Kitten names

Names that are at least twice as common for cats as for dogs: the names owners keep for kittens.

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At a glance

Kitten names that cats have far more often than dogs: Shadow, Smokey and Simba lead.

Top 100 · Data updated November 2026 · How we count

Top 100 kitten names

Share = how many cats in the records have the name
#NameShare of catsCatsListen and save
1Shadow
Sha·dow
241
2Smokey
Smo·key
185
3Simba
Sim·ba
166
4Tiger
Ti·ger
176
5Cleo
Cle·o
151
6Pumpkin
Pump·kin
160
7Kitty
Kit·ty
162
8Mimi
Mi·mi
124
9Felix
Fe·lix
116
10Kiki
Ki·ki
113
11Mochi
Mo·chi
111
12Simon
Si·mon
125
13Misty
Mis·ty
95
14Baby
Ba·by
107
15Tigger
Tig·ger
102
16Onyx
O·nyx
88
17Momo
Mo·mo
85
18Salem
Sa·lem
100
19Midnight
Mid·night
109
20Boots
Boots
85
21Penelope
Pe·nel·o·pe
97
22Callie
Cal·lie
87
23Fluffy
Fluf·fy
78
24Ash
Ash
84
25Patches
Patches
77
26Freya
Freya
70
27Boo
Boo
83
28Mittens
Mit·tens
77
29Tommy
Tom·my
72
30Casper
Cas·per
69
31Smudge
Smudge
56
32Artemis
Ar·te·mis
62
33Mango
Mang·o
80
34Miso
Mi·so
62
35Violet
Vi·o·let
87
36Peaches
Peaches
78
37Kiwi
Ki·wi
67
38Blackie
Black·ie
48
39Pearl
Pearl
76
40Alice
A·lice
68
41Bean
Bean
55
42Tom
Tom
72
43Clementine
Cle·men·tine
78
44Goose
Goose
58
45Fred
Fred
59
46Juniper
Ju·ni·per
57
47Rose
Rose
84
48Sylvester
Syl·ves·ter
52
49Bubbles
Bub·bles
58
50Jasmine
Jas·mine
71
51Muffin
Muf·fin
52
52Cricket
Crick·et
54
53Percy
Per·cy
59
54Iris
I·ris
68
55Stormy
Stor·my
54
56Jinx
Jinx
49
57Suki
Su·ki
49
58Mouse
Mouse
53
59Basil
Ba·sil
59
60Garfield
Gar·field
61
61Raven
Ra·ven
52
62Ember
Em·ber
48
63Socks
Socks
54
64Olivia
O·li·vi·a
60
65Star
Star
62
66Cinnamon
Cin·na·mon
55
67Dusty
Dus·ty
46
68Katie
Ka·tie
43
69Panda
Pan·da
43
70Sebastian
Se·bas·ti·an
56
71Binx
Binx
54
72Merlin
Mer·lin
52
73Moon
Moon
56
74Sage
Sage
56
75Buttercup
But·ter·cup
50
76Snowball
Snow·ball
47
77Misha
Mi·sha
35
78Tiny
Ti·ny
57
79Pickles
Pick·les
58
80Jerry
Jer·ry
52
81Pixie
Pi·xie
49
82Monkey
Monk·ey
49
83Sushi
Su·shi
47
84Amber
Am·ber
54
85Clyde
Clyde
48
86Elsa
El·sa
44
87Sassy
Sas·sy
53
88Tabitha
Ta·bi·tha
52
89Samantha
Sa·man·tha
45
90Ninja
Nin·ja
33
91Jimmy
Jim·my
43
92Emily
E·mi·ly
50
93Calvin
Cal·vin
40
94Jupiter
Ju·pi·ter
47
95Thomas
Tho·mas
41
96Aurora
Au·ro·ra
38
97Bob
Bob
43
98Sabrina
Sa·bri·na
45
99Rascal
Ras·cal
34
100Tina
Ti·na
43

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Questions

What is the most popular kitten name?

Shadow, followed by Smokey and Simba.

How many kitten names are there?

382 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.