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Bolt

Bolt ranks #371 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 5 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #336 among boy dog names.
Bolt's popularity trend

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

0.005%0.01%0.015%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
5
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#371
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+259
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 11 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Bolt mean?
/boʊlt/1 syllable

Bolt is a straightforward word name: a threaded metal fastener, or, in its older sense, a sudden flash of lightning or a quick dash - "to bolt" has meant "to run suddenly" since medieval English.

Bolt suits a companion who's fast, energetic, and impossible to keep still, the one who's out the door before you've finished opening it. It's a punchy, athletic name with instant personality.

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

Where Bolt shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.02%
TorontoON, CA0.01%

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