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