Cat names · by breed
Cat names by breed
What people name each breed — from 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
Siamese
Casper · Elsa · Snowball
Snowshoe
Snowball · Bella · Diamond
Maine Coon
Leo · Charlie · George
Manx
Baby · Billy · Blaze
Russian Blue
Smokey
American Shorthair
Callie · Gracie · Simba
Ragdoll
Blue · Snowball · Angel
Persian
Sheba
Himalayan
Max
Bengal
See names
Domestic (mixed) cats
The ~85-90% of cats that aren't a pedigree breed, split by coat length.
Domestic Shorthair
Luna · Charlie · Shadow
Domestic Medium Hair
Pip · Inky · Fluffy
Domestic Longhair
Fluffy · Fluff · Whiskers
Coat color is a richer signal for cats — browse cat names by color.