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Diesel

Diesel ranks #263 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: #53 among boy dog names.
Diesel's popularity trend

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

0.02%0.04%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
8
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#263
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+231
2014 → 2019
Gender split
94% male
6% female94% male

Gender split comes from 16 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Diesel mean?
/ˈdisəl/3 syllables

Diesel is the word for the heavy, petroleum-based fuel used in trucks and heavy machinery, itself named after Rudolf Diesel, the German engineer who invented the diesel engine in the 1890s.

It's a name with muscle — built for a sturdy, powerful pet who moves through the world with unstoppable momentum.

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

Where Diesel shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.02%
TorontoON, CA0.02%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.25%

Cat names like Diesel

Diego

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