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Wally

Wally ranks #107 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 4 places, 18 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #88 among boy dog names.
Wally's popularity trend

Wally's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2015.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
18
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#107
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−342
2014 → 2019
Gender split
91% male
9% female91% male

Gender split comes from 32 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Wally mean?
/ˈwɒli/2 syllables

Wally began as an affectionate short form of Walter, an old Germanic name built from walt, "rule," and heri, "army," giving the sense of "ruler of the army." As a bonus bit of trivia, "wally" is also British slang for a large pickled gherkin, a coincidence that's given the name a cheeky second life.

Friendly and a little goofy, Wally suits a pet with an easygoing, lovable-underdog charm. It's the kind of name that gets a smile every time it's called.

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

Where Wally shows up

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

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.08%
TorontoON, CA0.03%
DarwinNT, AU0.26%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

Cat names like Wally

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