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Unisex name

Tinsel

Tinsel ranks #3,379 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 1 place, 2 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #1,579 among girl dog names.
Tinsel's popularity trend

Tinsel's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.005%0.01%0.015%0.02%2012201420172019
Cats in our data
2
across 1 place
Popularity rank
#3,379
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
+315
2014 → 2019
Gender split
70% female
70% female30% male

Gender split comes from 23 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Tinsel mean?
/ˈtɪnsəl/

Tinsel is also an everyday word (noun): “A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or resembling…”.

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

Where Tinsel shows up

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

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.01%

Cat names like Tinsel

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