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Junior

Junior ranks #235 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 9 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #145 among boy dog names.
Junior's popularity trend

Junior's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.05%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
9
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#235
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−293
2014 → 2019
Gender split
91% male
9% female91% male

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

What does Junior mean?
3 syllables

Junior comes from the Latin "iunior," the comparative form of "iuvenis," meaning "young." In English it's traditionally placed after a name to denote the younger of two people who share it, often a son named for his father.

Junior has an easy, affectionate ring to it, often given to the smaller or younger pet in a household — a name that carries a bit of family tradition.

Where Junior shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.04%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

Cat names like Junior

JuniperJunoJuneJunebugJune BugJuniJunieDior