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Pepe

Pepe ranks #281 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 8 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #177 among boy dog names.
Pepe's popularity trend

Pepe'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
8
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#281
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−256
2014 → 2019
Gender split
86% male
14% female86% male

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

What does Pepe mean?
/ˈpɛpeɪ/1 syllable

Pepe is a well-established Spanish and Italian nickname for Jose (or Giuseppe), the forms of Joseph. One popular explanation traces it to the abbreviation "P.P.," for "pater putativus" (Latin for "supposed father"), a title once used for Saint Joseph in religious texts.

Pepe has a bright, bouncy sound that's fun to say, a name that suits a small, spirited pet with a big personality.

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

Where Pepe shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.03%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

Cat names like Pepe

PepperPepsiPeppaPeppermintPeppercorn

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