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At a glance

The most popular cat names are Luna, Charlie and Leo. Luna is given to about 1 in 77 cats in the records we use (updated November 2026).

3,893 names · Data updated November 2026 · How we count

Top 10

Share = how many cats in the records have the name
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1Luna
Lu·na
521
2Charlie
Char·lie
315
3Leo
Le·o
241
4Bella
Bel·la
243
5Lucy
Lu·cy
243
6Shadow
Sha·dow
241
7Milo
Mi·lo
226
8Max
Max
220
9Lily
Li·ly
231
10Oliver
O·li·ver
211

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Questions

What is the most popular cat name?

Luna is the most common cat name in the records, followed by Charlie and Leo.

What are the best girl cat names?

The most popular girl cat names are Luna, Bella and Lucy.

What are short cat names?

Luna, Leo and Lucy are the most popular names with one syllable or up to four letters.

What is a unique cat name?

Petunia, Polly and Elvis are real cat names that only a few cats in the records have.

Where do these names come from?

From public pet licensing records and animal shelter data published by cities in the US and Canada. Duplicate records of the same pet are removed.