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Unisex name

Mochi

Mochi ranks #64 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 51 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #123 for dogs.
Mochi's popularity trend

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

0.02%0.04%0.06%0.08%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
51
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#64
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
+1,952
2014 → 2019
Gender split
58% female
58% female42% male

Gender split comes from 95 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Mochi mean?
/ˈmoʊtʃi/

Mochi comes from the Japanese word for a soft, chewy cake made of pounded glutinous rice, a treat that's been eaten in Japan for centuries and remains a fixture of desserts worldwide.

The name suits a pet with a squishy, huggable presence — round-faced, soft-coated, the kind of companion you just want to squeeze.

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

Where Mochi shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.29%
TorontoON, CA0.06%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

Cat names like Mochi

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