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Eugene

Eugene ranks #505 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 3 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #902 among boy dog names.
Eugene's popularity trend

Eugene's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.005%0.01%0.015%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
3
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#505
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+2,300
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

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

What does Eugene mean?
/juˈd͡ʒin/2 syllablesOrigin: Ancient Greek

Eugene means “well born” (from Ancient Greek Eugénios).

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

Where Eugene shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.01%
SeattleWA, US<0.01%

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