215 Famous Cat Names Everyone Will Recognize

Naming your new kitty is one of the best first memories you can make with your furry feline. But finding the right name is essential. You want a name that matches their personality or appearance. However, some people prefer unique names or want to name their cat after their favorite celebrity. Below, you will find famous cat names everyone will recognize to give you some inspiration.

20 Cat Names Made Famous From TV

These names are very popular from famous TV shows. Maybe your favorite show is featured below:

1. Luna from Sailor Moon
2. Fluffy from Rugrats
3. Garfield from the cartoon Garfield
4. Cat from CatDog
5. Felix from Felix the Cat
6. Chowder from Chowder
7. Kitty from Hello Kitty
8. Mr. Business from Bob’s Burgers
9. Meowth from Pokemon
10. Mr. Kitty from South Park
11. Smelly Cat from Friends
12. Tom from Tom and Jerry
13. Princess Carolyn from Bojack Horseman
14. Snowball from The Simpsons
15. Scratchy from The Simpsons
16. Salem from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
17. Spot from Star Trek: The Next Generation
18. Toonces from Saturday Night Live
19. Sylvester from Looney Tunes
20. Stimpy from the Ren and Stimpy Show

20 Cat Names From Movies

If none of the above names pique your curiosity, below are famous cat names from movies that might work for you.

1. Crookshanks from the Harry Potter Franchise
2. Goose from Captian Marvel
3. Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland
4. Duchess from The Aristocats
5. Binx from Hocus Pocus
6. Church from Pet Sematary
7. Buttercup from the Hunger Games
8. Fat Louie from The Princess Diaries
9. Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service
10. Milo from The Adventures of Milo and Otis
11. Mr. Bigglesworth from the Austin Powers Franchise
12. Figaro from Pinocchio
13. Lucifer from Cinderella
14. Mrs Norris from the Harry Potter Franchise
15. Sassy from Homeward Bound
16. Mr. Jinx from Meet the Parents
17. Pepita from Coco
18. Jonesy from Alien
19. Thomas O Malley from The Aristocats
20. Ulysses from Inside Llewyn Davis

20 Names of Famous Cats

1. Tardar Sauce, also known as Grumpy Cat on social media
2. Cole and Marmalade from YouTube
3. Fatso, also known as Keyboard Cat on YouTube
4. Bob, the inspiration behind the book and movie A Street Cat Named Bob
5. Crème Puff, the oldest cat in the world
6. Chief Mouser Larry, the Prime Minister of the UK’s cat
7. Dixie was Abraham Lincoln’s cat
8. Hamilton the Hipster Cat from social media
9. Felicette, the first cat in space
10. Mačak was Nikola Tesla’s cat
11. Lil Bub from social media
12. Nala from social media
13. Snowball was Ernest Hemingway’s cat
14. Orangey starred in Breakfast at Tiffany’s
15. Stubbs was the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, from 1997 to 2017
16. Ted Nude-Gent starred in the Austin Powers Franchise
17. Ta-Miu was Crown Prince Thutmose’s cat
18. Unsinkable Sam, a cat that survived three shipwrecks during World War II
19. Tabby was Abraham Lincoln’s cat
20. Colonel Meow held the Guinness world record for the longest fur on a cat in 2014

20 Names Inspired by Celebrities

1. Catti LaBelle
2. Cat Damon
3. Catalie Portman
4. Cat Benatar
5. Bing Clawsby
6. Cat Zeta-Jones
7. Cindy Clawford
8. Catrick Swayze
9. Clawpatra
10. Hairy Styles
11. Dolly Purrton
12. Paw Revere
13. Matthew Purry
14. Harrison Furred
15. Paw McCartney
16. Kitty Purry
17. Neil Catrick Harris
18. RuPaw
19. Winston Purrchill
20. Sir Isaac Mewton

20 Famous Couple Cat Names for Siblings

1. Mary Kate and Ashley
2. Pheobe and Ursula
3. Julianne and Derek
4. Bonnie and Clyde
5. Tia and Tamera
6. Jessie and James
7. Sonny and Cher
8. Burt and Ernie
9. Simon and Garfunkel
10. Luke and Leia
11. Mario and Luigi
12. Han and Chewy
13. Mike and Sully
14. Snoopy and Woodstock
15. Penn and Teller
16. Wayne and Garth
17. Jaden and Willow
18. Jay-Z and Beyonce
19. Ricky and Lucy
20. Adam and Eve

8 Names of Famous People’s Cats

1. Graham, Ed Sheeran’s cat
2. Sheila, Lea Michele’s cat
3. Socks, Bill, and Hilary Clinton’s cat while they were staying in the White House
4. Moke, Ian Somerhalder’s cat
5. Olivia and Meredith, Taylor Swift’s cats
6. Keke, Shanti Om BB, or Lilo, Miley Cyrus’s cats
7. Kitty Purry, Katy Perry’s cat, has sadly passed
8. Princess Peony or Empress Tang, Martha Stewart’s cat

7 Famous Names for Black Cats

1. Felix from Felix the Cat
2. Patience from Catwoman
3. Salem from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
4. Sylvester from Looney Tunes
5. Binx from Hocus Pocus
6. T’Challa from Black Panther
7. Lucifer from Cinderella

20 Famous Female Cat Names

1. Selena, like Selena Gomez
2. Tina, like Tina Fey
3. Simone, like Simone Biles
4. Hoda, like Hoda Kotb
5. Regina, like Regina King
6. Jennifer, like Jennifer Lopez
7. Viola, like Viola Davis
8. Shakira
9. Sofia, like Sofia Vergara
10. Whoopi, like Whoopi Goldberg
11. Beyonce
12. Margot, like Margot Robbie
13. Michelle, like Michelle Obama
14. Lindsey, like Lindsey Vonn
15. Nicole, like Nicole Kidman
16. Angelina, like Angela Jolie
17. Cher
18. Madonna
19. Meryl, like Meryl Streep
20. Chrissy, like Chrissy Teigan

20 Famous Male Cat Names

1. Bill after Bill Gates
2. Cristiano after Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Will after Will Smith
4. Justin after Justin Bieber
5. Brad after Brad Pitt
6. Clooney after George Clooney
7. Dwayne after Dwayne Johnson
8. Beckam after David Beckam
9. Elvis after Elvis Presley
10. Peyton after Peyton Manning
11. Russell after Russell Wilson
12. LeBron after LeBron James
13. Leonardo after Leonardo DiCaprio
14. Bruno after Bruno Mars
15. Collin after Collin Firth
16. Idris after Idris Elba
17. Guilermo after Guilermo del Toro
18. Depp after Johnny Depp
19. Hugh after Hugh Jackman
20. Jared after Jared Leto

25 Famous Historical Cat Names

1. Nelson, like Nelson Mandela
2. Thomas, like Thomas Jefferson
3. Marilyn, like Marilyn Monroe
4. Eleanor, like Eleanor Roosevelt
5. Elizabeth, like Queen Elizabeth
6. Abraham, like Abraham Lincoln
7. Rosa, like Rosa Parks
8. Benazir, like Benazir Bhutto
9. Michelle, like Michelle Kwan
10. Winston, like Winston Churchill
11. Charles, like Charles Darwin
12. Marie, like Marie Curie
13. Malala, like Malala Yousafzai
14. Greta, like Greta Thunberg
15. William, like William Shakespeare
16. Susan, like Susan B. Anthony
17. Plato
18. Isaac, like Isaac Newton
19. Neil, like Neil Amstrong
20. Ruth, like Ruth Bader Ginsberg
21. Martin, like Martin Luther King
22. Albert, like Albert Einstein
23. Harriet, like Harriet Tubman
24. Maya, like Maya Angelou
25. Cleopatra

35 Cat Names Inspired by Famous Places

1. Capri
2. Aspen
3. Barcelona
4. Alaska
5. Austin
6. Dakota
7. Amalfi
8. Bali
9. Athens
10. Berlin
11. Atlas
12. Egypt
13. Dubai
14. Everest
15. Georgia
16. Florence
17. Lisbon
18. India
19. Montana
20. London
21. Paris
22. Rio
23. Morocco
24. Nile
25. Mykonos
26. Nola
27. Prague
28. Sydney
29. Rome
30. Tokyo
31. Santorini
32. Tennessee
33. Venice
34. Zion
35. Taiwan

Conclusion

There is a famous name for every cat. You just need to put your thinking cap on and go through all your favorite celebrities and their pets. With a little bit of research, you are bound to come up with the perfect name for your furry friend. And if you can’t think of something on your own, go through this extensive list again, and something will click. No matter what type of cat you have, there is a famous name out there that will suit it to the tee. And if all else fails, Fluffy or Mr. Whiskers are always winners.