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Name Biscuit

Unisex name

Kiwi

Kiwi ranks #135 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 32 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #381 for dogs.
Kiwi's popularity trend

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

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
32
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#135
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
+25
2014 → 2019
Gender split
67% female
67% female33% male

Gender split comes from 73 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Kiwi mean?
/ˈkiːwi/

Kiwi is the Maori name for a flightless, nocturnal bird native to New Zealand. The word later lent its name to the fuzzy brown fruit, originally called the Chinese gooseberry, once it was rebranded for export in the mid-20th century.

Kiwi has a bouncy, fun sound that suits a small, energetic pet with a bit of an exotic flair.

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

Where Kiwi shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.11%
SeattleWA, US0.08%