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Unisex name

Pepper

Pepper ranks #13 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 4 places, 113 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #30 for dogs.
Pepper's popularity trend

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

0.1%0.2%0.3%0.4%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
113
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#13
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
+20
2014 → 2019
Gender split
70% female
70% female30% male

Gender split comes from 209 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Pepper mean?
/ˈpɛp.ɚ/2 syllables

Pepper is a word name for the pungent plant of the family Piperaceae, whose dried berries give us the everyday spice. As a name it borrows the plant's reputation for adding sharp, lively flavor.

Pepper suits a companion with a bit of spice in their personality, quick, spirited, and never bland. It works especially well for a pet with dark or speckled coloring that calls the seasoning to mind.

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

Where Pepper shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.33%
SeattleWA, US0.34%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.38%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

Cat names like Pepper

PepsiPeppermintHarperCopperWhisperSkipperThumperZipperPepePeppaPeppercornJasper

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