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Moe

Moe ranks #303 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 7 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #281 among boy dog names.
Moe's popularity trend

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

0.02%0.04%0.06%0.08%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
7
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#303
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−110
2014 → 2019
Gender split
90% male
10% female90% male

Gender split comes from 59 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Moe mean?
/moʊ/1 syllableOrigin: Japanese

Moe most often started life as a nickname, short for names like Maurice, Morris, or Moses. Separately, it's also a Japanese word, moe, used to describe a strong, affectionate fondness for a character or thing.

Short and easy on the tongue, Moe fits a pet with an old-soul warmth — the kind of name that feels instantly familiar.

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

Where Moe shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.03%
SeattleWA, US<0.01%