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Roy

Roy ranks #354 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 6 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #320 among boy dog names.
Roy's popularity trend

Roy's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.005%0.01%0.015%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
6
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#354
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+5,433
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

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

What does Roy mean?
/ˈɹoɪ̯/1 syllableOrigin: Scottish Gaelic

Roy's origin is debated between two standard candidates: it may come from the Scottish Gaelic ruadh, meaning "red" (often describing hair color), or from the French roi, meaning "king." Both explanations appear regularly in name references, and either gives the name a strong, simple root.

Short and solid, Roy suits a pet with an old-school, dependable feel - a name that sounds like it's been around forever because, in a sense, it has.

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

Where Roy shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.02%
SeattleWA, US0.02%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

Cat names like Roy

RoyalLeroy

Roy means, by theme

Royal & noble