Cool Cat Names & Easy Tips to Find More

So you just got a kitten and want to give it a cool cat name. “Cool” is a subjective term regarding names, and everyone’s tastes differ. Here are some tips to find the coolest cat names for you!

Finding Cool Cat Names from Your Hobbies

Think about things you like: video games, woodworking, hunting, music, fitness, cooking, etc. There are probably many good names related to any of these activities. List as many related words as possible and see if any sound like the perfect name for your kitty. For example:

• Atari
• Basil
• Boss
• Bowser
• Brie
• Crash
• Crypto
• Espresso
• Frito
• Genesis
• Guinness
• Halo
• Hunter
• Java
• Jordan
• Kobe
• Koopa
• Mario
• Merlot
• Natcho
• Porter
• Queso
• Quest
• Saffron
• Scout
• Sunny
• Sushi
• Tails
• Trigger
• Truffle
• Yoshi
• Zelda

Ideas from Music

Some musicians exude pure cool and make funky cat names for your pet. Also, check out this complete list of music cat names.

• Adele
• Aretha
• Ariana
• Beyonce
• Bieber
• Biggie
• Billie
• Bowie
• Bruno
• Clapton
• Cobain
• Crosby
• Doja
• Drake
• Dre
• Dylan
• Elton
• Gaga
• Hendrix
• Herbie
• Jazz
• Kanye
• Kendrick
• Lennon
• Madonna
• Marley
• Moby
• Nas
• Presley
• Prince
• Sinatra
• Swift
• Symphony
• Wolfgang

We recommend picking an established artist; you don’t want to go with the name of a 1-hit wonder as it’ll have to last a long time. You might also enjoy our list of rapper cat names.

Ideas from Sports

If you’re looking for one of the coolest cat names, try an athlete! You’ll want to consider only the most outstanding players like:

• Augusta
• Becks
• Blitz
• Bogey
• Brady
• Bryson
• Caddie
• Captain
• Coach
• Crackerjack
• Danica
• DiMaggio
• Dodger
• Fenway
• Gretzky
• Gronk
• Heisman
• Jersey
• Jeter
• Jordan
• LeBron
• Lombardi
• Montana
• Ozzie
• Payton
• Pele
• Ping
• Pippen
• Raider
• Ronaldo
• Rousey
• Ryder
• Serena
• Shaq
• Slugger
• Striker
• Tiger
• Tyson
• Venus
• Winger
• Wrigley
• Yankee

Geography Name Options

Do you have a favorite place to travel to? A friend in college studied in Sydney, Australia, and had a fantastic time, so she naturally chose the name Sydney when she got a cat. Other cool names for your kitten could include:

• Adelaide
• Athens
• Aussie
• Austin
• Berlin
• Boston
• Cairo
• Cali
• Cisco
• Dakota
• Dallas
• Denver
• Diego
• Dixie
• Dubai
• Dublin
• Hawaii
• Holland
• Humboldt
• Kyoto
• London
• Macau
• Madrid
• Manchester
• Memphis
• Milan
• Monterrey
• Orlando
• Oslo
• Panama
• Paris
• Rio
• Rome
• Salvador
• Seville
• Tex
• Tijuana
• Tokyo
• Vancouver
• York

Names From TV, Movies, and Books

Your favorite media is full of fantastic name potential. Make a list of your favorite shows, movies & books, and look up the characters (or even actors) using a site like IMDB. This could include characters like:

• Aslan – The lion leader in C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series
• Atticus – Atticus Finch, protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird
• Bagheera – The panther friend of Mowgli in Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book
• Bender – Robotic character from Futurama
• Binx – The black cat in Hocus Pocus who is cursed to live forever
• Bond – James Bond, fictional British spy character
• Buffy – Buffy Summers, vampire slayer heroine of the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Buzz – Buzz Lightyear, the space ranger toy from Toy Story
• Chandler – Chandler Bing, the sarcastic character on the sitcom Friends
• Corleone – Reference to The Godfather mafia family, like Don Vito and Michael Corleone
• Costanza – George Costanza from the sitcom Seinfeld
• Dexter – Serial killer protagonist Dexter Morgan in the show Dexter
• Doc Holiday – Doc Holiday from stories of the Wild West
• Flynn – Eugene Flynn Fitzherbert, secret identity of Flynn Rider in Tangled
• Fonzie – Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli from Happy Days
• Grimes – Rick Grimes, protagonist of The Walking Dead
• Harry Potter – The title character of the Harry Potter series
• Hermione – Hermione Granger, Harry’s friend in the Harry Potter series
• Hobbes – The tiger from Calvin and Hobbes
• Homer – Homer Simpson from the animated sitcom The Simpsons
• Indy – Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford’s adventurer character
• Katniss – Katniss Everdeen, heroine of The Hunger Games
• Kermit – Kermit the Frog, a famous Muppet character
• Kramer – Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld
• Maximus – Heroic horse companion in Disney’s Tangled
• McFly – Marty McFly, main character in Back to the Future
• Nala – Simba’s friend in Disney’s The Lion King
• Omar – Omar Little, a character on The Wire TV series
• Phoebe – Phoebe Buffay on Friends
• Potter – Harry Potter, the boy wizard hero
• Sabrina – Teenage witch Sabrina Spellman from Sabrina the Teenage Witch
• Scully – Dana Scully, FBI agent on The X-Files
• Simba – Protagonist lion cub in The Lion King
• Soprano – Reference to fictional mob boss Tony Soprano of The Sopranos
• Tigger – Exuberant tiger character from Winnie the Pooh
• Toulouse – A cat from Aristocats
• Walter – Walter White, main character in Breaking Bad
• Winnie – Winnie the Pooh, the sweet bear character
• Xena – Xena, Warrior Princess from the TV series of the same name

Nerdy is also cool, and if you’re into fantasy, comics, video games, or sci-fi, these can also be excellent sources of names like:

• Akira – Main character in the Akira manga/anime series
• Arya – Arya Stark, a character in Game of Thrones
• Batman – DC Comics superhero Bruce Wayne
• Black Panther – Marvel superhero and king of Wakanda
• Boba – Boba Fett, Star Wars bounty hunter
• Drax – Member of Guardians of the Galaxy team
• Gambit – Marvel mutant superhero with kinetic abilities
• Gandalf – Wizard in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings
• Han – Han Solo, a smuggler in Star Wars
• Harley – Harley Quinn, Joker’s sidekick in DC comics
• Hulk – Dr. Bruce Banner’s alter ego in Marvel comics
• Joker – Batman’s nemesis in DC Comics
• Kent – Clark Kent, the civilian name of Superman
• Khan – Star Trek villain Khan Noonien Singh
• Kirk – Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek
• Lex – Lex Luthor, Superman’s archenemy
• Logan – Wolverine, member of the X-Men (real name Logan)
• Loki – God of mischief in Marvel comics and Norse myth
• Neo – Neo, the chosen one in the sci-fi movie The Matrix
• Obi – Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Master in Star Wars
• Rogue – X-Men’s Rogue who absorbs powers through touch
• Skywalker – Luke Skywalker, the main hero in Star Wars
• Spidey – Spiderman, an iconic Marvel superhero
• Spock – Half-Vulcan character in Star Trek
• Thor – Norse god superhero in the Marvel universe
• Tigra – Cat-like superheroine in Marvel comics
• Vader – Darth Vader, antagonist in Star Wars
• Yoda – Wise Jedi Master in Star Wars

Names from Your Cat’s Cool Attributes

Sometimes, a unique feature about your feline companion can turn into an idea for a cool name. Think about your kitten’s color, pattern, eyes, or attitude for some name ideas like:

• Ash
• Blaze
• Checkers
• Ginger
• Pearl
• Pepper
• Raven
• Rebel
• Rusty
• Snowball
• Tux

Also, check out our names for black cats and white cats.

Cool Male Cat Names

Here are some additional boy cat names to check out.

• Ace
• Ajax
• Apache
• Apollo
• Archer
• Atlas
• Axel
• Bandit
• Blaze
• Bolt
• Boots
• Caesar
• Captain
• Chance
• Charlie
• Cisco
• Cobra
• Comet
• Cypher
• Domino
• Escobar
• Gambit
• Garcia
• Hendrix
• Jasper
• Jax
• Jazz
• Justice
• Kal
• Kendrick
• King
• Leo
• Lex
• Mac
• Marley
• Maverick
• Max
• Mercury
• Midnight
• Milo
• Montana
• Neo
• Odin
• Oliver
• Othello
• Pistol
• Ranger
• Raven
• Rebel
• Rex
• Riggs
• Rover
• Rusty
• Ryder
• Sgt Pepper
• Shadow
• Smokey
• Storm
• Tex
• Thunder
• Tiger
• Timber
• Tux
• Wizard
• Zeus

Cool Female Cat Names

Finally, here’s a list of more girl cat names for your inspiration.

• Angel
• Ash
• Aspen
• Athena
• Bella
• Blondie
• Boots
• Camilla
• Cersei
• Checkers
• Chloe
• Cleo
• Dancer
• Dixie
• Dotty
• Dove
• Echo
• Elektra
• Espresso
• Foxy
• Freya
• Frida
• Gracie
• Harley
• Hera
• Honey
• India
• Jaguar
• Jazzy
• Jinx
• Joplin
• Jude
• Koda
• Leia
• Luna
• Lynx
• Memphis
• Merlot
• Midnight
• Milan
• Mink
• Minx
• Misty
• Mystery
• Mystique
• Natalia
• Nessie
• Ninja
• Nyx
• Oracle
• Pearl
• Pepper
• Phoenix
• Piper
• Portia
• Quicksilver
• Raven
• Rigby
• Ripley
• River
• Rogue
• Sable
• Sandy
• Sasha
• Scarlett
• Shadow
• Shiva
• Sky
• Smokey
• Sophie
• Spice
• Starbuck
• Storm
• Sunset
• Tiger
• Tilly
• Vixen

Looking for more Ideas?

Check out lists of the most popular cat names to get an idea of what ideas other people love and see if anything stands out, or search through our list of excellent cat name options.

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Jessi Larson

Jessi is a marketing strategist for Fortune 50 companies who loves to research and write about pets. She enjoys finding cool new cat names, researching the best products, learning more about cat breeds and sharing tips with other pet parents.