Cat names by breed

What people name each breed — from 73,897 real cats with a recorded breed. A quick honesty note: unlike dogs, most cats aren't a pedigree breed at all — they're domestic shorthairs, mediumhairs and longhairs — so the recognizable breeds below run smaller.

Shelter cats (a stray/surrender population, not licensed pets): Austin Animal Center, Bloomington IN, and Montgomery County MD intakes, each cat counted once. Mixes count toward their base breed. Most cats are domestic (mixed) — the Domestic Short/Medium/Long-hair entries are hair length, not a pedigree breed.

Recognizable breeds

Domestic (mixed) cats

The ~85-90% of cats that aren't a pedigree breed, split by coat length.

Coat color is a richer signal for cats — browse cat names by color.