Top pet bird names

Birds are full of personality, and they should rightly have suitable bird names to boot! If you’re scratching your beak trying to come up with a great name for your pet bird, look no further — our guide to the top pet bird names has got you covered.

So, scroll down and get a wing (or two!) full of cool monikers for your feathery friend, from the best bird names for girls and cool bird names for boys all the way to our top choices for cute and funny bird names!

And just one thing before we get started - if you're still sitting on the fence (or perch?) about adopting a bird, head over to our blogs on how to take care of a bird and how to take care of a parrot to check you're up to the job.

List of top pet bird names

At TrustedHousesitters we are proud to connect loving pet bird owners with just-as-loving sitters on a daily basis – but we also trust that our members know a thing or two about really cute bird names! For this reason, we’ve scoured our avian archives and you wouldn’t believe what bird name treasure trove we discovered: beloved evergreen bird names for our top 50 bird names for girls and top 50 bird names for boys, funny bird names that made us chuckle, cute bird names that made us aww, unique bird names with cool meanings – even rather specific blue bird names and black bird names (hello, Azure, Indigo, Dusty, and Smokey!).

But enough of the teaser, here are the best bird names, according to our pet-loving community.

Top 50 bird names for girls

1. Ava
2. Avery
3. Azure
4. Berry
5. Bijou
6. Birdie
7. Bluebell
8. Calypso
9. Chirpy
10. Cleo
11. Coco
12. Dahlia
13. Daisy
14. Darcy
15. Ditsy
16. Dory
17. Dusty
18. Echo
19. Etsy
20. Evie
21. Feathers
22. Fern
23. Ginger
24. Goldie
25. Jazz
26. Jewel
27. Jojo
28. Juliet
29. Kiwi
30. Lucky
31. Margot
32. Melody
33. Nellie
34. Paloma
35. Piper
36. Polly
37. Purdy
38. Rainbow
39. River
40. Sage
41. Sapphire
42. Skittles
43. Skye
44. Starr
45. Sunshine
46. Sybil
47. Tallulah
48. Tilly
49. Tweety
50. Xena

Top 50 bird names for boys

1. Banjo
2. Bingo
3. Blaze
4. Blue
5. Bruno
6. Cash
7. Clyde
8. Dewey
9. Diablo
10. Elvis
11. Hendrix
12. Huey
13. Iago
14. Indie
15. Indigo
16. Jay
17. Kai
18. Louis
19. Lucky
20. Mac
21. Mango
22. Marley
23. Mojo
24. Neville
25. Nico
26. Orion
27. Orville
28. Ozzie
29. Pauly
30. Peanut
31. Pegasus
32. Pepper
33. Phoenix
34. Picasso
35. Pickles
36. Pilot
37. Pitta
38. Poncho
39. Rico
40. Ringo
41. River
42. Robin
43. Romeo
44. Rusty
45. Rusty
46. Smokey
47. Sparky
48. Spike
49. Tango
50. Ziggy

Top cute bird names

1. Pumpkin
2. Peanut
3. Kiwi

Did you notice how many cute female bird names were in that list? Let’s see if there are more boy names in our funny bird names list!

Top funny bird names

1. Tik-Tok
2. Pretzel
3. Apollo

Are you looking for puppy names, too? Then have a look at our ultimate puppy names list for inspiration!

Choosing the perfect pet bird name – tips for picking your bird’s name

Humans use names not only to call each other but also to call their pets – but did you know that some birds also use names in the wild? Some parrots, for example, will use signature calls to address each other, while their babies will first learn their parents’ voice and signature calls in the nest and then ‘name’ themselves, choosing a unique call for themselves that sounds similar to but not the same as their parents’. Isn’t that fascinating?

Pet birds, on the other hand, can learn to listen to their owner-given names or, depending on the kind of bird, may even learn to speak their names. All this means that you should definitely pay special attention to choosing a cute bird name for your winged buddy – after all, you will not only use it pretty often, you may also get to hear it tweeted back at you!

Since birds are really good at recognising and imitating sounds, you can go ahead and choose pretty much any name you think fits your pet bird’s personality, be that a super funny bird name, a really cute bird name or a unique bird name with a cool meaning you (and we’re sure your bird, too!) will love.

The one thing you should try to keep in mind, though, is to choose a name that doesn’t sound too similar to commands you would like to teach your pet bird or to names of friends and family, so your little friend (and your loved ones!) won’t get confused. Other than that, feel free to get as creative as you like! Maybe even pick a name from a song so your pet bird might start to associate its name with a melody and sing for you when you call it?

Pet birds are the perfect mix of beautiful, cute and funny – and most definitely deserve a name that reflects their unique, lively personalities. But never worry – after reading through our list of top bird names, we know you are more than up to the task. And we’re also sure your pet bird will agree and eventually sing their name (and maybe even yours) in praise – quite literally!

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