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Romeo

Romeo ranks #45 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 31 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #58 among boy dog names.
Romeo's popularity trend

Romeo's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
31
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#45
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+24
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 61 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Romeo mean?
/ˈɹoʊmioʊ/3 syllablesOrigin: Romance languages

Romeo comes from Old Italian and originally meant 'pilgrim to Rome' — someone journeying to the city on a religious pilgrimage. It's now inseparable from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the star-crossed romantic hero who gave the name its enduring reputation.

It's a name with real swagger, fitting for a pet who's equal parts charming and a little dramatic.

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

Where Romeo shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.12%
SeattleWA, US0.05%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

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