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Kovu

Kovu ranks #516 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 3 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #1,344 among boy dog names.
Kovu's popularity trend

Kovu's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.003%0.005%0.008%0.01%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
3
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#516
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+504
2014 → 2019
Gender split
92% male
8% female92% male

Gender split comes from 13 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Kovu mean?
2 syllables

Pets named Kovu are usually named after the lion character from Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.

Where Kovu shows up

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

PlaceShare
DarwinNT, AU0.13%
SeattleWA, US<0.01%
TorontoON, CA<0.01%