Owl Names: The 300 Most Popular Names for Owls

Own a pet owl? There are about 200 owl species on every continent except Antarctica and are know to be intriguing but lovable birds. Owls generally have super-powered hearing and have a strong sense of sight with their tube-shaped eyes which solely focus on their prey and boosts depth perception.

Looking for the best owl names may be challenging unless you opt for “Hedwig” from Harry Potter which is very common and we also have a lot of Harry Potter owl names below. Snowy owls have been very common too and there are a lot of “cold” ideas in naming a snow owl.

So here are the best names for male and female owls as well as other famous owl names from movies and TV shows. They are a hoot!

Best Owl Names

• Bert
• Travis
• Red
• Ozwald
• Rudy
• Buddy
• Screech
• Elvis
• Barney
• Rutherford
• Cornowlius Braveheart
• Mama Owl
• Ozzy
• Owlinor
• Gray
• Willie
• Booboo
• Mrs. Murray
• Zeus
• Sinatra
• Izzy
• Blinky
• Sparkle Jewel
• Archimedes
• McOwl
• Winnie
• Fozy
• Dixie
• Charcoal

• Agatha
• Screechie
• Gonzo
• Johnnie Owl
• Minerva McGonagowl
• Powell
• Owliver
• White Stripe
• Otus
• Oto
• Hoodini
• Alice
• Duke Owlington
• Lucius Vorenus
• Hedwig
• Otto
• Erwin
• Zeke
• Kleebles
• Hootie
• Ollie
• Major Tom
• Spooky
• JB
• Pudge
• Zippy

• Colin P’owl
• Cliff
• Frederick
• Owlvin
• Vincent
• Axl
• Victoria
• Remy
• Tutti
• Roamie
• Ruby Rufous
• The Whooters
• Pearlie
• Boo
• Clifford
• Roy
• Yertle
• Horton
• Galen
• Baltimore
• Whoolio
• Oprah
• Hoot
• Sasha
• Sonia
• Lucky
• Cuckoo
• Allison
• Shakespeare
• Merlin
• Ozzie
• Winky
• Tawny
• Toby
• Victoria Violet
• Merry
• Douie
• Oscar
• Al Travis
• Bowie
• Spook
• Wilson
• Sammy
• Paola
• Owly
• Sarah
• ChippOwl
• Olive Owl
• Foxmeadow Screecher
• Harriet
• Rowlph
• Owlistare
• Little Lady
• Bob

• Marsh
• Wobbles
• Weebles
• Farley
• Percy
• Mercedes
• Owlie
• Sparkles
• Cinco
• Burt Hootin
• Omega
• Skippee
• Hooty
• Bubo
• Huldah
• Louie
• Owlton
• Gravy Blue
• April
• Whootie
• Whodini
• Indie
• Wobles
• Kacooo
• Slam
• Duchess
• Poof
• Crockett
• Huey
• Redpuff
• Mahatma
• Little Ghost
• Billie Jean
• Woodsy
• Ulula
• Owlvira
• Mowat
• Templeton
• Wisdom
• Pigwidgeon
• Ophelia
• Odus
• Apollo
• Kil
• Spot
• Earl
• Chirpy
• Wahoo
• Gizmo
• Frutti
• Foxy
• Lovey
• Prince Albert
• Otis
• Mr. B

Female Owl Names

• Danica
• Evening (Evie or Eve)
• Faith
• Estrella
• Luna
• Ulula
• Thalassa
• Celeste
• Talia
• Chloe
• Raven
• Talitha
• Marama (A Maori moon goddess name)
• Sidra
• Angelica
• Maia
• Estella
• Grace
• Quilla (The Inca moon goddess)
• Artemis (The goddess of the hunt in Greek myth)
• Owlivia
• Twila
• Callisto
• Mazikeen
• Carina
• Leila
• Odette
• Titania
• Esther
• Vega
• Selene
• Cyra
• Lyra
• Ismene
• Lilith
• Amaia
• Layla
• Vesper
• Stella
• Laila
• Helen
• Meissa (A bright star in the constellation Orion)
• Bea
• Lillian
• Lila
• Lace
• Abbey
• Aquila (means “eagle” in Latin)
• Roxy
• Andromeda
• Helene (A moon of Saturn)
• Diana (The Roman moon goddess)
• Hazel
• Sitara (means “star” in Hindi)
• Chandra (The Sanskrit word for moon)
• Delilah
• Elara (One of the smaller moons of Jupiter)
• Athena
• Galilea
• Agatha
• Leda (The moon of Jupiter)
• Nascha
• Reign

Male Owl Names

• Fresco
• Fester
• Bert
• Achilles
• Ace
• Zeus
• Otus
• Odus
• Erwin
• Kruso
• Screechie
• Omega
• Attkins
• Galen
• Edmon
• Duke
• Clifford
• Anthros
• Jude
• Powell
• Otis
• Jackson
• Ollie
• Pietro
• Leopold
• Vincent
• Elvis
• Ezekiel
• Roamie
• Azore

Funny Owl Names

• Owlette
• Owlpacino
• Blinky
• Dr. Whoo
• Owlbin
• Winston Churchowl
• Owl Pacino
• Hoo-Dini
• Whoolio
• General Colin P Owl
• Owl Capone
• Owlivia Wild
• Owlford
• Ron Owlivera
• Weebles
• Owla Fitzgerald
• Agent Owl-Anof
• Owlivia
• Owlbama
• Duke Owlington
• Owlleta
• Doctor Whoot
• Nimrod
• TonieSoprano
• Andie MacOwl
• Fat Owlbert
• Owlberta
• Winky
• Owlfonso
• Whoo-Dini
• Owl Jolson
• DJ Whotay
• Thurston Owl
• Owlbert Einstein
• Owlexander

Snowy Owl Names

• Snowy
• Icelynn
• Umbra
• Frostine
• Snowflake
• Alba
• Alaska
• Blizzard
• Lilith
• Alp
• Zephyr

Famous Owl Names

• Archimedes (The Sword in the Stone)
• Owly
• Oliver
• Big Mama (The Fox and the Hound)
• Robert (Twilight)
• Doyle Owl
• Sammy the Owl
• Mr. Owl
• Mr. Schuhu
• Dexter
• Chandler
• Glimfeather
• Mr. Know It Owl
• Owl Jolson
• Soren
• Hoots the Owl (Sesame Street)
• Owl (Winnie the Pooh)
• Bubo
• Jareth
• Owlboy
• Woodsy Owl
• Kaepora Gaebora
• Hannibal

We also have a complete list of over 20 famous owls for naming a pet owl. 

Harry Potter Owl Names

• Hedwig
• Errol
• Malfoy’s Owl
• Brodwin
• Percy’s Screech Owl
• Hermes
• Pigwidgeon

These are some of the most popular names used in the movie, but we also have harry potter inspired owl names that you might also like.

Owl Names in Mythology

• Owl of Athena
• Arianrhod
• Chikap-Kamui
• Kotan Kor Kamuy
• Ascalaphus
• Blodeuwedd
• The Owl of Lakshmi
• Lechuza
• Athene Noctua
• Noctua
• Albertine

These are just some of the owl names in mythology that are popular and widely used. 

Cute & Cool Owl Names

• Chaucer
• Spectacled
• Blacky
• Wompah
• Byron
• Berry
• Drake
• Tiki
• Billy
• Buttons
• Inquisitive
• Bobo
• Bumble
• Eamon
• Loudmouth
• Foghorn
• Cletus
• Whoozy
• Charlie
• Max
• Skye
• Roamers
• Goldie
• Coco
• Disco
• Owlient
• Poink
• Zuzu
• Boop
• Snowy

If you find these names really cute, then you could also try checking out our list of funny owl names to get more hilarious ideas.

With the various names that you could consider from this list, you can also try out our Owl Name Generator to pick out the best owl name based on your preferences.

If you prefer the visual experience we hand selected our favourites from this list in this video