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Unisex name

Buttons

Buttons ranks #280 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 18 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #751 for dogs.
Buttons's popularity trend

Buttons's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2016.

0.05%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
18
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#280
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
−5
2014 → 2019
Gender split
56% female
56% female44% male

Gender split comes from 34 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Buttons mean?
/ˈbʌt.ənz/

Buttons is the plural of 'button,' the small fastener used on clothing since the Middle Ages — the English word likely comes from the Old French bouton, related to 'to push' or 'to bud.' As a pet name, it usually nods to a distinctive round marking, a button-shaped nose, or a small, tidy build.

Buttons is cute and a little old-fashioned, the kind of name that suits a small, neat companion with a tidy, compact look.

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

Where Buttons shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.07%
SeattleWA, US0.03%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

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