best names for cats | Find your cat's perfect name [update]

best names for cats : So you just got a cat and you want to give it a cool name for a cat. First of all, congratulations on your new fur and joy bundle. What an exciting time in a lifetime!

So, how do you start creating ideas for cat names? Here are the following tips :

cat names for girls / female

Brandy (Brandi)	Lakin	Angelina	Jessie
Bree (Bri)	Lara	Angie	Jill (Jilly)
Bridget (Brigitte)	Layla (Laila)	Anna	Joanna
Brooke (Brook)	Leah	Annie	Jordan
Caitlin	Lexi (Lexy)	April	Josie
Callie (Cali, Kali)	Libby	Ash	Joy
Camilla	Lila	Asher	June
Camille	Lindsay	Ashlyn	Justine
Candy (Candie)	Lisa	Aubree	Kairi
Carly	Lizzie (Lizzy)	Audrey	Karma
Caroline	Lois	Ava	Kayla
Carrie	Lucy	Avery	Kelly
Casey	Lyla	Bailey	Kelsey
Cassie	Lynn	Bell (Belle)	Kit
Catherine	Mackenzie	Bella	Kylie
Cece (Cici)	Macy (Macie)	Betsy	Kyra
Charlie	Maddie (Maddy)	Blake	Lacey

cats name for boy / males

Merlin	Boomer	Rudy	Henry	Louis	Baxter	Quincy	Ace
Mickey	Boots	Rufus	Hobbes	Lucky	Bear	Ralph	Alex
Midnight	Boris	Rusty	Homer	Luigi	Beau	Rambo	Alexander
Mikey	Brady	Salem	Houdini	Luke	Ben	Rascal	Alvin
Miles	Bruce	Sam	Hunter	Mac	Benjamin	Reggie	Andy
Milo	Bruno	Sammy	Iggy	Magic	Benny	Remy	Angel
Mittens	Bubba	Sampson	Indy	Mango	Bentley	Rex	Angus
Mochi	Buddy	Samson	Ivan	Mario	Billy	Ricky	Apollo
Moe	Buster	Scooter	Izzy	Marley	Binx	Riley	Georgie
Mojo	Butters	Scout	Jack	Marvin	Blackie	Ringo	Gizmo
Monkey	Caesar	Seamus	Jackson	Mason	Blue	Rocco	Gus
Monty	Calvin	Sebastian	Jake	Maverick	Bo	Rocky	Hank
Moose	Casey	Shadow	James	Max	Bob	Romeo	Harley
Morris	Casper	Sheldon	Jasper	Maximus	Bobby	Rory	Harry
Moses	Charlie	Sherlock	Jax	Maxwell	Boo	Roscoe	Harvey

names for cats that are black

A-E	E-N	N-Z
Abracadabra	Eight Ball (8-Ball)	Nutella
Absinthe	Felix	Obsidian
Ace (of spades)	Flagg	Olive
Achromatic (without color)	Fudge	Omen
Adrianna	Gaelic	Onyx
Ali	Gloom	Opal
Almond Joy	Godiva	Orchid
Angus	Gomez	Oreo
Arcane	Gotham	Panther
Ash	Gothic	Papa Midnight
Asher	Grimm	Payday
Asphalt	Gypsy	Pearl
Astral	Hades	Penguin
Batty	Half-Moon	Pepper
Batman	Halloween	Phantom
BC (black cat)	Hat	Phlegein (Ancient Greek - scorch)
Beans	Harlem	Pirate
Bear	Hellraiser	Pitch
Beauty	Hendrix	Poe (Edgar Allan)
Beetle	Hershey	Preto (Portuguese for black)
Bittersweet (chocolate)	Hitchcock (Alfred)	Priest
Blackberry	Hole	Raider
Blackbird	Ice (black ice)	Raven
Blackie Chan	India (ink)	Sable
Blackjack	Indigo	Sabrina
Blackout	Inky	Salem
Blacktop	Isis	Scorch
Blaken (Dutch - to burn)	Java	Sepia

name of orange cat

Alani (Hawaiian for orange tree)
Amber
Auburn
Autumn
Blaze
Cheetah
Copper
Coral
Fox
Goldie
Lantana
Marigold
Monarch (as in a monarch butterfly)
Persimmon
Pumpkin
Rusty
Sandy
Sunny
Sunshine
Tiger/Tigress

cute girl & boy cat names

boy	girl
TIGGER	BELLA
SHADOW	CHLOE
OLIVER	LUCY
JASPER	MOLLY
OREO	KITTY
SMOKEY	LUNA
GIZMO	ANGEL
SIMBA	LILY
CHARLIE	BABY
TIGER	PRINCESS
JACK	SOPHIE
PEANUT	MISSY
TOBY	ZOE
LOKI	COCO
HARLEY	NALA
MAX	SASHA
MILO	KIKI
OSCAR	MITTENS
ROCKY	MISTY
BAILEY	PATCHES

cat name popularity

1.	Bella	26.	Bailey
2.	Charlie	27.	Daisy
3.	Lucy	28.	Felix
4.	Luna	29.	Gizmo
5.	Max	30.	Pepper
6.	Oliver	31.	Sebastian
7.	Chloe	32.	Shadow
8.	Milo	33.	Simon
9.	Simba	34.	Tigger
10.	Cleo	35.	Zoe
11.	Lily	36.	Abby
12.	Nala	37.	Alice
13.	Coco	38.	Biscuit
14.	George	39.	Boots
15.	Gracie	40.	Buttercup
16.	Jack	41.	Cupcake
17.	Jasper	42.	Finn
18.	Leo	43.	Garfield
19.	Loki	44.	Jasmine
20.	Lola	45.	Kiki
21.	Oreo	46.	Kitty
22.	Oscar	47.	Lucky
23.	Sophie	48.	Lulu
24.	Tiger	49.	Misty
25.	Angel	50.	Mittens

scientific cat name

Bunsen
Beaker
Dalton
Digit
Faraday
Fractal
Gadget
Gizmo
Kelvin
Laser
Nebula
Pi
Quark
Sputnik
Sirius

➥see also➲ ❝ best names for dogs ❞

japanese cat names

Female Japanese Cat Names –	describe
Akemi –	bright beautiful
Akiko –	bright child
Akira –	bright / clear
Aiko –	child of love
Airi –	love jasmine
Asami –	morning beauty
Asuka –	tomorrow perfume, fragrance
Ayame –	iris
Ayano –	my color

Male Japanese Cat Names	describe
Aki –	bright / autumn
Akihiro –	great brightness
Akio –	bright man
Akira –	bright / clear
Arata –	new, fresh
Atsushi –	industrious director
Ayumu –	walk dream, vision
Dai –	great, large
Daiki –	great glory / great nobility
Daisuke –	great help
Eiji –	eternity order

funny cat names

Cat Stevens	Achoo	Bagel Face
Ali Cat	Babushka	Meowsie
Cat Benatar	Baboo	Cat Damon
Cindy Clawford	Bink-Bink	Clawdius
Meowly Cyrus	Kitty Poppins	Butch Catsidy
Oprah Whisker	Blimpy	Mr. Meowgi
Pawdry Hepburn	Catsey Cline	Bing Clawsby
Fleas Witherspoon	Catniss	Neil Catrick Harris
Jennifurr	Cat Middleton	Don Drapurr
Picatso	Hairy Mulligan	Chubby Bunny

names for white cats

Chowder
Coco (short for Coconut)
Misty
Casper (the Friendly Ghost)
Tic Tac (for the tiny white peppermint candy by the same name)
Boo (your baby or the kind with the white sheet – you pick)
Lily
Chilly
Peppermint Patty
Daisy

unisex gender neutral cat names

Gray	Pixel	Socks
Harley	Pooch	Sparrow
Happy	Pookie	Spot
Harper	Puffin	Squat
Hayden	Puffy	Stinky
Hershey	Pumpkin	Squirt
Ivory	Quinn	Storm
Java	Raisin	Sunny
Jazz	Rascal	Taylor
Jordy/Jordi	Rebel	Twilight
Jules	Reese	Twix
Kai	Riley	Waffles
Kennedy	River	Wags
Kibbles	Robin	Woof
Kit	Rory	Wooly
Laika	Runt	Zen

Famous cat names from movies

• Baby ( Bringing Up Baby )	• King Leonidas ( Bedknobs And Broomsticks )
• Binx ( Hocus Pocus )	• Lucifer ( Cinderella )
• Blofeld's cat, ( From Russia With Love )	• Marie, Berlioz and Toulouse ( The AristoCats )
• Butch ( The Incredible Shrinking Man )	• Meowthra ( The Lego NINJAGO Movie )
• Clawhauser ( Zootopia )	• Milo ( The Adventures Of Milo And Otis )
• Charlie ( Charlie the Lonesome Cougar )	• Mr. Bigglesworth ( Austin Powers )
• Dandelo ( The Fly )	• Mr. Bitey ( Kick-Ass )
• Déju Vu ( The Matrix )	• Mufasa ( The Lion King )
• Don Corleone's cat ( The Godfather )	• Neutron ( This Island Earth )
• Duchess ( Babe )	• Pyewacket ( Bell Book And Candle )
• Figaro ( Pinocchio )	• Rajah ( Aladdin )
• Floyd ( Ghost )	• Rhubarb ( Rhubarb )

beige cat names

Ripple	Allie Cat
Roxie	Amber
Ruffle	Bitty
Saffron	Boo Boo
Scraps	Bracken
Speckles	Callie
Splatters	Cinnamon
Snickers	CALIOPE JANE
Spice	Confetti
Speck	Dapple
Spot	Dots
Spottie	Dottie
Streak	Kali
Sundae	Kallie

egyptian cat names

Mihos – lion-headed son of Bastet	Chione – daughter of the nile
Sekhmet – warrior lioness goddess	Cleopatra
Mekal – fierce devourer	Dalila – sweet
Pakhet – she who scratches	Femi – lover
Menhit – Egyptian war goddess	Hasina – good
Mau – Egyptian word for cat	Hebony – black
Aisha – peaceful	Isis – motherhood
Amenti – goddess of the land of the west	Kamilah – perfect
Annipe – daughter of the Nile	Kepi – tempestuous
Anukis – goddess of the Nile	Kiwu – obese
Aziza – precious	Layla

names for grey cats

Ash	Cinder-Ella
Dawn	Gray Boy
Dusky	Graycie
Heather	Grey Ghost
Lilac	James Bond (ditto!)
Pearl	Lady Grey or Earl (or Lord) Grey
Shadow	Sir Sterling
Smoky (or Smokey)	Sylvester (the Cat)
Storm (or Stormie)	Tarzan of Greystoke (or Sir Greystoke)
Skye

the aristocats cat names

Berlioz – He's a little timid and shy as the youngest kitten.
Scat Cat – the best friend of Thomas and leader of a music - loving alley cats group.He's playing the trumpet.
Shun Gon the Siamese Cat – a member of the gang of Scat Cat.He plays the drums and the piano.
Hit Cat the English Cat – an acoustic guitar laying member of Scat Cat's gang.
Peppo the Italian Cat – Scat Cat's band plays the accordion.
Billy Boss the Russian Cat – in the band of Scat Cat, he plays cello bass guitar.

• We hope that this list of names will help you search for your cat name.