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Boy name

Petey

Petey ranks #411 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 5 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #154 among boy dog names.
Petey's popularity trend

Petey's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.02%0.04%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
5
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#411
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−836
2014 → 2019
Gender split
95% male
5% female95% male

Gender split comes from 21 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Petey mean?
2 syllables

Petey is an affectionate short form of Peter, a name that goes back to the Greek petros, meaning "stone" or "rock" — the same root behind the word "petrify."

Friendly and a little scrappy, it suits a small, energetic companion with a big personality. It has an old-fashioned, cartoon-sidekick charm that never goes out of style.

Where Petey shows up

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

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

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