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Mowgli

Mowgli ranks #242 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 9 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #398 among boy dog names.
Mowgli's popularity trend

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

0.01%0.02%0.03%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
9
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#242
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+317
2014 → 2019
Gender split
87% male
13% female87% male

Gender split comes from 15 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Mowgli mean?
2 syllables

Mowgli is the name of the boy raised by wolves in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, a story later popularized further by Disney's animated adaptation. In the tales, Mowgli grows up under the guidance of animal companions like Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther.

It's a wild, adventurous name, perfect for a pet who seems most at home exploring the outdoors.

Where Mowgli shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.05%
TorontoON, CA0.01%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%