Deciding on what to name your cat or kitten is often isn’t easy. Choosing a name for your pet cat or kitten is usually a personal preference. Choosing a cat names needs a bit less practical thought as compared to choosing a name for a dog or a puppy because you are not likely to yell your cat’s name in public. However, finding the perfect name for your cat could still be difficult and challenging. That is why we present to you some practical tips that will help you in choosing the perfect name for your cat or kitten.
Tip 1
Choose a short name which is easier for you to call your cat’s name. We recommend a 1 or maximum 2 syllables name. You can also choose a longer name but there should also be a shorter version of it.
Tip 2
Make sure the cat name you choose is easy to pronounce. It should just roll off your tongue.
Tip 3
Pay close attention to your cat and find its unique personality traits. They differ widely in terms of personalities from breed to breed.
Tip 4
Keep in mind the breed when choosing the name. Breeds can give you an inspiration in choosing a name for your cat.
Tip 5
Pick a name that will grow with your cat. Calling a full grown cat a “kitten” may be less appropriate.
For some inspiration check out our list of top cat names of 2018
Top Cat Names
1 | Abby | 2 | Angel |
3 | Alex | 4 | Angel |
5 | Baby | 6 | Bella |
7 | Bella | 8 | Billy |
9 | Boots | 10 | Buddy |
11 | Buster | 12 | Callie |
13 | Callie | 14 | Casper |
15 | Charlie | 16 | Charlie |
17 | Chloe | 18 | Chloe |
19 | Chloe | 20 | Cleo |
21 | Cleo | 22 | Coco |
23 | Daisy | 24 | Daisy |
25 | Daisy | 26 | Dusty |
27 | Felix | 28 | Fluffy |
29 | Fluffy | 30 | George |
31 | Ginger | 32 | Gizmo |
33 | Gizmo | 34 | Gracie |
35 | Harry | 36 | Holly |
37 | Jack | 38 | Jake |
39 | Jasmine | 40 | Jasper |
41 | Jessie | 42 | Kimba |
43 | Kitty | 44 | Kitty |
45 | Kitty | 46 | Lilly |
47 | Lily | 48 | Lola |
49 | Lucky | 50 | Lucky |
51 | Lucy | 52 | Lucy |
53 | Lucy | 54 | Luna |
55 | Maggie | 56 | Maggie |
57 | Max | 58 | Max |
59 | Mia | 60 | Midnight |
61 | Milo | 62 | Milo |
63 | Minnie | 64 | Missy |
65 | Missy | 66 | Misty |
67 | Misty | 68 | Molly |
69 | Molly | 70 | Molly |
71 | Monty | 72 | Muffin |
73 | Oliver | 74 | Oliver |
75 | Oreo | 76 | Oscar |
77 | Oscar | 78 | Patch |
79 | Pepper | 80 | Phoebe |
81 | Precious | 82 | Princess |
83 | Princess | 84 | Pumpkin |
85 | Puss | 86 | Rocky |
87 | Rusty | 88 | Sam |
89 | Sam | 90 | Samantha |
91 | Sammy | 92 | Sasha |
93 | Sasha | 94 | Sassy |
95 | Sebastian | 96 | Shadow |
97 | Simba | 98 | Simba |
99 | Smokey | 100 | Smokey |
101 | Sooty | 102 | Sophie |
103 | Sophie | 104 | Sophie |
105 | Spike | 106 | Sylvester |
107 | Sylvester | 108 | Taz |
109 | Thomas | 110 | Tiger |
111 | Tiger | 112 | Tigger |
113 | Tigger | 114 | Toby |
115 | Toby | 116 | Tom |
117 | Whiskers | 118 | Zoe |
119 | Zoe | 120 | Abbey |
121 | Abbie | 122 | Abby |
123 | Abby | 124 | Abigail |
125 | Alex | 126 | Alice |
127 | Alice | 128 | Allie |
129 | Ally | 130 | Amber |
131 | Amber | 132 | Amy |
133 | Angel | 134 | Angel |
135 | Annabelle | 136 | Annie |
137 | Annie | 138 | Ariel |
139 | Ariel | 140 | Artemis |
141 | Ash | 142 | Ashley |
143 | Ashley | 144 | Athena |
145 | Aurora | 146 | Autumn |
147 | Ava | 148 | Baby |
149 | Baby | 150 | Baby Girl |
151 | Baby Girl | 152 | baby kitty |
153 | bailey | 154 | Bailey |
155 | Baloo | 156 | bandit |
157 | Bandit | 158 | Banshee |
159 | BatMan | 160 | Bean |
161 | Bear | 162 | Bella |
163 | Bella | 164 | Belle |
165 | Belle | 166 | Benji |
167 | Benny | 168 | Bert |
169 | Betty | 170 | Bety |
171 | Bianca | 172 | Billie |
173 | Binx | 174 | Blackie |
175 | Blaze | 176 | Blue |
177 | Blue | 178 | Bob |
179 | BoBo | 180 | Bonnie |
181 | boo | 182 | Boo |
183 | BooBoo | 184 | Booger |
185 | Boots | 186 | Boots |
187 | Bubby | 188 | Bud |
189 | Buddy | 190 | Buffy |
191 | Buffy | 192 | Bunny |
193 | Buster | 194 | Buttercup |
195 | Butters | 196 | Cali |
197 | Cali | 198 | Calli |
199 | Callie | 200 | Callie |
201 | Carmen | 202 | Casey |
203 | Casper | 204 | Cassie |
205 | Chance | 206 | Chanel |
207 | Charlie | 208 | Charlie |
209 | Charlotte | 210 | Chase |
211 | Chelsea | 212 | Chester |
213 | Cheyenne | 214 | Chloe |
215 | Chloe | 216 | Cinder |
217 | Cinder | 218 | Cinnamon |
219 | Cinnamon | 220 | Cleo |
221 | Cleo | 222 | Cleo |
223 | Cleopatra | 224 | Clyde |
225 | CoCo | 226 | Coco |
227 | Cocoa | 228 | cocoa |
229 | cody | 230 | Cole |
231 | Cookie | 232 | Cosmo |
233 | Cricket | 234 | Crystal |
235 | Cuddles | 236 | Cuddles |
237 | cupcake | 238 | Cupcake |
239 | Daisy | 240 | Daisy |
241 | Dakota | 242 | Dallas |
243 | Daphne | 244 | Delilah |
245 | Dexter | 246 | Diamond |
247 | Dinah | 248 | Dixie |
249 | Dolly | 250 | Domino |
251 | Dora | 252 | Dottie |
253 | Duchess | 254 | Dusty |
255 | Dusty | 256 | Ebony |
257 | Ebony | 258 | Echo |
259 | Eli | 260 | Ella |
261 | Ella | 262 | Ellie |
263 | Elsa | 264 | Elvis |
265 | Emily | 266 | Emma |
267 | Emma | 268 | Emmy |
269 | Esme | 270 | Eva |
271 | Evie | 272 | Faith |
273 | Felix | 274 | Finnegan |
275 | Fiona | 276 | Fiona |
277 | Fluffy | 278 | Fluffy |
279 | Frankie | 280 | Frankie |
281 | Fred | 282 | Freddie |
283 | Frisky | 284 | Gabby |
285 | Gabby | 286 | Garfield |
287 | George | 288 | Gidget |
289 | Gigi | 290 | GiGi |
291 | Ginger | 292 | Ginger |
293 | Gizmo | 294 | Gizmo |
295 | Goldie | 296 | Grace |
297 | Gracie | 298 | Gracie |
299 | Gus | 300 | Gypsy |
301 | gypsy | 302 | Hannah |
303 | Hannah | 304 | Harley |
305 | Harley | 306 | Harley Quinn |
307 | Hazel | 308 | Hazel |
309 | Heidi | 310 | Heidi |
311 | Holly | 312 | Holly |
313 | Honey | 314 | Hope |
315 | Hope | 316 | Hunter |
317 | Inky | 318 | Iris |
319 | Isabella | 320 | Isabella |
321 | Isabelle | 322 | Isis |
323 | Isis | 324 | Itty Bitty |
325 | Ivy | 326 | Ivy |
327 | Izzy | 328 | Izzy |
329 | Jack | 330 | Jackson |
331 | Jade | 332 | Jade |
333 | Jake | 334 | Jasmine |
335 | Jasmine | 336 | Jasper |
337 | Jax | 338 | Jazz |
339 | Jazzy | 340 | jazzy |
341 | Jelly Bean | 342 | Jesse |
343 | Jessie | 344 | Jezebel |
345 | Jezzabelle | 346 | Jinx |
347 | Joey | 348 | Josie |
349 | Juliet | 350 | Junior |
351 | Juno | 352 | Kali |
353 | Katie | 354 | Keekee |
355 | Kiki | 356 | Kiki |
357 | Kira | 358 | Kit Kat |
359 | Kitkat | 360 | Kitten |
361 | Kitten | 362 | Kitty |
363 | Kitty | 364 | Kona |
365 | Lacey | 366 | Lacey |
367 | Lady | 368 | Layla |
369 | Leia | 370 | Leia |
371 | Leo | 372 | Lexi |
373 | Lexie | 374 | Libby |
375 | Libby | 376 | Lila |
377 | Lilly | 378 | Lilly |
379 | Lilo | 380 | Lilo |
381 | Lily | 382 | Lily |
383 | Little Man | 384 | Lizzie |
385 | Lizzy | 386 | Logan |
387 | Loki | 388 | Loki |
389 | Lola | 390 | Lola |
391 | Louie | 392 | Louis |
393 | Louise | 394 | Lucifer |
395 | Lucky | 396 | Lucky |
397 | Lucy | 398 | Lucy |
399 | Lulu | 400 | Lulu |
401 | Luna | 402 | Luna |
403 | Mac | 404 | Macy |
405 | Maddie | 406 | Madeline |
407 | Madison | 408 | Madison |
409 | Mae | 410 | Maggie |
411 | Maggie | 412 | Magic |
413 | Mama | 414 | Mandy |
415 | Marley | 416 | Marley |
417 | Matilda | 418 | Max |
419 | Maxine | 420 | Maya |
421 | Maya | 422 | Merlin |
423 | Mia | 424 | Mia |
425 | Mickey | 426 | Midnight |
427 | Midnight | 428 | Mika |
429 | Mika | 430 | Mila |
431 | Miles | 432 | Millie |
433 | Millie | 434 | Milo |
435 | MIMI | 436 | Mimi |
437 | Mina | 438 | Mindy |
439 | Minerva | 440 | Ming |
441 | minnie | 442 | Minnie |
443 | Mischief | 444 | Misha |
445 | Miss Kitty | 446 | Miss Kitty |
447 | Missy | 448 | Missy |
449 | Misty | 450 | Misty |
451 | mittens | 452 | Mittens |
453 | Mitzi | 454 | mocha |
455 | Mocha | 456 | Mojo |
457 | Molly | 458 | Molly |
459 | Monkey | 460 | Monster |
461 | Mouse | 462 | Moxie |
463 | Muffin | 464 | Muffin |
465 | Munchkin | 466 | Murphy |
467 | Mya | 468 | Nala |
469 | Nala | 470 | Natasha |
471 | natasha | 472 | Neko |
473 | Nemo | 474 | Nikki |
475 | Nikki | 476 | Nina |
477 | Ninja | 478 | Noel |
479 | Noodle | 480 | Nora |
481 | Nutmeg | 482 | Olive |
483 | Olive | 484 | Oliver |
485 | Olivia | 486 | Olivia |
487 | Ollie | 488 | Onyx |
489 | Onyx | 490 | Ophelia |
491 | Oreo | 492 | Oreo |
493 | Oscar | 494 | Otis |
495 | Ozzy | 496 | PABLO |
497 | Panda | 498 | Pandora |
499 | Pandora | 500 | Paris |
501 | Patches | 502 | Patches |
503 | Patrick | 504 | Peaches |
505 | Peaches | 506 | Peanut |
507 | Peanut | 508 | Pearl |
509 | Pearl | 510 | Pebbles |
511 | Pebbles | 512 | Penelope |
513 | Penny | 514 | Penny |
515 | Pepper | 516 | Pepper |
517 | pepsi | 518 | Petunia |
519 | Phoebe | 520 | Phoebe |
521 | Phoenix | 522 | Pickles |
523 | pinky | 524 | Pinky |
525 | Piper | 526 | Piper |
527 | Pixie | 528 | Pixie |
529 | Polly | 530 | Polly |
531 | Pookie | 532 | Poppy |
533 | Poppy | 534 | Precious |
535 | Precious | 536 | Princess |
537 | Princess | 538 | Priscilla |
539 | Puff | 540 | Pumpkin |
541 | Pumpkin | 542 | Quinn |
543 | Rascal | 544 | Raven |
545 | Raven | 546 | Reese |
547 | Rex | 548 | Riley |
549 | Riley | 550 | Ripley |
551 | robin | 552 | Rocky |
553 | Romeo | 554 | Roo |
555 | Rose | 556 | Rosie |
557 | Rosie | 558 | Roxie |
559 | Roxy | 560 | Roxy |
561 | Ruby | 562 | Ruby |
563 | Rusty | 564 | Sabrina |
565 | Sadie | 566 | Sadie |
567 | Salem | 568 | Sally |
569 | Sam | 570 | Sam |
571 | Samantha | 572 | Samantha |
573 | Sami | 574 | Sammie |
575 | Sammy | 576 | Sammy |
577 | Sandy | 578 | Sarah |
579 | Sasha | 580 | Sasha |
581 | Sassy | 582 | Sassy |
583 | Savannah | 584 | Scarlett |
585 | Scooter | 586 | Scout |
587 | Sebastian | 588 | Shadow |
589 | Shadow | 590 | Sheba |
591 | Sheba | 592 | Shelby |
593 | Shelby | 594 | Sierra |
595 | Simba | 596 | Simon |
597 | Simone | 598 | Sissy |
599 | sissy | 600 | Skittles |
601 | Skittles | 602 | Smokey |
603 | Smokey | 604 | Smudge |
605 | Smudge | 606 | Snickers |
607 | Snickers | 608 | Snowball |
609 | Snowball | 610 | Snowy |
611 | Socks | 612 | Socks |
613 | Sofia | 614 | Sonny |
615 | Sophia | 616 | Sophie |
617 | Sophie | 618 | sox |
619 | Sparky | 620 | Spike |
621 | Spooky | 622 | Star |
623 | Stella | 624 | Stella |
625 | Stewie | 626 | Storm |
627 | Storm | 628 | Stormy |
629 | Stormy | 630 | Stripe |
631 | SUGAR | 632 | Sugar |
633 | Suki | 634 | Sunny |
635 | Sunshine | 636 | Sunshine |
637 | Sushi | 638 | Sweetie |
639 | sylvester | 640 | Tabby |
641 | Tabitha | 642 | Tabitha |
643 | Tasha | 644 | taz |
645 | Teddy | 646 | Tess |
647 | Tessa | 648 | Thomas |
649 | Thor | 650 | Tiffany |
651 | Tiger | 652 | Tiger |
653 | Tiger Lily | 654 | Tiger Lily |
655 | Tigger | 656 | Tigger |
657 | Timmy | 658 | Tina |
659 | Tinkerbell | 660 | tinkerbell |
661 | Tipper | 662 | Toby |
663 | tommy | 664 | Tootsie |
665 | Trixie | 666 | tucker |
667 | Violet | 668 | Wally |
669 | Whiskers | 670 | Whiskers |
671 | Willow | 672 | Willow |
673 | Winnie | 674 | Xena |
675 | Xena | 676 | Yoshi |
677 | Yuki | 678 | Zelda |
679 | Zelda | 680 | Zeus |
681 | Ziggy | 682 | Ziva |
683 | Zoe | 684 | Zoe |
685 | Zoey | 686 | Zoey |