Male Cat Names
Lists For Boy Cat Parents

I've listed male cat names here in case you need some ideas. Sometimes the right name just jumps out at you, or you have a name in mind for your new kitty. But...

If you're having trouble coming up with ideas, looking at what others have chosen to name their cats can help (Check my kitten names page first for tips if you haven't already).

Some people like to use famous names (like Morris or Aslan).

Others like to use popular ones (Max or Tiger), and still others would prefer something they invent on their own.

Sometimes an event or activity might spark an idea for a name. In other cases, a physical characteristic, as in coat color (Smokey) might be the determining factor.

VPI's Popular Male Cat Names

Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) has a huge database of pet names, both dog and cat, compiled from their pet insurance policies. Below is a list of male cat names from VPI, ranked by popularity.

1. Max
2. Tigger
3. Tiger
4. Smokey
5. Oliver
6. Buddy
7. Charlie
8. Simba
9. Sammy
10. Oscar
11. Jack
12. Sam
13. Toby
14. Lucky
15. Shadow
16. Simon
17. Milo
18. Leo
19. Bailey
20. Jake
21. Gizmo
22. Oreo
23. Sebastian
24. Rocky
25. Jasper
26. Buster
27. Felix
28. George
29. Harley
30. Bandit
31. Chester
32. Romeo
33. Rusty
34. Tommy
35. Boots
36. Joey
37. Cosmo
38. Frankie
39. Mickey
40. Midnight
41. Pumpkin
42. Scooter
43. Samson
44. Louie
45. Cody
46. Sylvester
47. Merlin
48. Bear
49. Murphy
50. Kitty
51. Henry
52. Gus
53. Baxter
54. Fred
55. Taz
56. Harry
57. Riley
58. Bob
59. Spike
60. Winston
61. Elvis
62. Casper
63. Boo
64. Casey
65. Dusty
66. Spencer
67. Pepper
68. Alex
69. Coco
70. Sunny
71. Clyde
72. Baby
73. Junior
74. Blackie
75. Angel
76. Loki
77. Blue
78. Beau
79. Peanut
80. Bubba
81. Thomas
82. Fluffy
83. Teddy
84. Tom
85. Rudy
86. Tucker
87. Prince
88. Jackson
89. Mikey
90. Sonny
91. Snowball
92. Rascal
93. Ziggy
94. Calvin
95. Gabriel
96. Yoda
97. Willie
98. Garfield
99. Cooper
100. Socks

Bow Wow Meow's List Of Male Names

Bow Wow Meow has a pet tag ID business. Below is their US list of male names for kitties, by popularity.

1. Tigger
2. Tiger
3. Max
4. Smokey
5. Sam
6. Kitty
7. Shadow
8. Simba
9. Patch
10. Lucky
11. Oreo
12. Charlie
13. Boots
14. Oliver
15. Oscar
16. Fluffy
17. Whiskers
18. Gizmo
19. Taz
20. Midnight
21. Buddy
22. Baby
23. Toby
24. Spike
25. Rusty
26. Jake
27. Alex
28. Buster
29. Sylvester
30. Rocky
31. Pepper
32. Milo
33. Dusty
34. Bailey
35. Mittens
36. Casey
37. Socks
38. Snowball
39. Simon
40. Sebastian
41. Scooter
42. George
43. Bo
44. Mickey
45. Jack
46. Cosmo
47. Bear
48. William
49. Tom
50. Felix
51. Romeo
52. Murphy
53. Casper
54. Peanut
55. Chester
56. Garfield
57. Blackie
58. Thomas
59. Fred
60. Cuddles

Famous Male Cat Names

Below are the monikers of some famous felines, both real and imagined.

Cartoon Cats

In case you'd like to use a cartoon cat for inspiration, here are a few names:

• Bill (Bill the Cat of Bloom County)
• Bucky (Bucky Katt of the Get Fuzzy comic strip)
• Garfield (of Garfield fame)
• Sylvester (of Sylvester and Tweety fame)
• Felix (OK, I'm sure you know this cat!)
• Simba (from The Lion King)

Commercials, TV, and Movies

Famous cat names from movies, television, and commercials can be a source of inspiration as well. Here are some suggestions:

• Burbank (Sgt. Murtaugh's family cat in the Lethal Weapon movies)
• D.C. (from Disney's That Darn Cat!)
• Morris the Cat (of 9 Lives cat food commercial fame)
• Spot (Pet cat owned by Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Spot was played by a Somali cat named Monster.)

Note: When I was researching who played Spot, I went to the Memory-Alpha wiki site, which showed a picture of Data with a Somali cat, who they listed as being named Monster.

Something in the back of my mind didn't sit right, though, so I started doing some more research. Spot was played by a male Somali cat at first (and referred to as male in the show). In later episodes, Spot was played by a non-Somali female (and had kittens).

Then I remembered reading in the book, For the Love of Cats that Spot was played by three different cats. I once again cracked the book to have a look.

Sure enough, in the book it mentions that the first cat to play Spot on TNG was a male Somali, and the other two were female orange tabby cats, named Brandy and Monster. The Somali's name was actually Liberty Valance.

Liberty Valance is mentioned on the Somali Breed Council website:

In the 1990-91 show season Misty-Lee Martin showed GRP Zarpa's Liberty Valance to Best Cat in Premiership, Southwest Region. Liberty Valance went on to "Star" in the TV program, "Star Trek: The Next Generation," as the Somali pet of the android, Data. What a promotion for the breed! Somalis were suddenly recognized by fans everywhere!

Other Famous Male Cats

Below are some well-known and much revered house cats.

• Dewey (Dewey Readmore Books is one of the most famous library cats of all time)
• Socks (Former US President Bill Clinton's cat. Socks was quite famous during his time in the White House. More about cats in the White House.)
• Nelson (Winston Churchill's black cat, who was said to have his own chair at Cabinet)