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Nugget

Nugget ranks #666 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 4 places, 9 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #244 for dogs.
Nugget's popularity trend

Nugget's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.01%0.02%0.03%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
9
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#666
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
−830
2014 → 2019
Gender split
58% male
42% female58% male

Gender split comes from 55 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Nugget mean?
/ˈnʌɡət/

Nugget describes a small, compact lump or clump of something solid — most familiarly a lump of gold or a bite-sized piece of food. The word has been used in English since the 1800s for exactly this kind of small, dense chunk.

It's an affectionate, funny choice for a small or stout pet, especially one who's roly-poly, food-motivated, or just impossibly cute and bite-sized in personality. Nugget has a playful, snackable charm that suits a compact companion.

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

Where Nugget shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.04%
TorontoON, CA0.01%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

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