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Max

Max ranks #2 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 4 places, 138 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #2 among boy dog names.
Max's popularity trend

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

0.25%0.5%0.75%1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
138
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#2
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−5
2014 → 2019
Gender split
96% male
4% female96% male

Gender split comes from 219 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Max mean?
/mæks/1 syllableOrigin: Latin

Max is most often a short form of Maximilian or Maximus, from the Latin maximus, meaning "greatest." It also stands in for Maxwell, a Scottish surname built from an Old English word for "spring" or "well," and for Maxine, its feminine counterpart.

Short, punchy, and easy to call across a yard, Max has a confident, no-nonsense energy. It suits a pet with a big personality packed into any size body.

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

Where Max shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.47%
SeattleWA, US0.30%
DarwinNT, AU0.52%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.25%

Cat names like Max

MaximusMaxwellMaxiMaxieMaxine

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