Top Names for Kitty

Are you looking for the purrfect name for the new Kitty coming into your household?  Or maybe you are like me and like to have 14 middle names for your cat...you know, names you thought were cool, but you thought of them after Kitty had been granted his or her name? Like my Jake, whose official name is now Jakemiah Marmalade Hezekiah Jedediah Jeremiah was a Bullfrog Bean. 

 {{{Crickets}}}  

Anyhoo, here are the 2012 big winners -- and the big losers -- in the kitty name game.

Jakemiah Marmalade Hezekiah...yada yada yada

Top 10 most popular male cat names

1. Max
2. Oliver
3. Tiger
4. Simba
5. Charlie
6. Milo
7. Smokey
8. Jack
9. Leo
10. Kitty

Kitty? Really? You couldn't do any better than that? 

Top 10 most popular female cat names

1. Bella
2. Kitty (sigh)
3. Lucy
4. Chloe
5. Luna
6. Sophie
7. Lily (with one L)
8. Daisy
9. Lilly (with two L’s)
10. Callie

So those are the most popular names, but what are the long-term trends indicating for feline monikers? After looking back over name data for the last 12 years, Vetstreet came to the conclusion that the following names were rising fastest in popularity.

Top 10 trendiest male cat names

1. Dexter
2. Cooper
3. Louie
4. Loki
5. Henry
6. Teddy
7. Marley
8. Tucker
9. Ziggy
10. Winston

I can't be the only one who thinks most of these sound like dog names, not cat names.

Top 10 trendiest female cat names

1. Lola
2. Stella
3. Izzy
4. Zoey
5. Lulu
6. Luna
7. Nala
8. Penny
9. Ruby
10. Willow

For every name trending up, one has to trend down. Here are the names that are falling fastest in popularity.

Top 10 least trendy male cat names

1. Bailey
2. Salem
3. Baxter
4. Bubba
5. Merlin
6. Whiskers
7. Alex
8. Snowball
9. Sebastian
10. Thomas

Top 10 least trendy female cat names

1. Katie
2. Sabrina
3. Tigger
4. Samantha
5. Snowball
6. Miss Kitty (Okay, at least you’ve acknowledged that Kitty has a sex, so that's a little better)
7. Sheba
8. Tabitha
9. Tabby
10. Sweetie

Postcards from Kitty

What if your cat went on vacation without you (because we all know how badly she needs to get away from the strenuous life she lives day in and day out!)? You know, to kick back and relax on the beach, and maybe catch up with friends or relatives? Hey, cats need breaks, too. So, let's say your cat has jet-setted away on a fantastic vacation and, taking a break from sunbathing and eating fancy fare, decides to drop you a postcard. What would she say? Hmmm ...

"I smell smoke." Photo of Hector by Nicky Westbrook

"Boxes and babes ..." Photo of Reeses by Donna Bailey

"I really dig it here." Cat on the Beach by Shutterstock

"My quality of sleep has been stupendous." Photo of Gorilla by Katy Herman

"Aloha!" Photo of Ravioli by Kit Breshears

"Bon Voyage!" Cat and Suitcase by Shutterstock

"You might want to do some shopping before I get home." Photo of Frances by Marina Dickey

"Don't harsh my vacation mellow." Cat in Sunglasses by Shutterstock

**View entire article here.

What would your cat write on a vacation postcard? Tell us in the comments!

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