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Unisex name

Spot

Spot ranks #416 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 14 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #236 among boy dog names.
Spot's popularity trend

Spot'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
14
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#416
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
−45
2014 → 2019
Gender split
67% male
33% female67% male

Gender split comes from 48 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Spot mean?
/spɑt/

Spot is simply the word for a round or irregular patch of color that stands out against its surroundings — a marking familiar from dalmatians, calicoes, and countless other patterned coats. It's one of the oldest and most literal pet names in the book, used for generations to describe exactly what you see.

There's a classic, no-nonsense charm to Spot — it's the name equivalent of calling it like you see it, and it wears especially well on a pet with a coat that lives up to it.

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

Where Spot shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.05%
SeattleWA, US0.03%

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