The Most Popular Cat Names of 2020

2020 was a strange year. Many people adopted animals to fill the void of loneliness that isolation in quarantine had created. “Absolutely-not cat people” were suddenly posting photos of fluffy kittens in their homes and crazy cat ladies added a few (or more) new members to their clan. In any case, many cats were named, let’s find out which names came out on top.

Top 50 Male Cat Names

1. Oliver
2. Leo
3. Milo
4. Charlie
5. Simba
6. Max
7. Jack
8. Loki
9. Tiger
10. Jasper
11. Ollie
12. Oscar
13. George
14. Buddy
15. Toby
16. Smokey
17. Finn
18. Felix
19. Simon
20. Shadow
21. Louie
22. Salem
23. Binx
24. Dexter
25. Gus
26. Oreo
27. Henry
28. Winston
29. Tigger
30. Kitty
31. Gizmo
32. Apollo
33. Theo
34. Rocky
35. Sam
36. Sammy
37. Jax
38. Teddy
39. Sebastian
40. Bandit
41. Boots
42. Thor
43. Bear
44. Zeus
45. Chester
46. Prince
47. Pumpkin
48. Tucker
49. Cooper
50. Blue

Top 50 Female Cat Names

1. Luna
2. Bella
3. Lucy
4. Kitty
5. Lily
6. Nala
7. Chloe
8. Cleo
9. Stella
10. Sophie
11. Daisy
12. Lola
13. Willow
14. Mia
15. Gracie
16. Callie
17. Olive
18. Molly
19. Cali
20. Kiki
21. Ellie
22. Princess
23. Penny
24. Pepper
25. Lilly
26. Zoey
27. Rosie
28. Coco
29. Phoebe
30. Piper
31. Pumpkin
32. Maggie
33. Zoe
34. Millie
35. Minnie
36. Lulu
37. Hazel
38. Ginger
39. Shadow
40. Baby
41. Penelope
42. Boo
43. Ruby
44. Mittens
45. Izzy
46. Belle
47. Sadie
48. Angel
49. Charlie
50. Athena

The most popular cat name for both male and female cats in 2020 turned out to be “Luna!” This probably has to do with the fact that Luna means moon in Spanish and cats are often associated with nighttime and spookiness. There are also a large number of black cats and Luna is arguable the most feminine nighttime or black-themed name of the bunch. 

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