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Jinx

Jinx ranks #197 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 24 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #1,237 for dogs.
Jinx's popularity trend

Jinx's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2013.

0.025%0.05%0.075%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
24
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#197
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
−38
2014 → 2019
Gender split
58% male
42% female58% male

Gender split comes from 77 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Jinx mean?
/d͡ʒɪŋks/1 syllable

Jinx is an English word for a hex or curse believed to bring bad luck, first recorded in American English in the early 1900s; it likely traces back to jynx, an old term for the wryneck bird once used in folk magic.

It's a cheeky, superstition-tinged name, often chosen with a wink for a black cat or a pet who seems to attract chaos wherever they go. Playful rather than ominous, it suits a mischievous, unpredictable personality.

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

Where Jinx shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.07%
SeattleWA, US0.08%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

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