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Rocket

Rocket ranks #117 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 17 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #123 among boy dog names.
Rocket's popularity trend

Rocket's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2019.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
17
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#117
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+206
2014 → 2019
Gender split
80% male
20% female80% male

Gender split comes from 50 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Rocket mean?
/ˈɹɑk.ɪt/2 syllables

Rocket comes from the Italian rocchetta, meaning "little spindle," a reference to the cylindrical shape of early rocket devices. The word passed into English by way of French in the 17th century, before coming to mean the fast, self-propelled projectiles and vehicles we know today.

Rocket is a name built for speed — ideal for a pet who's always first out the door, tearing around at full tilt the moment they're off the leash.

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

Where Rocket shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.05%
SeattleWA, US0.05%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

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