All The Animal Crossing Names In One Handy List

Georgia Stone
Feb 15, 2024 By Georgia Stone
Originally Published on Oct 25, 2020
A man playing Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch.



Animal Crossing, a social simulation video game series, was created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami and published by Nintendo.

Although initially released in 2001, five versions of the game have been released worldwide. Animal Crossing New Horizons was released worldwide on 20 March 2020.

The announcement for Animal Crossing New Horizons was made in September 2018 for Nintendo Direct and Animal Crossing for Nintendo Switch. Within the first month of its release, the game managed to reach five million digital sales.

The gameplay involves players building their Animal Crossing Island in New Horizons for their customizable characters. Building a good Animal Crossing Island with other players and completing daily tasks is essential to the game.

At present, there are 397 villagers in Animal Crossing New Horizons and 35 different species of animals on the Animal Crossing island. Villagers on the Animal Crossing Island have their own personality, and there are currently eight personality types in the Animal Crossing world, with four personality types for each gender.

Male personality types are Cranky, Jock, Lazy, and Smug. Female personality types are Normal, Peppy, Snooty, and Uchi (Sisterly).

Before you spend time running a search of names of the villagers, here’s our handy list of Animal Crossing Island names that you should know.

For more useful gaming names, take a look at these Argonian names and these fantasy basketball team names.

Starting Villagers' Names

Starting villagers are villagers that you always start the game with. Starting Villagers on the Animal Crossing Island always include a male Jock villager and a female Uchi villager. Jock villagers usually can’t get along with Lazy and Snooty villagers, while new villagers of the game, the Uchi villagers, can’t get along with Cranky and Snooty personality types.  

1. Agnes – a new name on the island world from the pig species, Uchi personality type.

2. Antonio – anteater species, Jock personality type.

3. Axel - elephant species, Jock personality type.

4. Bam – deer species, Jock personality type.

5. Biff - hippo species, Jock personality type.

6. Bill - duck species, Jock personality type.

7. Billy - goat species, Jock personality type.

8. Boone - gorilla species, Jock personality type.

9. Boots - alligator species, Jock personality type.

10. Buck - horse species, Jock personality type.

11. Bud - lion species, Jock personality type.

12. Canberra - a new name on the island world from the koala species, Uchi personality type.

13. Charlise - bear species, Uchi personality type.

14. Cherry - dog species, Uchi personality type.

15. Coach - bull species, Jock personality type.

16. Cobb - pig species, Jock personality type.

17. Cousteau - frog species, Jock personality type.

18. Curly - pig species, Jock personality type.

19. Deirdre – deer species, Uchi personality type.

20. Diva – frog species, Uchi personality type.

21. Dom - sheep species, Jock personality type.

22. Drift - frog species, Jock personality type.

23. Flip - monkey species, Jock personality type.

24. Flo – penguin species, Uchi personality type.

25. Frita – a new name on the island world from the sheep species, Uchi personality type.

26. Frobert - frog species, Jock personality type.

27. Fuchsia – deer species, Uchi personality type.

28. Genji - rabbit species, Jock personality type.

29. Goose - chicken species, Jock personality type.

30. Hamlet - hamster species, Jock personality type.

31. Hazel – an island name for the squirrel species, Uchi personality type.

32. Iggly - penguin species, Jock personality type.

33. Jay - bird species, Jock personality type.

34. Jitters - bird species, Jock personality type.

35. Katt – a new name on the island world from the cat species, Uchi personality type.

36. Kevin - pig species, Jock personality type.

37. Kid Cat - cat species, Jock personality type.

38. Kody – and island name for the cub species, Jock personality type.

39. Leonardo - tiger species, Jock personality type.

40. Louie - gorilla species, Jock personality type.

41. Lyman - koala species, Jock personality type.

42. Mac - dog species, Jock personality type.

43. Mira – an island name for the rabbit species, Uchi personality type.

44. Moose - mouse species, Jock personality type.

45. Mott - lion species, Jock personality type.

46. Muffy – sheep species, Uchi personality type.

47. Pashmina – an island name for the goat species, Uchi personality type.

48. Paula – bear species, Uchi personality type.

49. Peck - bird species, Jock personality type.

50. Phoebe – ostrich species, Uchi personality type.

51. Pierce - eagle species, Jock personality type.

52. Plucky – chicken species, Uchi personality type.

53. Poncho - cub species, Jock personality type.

54. Renée – rhino species, Uchi personality type.

55. Reneigh – horse species, Uchi personality type.

56. Ribbot - frog/robot species, Jock personality type.

57. Roald - penguin species, Jock personality type.

58. Rocket – gorilla species, Uchi personality type.

59. Rod - mouse species, Jock personality type.

60. Rory - lion species, Jock personality type.

61. Rowan - tiger species, Jock personality type.

62. Rudy - cat species, Jock personality type.

63. Samson - mouse species, Jock personality type.

64. Scoot - duck species, Jock personality type.

65. Shari – monkey species, Uchi personality type.

66. Sheldon - squirrel species, Jock personality type.

67. Sly - alligator species, Jock personality type.

68. Snake - rabbit species, Jock personality type.

69. Sparro - bird species, Jock personality type.

70. Sprocket - ostrich/robot species, Jock personality type.

71. Sterling - eagle species, Jock personality type.

72. Stinky - cat species, Jock personality type.

73. Sylvia – kangaroo species, Uchi personality type.

74. Tad - frog species, Jock personality type.

75. Tammy – cub species, Uchi personality type.

76. Tank - rhino species, Jock personality type.

77. Teddy - bear species, Jock personality type.

78. Tybalt - tiger species, Jock personality type.

79. Ursala – bear species, Uchi personality type.

Popular Villagers' Names

Here’s a list of popular villagers from Animal Crossing New Horizons that you’re more likely to come across on the Animal Crossing Island. These island names are commonly found in the Animal Crossing Town.  

80. Ankha ­– cat species, Snooty personality type.

81. Apple – hamster species, Peppy personality type.

82. Appollo – eagle species, Cranky personality type.

83. Audie – wolf species, Peppy personality type.

84. Aurora – penguin species, Normal personality type.

85. Bangle – tiger species, Peppy personality type.

86. Beau - deer species, Lazy personality type.

87. Bianca - tiger species, Peppy personality type.

88. Bluebear – cub species, Peppy personality type.

89. Bob – cat species, Lazy personality type.

90. Bunnie – rabbit species, Peppy personality type.

91. Chevre – goat species, Normal personality type.

92. Clay – hamster species, Lazy personality type.

93. Coco – rabbit species, Normal personality type.

94. Cookie - dog species, Peppy personality type.

95. Cube – penguin species, Lazy personality type.

96. Daisy – dog species, Normal personality type.

97. Diana - deer species, Snooty personality type.

98. Erik - deer species, Lazy personality type.

99. Fang - wolf species, Cranky personality type.

100. Fauna - deer species, Normal personality type.

101. Filbert – squirrel species, Lazy personality type.

102. Flora – ostrich species, Peppy personality type.

103. Flurry – hamster species, Normal personality type.

104. Freya – wolf species, Snooty personality type.

105. Gayle – alligator species, Normal personality type.  

106. Goldie – dog species, Normal personality type.

107. Hornsby – rhino species, Lazy personality type.  

108. Judy – cub species, Snooty personality type.

109. Julian – horse species, Smug personality type.

110. Kabuki – cat species, Cranky personality type.

111. Ketchup – duck species, Peppy personality type.

112. Kidd – goat species, Smug personality type.

113. Kiki – cat species, Normal personality type.

114. Kyle – wolf species, Smug personality type.

115. Lilly – frog species, Normal personality type.

116. Lobo – wolf species, Cranky personality type.

117. Lolly – cat species, Normal personality type.

118. Lucky – dog species, Lazy personality type.

119. Maple – cub species, Normal personality type.

120. Marina – octopus species, Normal personality type.  

121. Marshal – squirrel species, Smug personality type.

122. Melba – koala species, Normal personality type.  

123. Merengue – rhino species, Normal personality type.

124. Merry - cat species, Peppy personality type.

125. Mitzi - cat species, Normal personality type.

126. Molly – duck species, Normal personality type

127. Octavian – octopus species, Cranky personality type.

128. Ozzie - koala species, Lazy personality type.  

129. Peanut – squirrel species, Peppy personality type.

130. Pekoe – cub species, Normal personality type.  

131. Pietro – sheep species, Smug personality type.  

132. Poppy – squirrel species, Normal personality type.

133. Punchy – cat species, Lazy personality type.

134. Raymond – cat species, Smug personality type.

135. Rosie – cat species, Peppy personality type.

136. Ruby – rabbit species, Peppy personality type.

137. Sherb – goat species, Lazy personality type.

138. Skye – wolf species, Normal personality type.

139. Stitches – cub species, Lazy personality type.

140. Tangy – cat species, Peppy personality type.

141. Tia – elephant species, Normal personality type.

142. Vesta – sheep species, Normal personality type.

143. Weber – duck species, Lazy personality type.  

144. Whitney - wolf species, Snooty personality type

145. Wolfgang – wolf species, Cranky personality type.

146. Zell – deer species, Smug personality type.  

147. Zucker – octopus species, Lazy personality type.  

Rare Villagers' Names

Here’s a list of rare villagers from Animal Crossing New Horizons that you aren’t as likely to get as others.  

148. Anicotti – a rare name on the Animal Crossing Island from the mouse species, Peppy personality type.  

149. Biskit – dog species, Lazy personality type.

150. Cally – squirrel species, Normal personality type.

151. Candi – one of the rarest Island names, from the mouse species, Peppy personality type.

152. Clyde – horse species, Lazy personality type.

153. Drago – one of the rarest Island names, from the alligator species, Lazy personality type.

154. Elmer – horse species, Lazy personality type.

155. Eugene – a rare name from the koala species, Smug personality type.

156. Freckles - a rare name from the duck species, Peppy personality type.

157. June – name from the cub species, Normal personality type.

158. Knox – chicken species, Cranky personality type.

159. Lionel – lion species, Smug personality type.

160. Midge – bird species, Normal personality type.

161. Nana – one of the rarest Island names, from the monkey species, Normal personality type.

162. Puddles – name from the frog species, Peppy personality type.

163. Rizzo - mouse species, Cranky personality type

164. Rooney – kangaroo species, Cranky personality type.

165. Roscoe - horse species, Cranky personality type.

166. Shep – dog species, Smug personality type.

167. Tammi - one of the rarest Island names, from the monkey species, Peppy personality type.

168. Tipper – cow species, Snooty personality type.  

169. Quillson – duck species, Smug personality type.

170. Yuka – a name from the koala species, Snooty personality type.

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Written by Georgia Stone

Bachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art

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Georgia StoneBachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art

Georgia is an experienced Content Manager with a degree in French and Film Studies from King's College London and Bachelors degree from Université Paris-Sorbonne. Her passion for exploring the world and experiencing different cultures was sparked during her childhood in Switzerland and her year abroad in Paris. In her spare time, Georgia enjoys using London's excellent travel connections to explore further afield.

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