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Comet

Comet ranks #175 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 12 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #255 among boy dog names.
Comet's popularity trend

Comet's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2013.

0.02%0.04%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
12
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#175
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+130
2014 → 2019
Gender split
89% male
11% female89% male

Gender split comes from 35 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Comet mean?
/ˈkɒmɪt/

Comet comes from the Greek kometes, meaning "long-haired," originally describing the trailing tail of light these icy bodies leave as they streak across the sky.

Comet is a name built for speed, ideal for a pet who tears across the yard in a blur and leaves everyone else trying to catch up. It has a bright, dazzling energy to it.

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

Where Comet shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.05%
TorontoON, CA0.03%

Cat names like Comet

Kismet

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Space & Celestial Cat Names