people. I have a really cute hamster named Alice.She is so cute that when she makes a mistake, I just can't stay mad at her.: )
how about Alice?
hamlin
Cool names
i relly like the name Peppermint.
I want a hamster and am slowly starting to convince my mom.. VERY slowly.. See,, My mom doesn't like most animals. And that
is hard when you are a HARDCORE animal person... Like I said, the process is very slow, and my mom didn't wanna talk about it. I said: " Can we talk later? " My mom: " Sigh. Okay. " I already made a list of names. This website helped with some of the names! Thanks!! :3
My mom won't let me get a hamster. She says there rodents
Awww
skittles is brillant
my friends liked the budweiser but they drink hennessy so thats his name now its actually kind of cute.
Finally I'm Soo happy ...
I got my 1st pet Hamsters
Jo Jo and Rex
I think with this site I found a new hamster name five thumbs up for this name and site the name I chose was:Chocolate Chip
Thxs to this site i can stop debating on the names in my head thxs again bye
I got a male hamster yesterday
Thank you for listing all these adorable and funny names. After taking a LONG time to decide, I decided to get a white hamster. Non of the names fit it, I apologise. But all these names inspired me to make a cute name of my own, so I called it Marshmallow. But,thank you VERY MUCH for these ideas that inspired me.
I always wanted a hamster! I begged and begged. I even started being more responsible with the dog I own. I'm planning to convince my parents to let me get one, then use my own life savings to buy the hamster,it's needs and everything. I'm also planning to get a white Sapphire hamster, only because I want to call it Marshmallow. Did I mention my Brother used to have a hamster,that he looked after the WRONG way? It was so funny. I went YouTube to search how to look after it PROPERLY, but the hamster died in his cage. Now that I know,my plan is set.
April
I named my syrian hamster kiwi!
I just got a new hamster. I named it after one of cute names, and her name is snowball. This is a great way to find hamster names
What about gus
im getting a hamster next week
My hamster is called mr hammy hamster franklin
this is soo help full i getting a boy hamster
This site is brilliant gave me loads of help
i got a new hamster today
Mine is also called chocolate chip a very very nice name
So cute
Love those James I'm going to get a hamster soon hope it goes well i wrote a list of boy names and girl names
I named my hampster sexxxxy bottom bumper
I like these names just I can't chose
This really helped me out on finding a cute hamster name.
Even though it not the best site I came across, I still think this was very helpful in my serch for hamster names. Thank you!
i love this it is really helpful
We had a hard time deciding our name for a hamster but this site help just really well and we decided that will name him Gus and he even looks like Gus Gus from the movie Cinderella
I have a turtle and a cat but i'm getting a hamster too maybe today! I used to have a million fish. But now we have zero cause we gave it to this one person. To get a turtle.Bye Bye fish maybe forever. *Sniff* *Sniff*
if it is black and white ......
adidas
I have a vole and I thought of all the names I could but none were good so I looked and found this it was so helpful now his name is peppermint
I let my hamster choose it's own name by the food way. BTW it chose Pisces (she was born on the 19th of march 2017) :)
I will name my hamster peppermint it's a really cute name as I am getting a baby
ANOTHER good name is fifi or rhino like the hamster from bolt!
i love tigger and boo bear
I got a robot dwarf hamster and we were gonna name is nibbles but my nephew called it nipples so we ended up calling him waffles
I love this stradegey and my hamsters do too.
Who is looking at this when there birthday is tomorrow and went downstairs and saw a hamster cage
Omg the funny names are soo funny it nearly made me faint
any more names not to be rude
My hamster's name is Holly
I like Gaston for a male hamster
Nice
My hamster's name is Gus. I named him after my mom's cat and Gus from Cinderella!
My absolute favorites are honey, napoleon and snookums
He wont be lazy he will be strong
I like Rocco or Theo
My previous hamster just died
I am geting one
I have a hamster at home and his name is Winston. I got a new hamster yesterday and I am thinking twilight, Dana or whiskers
Hi, i just bought a dwarf hamster yesterday and i'm thinking of a name for him i like the names... Teddy,Piggie,Pickles,Muffin, but im not sure that those names will fit him... please could evryone give me some really cute names for my male dwarf hamster he is a dark brown color and he has a white mouth and from his mouth to his belly he has a white stripe so please give me more great names for hamsters and all of your names for your hamsters are great they are so cute for hamster im thinking about one right now!!! :)
Thanks they are all very very cute names it is so hard to make my mind up
My hamsters name is hammey that is how I spell it as well
I named my hamster Poppy
This is so cute!!! Here is some other ideas!
Olaf
Stitch
Peanut
Pippy
Poppy
Tigger
Tiger
Winnie
Mike
Sulky
Boo
Randy
Randel
Perry
Coco puff
Coco
My 1st hamster was Sniffy, then, Agnus, Cleo, and then Henry. 1st 3 were girls, then Henry, a boy.
I like that name bc it was a friends dead dog p.s. Shes not a goid friend
cut ,for girls and boys
I love the names
I named my robo hamster bibbles
I think Im Going for Bonnie if my hamster is a girl or pingu if a boy xx
My first hamster
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