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Unisex name

Tabby

Tabby ranks #232 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 22 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #2,033 among girl dog names.
Tabby's popularity trend

Tabby's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2013.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
22
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#232
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
−13
2014 → 2019
Gender split
67% female
67% female33% male

Gender split comes from 27 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Tabby mean?
2 syllables

Tabby is a nickname for Tabitha, an Aramaic name meaning 'gazelle' or 'doe.' Separately -- and by coincidence rather than shared origin -- 'tabby' is also the English word for a striped cat coat pattern, taken from Attabiyah, a striped silk once made in a district of Baghdad.

With two meanings folded into one, Tabby works as both a nickname-style name and a purely descriptive pick for a cat with classic striped markings. It's warm, familiar, and endlessly fitting.

Where Tabby shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.08%
SeattleWA, US0.05%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

Cat names like Tabby

TabithaTabathaTabiAbbyBobbyGabbyLibbyChubbyDobbyTibbyBubbyStubby