Cat names by meaning
15 themes, drawn from the 1,053 cat names in our data with a documented root meaning. Each name is placed by what its etymology literally says — the gloss is shown on every page — and ranked by how many real licensed cats carry it.
Jack · Sam · Sammy · Theo …
Abby · Alice · Sadie · Sally …
Archie · Millie · Jerry · Ricky …
Jack · Annie · Nina · Jessie …
Lucy · Rocky · Phoebe · Abby …
Louie · Zelda · Walter · Louis …
Nico · Victoria · Niko · Vinnie …
Lily · Susie · Suzie · Suzy …
Leo · Oscar · Arthur · Leon …
Belle · Fiona · Bonnie · Frida …
Pearl · Merlin · Kai · Morgan …
Freddie · Freddy · Humphrey · Jeff …
Felix · Trixie · Beatrice · Bebe …
Amy · Frida · Cedric · Amanda …
George · Georgie · Terra · Georgina …
Meanings are derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); license counts are our own. Only names with a documented root meaning appear — a name's absence means its etymology isn't recorded, not that the name is wrong.