Human boy cat names

People names that owners also give their pets.

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At a glance

The most popular human boy cat names are Charlie, Leo and Milo. All 357 names below belong to real male cats.

Most cat records don't include sex, so girl and boy cat lists are based on fewer cats.

357 names · Data updated November 2026 · How we count

Top 10

Share = how many male cats in the records have the name
#NameShare of catsCatsListen and save
1Charlie
Char·lie
315
2Leo
Le·o
241
3Milo
Mi·lo
226
4Max
Max
220
5Oliver
O·li·ver
211
6Jack
Jack
187
7Oscar
Os·car
142
8Buddy
Bud·dy
132
9Toby
To·by
122
10Jasper
Jas·per
135

All human boy cat names

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Questions

What is the most popular human boy cat name?

Charlie, followed by Leo and Milo.

How many human boy cat names are there?

357 names on this list belong to real cats in public records.

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.