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Flash

Flash ranks #296 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 7 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #234 among boy dog names.
Flash's popularity trend

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

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
7
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#296
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−164
2014 → 2019
Gender split
75% male
25% female75% male

Gender split comes from 28 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Flash mean?
/flæʃ/1 syllable

Flash describes a sudden, brief burst of light or motion, and the word has carried that sense of speed into pop culture through characters like the comic-book superhero the Flash, famed for outrunning everything in his path.

It's a name that promises energy before you even meet the pet wearing it — ideal for one who's quick on their feet, always first to the door, or simply a blur of motion around the house.

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

Where Flash shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.03%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%
SeattleWA, US<0.01%

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