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Sherlock

Sherlock ranks #124 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 16 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #274 among boy dog names.
Sherlock's popularity trend

Sherlock's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2018.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
16
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#124
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−16
2014 → 2019
Gender split
86% male
14% female86% male

Gender split comes from 22 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Sherlock mean?
/ˈʃɜɹ.lɒk/2 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Sherlock began as an English surname before Arthur Conan Doyle borrowed it for his famous detective. It likely traces to the Old English scir-locc, meaning "bright hair" or "fair-haired," describing someone's light-colored locks.

Thanks to the world's best-known sleuth, Sherlock now reads as clever and a touch theatrical — a natural pick for a pet who seems to be sizing up every room they enter.

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

Where Sherlock shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.06%
TorontoON, CA0.04%

Cat names like Sherlock

ShermanSheldonSherbertShebaShelbySheebaShellySheenaSpock

Sherlock means, by theme

Light