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Unisex name

Peanut

Peanut ranks #66 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 50 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #83 for dogs.
Peanut's popularity trend

Peanut's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2013.

0.05%0.1%0.15%0.2%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
50
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#66
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
+6
2014 → 2019
Gender split
63% male
37% female63% male

Gender split comes from 131 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Peanut mean?
/ˈpiˌnʌt/

Peanut is a word name for the small legume native to South America — technically a bean rather than a true nut — that grows in pods underground. Peanuts spread worldwide after their introduction to Africa, Asia, and North America, becoming a staple crop across many cuisines.

Peanut is an affectionate, diminutive name, almost always given to the smallest member of the litter. It suits a tiny or petite pet whose big personality outweighs their size.

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

Where Peanut shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.14%
SeattleWA, US0.15%
DarwinNT, AU0.39%

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