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Cowboy

Cowboy ranks #261 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 8 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #537 among boy dog names.
Cowboy's popularity trend

Cowboy's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.01%0.02%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
8
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#261
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−2,173
2014 → 2019
Gender split
92% male
8% female92% male

Gender split comes from 26 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Cowboy mean?
/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/

Cowboy is also an everyday word (noun): “A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West”.

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

Where Cowboy shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.05%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%
TorontoON, CA<0.01%

Cat names like Cowboy

Big BoyCowBoy