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Sweetie

Sweetie ranks #138 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 16 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #279 among girl dog names.
Sweetie's popularity trend

Sweetie's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
16
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#138
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
−137
2014 → 2019
Gender split
88% female
88% female12% male

Gender split comes from 43 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Sweetie mean?
/ˈswi.ti/2 syllables

Sweetie is simply an English term of endearment for someone dearly loved, built from 'sweet' plus the affectionate suffix '-ie.' It has been used as a pet name for people — and pets — for well over a century.

Sweetie is exactly what it sounds like: warm, affectionate, and unabashedly soft. It suits a companion whose whole personality is built around being adored.

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

Where Sweetie shows up

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

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

Cat names like Sweetie

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