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Kiki

Kiki ranks #22 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 64 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #89 among girl dog names.
Kiki's popularity trend

Kiki's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2019.

0.05%0.1%0.15%0.2%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
64
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#22
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
+81
2014 → 2019
Gender split
87% female
87% female13% male

Gender split comes from 127 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Kiki mean?
/ˈkiː.kiː/2 syllables

Kiki is a reduplicated pet-name form, the kind of doubled, sing-song syllable pattern common to nicknames across many languages and cultures. It doesn't trace to a single fixed origin or word meaning, but functions as a playful, endearing name in its own right.

Bouncy and easy to call out, Kiki suits a pet with a spirited, playful energy — the kind who comes running the moment they hear their name. It has a light, chatty charm that feels instantly familiar.

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

Where Kiki shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.17%
SeattleWA, US0.23%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

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