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Hamlet

Hamlet ranks #571 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 2 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #777 among boy dog names.
Hamlet's popularity trend

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

0.005%0.01%0.015%0.02%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
2
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#571
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+422
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 11 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Hamlet mean?
/ˈhæm.lət/2 syllables

Hamlet means “fool” (from Amlóði).

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

Where Hamlet shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US<0.01%
TorontoON, CA<0.01%

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