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Fritz

Fritz ranks #267 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 8 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #284 among boy dog names.
Fritz's popularity trend

Fritz's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
8
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#267
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−486
2014 → 2019
Gender split
88% male
12% female88% male

Gender split comes from 26 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Fritz mean?
/fɹɪts/1 syllable

Fritz is a traditional German nickname for Friedrich, a name built from Old High German elements meaning "peace" and "ruler," commonly translated as "peaceful ruler."

It has a brisk, no-nonsense charm — a solid, old-world name for a pet who carries themselves with quiet authority.

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

Where Fritz shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.03%
TorontoON, CA0.02%

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