Fun Facts and Stats About Names Dog names, cat names, and humans too: Cat Names - 2026 Facts and Stats from 9K+ adoptable Cats across the U.S. that need homes Now! data last updated: 01/25/26 - Dig In There are currently 9,208 Adoptable Cats Across 6,999 shelters in the U.S In need of homes This is a decrease of 94% from last month Here's the trend Nowadays, homes are needed as never before. In the past few years, the number of adoptable cats has spiked Where are these adoptable Cats 16.5% live in California 12.8% live in Florida 10.9% live in Texas Select your state for local stats Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Roughly 55.1% of all adoptable Cats in the US are female whereas only 44.9% are male. FEMALEMALE 70.15% of all adoptable Cats areDomestic Short Hair 7.52% are Tabby 5.3% are Domestic Medium Hair 3.99% are Domestic Long Hair 2.24% are American Shorthair Most popular male Cat names in the USA in the last month Rank Name #1 tom #2 rocky #3 milo #4 oliver #5 leo #6 luke #7 percy #8 jack #9 toby #10 bob #11 louie #12 phoenix #13 jax #14 sylvester #15 baxter #16 sammy #17 tucker #18 charlie #19 ollie #20 tommy #21 hunter #22 oscar #23 loki #24 stormy #25 hank #26 rusty #27 felix #28 milkshake #29 rocket #30 phantom #31 ash #32 walter #33 joey #34 tux #35 samson #36 prince #37 patrick #38 smokey #39 cooper #40 timmy #41 george #42 midnight #43 carrot #44 finn #45 jeff #46 wally #47 salem #48 chance #49 sam #50 james #51 jake #52 jackson #53 nicholas #54 scout #55 jojo #56 cheddar #57 neptune #58 franklin #59 liam #60 fred #61 bruce #62 sheldon #63 oreo #64 orion #65 junior #66 tito #67 clark #68 simon #69 marvin #70 gary #71 echo #72 sky #73 slate #74 georgie #75 gomez #76 goose #77 teddy #78 ted #79 bam bam #80 biscuit #81 alfredo #82 zander #83 spot #84 grayson #85 harold #86 moose #87 blaze #88 cole #89 benny #90 bobby #91 apollo #92 henry #93 ralph #94 comet #95 sparky #96 archie #97 spencer #98 maverick #99 gucci #100 basil Most popular female Cat names in the USA in the last month Rank Name #1 luna #2 lola #3 daisy #4 fiona #5 honey #6 hazel #7 nala #8 willow #9 pepper #10 mia #11 bella #12 charlotte #13 josie #14 lucy #15 ruby #16 holly #17 cleo #18 minnie #19 jasmine #20 missy #21 mimi #22 penny #23 pebbles #24 tessa #25 jackie #26 piper #27 clover #28 venus #29 chloe #30 trixie #31 ivy #32 candy #33 freya #34 calypso #35 phoebe #36 gigi #37 delilah #38 abby #39 hope #40 cali #41 grace #42 lexi #43 princess #44 penelope #45 elsa #46 jewel #47 alice #48 misty #49 kate #50 nova #51 lily #52 buttercup #53 pandora #54 aurora #55 sheba #56 cookie #57 goldie #58 poppy #59 sandy #60 maggie #61 athena #62 lady #63 mittens #64 rose #65 angel #66 petunia #67 sophia #68 snickers #69 julia #70 zoe #71 sabrina #72 star #73 sasha #74 lulu #75 sweet pea #76 violet #77 ariel #78 annie #79 tabitha #80 rosie #81 sage #82 maple #83 artemis #84 mocha #85 lydia #86 precious #87 cindy #88 kitkat #89 shelby #90 jade #91 latte #92 patches #93 kiki #94 charm #95 sissy #96 miss priss #97 sadie #98 stella #99 fancy #100 emma
