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Dash

Dash ranks #109 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 17 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #143 among boy dog names.
Dash's popularity trend

Dash's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2019.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
17
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#109
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+130
2014 → 2019
Gender split
88% male
12% female88% male

Gender split comes from 33 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Dash mean?
1 syllableOrigin: a surname

Dash is a word name taken straight from the English verb and noun meaning a quick, sudden movement or short sprint — the same word behind the punctuation mark and the phrase "a dash of" something, meaning a small quick addition.

Energetic and quick-witted, Dash is a natural fit for a pet who's always first out the door and never walks when they could run.

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

Where Dash shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.06%
SeattleWA, US0.05%

Cat names like Dash

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