An Eclectic List of Male Cat Names to Suit Any Feline

So you want to adopt a new boy cat, but you’re at a total loss as to what to call them. Not everyone wants to go with the classics, with many new pet parents looking to adopt more unusual and unique names for their new female and male cats. Fortunately, we’ve come up with an elective mix of cute boy cat names ranging from traditional boy cat names to quirky, original names.

We have names with fun twists, names that play on objects, animals, and pop culture characters. We also have boy cat names that prove to be popular time and time again. Feel free to peruse the list below for some feline naming inspo.

The Best Boy Cat Names According to Popular Use

Simply by doing a quick search, you can find that the following names are clearly in fashion at the moment among new cat owners, and one can see why as they are mostly simple and affectionate names that can fit any personality:

• Simon
• Milo
• Sammy
• Jasper
• Smokey
• Oliver
• Max
• Charlie
• Oscar
• Jack
• Leo
• Toby
• Sam

Classic Male Cat Names

The classics do contain some super cute boy cat names! And ironically, though they may be classics, everyone is looking to be original, which means these names are less and less frequently heard, so you might want to take one for your kitty:

• Salem
• Boots
• Fluffy
• Shadow
• Buddy
• Mittens
• Snuffles
• Tom
• Percy
• Whiskers
• Snowball

Male Cat Names Inspired By Other Animals

For an easy twist on the usual male cat names, you can often rely on using the names of other animals to catch people off guard. The following animal names are not only unusual, but we feel some of them could be quite lovely:

• Moose
• Shark
• Panther
• Tiger
• Lion
• Lynx
• Fennec
• Fox
• Mouse
• Dingo
• Stallion
• Donkey

Food-Based Male Cat Names

Food is a funny way to make your cat stand out in the feline crowd. Most people who tell others that their cat is named after a fish or even a basic piece of junk food will get a laugh in response, as the names are always enjoyed by those that hear them. This is a unique route to take and one that often pays off:

• Tuna
• Muffin
• Olive
• Sammy Salmon
• Oreo
• Olive
• Cookie
• Fries
• Chip
• Pretzel
• Rhubard
• Honey
• Strawberry
• Raspberry

Pop Culture Male Cat Names

This deserved to be broken down into several sections. Pop culture covered movies, literature, music, and television. So we’ll be looking at each of those media types individually, with some more specific sub-lists where we think they’re needed.

Disney Boy Cat Names

Of course, we have to start with the obvious choice – Disney. Below is a list of some of the many male feline characters throughout the many Disney movies, as well as a few none-feline characters whose names we feel would make excellent names for boy cats:

• Simba / Scar / Mufasa / Zazu / Rafiki / Timon / Pumbaa (The Lion King)
• Toulouse / Berlioz / O’Malley (The Aristocats)
• Cheshire (Alice in Wonderland)
• Clawhauser (Zootopia)
• Figaro (Pinocchio)
• Diego (Ice Age)
• Mochi / Baymax (Big Hero 6)
• Sergeant Tibbs (101 Dalmatians)
• Binx (Hocus Pocus)
• Lucifer (Cinderella)
• Tigger (Winnie The Pooh)
• Puss in Boots (Shrek 2)
• Dragon / Woody / Buzz (Toy Story 4)
• Bagheera / Baloo / Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
• Rajah / Abu / Genie (Aladdin)
• Kuzco (The Emporer’s New Groove)
• Mushu (Mulan)
• Pascal / Maximus (Tangled)
• Hei Hei (Moana)
• Tuk Tuk (Raya and the Last Dragon)
• Sebastian / Flounder (The Little Mermaid)
• Victor/ Hugo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
• Thumper (Bambi)
• Sven / Olaf (Frozen)
• Archimedes / Merlin (Sword In The Stone)
• Meeko / Flit (Pocahontas)
• Lumiére / Cogsworth (Beauty and The Beast)

Super Hero Inspired Boy Cat Names

To break this section down just a little more, we’re going to do subtitles for the Marvel and DC universes to save confusion – we know how dangerous that can be!:

Marvel Superheroes:

• Bucky
• Tony Stark
• Steve Rogers
• Bruce Banner / Hulk
• Hawkeye / Clint Barton
• Thor
• Agent Coulson
• Nick Fury
• Peter Parker / Spidey
• James Rhodes
• T’Challa / Black Panther
• Rocket
• Groot
• Sam Wilson / Falcon
• Dr. Strange
• Peter Quill / Star-Lord
• Daredevil
• Wolverine
• Cyclops
• Nightcrawlers
• DC Superheroes:
• Bruce Wayne / Batman
• Superman
• Nightwing
• Cyborg
• Jonah Hax
• Shazam
• Flash
• Aquaman

Super-Villain Inspired Male Cat Names

Just like we did with the superheroes, we’re going to break the super-villains down into the Marvel and DC lists for those that don’t want to see the two worlds collide:

Marvel Super-Villains:

• Loki
• Thanos
• Ultron
• Doctor Doom
• Magneto
• Red Skull
• Kingpin
• DC Super-Villains:
• Azreal
• Firefly
• Riddler
• Joker
• Penguin
• Two-Face
• Lex Luther
• Deathstroke
• Brainiac
• Sinestro

Action Movie Inspired Boy Cat Names

• Déju vu (the deja vu cat from The Matrix)
• Buttercup / Peeta (The Hunger Games)
• Goose (Captain Marvel)
• McClane (Die Hard)
• Connor (Terminator)
• Bond (James Bond)
• Indiana (Indiana Jones)
• John Wick (John Wick)
• Deadpool (Deadpool)
• Leonidas (300)
• Neo / Morpheus (The Matrix)
• Rocky (Rocky Franchise)
• Blade (Blade)
• Punisher (The Punisher)
• Conan (Conan the Barbarian)
• Hellboy (Hellboy)
• Django (Django Unchained)
• Comedy, Fantasy, Family Movie Inspired Boy Cat Names
• Garfield (Garfield)
• Mr. Tinkles (Cats & Dogs)
• Mrs. Norris / Remus / Sirius (Harry Potter)
• Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia)
• Alex (Madagascar)
• Snowbell (Stuart Little)
• Milo (The Adventures of Milo and Otis)
• Winkie (Escape to Witch Mountain)
• Duchess (Babe)
• Mr. Bigglesworth (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
• Tai Lung / Master Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)
• Wayne / Garth (Wayne’s World)
• Ace (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective)
• Ron (Anchorman)
• Viago (What We Do In The Shadows)
• Frodo / Bilbo / Gandalf / Merry / Pippin / Aragorn / Legolas / Boromir / Gimli / Sam / Gollum / Smeagol (Lord of the Rings)
• Horror Movie Inspired Boy Cat Names
• Jonesy (Alien)
• Pennywise (IT)
• Hannibal (Silence of the Lambs)
• Babadook (The Babadook)
• Jason (Friday the 13th)
• Ghostface (Scream)
• Chucky (Child’s Play)
• Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street)
• Larry Talbot (The Wolf Man)
• Jigsaw (Saw)

Boy Cat Names Inspired By Other Movies

To save us breaking down the many, many, many movie genres there are out there, we’ve summed up a bunch of extra names from a variety of genres, including sci-fi, holidays, cult classics, dramas, and more:

• Grinch (How The Grinch Stole Christmas)
• Forrest (Forrest Gump)
• George (It’s A Wonderful Life)
• Atticus (To Kill A Mockingbird)
• Marty (Back to the Future)
• Vito (The Godfather)
• Moe, Curly, or Larry (The Three Stooges)
• Luke Skywalker / Yoda / Han Solo / Obi-Wan (Star Wars)
• Ferris (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
• Godzilla (Godzilla)
• Spock / Kirk (Star Trek)
• Milo (The Mask)
• Gromit (Wallace and Gromit)
• Van Helsing / Gabriel / Victor / Dracula (Van Helsing)
• Lestat (Interview With a Vampire)
• Television Inspired Boy Cat Names
• Xander / Spike / Angel (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
• Doctor / Rory (Doctor Who)
• Homer / Santa’s Little Helper / Moe / Ned Flanders (The Simpsons)
• Archie (All in the Family)
• Burke (White Collar)
• Leo / Wyatte / Chris (Charmed)
• Dwight / (The Office)
• Earl (My Name Is Earl)
• Chuck (Chuck)
• Fisher (Six Feet Under)
• Frasier (Frasier)
• Ross / Chandler / Joey / Gunther / Jack / Mike / Richard (F.R.I.E.N.D.S)
• Magnum (Magnum PI)
• Malcolm / Reese / Dewey / Hal (Malcolm in the Middle)
• Barney / Ted / Marshall (How I Met Your Mother)
• Dustin / Mike / Will / Steve / Billy / Eddie / Hopper / Bob / Vecna / Lucas / Jonathan / Brenner / Murray / Argyl / Dimitri / Alexei (Stranger Things)
• Poldark (Poldark)
• Archie / Jughead / Sweet Pea / Charles / Percival (Riverdale)
• Aziraphale / Crowley / Beelzebub / Ligur / Famine / Glozier (Good Omens)

Game-Inspired Boy Cat Names

Video games have become increasingly popular over recent decades, bringing along with them some wonderful inspiration for fun and cute cat names for new cat owners. We have listed below some of our personal favorites:

• Crash (Crash Bandicoot)
• Spyro (Spyro The Dragon)
• Abe / Mudokon (Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee)
• Daxter (Jack and Daxter)
• Joel (The Last of Us)
• Kratos (God of War)
• Nate / Drake (Uncharted)
• Ratchet / Clank (Ratchet & Clank)
• Ico (Ico)
• Trico (The Last Guardian)
• Master Chief / Gravemind (Halo)
• Munch (Oddworld: Munch’s Odysee)
• Wheatley (Portal 2)
• Leon (Resident Evil)
• Marcus (Gear of Wars)
• Ezio (Assassin’s Creed)

Mythology Inspired Names

You can’t go wrong with a classical mythology name! Whether it’s Greek, Norse, Roman, or Egyptian, all of these names sound impressive and dramatic. You’re also pretty much guaranteed a compliment when introducing your male kitty to newcomers:

Greek Mythology

• Zeus
• Ares
• Poseidon
• Icarus
• Apollo
• Hermes
• Hephaestus
• Dionysus
• Narcissus
• Achilles
• Perceus
• Tantalus
• Theseus
• Zathus

Roman Mythology

• Jupiter
• Mars
• Atlas
• Mercury
• Saturn
• Neptune
• Pluto
• Romulus
• Pollux
• Numitor
• Vulcan
• Cupid

Norse Mythology

• Odin
• Loki
• Thor
• Balder
• Hod
• Heimdall
• Tyr
• Vidar
• Vale

Egyptian Mythology

• Khonsu
• Amon
• Mut
• Osiris
• Horus
• Amun
• Ra
• Anubis
• Heka
• Mau
• Min
• Montu
• Set
• Shu
• Sobek
• Tutu

And Many More!

Whilst there are still hundreds, if not thousands, of other options out there for you to choose from, we sincerely hope this post has at least shown you how wide the scope is and perhaps provided some much-needed inspiration to get you on the right track to find the right cat name for your new feline friend. A classic cat name can be the perfect choice at times, but if you’d rather pick something with a little more flavor, as you can see, there are endless possibilities!