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Red

Red ranks #309 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 7 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #198 among boy dog names.
Red's popularity trend

Red'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
7
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#309
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−254
2014 → 2019
Gender split
81% male
19% female81% male

Gender split comes from 37 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Red mean?
/ɹɛd/1 syllable

Red is simply the English color word, describing the hue of fire, blood, and ripe strawberries, from the Old English read. As a pet name, it's most often given directly for a coat with a reddish tint.

Bold and plainspoken, Red suits a pet with a fiery coat or a spirited, attention-grabbing personality.

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

Where Red shows up

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

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

Cat names like Red

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