What are the most popular female cat names?

Luna, Bella, Lily, Cleo, Nala, Daisy, Mochi, Willow, and Stella are among the female cat names people commonly gravitate toward because they are short, familiar, and easy to say.

How do I choose a female cat name?

Start with names that match your cat's sound, look, or personality, then say each one out loud several times. The strongest names are easy to call, easy to spell, and still feel good after the novelty wears off.

Can female cat names be unisex?

Yes. Many excellent cat names are unisex in daily use, especially food, nature, color, and mythology names. If a name fits your cat, it does not need to follow a strict gender rule.

Female cat names — page 5 · Find My Cat Name

Fleur

Harry Potter

Fleur Delacour, Beauxbatons Triwizard champion

Freya

Norse

Goddess of love — her chariot was pulled by cats

Frida

Spanish

Peace

Frigg

Norse

Queen of the Aesir

Gabriela

Spanish

God is my strength

Gaia

Greek

Greek goddess personifying the Earth; from 'ge' meaning earth

Gangā

Sanskrit

Hindu goddess personifying the sacred Ganges River; a source of life and purification

Gatumdag

Sumerian

Sumerian mother goddess; a divine matriarch in ancient Mesopotamian mythology

Gemma

Latin

Jewel — also a bright star in Corona Borealis

Ginny

Harry Potter

Ginevra Weasley, the youngest Weasley and a fearsome witch

Glaucia

Greek

From Greek glaukos ('gray' or 'blue-green'), relating to sight and brightness

Glaukia

Greek

From Greek glaukos ('gray' or 'blue-green'), relating to brightness or gray-eyed

Gorgyra

Greek

A sea nymph in Greek mythology, daughter of Nereus

Grumpy Cat

Pop culture

Tardar Sauce — internet meme legend

Guadalupe

Spanish

River of the wolf

Hana

Japanese

Flower

Hannahannah

Hittite

From Hittite: likely a fertility or maternal deity name with sacred repetition for emphasis

Harriet

Literary

The aspiring writer in Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy

Hazel

Literary

Hazel Grace Lancaster, narrator of John Green's The Fault in Our Stars

Hebe

Greek

Greek goddess of youth and rejuvenation, often depicted as the cupbearer to the gods

Hecate

Greek

Greek goddess of magic, crossroads, and liminal spaces; often invoked in witchcraft

Hedwig

Harry Potter

Harry's snowy owl

Heimarmene

Greek

Personification of fate and destiny in Greek mythology

Helga

Harry Potter

Helga Hufflepuff, founder of the badger-house of loyalty

Helle

Greek

Daughter of Athamas in Greek mythology, who fell into the sea and gave her name to the Hellespont

Hemera

Greek

Primordial goddess of day in Greek mythology; daughter of Nyx and Erebus

Ḫepat

Egyptian

Mother goddess of the Hurrians and Hittites; deity of fertility and protection

Hera

Greek

Queen of the gods

Hermione

Harry Potter

Hermione Granger, Gryffindor's brilliant top student

Hesione

Greek

From Greek, likely meaning 'desirer' or 'she who yearns'

Himalia

Greek

Possibly from Greek meaning 'of the meadow' or relating to warmth

Hygieia

Greek

Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and wellness — from 'hygeia' meaning health or soundness

Ica

Greek

A nymph in Greek mythology; identity and specific associations vary across sources

Ide

Greek

A nymph or mythological woman; wife of Lycastus of Crete in Greek legend

Inachides

Greek

Daughters of Inachus, river god of the Argolid in ancient Greece

Indrāṇī

Sanskrit

Hindu goddess and queen of the devas, consort of Indra the thunder god

Io

Greek

Priestess of Hera transformed into a white heifer by Zeus in Greek mythology

Iris

Greek

Goddess of the rainbow

Irma

Spanish

World; universal

Isabel

Spanish

Pledged to God

Isabella

Spanish

Pledged to God

Isis

Egyptian

Goddess of magic and motherhood

Isla

Spanish

Island

Jada

Spanish

Precious stone — jade

Janbai

Sanskrit

Combination of Sanskrit elements meaning beloved or precious, with roots in Indian naming tradition

Josefina

Spanish

God shall add

Julieta

Spanish

Youthful

Junie B.

Literary

The unfiltered kindergartner of Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones books