700 Male Cat Names to Suit Every Personality

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Are you welcoming a new furry gentleman into your home and finding yourself stumped on the perfect name? Picking out a name for your new male kitten or cat can be as fun as it is daunting.

To help you navigate the wide array of possibilities, we’ve put together a giant list of 700 male cat names, ranging from the most loved and popular to the delightfully unique and rare.

From classic names that have stood the test of time, like Max and Oliver, to more whimsical choices such as Gizmo and Socks, there’s a name for every breed, color, and character trait imaginable.

Maybe you’re drawn to names that exude strength and leadership, like Leo or King; or perhaps you prefer names that reflect your cat’s speed and agility, like Dash or Comet.

Maybe you’ll be inspired by your kitty’s mischievous antics, majestic aura, or simply his cuddly good looks. You can even consider a name that holds special meaning to you or your family, such as a favorite city, book character, or musician.

Remember, the perfect name for your male cat is one that makes you smile every time you call it out. So, grab a comfy seat, take your time and have fun exploring our extensive list where you are sure to find the perfect name that will help shape the identity of your new fur baby for years to come.

[Editors Note: Thinking about getting a new kitten? Check our our New Kitten Checklist first!

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700 Male Cat Names

A

  • Ace
  • Achilles
  • Ajax
  • Alaric
  • Alastor
  • Albus
  • Alistair
  • Amos
  • Angus
  • Apollo
  • Archer
  • Archibald
  • Ares
  • Argus
  • Aries
  • Arlo
  • Artemis
  • Ash
  • Asher
  • Aslan
  • Aspen
  • Atlas
  • Atticus
  • Attila
  • Augustus
  • Avon

B

  • Bacon
  • Badger
  • Balthazar
  • Bandit
  • Barcode
  • Barnabas
  • Barnaby
  • Baron
  • Barry
  • Basil
  • Bastian
  • Baxter
  • Bean
  • Bear
  • Beast
  • Beau
  • Beckett
  • Beckham
  • Benji
  • Bennett
  • Benny
  • Bentley
  • Binx
  • Biscuit
  • Blackjack
  • Blanco
  • Blaze
  • Blink
  • Blizzard
  • Blue
  • Bob
  • Bones
  • Bongo
  • Bonsai
  • Boo
  • Boomer
  • Boots
  • Boris
  • Bram
  • Bravo
  • Brio
  • Bruce
  • Bruiser
  • Bruno
  • Bubbles
  • Buckley
  • Bucky
  • Buddy
  • Buster
  • Butterball
  • Butterscotch

C

  • Cadmus
  • Caelum
  • Caesar
  • Cairo
  • Caius
  • Calix
  • Calvin
  • Camo
  • Cannon
  • Captain
  • Caramel
  • Carl
  • Casanova
  • Cashew
  • Casimir
  • Casper
  • Caspian
  • Cato
  • Cedar
  • Cedric
  • Chadwick
  • Chandler
  • Charlie
  • Cheddar
  • Cheeto
  • Cheez Doodle
  • Cheezie
  • Chester
  • Chip
  • Chrome
  • Cinder
  • Cipher
  • Clifford
  • Clint
  • Clyde
  • Coal
  • Coco
  • Coconut
  • Cola
  • Colby
  • Cooper
  • Copper
  • Cormac
  • Cornelius
  • Cosmo
  • Crouton
  • Curtis
  • Cyber
  • Cyrus

D – E

  • Dagger
  • Dale
  • Dante
  • Dashiell
  • Dax
  • Daxter
  • Deacon
  • Declan
  • Desmond
  • Dex
  • Dexter
  • Diego
  • Diesel
  • Django
  • Dmitri
  • Donovan
  • Dopey
  • Dorado
  • Dorian
  • Dorito
  • Dot
  • Draco
  • Draven
  • Duke
  • Dumpling
  • Dusty
  • Earl
  • Echo
  • Edgar
  • Eeyore
  • Eggnog
  • Elio
  • Elliott
  • Elmo
  • Elric
  • Elton
  • Elvis
  • Emery
  • Emilio
  • Emperor
  • Emrys
  • Enoch
  • Enzo
  • Essex
  • Evander
  • Everest
  • Ewan

F – G

  • Fabian
  • Fabio
  • Fable
  • Fabrizio
  • Falcon
  • Felix
  • Fender
  • Ferdinand
  • Fergus
  • Figaro
  • Finley
  • Finn
  • Finnegan
  • Finnian
  • Fitz
  • Fizz
  • Flint
  • Flip
  • Flounder
  • Flynn
  • Frankie
  • Fred
  • Freddi
  • Frodo
  • Gage
  • Gaius
  • Galen
  • Galileo
  • Gandalf
  • Garfield
  • Gaston
  • Gatsby
  • Genesis
  • George
  • Gerard
  • Gideon
  • Gin
  • Gingham
  • Gizmo
  • Goldie
  • Goliath
  • Gonzo
  • Goofy
  • Goose
  • Grayson
  • Griffin
  • Gulliver
  • Gustav
  • Gypsy
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H – J

  • Halcyon
  • Halo
  • Hamilton
  • Harley
  • Harry
  • Hart
  • Hayes
  • Heath
  • Heathcliff
  • Hector
  • Hendrix
  • Hercules
  • Hermes
  • Hershey
  • Hex
  • Hiro
  • Hollis
  • Honey
  • Horatio
  • Horus
  • Huckleberry
  • Hugh
  • Hugo
  • Hulk
  • Humphrey
  • Huxley
  • Icarus
  • Ichabod
  • Idris
  • Iggy
  • Ignacio
  • Ignatius
  • Igor
  • Indigo
  • Indra
  • Inferno
  • Inigo
  • Ipo
  • Isidore
  • Ivan
  • Ivanhoe
  • Ivar
  • Ivo
  • Ivor
  • Jack
  • Jafar
  • Jagger
  • Jasper
  • Jax
  • Jaxon
  • Jericho
  • Jethro
  • Jett
  • Jinx
  • Joe
  • Johnny
  • Jon
  • Jovan
  • Jove
  • Julius
  • Jupiter
  • Justice

K – L

  • Kael
  • Kasper
  • Kassius
  • Kazuki
  • Keanu
  • Kenji
  • Kepler
  • Kermit
  • Kevin
  • Kian
  • Kieran
  • Killian
  • Kingston
  • Kit Kat
  • Klaus
  • Knox
  • Koda
  • Koko
  • Kong
  • Kyle
  • Lachlan
  • Lago
  • Lance
  • Lancelot
  • Larkin
  • Lazarus
  • Lenny
  • Leo
  • Leon
  • Leonard
  • Leonardo
  • Leonidas
  • Leopold
  • Lightning
  • Linus
  • Lionel
  • Loki
  • Lorcan
  • Lord
  • Lotus
  • Louie
  • Louis
  • Luca
  • Lucian
  • Lucifer
  • Lucius
  • Lucky
  • Ludo
  • Luigi
  • Lynx
  • Lysander

M

  • Mack
  • Macklemore
  • Maelstrom
  • Magic
  • Magnum
  • Magnus
  • Major
  • Mambo
  • Mango
  • Marble
  • Marco
  • Mario
  • Marley
  • Marlo
  • Matisse
  • Maverick
  • Max
  • Maxim
  • Maximilian
  • Maximus
  • Meatball
  • Megatron
  • Melvin
  • Merlin
  • Messi
  • Mickey
  • Midnight
  • Mike
  • Milo
  • Milos
  • Miro
  • Mischief
  • Misha
  • Miso
  • Mittens
  • Mocha
  • Mochi
  • Montgomery
  • Monty
  • Mordecai
  • Moriarty
  • Mortimer
  • Morty
  • Moscato
  • Mowgli
  • Mozart
  • Mr. T
  • Mufasa
  • Muffin
  • Munchkin
  • Murphy
  • Mylo
  • Myst
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N – O

  • Nacho
  • Napoleon
  • Navin
  • Nectar
  • Nemo
  • Neptune
  • Nero
  • Neville
  • Niall
  • Nico
  • Nigel
  • Niklaus
  • Niko
  • Nikolai
  • Niles
  • Nimbus
  • Nocturne
  • Nox
  • Nugget
  • Oberon
  • Ocean
  • Octavian
  • Octavio
  • Octavius
  • Odysseus
  • Olaf
  • Oliver
  • Ollie
  • Ollivander
  • Onyx
  • Optimus
  • Oracle
  • Oreo
  • Oriole
  • Orion
  • Orson
  • Oscar
  • Osiris
  • Osric
  • Oswald
  • Othello
  • Otis
  • Ozwald
  • Ozzy

P – Q

  • Pascal
  • Patches
  • Pax
  • Paxton
  • Peanut
  • Pele
  • Pepper
  • Percival
  • Percy
  • Peregrine
  • Perseus
  • Phantom
  • Pharaoh
  • Phineas
  • Picasso
  • Pickles
  • Pico
  • Piglet
  • Pikachu
  • Pinto
  • Pluto
  • Po
  • Pocus
  • Poe
  • Pollux
  • Pooh
  • Porky
  • Potion
  • Potter
  • Prince
  • Prince Charming
  • Pumpkin
  • Q-Tip
  • Quade
  • Quasar
  • Quattro
  • Quentin
  • Queso
  • Quest
  • Quibble
  • Quill
  • Quillan
  • Quillon
  • Quince
  • Quincey
  • Quincy
  • Quinlan
  • Quinn
  • Quinton
  • Quintus
  • Quixote

R

  • Ragnar
  • Ragnarok
  • Raiden
  • Rajah
  • Ralphie
  • Rambo
  • Ramen
  • Ranger
  • Rascal
  • Rasmus
  • Raven
  • Reese
  • Regis
  • Rembrandt
  • Remus
  • Remy
  • Rex
  • Rhett
  • Riley
  • Ringo
  • Rocco
  • Rocky
  • Rogue
  • Roland
  • Roman
  • Romeo
  • Ronaldo
  • Ronan
  • Rover
  • Rowan
  • Rufio
  • Rufus
  • Rusty
  • Rutherford
  • Ryan

S

  • S’more
  • Sable
  • Saffron
  • Salem
  • Sammy
  • Samson
  • Santiago
  • Sarge
  • Saxon
  • Scamp
  • Scar
  • Scarface
  • Scooter
  • Scout
  • Seamus
  • Sebastian
  • Seuss
  • Severus
  • Shadow
  • Sherbert
  • Sherlock
  • Shiloh
  • Shrek
  • Sigmund
  • Silas
  • Simba
  • Simon
  • Sire
  • Sirius
  • Skitter
  • Skye
  • Slate
  • Slinky
  • Smokey
  • Smudge
  • Snicker
  • Snickers
  • Snowflake
  • Socks
  • Socrates
  • Solomon
  • Solon
  • Sonic
  • Sorcerer
  • Soren
  • Sparky
  • Speckles
  • Spell
  • Sphinx
  • Spike
  • Spooky
  • Sprout
  • Squat
  • Stallone
  • Starbuck
  • Sterling
  • Storm
  • Sugar
  • Sushi
  • Sven
  • Sylvester
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T

  • Tabasco
  • Talon
  • Tank
  • Taran
  • Tartan
  • Tarzan
  • Taz
  • Teddy
  • Thaddeus
  • Thanos
  • The Rock
  • Thelonious
  • Theo
  • Theodosius
  • Thor
  • Thorin
  • Thorne
  • Thunder
  • Thyme
  • Tiber
  • Tiberius
  • Tic Tac
  • Tiger
  • Tigger
  • Tobias
  • Toby
  • Tofu
  • Tom
  • Topaz
  • Totoro
  • Toulouse
  • Trick
  • Trio
  • Truman
  • Turbo
  • Tuxedo
  • Twig
  • Twinkie
  • Twix

U – V

  • Ulisses
  • Ulric
  • Ulysses
  • Umberto
  • Upton
  • Uri
  • Uriah
  • Uriel
  • Usher
  • Uther
  • Uziel
  • Vader
  • Vale
  • Valentin
  • Valentino
  • Valiant
  • Vance
  • Varian
  • Vasco
  • Vaughn
  • Vega
  • Venus
  • Vespa
  • Vesper
  • Victor
  • Viggo
  • Viktor
  • Vincent
  • Vincenzo
  • Vinny
  • Virgil
  • Vito
  • Vittorio
  • Vlad
  • Voodoo

W – Z

  • Walden
  • Wally
  • Warhol
  • Warwick
  • Wasabi
  • Waylon
  • Weasley
  • Whiskers
  • Whiskey
  • Whopper
  • Wilbur
  • Wilder
  • Wilhelm
  • Will
  • Wilson
  • Wink
  • Winslow
  • Winston
  • Wolf
  • Wolfgang
  • Wolverine
  • Wren
  • Wyatt
  • Xan
  • Xander
  • Xavi
  • Xavier
  • Xeno
  • Xenon
  • Xerxes
  • Xylon
  • Yael
  • Yancy
  • Yanni
  • Yannick
  • Yarrow
  • Yoda
  • Yogi
  • Yohan
  • Yorick
  • York
  • Yoshi
  • Yuki
  • Yuri
  • Yves
  • Zain
  • Zander
  • Zane
  • Zany
  • Zavier
  • Zebulon
  • Zephyr
  • Zephyrus
  • Zetta
  • Zeus
  • Ziggy
  • Zoltan
  • Zoltar
  • Zorro

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    • Dr. Wendy Wilkins DVM PhD.

      Dr. Wendy Wilkins is an experienced veterinarian and epidemiologist with over 20 years of expertise. She holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree and a Doctorate in Epidemiology from the University of Saskatchewan. Throughout her career, Dr. Wilkins has excelled in clinical practice, academia, research, and regulatory veterinary medicine. She is a respected voice in knowledge dissemination, delivering factual information in a readable and understandable manner through articles, books, and public engagements.

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