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Dino

Dino ranks #380 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 5 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #212 among boy dog names.
Dino's popularity trend

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

0.01%0.02%0.03%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
5
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#380
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−1,522
2014 → 2019
Gender split
83% male
17% female83% male

Gender split comes from 12 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Dino mean?
/ˈdinoʊ/2 syllablesOrigin: Italian

Dino is best known as an informal short form of 'dinosaur,' a word built from the Greek deinos, meaning 'terrible,' and sauros, meaning 'lizard.' It's also a traditional Italian given name, often a short form of names ending in -dino, such as Bernardino.

Dino has a fun, retro charm — perfect for a pet with a big personality or a bit of gruff, prehistoric charisma.

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

Where Dino shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.03%
TorontoON, CA<0.01%

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