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Milo

Milo ranks #6 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 4 places, 111 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #3 among boy dog names.
Milo's popularity trend

Milo's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2016.

0.1%0.2%0.3%0.4%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
111
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#6
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+18
2014 → 2019
Gender split
95% male
5% female95% male

Gender split comes from 290 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Milo mean?
/ˈmaɪloʊ/2 syllablesOrigin: Germanic languages

Milo's exact origin is debated: it may come from Germanic name elements related to "gracious" or "mild," or serve as an English form of Slavic names like Miloslav. It has also long existed as a Latinized name in its own right, most famously borne by the ancient Greek wrestler Milo of Croton.

Milo has a warm, approachable sound with just a little old-world charm. It suits a pet with a gentle, easygoing temperament as well as one with real athletic swagger.

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

Where Milo shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.29%
SeattleWA, US0.33%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU1.0%
DarwinNT, AU0.39%

Cat names like Milo

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