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Shiba

Shiba ranks #9,751 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 1 place, 1 cat carries the name. It's also a dog name: #678 for dogs.
Cats in our data
1
across 1 place
Popularity rank
#9,751
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
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2014 → 2019
Gender split
—
too few recorded
What does Shiba mean?

Shiba is short for Shiba Inu, the small, fox-faced Japanese dog breed. In Japanese, shiba means "brushwood" and inu means "dog"; one popular theory holds the breed was named for the brushwood terrain it was once used to hunt in.

Compact and full of personality, Shiba works well as a name for a spirited, independent pet, especially - but not only - one of that very breed.

Where Shiba shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA<0.01%

Cat names like Shiba

Shiloh