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Banjo

Banjo ranks #203 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 10 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #153 among boy dog names.
Banjo's popularity trend

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

0.01%0.02%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
10
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#203
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+882
2014 → 2019
Gender split
76% male
24% female76% male

Gender split comes from 25 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Banjo mean?
/ˈbæn.d͡ʒoʊ/2 syllables

Banjo names itself after the stringed instrument, a round-bodied, twangy fixture of folk, bluegrass, and country music. The word likely traces to West African instrument names, such as the Kimbundu mbanza, carried into American English alongside the instrument's African roots.

It has a folksy, down-home charm, perfect for a pet with a bouncy gait or an easy, cheerful temperament. Fun to say and impossible to sound stuffy with.

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

Where Banjo shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.04%
TorontoON, CA0.02%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

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