Gray cat names

Names owners choose for gray and silver pets.

Adorable gray tabby cat looking up with focus on face and whiskers.
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At a glance

Smokey, Pepper and Misty are the gray names owners pick most for cats.

30 names · Data updated November 2026 · How we count

Top 10

Share = how many cats in the records have the name
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1Smokey
Smo·key
185
2Pepper
Pep·per
192
3Misty
Mis·ty
95
4Blue
Blue
113
5Ash
Ash
84
6Smudge
Smudge
56
7Stormy
Stor·my
54
8Dusty
Dus·ty
46
9Pebbles
Peb·bles
40
10Silver
Sil·ver
36

All gray cat names

30 names

Gray names by gender

Gray unisex cat namesSmokey, Pepper, BlueCuteLuna, Charlie, LeoFunnyOreo, Loki, GeorgeShortLuna, Leo, LucyFoodOreo, Ginger, PumpkinNatureLily, Pepper, TigerColorOlive, Ruby, BlueMythologyLuna, Loki, ArtemisFamousSimba, Nala, FelixHumanLuna, Charlie, LeoJapaneseMochi, Momo, MisoItalianBella, Bruno, GnocchiSpanishLola, Nina, DiegoFrenchCoco, Chloe, MimiGreekCleo, Penelope, ArtemisGermanHugo, Bruno, GretaIrishFinn, Murphy, FionaUniqueKona, Rowan, LeviBlackShadow, Onyx, SalemWhiteMochi, Casper, PearlOrangeSimba, Tiger, Ginger

Popular cat breeds

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Questions

What is the most popular gray cat name?

Smokey, followed by Pepper and Misty.

How many gray cat names are there?

30 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.