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Unisex name

Iggy

Iggy ranks #645 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 9 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #558 for dogs.
Iggy's popularity trend

Iggy'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
9
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#645
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
−307
2014 → 2019
Gender split
65% male
35% female65% male

Gender split comes from 17 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Iggy mean?
2 syllables

Iggy is a casual, upbeat short form of Ignatius. The name Ignatius is often linked to the Latin word ignis, meaning "fire," though many scholars trace its true root to the older Roman family name Egnatius — the fiery association came later, popularized once saints and namesakes made the connection stick.

Punchy and full of personality, Iggy suits a small pet with an outsized, energetic spirit. It's a name that sounds like it's already mid-adventure.

Where Iggy shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.05%
TorontoON, CA0.02%

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