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Hunter

Hunter ranks #85 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 20 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #60 among boy dog names.
Hunter's popularity trend

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

0.025%0.05%0.075%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
20
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#85
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+244
2014 → 2019
Gender split
88% male
12% female88% male

Gender split comes from 43 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Hunter mean?
/ˈhʌntɚ/2 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Hunter is an English occupational surname, originally given to someone whose job was to hunt game, later adopted widely as a given name.

It's a bold, outdoorsy name that fits a pet with sharp instincts and a love of the chase.

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

Where Hunter shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.07%
SeattleWA, US0.04%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.25%

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