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Norman

Norman ranks #221 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 10 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #233 among boy dog names.
Norman's popularity trend

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

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
10
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#221
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+455
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 28 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Norman mean?
/ˈnɔɹmən/2 syllablesOrigin: Old English

Norman is an English given name meaning "man from the north," originally used to describe the Norse settlers who established Normandy in France before crossing into England after 1066. The name became widespread among the English aristocracy in the centuries that followed.

There's a warm, retro charm to Norman these days — a name that sounds a little old-fashioned and a lot dignified, well suited to a pet with a calm, steady temperament.

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

Where Norman shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.04%
SeattleWA, US<0.01%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

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