Pet Frog Names

A frog name generator: five names a press for a pet frog or toad, each with a line.

Pet Frog Names

Neon SignYou cannot miss it.
KoaxThe second word of the frog chorus in the Greek comedy The Frogs.
GlazeA wet shine over strong color.
Big FellaThe American bullfrog is the largest true frog in North America.
DoorstepWhere it sits every evening.

How it works

Press for five pet frog names, sorted by kind: tree frog, bullfrog, dart frog, horned frog and toad, each named for the animal's real look or call. Then names for a green one, funny names, and frogs of myth and folklore.

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Names by kind of frog or toad

Choose a kind in the list under the button. Sticky Toes is for a tree frog, which has discs at the tips of its toes. Pobblebonk is a real name for an Australian banjo frog. Slow Walk suits a common toad, and Round One a horned frog.

Frogs of myth and folklore

Heqet is an ancient Egyptian goddess shown as a frog, and Jin Chan is the three-legged Money Toad of China. King Log comes from Aesop, Golden Ball from the Grimms' Frog Prince, and Brekekekex from the frog chorus of an ancient Greek comedy.

Questions and answers

What are good names for a pet frog?

Good names for a pet frog come from the frog. Side Stripe fits an American green tree frog, Big Fella a bullfrog, Bright Coat a dart frog and Copper Eyes a common toad, whose eyes have yellow or copper-colored irises.

What are cool pet frog names?

Try the myth and folklore group: Heqet, Physignathus, Tsarevna and Jin Chan. Or use a real frog word: Pobblebonk, Natterjack, Coquí, or Anura, the science name for frogs, which means without tail.

What is a funny name for a frog?

Sir Croaks-a-Lot, Sir Hops-a-Lot, Toadally and Croak Monsieur are on the list. So are the sounds: Ribbit, Boing, Plop and Slurp.

Are these frog names from films or shows?

Not on purpose. We left out any name found in Wikipedia's list of fictional frogs and toads, and the frogs of well-known films, shows and games by hand. The folklore names come from old tales.

All 126 frog names

For a tree frog 16

Arboreal The word for an animal that lives in trees, as a tree frog does.
Coquí Small frogs of Puerto Rico, named for the loud call of the males.
Dumpy The Australian green tree frog is also called the dumpy tree frog.
Gentle Green The Australian green tree frog is known as a docile animal.
Glass Climber Up the side of the tank like it is nothing.
High Leaf The best seat in the tank.
Leaf Hugger Flat against a leaf all day.
Night Singer Quiet all day, loud after dark.
Peeper The spring peeper is a small chorus frog.
Rain Caller Sings when the weather turns.
Raindrop Small, shiny and found after a shower.
Side Stripe The American green tree frog has a clear white stripe along each side.
Sticky Toes Tree frogs have well-developed discs at the tips of their fingers and toes.
Suction Cup Sticks to the glass.
Twig Sitter Can perch on almost nothing.
Window The belly skin of some glass frogs is see-through, so the heart shows.

For a bullfrog 14

Bass Drum Boom, pause, boom.
Bellow A voice that carries across the pond.
Big Fella The American bullfrog is the largest true frog in North America.
Big Splash Hits the water like a dropped brick.
Bonk The one-note call of the banjo frog.
Deep Voice The lowest note at the water's edge.
Heavy Lily Sinks the pad it sits on.
Jug Band Sounds like someone blowing across a bottle.
Low Gear Slow, heavy and loud.
Pobblebonk An Australian banjo frog is also called the pobblebonk, after its bonk call.
Pond Boss The biggest frog on the biggest lily pad.
Thunder Pond A rumble from the reeds.
Tuba Big, round and low.
Tympanum The science word for a frog's eardrum. A bullfrog's is easy to see behind the eye.

For a dart frog or a bright one 17

Blue Jeans For a frog with blue legs.
Bright Coat Poison dart frogs often have brightly colored bodies.
Crayon Tip The brightest bit of the box.
Daylight Poison dart frogs are active by day.
Dendrobates A genus of poison dart frogs, in the family Dendrobatidae.
Enamel Shiny, hard-looking color.
Fire Belly Fire-bellied toads are named for their brightly colored bellies.
Gemstone Small and worth looking at closely.
Glass Bead Tiny, bright and smooth.
Glaze A wet shine over strong color.
Gumball Small, round and brightly colored.
Lollipop Bright, glossy and on a stick-thin leg.
Neon Sign You cannot miss it.
Paintdrop One bright spot on a green leaf.
Small Jewel Most kinds of poison dart frog are small.
Stop Sign Red means look, do not touch.
Tomato Tomato frogs of Madagascar get their name from one kind's bright red color.

For a horned frog 12

Ceratophrys The genus name of the South American horned frogs.
Chomp Short and to the point.
Dinner Plate Round, flat and wide.
Gobble Eats first, thinks later.
Grump For a mouth that turns down at the corners.
Horned Brow A horned frog has a point of skin over each eye, like a horn.
Lump A frog-shaped bump in the moss.
Paperweight Heavy, round and does not move.
Round One Horned frogs are known for their round shape.
Sit and Wait Does not chase dinner. Dinner comes by.
Squish Round and soft-looking.
Wide Load Takes up the whole leaf.

For a toad 16

Brown Paper Dry, crinkled and plain.
Bumps Toads have dry, leathery skin with large bumps.
Clod A lump of earth with eyes.
Cobble Round, brown and bumpy.
Copper Eyes The common toad's eyes have yellow or copper-colored irises.
Doorstep Where it sits every evening.
Dusk Hopper Out when the light goes.
Grumble Low and gravelly.
Lumpkin A small, bumpy one.
Natterjack A European toad known by the yellow line down the middle of its back.
Short Legs Toads are known for their short legs.
Slow Walk A common toad gets about with a slow, clumsy walk or short jumps.
Stepping Stone Flat, still and in the middle of the path.
Telephone An American toad's call is a long, high trill that sounds like a ringing telephone.
Toadstool The seat a toad was named for, or the other way around.
Under the Porch Its address.

For a green one 19

Algae The green that grows on everything wet.
Bulrush The tall plant with the brown top at the pond's edge.
Cucumber Cool, green and long.
Duckweed The tiny green leaves that float on a pond.
Emerald Pool Deep green water.
Fern Curl A new frond, rolled up tight.
Frogbit A small floating pond plant with round leaves.
Gherkin A small bumpy pickle.
Green Marble Round and glossy.
Green Tea A pale, soft green.
Jade Stone Smooth, cool green.
Kale Chip Dark green and a bit crinkled.
Lime Jelly Bright green and wobbly.
Mint Drop Small and cool green.
Pea Green A soft, plain green.
Pondweed Green strands under the water.
Sour Apple Bright green with a bite.
Watercress Small round leaves at the edge of a stream.
Zucchini Dark green with pale flecks.

Funny names for a frog 20

Anura The frogs' science name. It means without tail.
Boing The sound of takeoff.
Bug Breath What you get for eating flies.
Cannonball Knees up, big splash.
Croak Male frogs have vocal cords and make a range of croaks.
Croak Monsieur A French sandwich with a frog in its throat.
Fly Catcher Has one job.
Froggo A frog, but friendlier.
Leap Year Comes around every four.
Long Tongue Faster than you can see.
Plop The sound of a frog leaving.
Polliwog Another word for a tadpole.
Puddle Jumper Never walks around one.
Ribbit The word people use for the sound.
Sir Croaks-a-Lot A knight of the lily pad.
Sir Hops-a-Lot His quieter cousin.
Slurp The end of a fly.
Splashdown A landing in water.
Spring Roll A spring, and then a roll.
Toadally Completely, if you are a toad.

Frogs of myth and folklore 12

Brekekekex In an ancient Greek comedy, the chorus of frogs sings "Brekekekex koax koax".
Golden Ball In the Grimm tale, the frog fetches a princess's golden ball from a well.
Haiku The Japanese poet Bashō wrote one of his most famous haiku about a frog.
Heqet An ancient Egyptian goddess shown in the form of a frog.
Iron Henry The second title of the Grimms' tale of the Frog Prince.
Jin Chan The Money Toad, a Chinese charm for good fortune, shown with three legs and a coin in its mouth.
King Log In Aesop's fable the frogs ask for a king and are sent a log.
Koax The second word of the frog chorus in the Greek comedy The Frogs.
Physignathus The Frog King in the ancient Greek comic epic, the Battle of the Frogs and Mice.
Puff In one of Aesop's fables a frog tries to puff itself up to the size of an ox.
Tsarevna Tsarevna Frog is the Frog Princess of Eastern European folk tales.
Vasilisa The Frog Princess tale is also told as Vasilisa the Wise.

How this list was compiled

Own list of 126 names for a pet frog or toad, made on 2 October 2026. Five groups go by kind and are named for the animal's real look or call: tree frogs, bullfrogs, dart frogs and other bright ones, horned frogs, and toads. Facts on those cards are from English Wikipedia's articles Tree frog, American green tree frog, Australian green tree frog, Glass frog, Spring peeper, Coquí, American bullfrog, Limnodynastes dumerilii, Poison dart frog, Tomato frog, Fire-bellied toad, Ceratophrys, Toad, Common toad, Natterjack toad, American toad and Frog (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog, CC BY-SA 4.0), read 2 October 2026. The 12 frogs of myth and folklore are from the articles Heqet, Jin Chan, The Frog Prince, The Frog Princess, Batrachomyomachia, Frogs in culture, The Frogs Who Desired a King and The Frog and the Ox, read the same day; each card says where its tale comes from. The other names and every line are ours. An own name was left out when it stands on this site's lists of pet, dog, cat, horse, fish or teddy bear names, or appears in Wikipedia's List of fictional frogs and toads as read that day; the frogs of well-known films, shows and games were also left out by hand. 35 of the 126 names (28 in 100) also stand on another list of this site. Licence: The names we wrote and the line under every name are our own work. Meanings of real names and words draw on English Wiktionary, and facts about the animal and its folklore on English Wikipedia, both under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).