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Alexander

Alexander ranks #481 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 3 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #612 among boy dog names.
Alexander's popularity trend

Alexander's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.005%0.01%0.015%201220132014201520182019
Cats in our data
3
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#481
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−665
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 17 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Alexander mean?
/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/4 syllablesOrigin: Ancient Greek

Alexander means “to defend” (from Ancient Greek aléxō).

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Alexander shows up

Cats named Alexander per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.02%
TorontoON, CA<0.01%

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