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Unisex name

Snowball

Snowball ranks #156 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 29 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #411 for dogs.
Snowball's popularity trend

Snowball's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
29
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#156
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
−12
2014 → 2019
Gender split
55% male
45% female55% male

Gender split comes from 69 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Snowball mean?
/ˈsnoʊbɔl/

Snowball is a plain English word name, for the ball of packed snow kids mold for snowball fights, or by extension, anything small, round, and white.

It's a natural fit for a pet with a white or pale coat, especially one who's small, round, and impossible to resist scooping up. Light, playful, and a little silly in the best way.

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

Where Snowball shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.11%
SeattleWA, US0.05%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

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