93 Best Pet Rock Names (Curated & Ranked) + Generator

Pet rocks have probably been around for hundreds of years, but rocks weren’t sold as pets until the 1970s when an advertising executive decided to start selling smooth stones from Mexico.¹

The creator of the pet rock was inspired by hearing his friends complain about the stress of caring for other pets like dogs and cats.

Eventually, he sold over a million pet rocks!¹ His product was discontinued but has since been reintroduced, and people also gather their own pet rocks from nature today.

Below, we list more than 90 pet rock name ideas, plus tips to help you choose the perfect name.

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Dwayne
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Pebbles
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Rocky
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Rocco
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Ariana Granite
a play on Ariana Grande
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Skipper
after “skipping rocks”
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Mr. Clean
a play on the phrase “clean slate”
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Rockwell
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Elvis
after the rock-and-roll hitmaker Elvis Presley
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Brock
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Graveler
after the rock-type Pokemon
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Sylvester the Stone
play on “Sylvester Stallone”
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Ruby
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Freddie
after Freddie Mercury, the singer of the iconic rock band Queen
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Beatle
after the rock band
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The Thing
after the rock-like character from “Fantastic Four”
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Batu
Indonesian for “stone”
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Opal
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Uku
after the singing volcano in the Pixar short film “Lava”
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Candy
after rock candy
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Fred Flintstone
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Flint
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Mr. Stone
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Ramon the Stone
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Chris Rock
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Piedra
Spanish for stone or rock
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Jacques the Rock
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Rocket
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Stakataka
after the rock-type Pokemon
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Stoney
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Buddy
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Bryce
after Bryce Canyon
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Iggy
could be short for “igneous”
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Emma Stone
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Pietra
Italian for stone
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Rubble
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Steve
after the wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin
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Simone
rhymes with “stone”
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Marble
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Tyrone
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Regirock
after the rock-type Pokemon
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Onix
after the rock-type Pokemon
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Olive
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Rollie
inspired by “Rolling Stone”
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Hudson
after the classic Hollywood actor Rock Hudson
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Jimi
after the rock star Jimi Hendrix
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Rockford
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Balboa
after Rocky Balboa
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Stonjourner
after the rock-type Pokemon
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Steen
Dutch for stone
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Roca
Spanish for rock
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Rockley
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Joan
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Tuff
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Topaz
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Stein
German for stone or rock
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Slater
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Stenet
Danish for “rocky”
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Gigalith
after the rock-type Pokemon
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Craggy
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Geodude
after the rock-type Pokemon
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Kaya
Turkish for “rock”
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Cary Granite
a play on “Cary Grant”
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Roccia
Italian for rock
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Pride
after Pride Rock from “The Lion King”
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Moe
after the Moeraki Boulders in New Zealand
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Ignatious
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Axl
after Axl Rose, the lead singer of Guns N’ Roses
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Siouxsie
after Siouxsie Sioux, the influential British rock singer
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Creag
Scots Gaelic for rock
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Minnie
short for “mineral”
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Sugar
after Sugarloaf Mountain in Brazil
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Meteora
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Beacon
after Beacon Rock in Washington
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Rocklin
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Sloane
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Zuma
after Zuma Rock in Nigeria
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Lazy
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Hayley
after Hayley Williams, singer of the rock band Paramore
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Chester
after the rock singer Chester Bennington of Linkin Park
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Gigi
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Locke
after the “Lost” character; rhymes with “rock”
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Enroll
introduced as “my pet rock, Enroll” (which sounds like “rock and roll”)
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Springsteen
after the rock star of the same name
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Bono
after the singer of the rock band U2
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Buster Keaton
after the famously stone-faced classic Hollywood actor
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Apata
Yoruba for “rock”
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Zulu for “rock”
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Eartha
after Eartha Kitt
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Grohl
after Nirvana and Foo Fighters rock musician Dave Grohl
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Morro
after Morro Rock in California
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Citrine
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Solrock
after the rock-type Pokemon

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How to Choose the Perfect Pet Rock Name

Use these tips to help you narrow down your name options and find the perfect fit for your pet rock:

First, decide what type of name you want. Before making a list of your favorite options, deciding on the type of name you want will make it easier to eliminate names that don’t fit your taste. For example, if you don’t find puns funny, you might want to choose a human-like name or a word meaning “rock” or “stone” from another language instead.
Think about whether you’ll have more than one pet rock. If you already have multiple rocks or plan to get more, you might want to choose a theme that will allow you to easily find more than one name. For example, you could name your first rock after a Marvel superhero, leaving you the option to choose superhero names for other rocks, too.
Test out a few different names. There’s no time limit for naming your pet rock! If you’re having trouble after narrowing your list down to a few options, try alternating between them for a few hours or days and see which one sticks.