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Moby

Moby ranks #656 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 1 place, 1 cat carries the name. It's also a dog name: #478 among boy dog names.
Moby's popularity trend

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

0.01%0.02%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
1
across 1 place
Popularity rank
#656
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−2,837
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 14 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Moby mean?

Pets named Moby are usually named after refers to Moby Dick, the giant white whale from Herman Melville's novel.

Where Moby shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA<0.01%

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