Cat name lists
39 lists, 853 names — each ranked by how many cats really carry it.
By Coat Color
Names to match the coat. Toronto and Seattle don't publish a cat's colour, so these are curated picks — but the popularity beside each one is real, from licensed cats.
Shadow · Pepper · Midnight · Salem …
Simba · Tigger · Ginger · Pumpkin …
Luna · Shadow · Smokey · Misty …
Lily · Angel · Pearl · Sugar …
Charlie · Pepper · Oreo · Felix …
Ginger · Pumpkin · Patches · Callie …
Leo · Tiger · Milo · Simba …
Coco · Bear · Teddy · Mocha …
Pepper · Oreo · Felix · Cookie …
By Style
Cute, funny, unique, cool — curated picks for a vibe, ranked by how many licensed cats really carry each name.
Pumpkin · Cookie · Poppy · Mochi …
Gizmo · Bandit · Sushi · Biscuit …
Cricket · Juniper · Onyx · Ozzy …
Shadow · Loki · Bandit · Nova …
Rocky · Bandit · Zeus · Spike …
Coco · Ruby · Pearl · Grace …
Luna · Charlie · Bella · Lucy …
Food, Myth & Pop Culture
Names from the snacks, legends, and screen cats people actually name their own cats after — with the license counts to prove it.
Pepper · Ginger · Pumpkin · Cookie …
Luna · Cleo · Loki · Freya …
Oliver · Simba · Tigger · Nala …
Luna · Stella · Cosmo · Juno …
Shadow · Pumpkin · Midnight · Boo …
Lily · Daisy · Willow · Poppy …
Luna · Bella · George · Ollie …
Luna · Kiki · Momo · Neko …
Leo · Lily · Coco · Simba …
Simba · Tigger · Felix · Nala …
By Language & Origin
Names rooted in one language or place, as they appear on real license rolls.
By Gender & Style
Cute girl, unique boy — a style picked for a gender. Toronto and Seattle don't record a cat's sex, so the gender here comes from shelter intake records; every name is confirmed to skew that way there.
Luna · Bella · Lucy · Lily …
Leo · Milo · Simba · Oscar …
Cleo · Willow · Nala · Mimi …
Simba · Tigger · Oscar · Jasper …
Luna · Bella · Lucy · Lily …
Charlie · Max · Leo · Oliver …
Luna · Coco · Cleo · Willow …
Leo · Oliver · Tiger · Milo …