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