Tiger Names: 560+ Best Names for Tigers

Tigers are the largest cat species lurking around the wildlife. They are humble amongst other tigers as well and can live up to 25 years as well.

Believe it or not, a punch from a tiger may kill you. That’s how strong they are.

But there is nothing to fear about tigers as they do not normally view humans as prey. So owning a pet tiger is pretty cool.

Then, the only problem that ceases to exist is giving the best name for your pet tiger. But no worries, we have compiled a list of the best tigers names for both male and female

Best Tiger Names

• Blaze
• Jungle
• Zara
• Shiva – the tigress from the TV show “The Walking Dead”
• Alegra – cheerful and vibrant (Italian)
• Babur – tiger (Urdu)
• Indy – a short version of “India”
• Kenway – courageous warrior (English)
• Yacoub – one who is from the forest (Greek)
• Kano – masculine capability (Japanese)
• Tadeo – praise (Aramaic)
• Shiva
• Tag – handsome (Irish)
• India
• Tigger – from “Winnie the Pooh”
• Elektra – evoking the fiery sun (Greek)
• Razor
• Numair – cub (Muslim)
• Simba
• Puli – tiger (Indian)
• Myanmar
• Ariel
• Suri – red rose (Persian)
• Tony
• Yura – youthful (Basque)
• Taren – thunder (Welsh)
• Asia
• India
• Cuddles
• Sud – tiger (Thai)
• Bruce
• Lao
• Aine – fire and vibrancy (Celtic)
• Striber – stripes (Danish)
• Nepal
• Topaz – beautiful gemstone
• Kapono – righteous one (Hawaiian)
• Tala – gold (Persian)
• Tigru – tiger (Romanian)
• Clawdia – a pun on “Claudia”
• Freda – peaceful ruler (German)
• Imani – faith (African)
• Maynard – courageous and strong
• Nova – new (Latin)
• Rocky
• Yoana – from Norse mythology
• Tygra – from “Thundercats”
• Temple – sanctuary (Latin)
• Torey – thunder bear (Swedish)
• Minus – stripes (Latin)
• Kaplan – tiger (Turkish)
• Felix

• Nahal – from “Shimmer and Shine”
• Kali – energetic (African)
• Pawla – a pun on the name “Paula”
• Alani – orange blossom tree (Hawaiian)
• Rayas – stripes (Spanish)
• Ethelbert – from the animation “Ethelbert the Tiger”
• Sangha – from the film “Two Brothers”
• Blanca
• Tamara – palm tree (Hebrew)
• Tipu – tiger (Hindi)
• Tristan – from “Knights of the Round Table”
• Rajah – from Disney’s “Aladdin”
• Tigresa – tiger (Portuguese)
• Tabbart – brilliant (German)
• Leif – son, descendant (Norse origin)
• Lancelot
• Edan – fire (Celtic)
• Yasmin – Jasmine (Turkish)
• Henith – tiger (Indian)
• Alain – bright (Gaelic)
• Thor – the Marvel superhero
• Bengie
• White Blaze – from “Ronin Warriors”
• Phoenix – a mythical bird symbolizing strength and renewal
• Felice
• Tony – the mascot of the cereal “Frosted Flakes”
• Taleb – seeker (Arabic)
• Hunter
• Sheba
• Prince
• Sunset
• Nepal
• Camo – short for camouflage
• Tabby – short for “Tabitha”
• Nimer – tiger (Arabic)
• Tiana
• Yepa – one who is praised (Hebrew)
• Prada
• Kenji – wise and powerful (Japanese)
• Azeil – God is my strength (Hebrew)
• Kawan – strong and powerful (Korean)
• Nala
• Osiris – after the Egyptian God
• Kenzo – healthy and powerful
• Ginger
• Takoda – a friend to everyone (Native American)
• Tyger – after Tyger Drew-Honey
• Taiga – a cold forest
• Indy

• Macan – tiger (Japanese)
• Tyga – after the American rapper
• Tiger Lily – large orange flowers
• Catrina
• Tarzan
• Hobbes – from “Calvin and Hobbes”
• Tigey
• Tamala – dark tree (Afrikaans)
• Yanamarie – blossom (Native American)
• Ade – royal (Afrikaans)
• Snowy – a great name for white tiger
• Ryker – one whose strength is superior (Danish)
• Amber
• Indraa – tigress (Indian)
• Jiba
• Kaira – pure (Scandinavian)
• Ozzy
• Woody
• Goliath
• Ryker
• Catrina
• King
• Hungry
• Jussuf
• Blanca – white (French)
• Parker – from Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi”
• Maoz – strength and power (Hebrew)
• Timber
• Tigris – cub (Hungarian)
• Kehar – tiger (Hindi)
• Amber – orange gemstone
• Terrin – earthman (English)
• Kumal
• Airlia – ethereal (Greek)
• Rayas
• Shadow
• Shere Khan – from “The Jungle Book”
• Kellen – powerful (Afrikaans)
• Tiger Woods – professional American golfer
• Rugir – to roar (French)
• Tier – tiger (Afrikaans)
• Asia
• Harimau – Tiger (Indonesian)
• Stripes
• Tom
• Taika – tiger (Maori)
• Tana – fire or star goddess (Greek)
• Tigrio – tigress (Latin)
• Imani
• Dawon – a lion from Hindu mythology
• Rajah
• Rusty
• Tora – tiger (Japanese)
• Dave
• Chester

Male Tiger Names

• Felix
• Winston
• Jared
• Linus
• Barney
• Marshall
• Rambo
• Aubrey
• Billy
• Oliver
• Louie
• Theo
• Simba
• Harold
• Tiberius
• Jake
• Percy
• Charles
• Gideon
• Ryan
• Hamlet
• Calvin
• Baggy
• Rory
• Hugo
• Chip
• Conrad
• Rocky
• Wilson
• Raphael
• Carter
• Ozzy
• Pirate
• Hardy
• Lester
• Dusty
• Jackson
• Mocha
• Gambler
• Toshiro
• John
• Hendrix
• Bernard
• Patron
• Jewels
• Mallory
• Quincy
• Frederick
• Joker
• Cosmo
• Adam

• Emperor
• Titan
• Jarred
• Albert
• Axel
• Abraham
• Hector
• Kamper
• Lance
• Simon
• Ralph
• Thunder
• Bailey
• Harvey
• Adrian
• Boris
• Phillip
• Jordan
• Rocket
• Woody
• Chuck
• Samuel
• Angel
• Aston
• Alex
• Milo
• Arthur
• Duke
• Ronan
• Ernest
• Nicky
• Ernie
• Bradley
• Frankie
• Pancho
• Citrus
• Seymour
• Zane
• Saber
• Amigo
• George
• Theodore
• Bogart
• Clyde
• Orville
• Jasper
• Bob
• Caspy
• Dexter

• Boots
• Ghost
• Sherman
• Crimson
• Sebastian
• Xavier
• Nelson
• Inferno
• Aron
• Stan
• Otto
• Gunn
• Jonny
• Mitchel
• Hobbes
• Noah
• Fonzie
• Maxwell
• Sherwin
• Jude
• Tarzan
• Archie
• Hopper
• Ace
• Frank
• Boomer
• Avenger
• Arnie
• Damian
• Blake
• Benny
• Figaro
• Onyx
• Shadow
• Oscar
• Arnold
• Fred
• Bruce
• Charlie
• Colby
• Seb
• Viking
• Raymond
• Baxter
• Leo
• Kyle
• Spike
• Matthew
• Harley

• Andy
• Twister
• Brett
• Ember
• Copper
• Zoro
• Hercules
• Sherwood
• Maximus
• Peyton
• Dorito
• Adonis
• Norman
• Smokey
• Austin
• Xander
• Bert
• Tommy
• Kip
• Rufus
• Miller
• Zeus
• Apollo
• Timber
• Diamond
• Caesar
• Princeton
• Jack
• Shaggy
• Eric
• Patrick
• Gilbert
• Marvin
• Walter
• Jazz
• Maverick
• Jerome
• Parker
• Ice
• Maximilian
• Higgins
• Erwin
• Orion
• Mark
• Sam
• Captain
• Max
• Tigger
• Julius
• Amarillo
• Rachel
• Mickey
• Murphy
• Sammy

• Jax
• Kimono
• Nigel
• Dennis
• Nate
• Zodiac
• Monty
• Milano
• Archer
• Timmy
• Aspen
• Henry
• Avalon
• Ezra
• Miles
• Petey
• Skippy
• Johnny
• Kato
• Toby
• Angus
• Gordon
• Gomer
• Pharaoh
• Blaze
• Lionel
• Glitter
• Lucas
• Logan
• Jet
• Mason
• Cruz
• Falcon
• Ramses
• Juno
• Cornelius
• Colin
• Jesse
• Freddie
• Sampson
• Blade
• Brown
• Carl
• Jacob
• Cooper
• Lucifer
• Chester
• Aslan
• Ray
• Bobby
• Earl
• Bone
• Tobias
• Fraser
• Duncan
• Morris
• Hunter
• Scott
• Vincent
• Cheyenne
• Thomas

Female Tiger Names

• Hera
• Ariel
• Matilda
• Nala
• Catrina
• Olympia
• Hadley
• Uma
• Delia
• Kora
• Mango
• Xena
• Carla
• Stevie
• Sandy
• Kendra
• Rosie
• Wicca
• Evie
• Maisy
• Izzy
• Karma
• Holly
• Electra
• Amber
• Pixie
• Trixie
• Coco
• Kiki
• Moon
• Red
• Arrow
• Lexi
• Marie
• Sissy
• Trudy
• Piper
• Peggy
• Venus
• Alice
• Indi
• Nitro
• London
• Sunset
• Ellie
• Lulu
• Diva
• Sophie
• Ginger

• Ruby
• Ziggy
• Ursula
• Java
• Maya
• Jazz
• Lara
• Galaxy
• Freya
• Bella
• Perla
• Roxy
• Milly
• Tabby
• Aurora
• Spike
• Maggie
• Flash
• Grace / Gracie
• Luna
• Daisy
• Asia
• Willow
• Lily
• Ice
• Millie
• Molly
• Charlotte
• Flame
• Lila
• Autumn
• Zara
• Winnie
• Tiggy
• Scarlet
• Zora
• Chloe
• Hunter
• Katie
• Ace
• Zelda
• Cleo

White Tiger Names

• Luna
• Angel
• Nala
• Camellia
• Smokey
• Blizzard
• Willow
• Alba – white pearl (Latin / German)
• Toby – white (Choctaw)
• Nimbus
• Aspen
• Frosty
• Alaska
• Robert
• Simone
• Shiro – white (Japanese)
• Cloudy
• Gloria
• Elsa
• Jasmine
• Chowder
• Galaxy
• Athena
• Sirius
• Coco – short for coconut
• Misty
• Yeti
• Haily
• Olivia
• Blanca
• Jack Frost
• Casper – the friendly ghost
• Malcolm
• Matilda
• Chilly
• Pearl
• Snowy
• Sherlock
• Lotus
• Crystal
• Bailey
• Yuki – snow (Japanese)
• Edward
• Blondie
• Snow White
• Daisy
• Zuri – white (Albanian)
• Lily
• Kenzie – the fair one (Scottish)
• Ice

If you need more ideas, check out our list of over 70 white tiger names that include names for both male and female white tiger. 

Famous Tiger Names

• Rajah (Aladdin)
• Zabu (Marvel Comics hero)
• Jake (Animorphs)
• Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
• Meo (History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
• Nala
• Kumal and Sangha (Two Brothers)
• Tom
• Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)
• Jussuf (Der Tiger Jussuf)
• Shiva (The Walking Dead)
• Daniel (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood)
• Tony
• Ares and Venus (Lions, Tigers and Bears)
• Jiba (Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san)
• Tiggra, Clairese (Tigers’ Quest)
• Puss in Boots
• Louison (Les Aventures du capitaine Corcoran)
• Byakko (White tiger in Japanese mythology)
• Tigra (Marvel Comics heroine)
• Azrael
• Tim (Tiger created by Julius Stafford Baker)
• Mike (Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers Mascot)
• Richard Parker (Life of Pi)
• Tiffany, Comfort, Louis, Natasha and Conrad (The Suburban Jungle)
• Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)
• Garfield
• Jacob (Doctor Doolittle)
• Tawky Tawny (DC Comics’ Captain Marvel)
• Tigey
• Tony (Mascot of Frosted Flakes)
• Patrina (A Tiger Walks)
• Joe (La Jungle en Folie)
• Dawon (Tiger from Hindu mythology)

Disney Tiger Names

• Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
• Claw (Gargoyles)
• Raja (Tiger Trouble)
• Sultan (Palace Pets)
• Ajay (The Proud Family)
• Varya (The Lion Guard)
• Chandu (Sindbad’s Storybook Voyage)
• Tycoon (The Wuzzles)
• Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)
• Rajah (Aladdin)
• Sasha (Jake and the Never Land Pirates)

Names That Mean Tiger

• Kehar (Hindi)
• Tigresa (Portuguese)
• Harimau (Indonesian)
• Babur (Persian)
• Kaplan (Turkish)
• Babar (Africa)
• Tipu (Hindi)
• Tora (Japanese)
• Tier (Afrikaans)
• Nimer (Arabic)
• Macan (Japanese)
• Taika (Maori)
• Namir (Muslim)
• Sud (Thai)
• Tigris (Latin)

Indian Tiger Names

• Dawon
• Blizzard
• Boo
• Chalky
• Belle
• Chilly
• Cloud
• Sky
• Cotton
• Everest
• Mountain
• Queen
• Ivory
• Lily
• Ice Princess
• Makalu
• Princeton
• Rain
• Rainier
• Sasser
• Bracken
• Bramble
• Chase
• Bagheera
• Clash
• Drive
• Chester
• Falcon
• Fern
• Prada
• Ferret
• Flush
• Saber
• Forest
• Frisky
• Hawk
• Blaze
• Killer
• Maze
• Poacher
• Nala
• Prey
• Prowler
• Quest
• Hero
• Raid
• Ranger
• King
• River
• Scout
• Leonard
• Shikar
• Spook
• Logan
• Louie
• Thicket
• Tracker
• Trail
• Marbles
• Trapper
• Valley

Bengal Tiger Names

• Willy
• Shredder
• Yan
• Hobbes
• Harry
• Emory
• Bengi
• Foster
• Liam
• Xavier
• Duncan
• Carolyn
• Emily
• Astro
• Caroline
• Rokku
• Raja
• Lionel
• Nero
• Stripepaw
• Tora
• Taz
• Rock
• Teejay
• Fastpaw
• Jet
• Rocky
• Striper
• Gizmo
• Jay
• Cato
• Fletcher
• Roca
• Tigger
• Emma
• Kara
• Benny
• Paws
• Jungle
• Issac
• Baylor
• Flynn
• Sage
• Larson
• Thunderpaw
• Teddy
• Cara
• Jinx
• Tony
• Emerson
• Selva
• Tom
• Oliver
• Felix
• Gulliver
• Saber
• Caesar
• Zimmer
• Taylor
• Thunder

For more name ideas, view our list of the best Bengal tiger names.

Tiger Names in Zoos

• Indra – Warrior god of sky and rain (Hindu)
• Aurora
• Mansasi – Carnivore (Hindu)
• Topan – Hurricane (Javanese)
• Moka – Chance (Hindu)
• Sahasi – Brave (Hindu)
• Finn
• Kilau – Sparkle (Javanese)
• Kuat – Strong (Javanese)
• Rakan – Friend (Javanese)
• Isabella
• Pemburu – Hunter (Javanese)
• Kadar
• Bachaaya – Rescued (Hindu)
• Shuroo – Beginning (Hindu)
• Tahan
• Titan
• Jaggar
• Bashir
• Rocky
• Masalah – Trouble (Javanese)
• Tanvir

Tips For Choosing a Name For a Tiger

Choosing the perfect name for your majestic tiger companion can be an exciting endeavor. Here are some helpful tips to guide you in selecting a name that truly suits your tiger:

Personality

Take note of your tiger’s unique personality and behavior.

Names like “Tigger” or “Rajah” may be fitting for playful and energetic tigers, while “Sasha” or “Khan” could suit more regal and dignified individuals.

Cultural influence:

Tigers hold significant cultural symbolism in many societies.

Draw inspiration from cultural references such as literature, mythology, or folklore.

“Shere Khan” from The Jungle Book or “Bhima” from Hindu mythology are examples of names with rich cultural meanings.

Geographical influence

Consider the region where your tiger originates from when choosing a name.

“Bengal” or “Siberian” are apt choices for tigers from specific habitats, adding a geographical touch to their identity.

Physical characteristics

Take into account your tiger’s distinctive physical features, such as coat patterns or markings.

Names like “Spot” or “Stripe” can highlight these unique traits, adding a personal touch to your tiger’s name.

Creative names

If you’re seeking a more imaginative name, look to nature or mythology for inspiration.

“Aspen” or “Avalanche” evoke images of the wild, while names like “Apollo” or “Zeus” carry a sense of strength and power.

Pop culture references

Famous tigers from movies, TV shows, and literature can provide inspiration for your tiger’s name.

Consider iconic characters like “Simba” from The Lion King or “Hobbes” from Calvin and Hobbes for a touch of nostalgia and charm.

Alliteration or rhyming:

Names that start with the same letter or sound can be catchy and memorable.

“Tony the Tiger” or “Stripe” are examples of playful names that roll off the tongue with ease.

Breed-Specific Names

Different tiger breeds possess unique characteristics that can inspire their names.

“Malayan” or “South China” are appropriate choices for specific breeds, emphasizing their distinctiveness.

FAQs

Found the best name for a tiger yet? Remember, these nocturnal animals can live up to 25 years so it’s best to find the best tiger name you could ever think of!