Top Cat Names of 2023
2023 is here and cat names are fascinating as always. Let’s take a look at what’s trending so far from our data-crunching page of cat names. We’ll watch the data and make updates throughout the year!
At the time of this snapshot (1/16/2023), here are the most popular cat names that we tracked from 18,142 adoptable cats across 5,999 shelters in the U.S.:
Top Boy Cat Names of January 2023
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| #1 | LEO |
| #2 | OLIVER |
| #3 | JACK |
| #4 | MILO |
| #5 | JASPER |
| #6 | BUDDY |
| #7 | HENRY |
| #8 | SIMBA |
| #9 | MAX |
| #10 | CHARLIE |
| #11 | SMOKEY |
| #12 | MICKEY |
| #13 | TOMMY |
| #14 | DEXTER |
| #15 | SAMMY |
| #16 | PEPPER |
| #17 | BENNY |
| #18 | SAMSON |
| #19 | SYLVESTER |
| #20 | SAM |
| #21 | BANDIT |
| #22 | FELIX |
| #23 | LUKE |
| #24 | GEORGE |
| #25 | MIDNIGHT |
| #26 | SEBASTIAN |
| #27 | FRED |
| #28 | TUCKER |
| #29 | JERRY |
| #30 | LOUIE |
| #31 | ROMEO |
| #32 | NICO |
| #33 | DASH |
| #34 | HARLEY |
| #35 | ZEKE |
| #36 | OLLIE |
| #37 | WALTER |
| #38 | JOEY |
| #39 | GUS |
| #40 | MIKEY |
| #41 | WILLY |
| #42 | OSCAR |
| #43 | HARRY |
| #44 | SHADOW |
| #45 | SIMON |
| #46 | LOKI |
| #47 | TOBY |
| #48 | LUCKY |
| #49 | TEDDY |
| #50 | FREDDY |
| #51 | CHEETO |
| #52 | NEMO |
| #53 | JOHNNY |
| #54 | KEVIN |
| #55 | THEO |
| #56 | THOMAS |
| #57 | LUCAS |
| #58 | TYLER |
| #59 | BEAN |
| #60 | BOB |
| #61 | DUSTY |
| #62 | APOLLO |
| #63 | ONYX |
| #64 | GARFIELD |
| #65 | RUPERT |
| #66 | ARCHIE |
| #67 | PRINCE |
| #68 | GARY |
| #69 | MARCO |
| #70 | MERLIN |
| #71 | BINX |
| #72 | COMET |
| #73 | CHARLES |
| #74 | FINN |
| #75 | BILLY |
| #76 | GOOSE |
| #77 | CHESTER |
| #78 | PUMPKIN |
| #79 | COSMO |
| #80 | SALEM |
| #81 | RASCAL |
| #82 | POPEYE |
| #83 | JOHN |
| #84 | GRAYSON |
| #85 | THOR |
| #86 | LINUS |
| #87 | TIGGER |
| #88 | SPOT |
| #89 | CLYDE |
| #90 | TOM |
| #91 | LENNY |
| #92 | ERNIE |
| #93 | DYLAN |
| #94 | RALPH |
| #95 | MOOSE |
| #96 | WOODY |
| #97 | NICK |
| #98 | O’MALLEY |
| #99 | BLAZE |
| #100 | NICHOLAS |
Top Girl Cat Names of January 2023
| RANK | NAME |
|---|---|
| #1 | GRACIE |
| #2 | WILLOW |
| #3 | LUNA |
| #4 | MOLLY |
| #5 | STELLA |
| #6 | ROSIE |
| #7 | KIKI |
| #8 | LUCY |
| #9 | OLIVIA |
| #10 | SASSY |
| #11 | PRINCESS |
| #12 | TRIXIE |
| #13 | PHOEBE |
| #14 | JASMINE |
| #15 | LILY |
| #16 | PRECIOUS |
| #17 | FIONA |
| #18 | PENELOPE |
| #19 | ANGEL |
| #20 | TINSEL |
| #21 | GINGER |
| #22 | LULU |
| #23 | AMBER |
| #24 | CALLIE |
| #25 | PENNY |
| #26 | BELLA |
| #27 | SASHA |
| #28 | NALA |
| #29 | SCARLETT |
| #30 | EMMA |
| #31 | SANDY |
| #32 | SALLY |
| #33 | CLEO |
| #34 | BUNNY |
| #35 | MAGGIE |
| #36 | MILLIE |
| #37 | CHLOE |
| #38 | GIGI |
| #39 | SABRINA |
| #40 | CHARLOTTE |
| #41 | POLLY |
| #42 | POPPY |
| #43 | SOPHIE |
| #44 | LILLY |
| #45 | MISTY |
| #46 | PETUNIA |
| #47 | NINA |
| #48 | DAISY |
| #49 | JADE |
| #50 | COOKIE |
| #51 | GYPSY |
| #52 | MISSY |
| #53 | ROSE |
| #54 | ELLIE |
| #55 | MORTICIA |
| #56 | OLIVE |
| #57 | AUTUMN |
| #58 | LOLA |
| #59 | LOUISE |
| #60 | BETTY |
| #61 | ROXIE |
| #62 | RAVEN |
| #63 | DUCHESS |
| #64 | SOPHIA |
| #65 | TABITHA |
| #66 | ANNA |
| #67 | SUMMER |
| #68 | IRIS |
| #69 | BUTTERCUP |
| #70 | ABBY |
| #71 | SUGAR |
| #72 | OPAL |
| #73 | SADIE |
| #74 | VIOLET |
| #75 | JEWEL |
| #76 | MORGAN |
| #77 | SAFFRON |
| #78 | ANNIE |
| #79 | MIA |
| #80 | VENUS |
| #81 | COCO |
| #82 | NOVA |
| #83 | BONNIE |
| #84 | PIPER |
| #85 | BELLE |
| #86 | GOLDIE |
| #87 | HARPER |
| #88 | OREO |
| #89 | ARIEL |
| #90 | JUNIPER |
| #91 | KITTY |
| #92 | AURORA |
| #93 | CALI |
| #94 | LACEY |
| #95 | FREYA |
| #96 | PATCHES |
| #97 | PIXIE |
| #98 | AVA |
| #99 | ATHENA |
| #100 | GRACE |
For current stats, visit our cat names page. You can also use our search box to see stats for any cat name in our data. We hope that you enjoy and are inspired to get creative with names for the cats in your life!
