Cats · 2026
Most popular cat names of 2026
Every name below belongs to a real cat. We counted the 4,442 cats whose families booked care on PetWorks in 2026 — so this is what cats are actually called, not what people say they would pick.
Updated November 5, 2026.
#1 girl cat name
Luna
#1 boy cat name
Milo
The 50 most popular cat names
Ranked across all 4,442 cats added in 2026. Arrows show the change from 2025.
- 1 Luna 50 cats –
- 2 Bella 28 cats ▲ 6
- 3 Charlie 28 cats ▲ 12
- 4 Milo 25 cats –
- 5 Kitty 24 cats –
- 6 Leo 21 cats –
- 7 Loki 20 cats –
- 8 Oliver 19 cats –
- 9 Smokey 19 cats ▲ 18
- 10 Daisy 17 cats new
- 11 Lily 17 cats ▲ 6
- 12 Lucy 17 cats ▲ 13
- 13 Coco 16 cats ▲ 3
- 14 Simba 16 cats ▲ 35
- 15 Cleo 15 cats ▼ 3
- 16 Mochi 15 cats new
- 17 Ollie 15 cats new
- 18 Oreo 15 cats –
- 19 Nala 14 cats ▼ 6
- 20 Gracie 13 cats ▲ 12
- 21 Rosie 13 cats new
- 22 Willow 13 cats ▼ 11
- 23 Binx 12 cats –
- 24 Jack 12 cats new
- 25 Poppy 12 cats –
- 26 Shadow 12 cats ▼ 16
- 27 Bean 11 cats –
- 28 Chloe 11 cats new
- 29 Cookie 11 cats new
- 30 Gus 11 cats new
- 31 Honey 11 cats ▲ 3
- 32 Jasper 11 cats ▼ 27
- 33 Mango 11 cats new
- 34 Peanut 11 cats new
- 35 Athena 10 cats new
- 36 Frankie 10 cats ▲ 3
- 37 George 10 cats new
- 38 Lola 10 cats ▼ 16
- 39 Max 10 cats ▼ 32
- 40 Mia 10 cats new
- 41 Millie 10 cats new
- 42 Nova 10 cats new
- 43 Phoebe 10 cats new
- 44 Sammy 10 cats new
- 45 Tiger 10 cats new
- 46 Blue 9 cats new
- 47 Cali 9 cats new
- 48 Finn 9 cats ▼ 17
- 49 Gizmo 9 cats new
- 50 Goose 9 cats ▼ 10
Girl and boy cat names
From the 4,335 cats whose families told us their pet's gender. Girl and boy lists did not exist in 2025, so these show no year-over-year change yet.
Top 25 girl cat names
2,116 female cats
- 1 Luna 47 cats
- 2 Bella 26 cats
- 3 Lily 17 cats
- 4 Lucy 17 cats
- 5 Coco 15 cats
- 6 Daisy 15 cats
- 7 Kitty 15 cats
- 8 Gracie 13 cats
- 9 Nala 13 cats
- 10 Rosie 13 cats
- 11 Willow 13 cats
- 12 Poppy 12 cats
- 13 Chloe 11 cats
- 14 Cleo 10 cats
- 15 Lola 10 cats
- 16 Mia 10 cats
- 17 Millie 10 cats
- 18 Phoebe 10 cats
- 19 Athena 9 cats
- 20 Honey 9 cats
- 21 Missy 9 cats
- 22 Nova 9 cats
- 23 Penny 9 cats
- 24 Cali 8 cats
- 25 Hazel 8 cats
Top 25 boy cat names
2,219 male cats
- 1 Milo 25 cats
- 2 Charlie 22 cats
- 3 Leo 21 cats
- 4 Oliver 19 cats
- 5 Loki 18 cats
- 6 Simba 16 cats
- 7 Smokey 16 cats
- 8 Jack 12 cats
- 9 Ollie 12 cats
- 10 Binx 11 cats
- 11 Jasper 10 cats
- 12 Max 10 cats
- 13 George 9 cats
- 14 Gizmo 9 cats
- 15 Goose 9 cats
- 16 Gus 9 cats
- 17 Sammy 9 cats
- 18 Tiger 9 cats
- 19 Cash 8 cats
- 20 Cooper 8 cats
- 21 Finn 8 cats
- 22 Kitty 8 cats
- 23 Mango 8 cats
- 24 Moose 8 cats
- 25 Oreo 8 cats
What changed since 2025
The biggest moves inside the top 50.
Rising fastest
- Simba #49 → #14
- Smokey #27 → #9
- Lucy #25 → #12
- Charlie #15 → #3
- Gracie #32 → #20
- Bella #8 → #2
New to the top 50
- Daisy #10
- Mochi #16
- Ollie #17
- Rosie #21
- Jack #24
- Chloe #28
Falling fastest
- Max #7 → #39
- Jasper #5 → #32
- Finn #31 → #48
- Shadow #10 → #26
- Lola #22 → #38
- Willow #11 → #22
Cat names by breed
Breeds with enough cats on PetWorks to rank their own names. Each list lives on that breed's page.
How we measured this
These rankings come from PetWorks' own booking data rather than a survey or a public register. When a pet parent books care or requests a quote, they tell us their pet's name, what kind of animal it is, and whether it is a boy or a girl.
We count one entry per household per pet, so a family who books every month is not counted twice. We ignore entries that are not a single pet's name — placeholders like “puppy”, “n/a” and “not named yet”, and fields holding two pets at once. Spelling and capitalization are normalized, so Bella and bella count together, while Lilly and Lily stay separate because they are different names.
This edition covers 4,442 cats added in 2026.
Cat name questions
What is the most popular cat name in 2026?
Luna. Of the 4,442 cats booked on PetWorks in 2026, 50 are named Luna — about 1.1% of all cats.
What are the most popular girl cat names?
Luna, Bella, Lily, Lucy and Coco, based on 2,116 female cats.
What are the most popular boy cat names?
Milo, Charlie, Leo, Oliver and Loki, based on 2,219 male cats.
Which cat names are rising fastest?
Simba, Smokey, Lucy, Charlie, Gracie and Bella. Simba climbed 35 places, from #49 last year to #14 in 2026.
How are these cat name rankings calculated?
They come from PetWorks' own booking data, not from a survey. We count one entry per household per pet, so a family that books repeatedly is not counted twice, and we exclude placeholder entries such as "puppy" or "not named yet". This list covers 4,442 cats added in 2026.
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