Cats have been living alongside humans for thousands of years, and you can find depictions of them in the artwork of ancient civilizations, including Ancient Egypt and the Nazca Civilization. People have loved drawing cats, so it’s no surprise that you can find many famous cartoon cats today.
Naming your cat after a famous cat is a great way to continue the legacy of cats and their big impact on pop culture. Our list of famous cartoon cats is here to get your mind jogging and inspire you to find a worthy name for your precious cat.
How to Name Your Cat
Take a look through our list and start circling all the names that stick out to you. Once you have a collection of names, you can do a little more research on each cartoon cat and get to know their personalities and the roles they played in their fictional world.
After you get to know some of these cartoon cats, reduce your list to the names of the cartoon cats that you really like. You can then choose a name based on how much you like the cartoon cat, or you can also choose a name based on how similar the cartoon cat is to your own cat.
Cat Names from Comics and Graphic Novels
There are so many cats that play a role in comic books and graphic novels. Some have special powers, while others form a strong bond with people. Here are some notable and impressionable cartoon cats from comics and graphic novels.
- Alley-Kat-Abra (New Teen Titans)
- Arlene (Garfield)
- Atom (Atom the Cat)
- Attila (Mother Goose and Grimm)
- Azrael (The Smurfs)
- Basil (Basil the Royal Cat)
- Billy (Billy the Cat)
- Biniou (Jordi)
- Blacksad (Blacksad)
- Butch (Pogo)
- Cal (Boes)
- Carrot (Pepper&carrot)
- Cassandra Cat (Slylock Fox & Comics for Kids)
- Catbert (Dilbert)
- Chaffoux (Chaffoux)
- Chewie (Marvel Comics)
- Chubby Hugs (Get Fuzzy)
- Corporal (Boule et Bill)
- Desdemona (Cicero’s Cat)
- Dex-Starr (DC Comics)
- Dinky (Rupert Bear)
- Edgar (Jack, Jacky, and the Juniors)
- Faron (Peanuts)
- Felicia Hardy (Marvel Comics)
- Felix (Felix the Cat)
- Fellini (Macanudo)
- Flossie (Flossie)
- Garbanzo (Winston)
- Garfield (Garfield and Friends)
- Gaturro (Gaturro)
- Graystripe (The Lost Warrior)
- Heinz (Heinz)
- Hershey (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Hessu-Kissa (Hessu-Kissa)
- Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)
- Jenny (Bucky O’Hare)
- Koppy Cat (Slylock Fox & Comics for Kids)
- Korky (Korky the Cat)
- Krazy Kat (Krazy Kat)
- Krosp (Girl Genius)
- Ludwig (Arlo and Janis)
- Magdala (Magdala)
- Maxime (Kramikske)
- Meebo (Meebo and Zuky)
- Miaowara Tomokato (Samurai Cat)
- Mikes (Mikes the Cat)
- Mingus (The Unwritten)
- Mirliton (Mirliton)
- Scruffy (The Order of the Stick)
- Nermal (Garfield)
- Pantoufle (Sibylline)
- Paulie (Non Sequitur)
- Peekaboo (Rose is Rose)
- Pickles (Big Nate)
- Pounce De Leon (Homestuck)
- Preston (The Flibbertys)
- Pusheen
- Rambo (The Middletons)
- Raspoutine (Inspector Canardo)
- Rulito (Rulito, el Gato Atorrante)
- Scrameustache (Scrameustache)
- Skit (Skit the Kat)
- Splinter (The Timbertoes)
- Stanislas (Prudence Petitpas)
- Streaky (DC Comics)
- Tigra (Marvel Comics)
- Tuffy (Coo Coo Comics)
- Vanilla (Monica’s Gang)
- Wiley Catt (Pogo)
Cat Names from Cartoon Shows
Cats are a popular choice to draw for cartoon TV shows. You can find cats of all sizes and colors portrayed in many different TV shows, and they all have unique personalities. Here are some of our favorite TV cats.
- Babbitt (Looney Tunes)
- Bartleby (True and the Rainbow Kingdom)
- Beans (Looney Tunes)
- Bengali (ThunderCats)
- Benny the Ball (Top Cat)
- Beverly (Where’s Huddles?)
- Blossom (FETCH! With Ruff Ruffman)
- Bonkers D. Bobcat (Bonkers)
- Boo (Funky Phantom)
- Brain (Top Cat)
- Buckley (Slacker Cats)
- Butch (Tom and Jerry)
- Catstello (Looney Tunes)
- Chance (SWAT Kats)
- Cheetara (ThunderCats)
- Choo Choo (Top Cat)
- Claude (Looney Tunes)
- Cleo (Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats)
- Cleopawtra (The Loud House)
- Cliff (The Loud House)
- Cool Cat (Looney Tunes)
- Custard (Roobarb)
- Daniel Tiger (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood)
- Darwin (April and the Extraordinary World)
- Dydo (The Mighty Hercules)
- Dodsworth (Looney Tunes)
- Eek (Eek! The Cat)
- Elsie (Stanley)
- Fancy Pants (Top Cat)
- Fantomcat (Fantomcat)
- Fat Cat (Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers)
- Gordon (Catscratch)
- Gumball (The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Furrball (Tiny Toon Adventures)
- Heathcliff (Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats)
- Hector (Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats)
- Jaga (ThunderCats)
- Jenna Morgan (Arthur)
- Katerina Kittycat (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood)
- Katnip (Herman and Katnip)
- Katz (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Leopold (Leopold the Cat)
- Lightning (Tom and Jerry)
- Lion-O (ThunderCats)
- Luxor (Tutenstein)
- Meathead (Tom and Jerry)
- Blik (Catscratch)
- Jinks (Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks)
- Mumbles (Dan Vs.)
- Mungo (Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats)
- Nelson (Martha Speaks)
- Nemo (Arthur)
- Nepurrtiti (The Loud House)
- Nicole Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Panthro (ThunderCats)
- Penelope Pussycat (Looney Tunes)
- Pink Panther (The Pink Panther)
- Pumyra (ThunderCats)
- Puppycat (Bee and Puppycat)
- Riff-Raff (Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats)
- Rita (Animaniacs)
- Rubbish (Rubbish, King of the Jumble)
- Ruff (The Ruff & Reddy Show)
- Sagwa (Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat)
- Sam Cat (Looney Tunes)
- Sebastian (Josie and the Pussycats)
- Snagglepuss (The Quick Draw McGraw Show)
- Snooper (Snooper and Blabber)
- Snowball (The Simpson)
- Sonja (Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats)
- Spook (Top Cat)
- Stimpy (Ren and Stimpy)
- Stinky (Doug)
- Sue Ellen Armstrong (Arthur)
- Sylth Vester (Looney Tunes)
- Sylvester (Looney Tunes)
- Tom (Tom and Jerry)
- Top Cat (Top Cat)
- Topsy (Tom and Jerry)
- Tygra (ThunderCats)
- Vicita Molina (Arthur)
- Wilykat (ThunderCats)
- Wilykit (ThunderCats)
- Wordsworth (Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats)
- Yoko (Timothy Goes To School)
Cat Names from Cartoon Movies
With how lovable cats are, it’s no surprise that movies about them have been made. The following collection of names consists of famous cartoon cats that made it to the big screen.
- Banjo (Banjo the Woodpile Cat)
- Chloe (The Secret Life of Pets)
- Danny (Cats Don’t Dance)
- Dino (A Cat In Paris)
- Fritz (Fritz the Cat)
- Jake (An American Tail)
- Jaune Tom (Gay Purr-ee)
- Kimba (Kimba, the White Lion)
- Kitty Softpaws (Puss in Boots)
- Mehitabel (Shinbone Alley)
- Meowrice (Gay Purr-ee)
- Mewsette (Gay Purr-ee)
- Puss in Boots (Shrek)
- Robespierre (Red Buttons)
- Rubens-Chatte (Gay Purr-ee)
- Sawyer (Cats Don’t Dance)
- Tiger (An American Tail)
- Zorba (Lucky and Zorba)
Disney Cat Names
Though Disney’s most iconic animal is Mickey Mouse, it definitely has an appreciation for cats. Most people think of The Aristocats or The Lion King when they think of Disney cats. However, there are so many more cartoon cats with rich backstories and unique personalities.
- Bagheera (The Jungle Book)
- Berlioz (The Aristocats)
- Billy Boss (The Aristocats)
- Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland)
- Diana (Jewelpet)
- Dinah (Alice in Wonderland)
- Duchess (The Aristocats)
- Felicia (The Great Mouse Detective)
- Figaro (Pinocchio)
- Hit Cat (The Aristocats)
- Julius (Alice Comedies)
- Kiara (The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride)
- King Leonidas (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)
- King Richard (Robin Hood)
- Kovu (The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride)
- Lucifer (Cinderella)
- Marie (The Aristocats)
- Mittens (Bolt)
- Mochi (Big Hero 6)
- Jolly (Teacher’s Pet)
- Whiskers (Frankenweenie)
- Mufasa (The Lion King)
- Nala (The Lion King)
- Oliver (Oliver & Company)
- Peg-leg Pete (Alice Solves the Puzzle)
- Peppo (The Aristocats)
- Prince John (Robin Hood)
- Rajah (Aladdin)
- Rufus (The Rescuers)
- Sabor (Tarzan)
- Sarabi (The Lion King)
- Scar (The Lion King)
- Scat Cat (The Aristocats)
- Sergeant Tibbs (101 Dalmatians)
- Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
- Shun Gon (The Aristocats)
- Simba (The Lion King)
- Thomas O’Malley (The Aristocats)
- Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)
- Toulouse (The Aristocats)
- Waffle (Catscratch)
- Yzma (The Emperor’s New Groove)
Anime and Manga Cat Names
Anime and manga are rich sources of cartoon cats. Cats are popular characters in many animes and mangas, and you can also find some books and shows that are dedicated to cat characters. We couldn’t possibly name all the cats, but here are some of our favorites.
- Anpu (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened)
- Aria Pokoteng (Aria the Animation)
- Artemis (Sailor Moon)
- Arthur (Code Geass)
- Baron (The Cat Returns)
- Beerus (Dragon Ball Z)
- Blair (Soul Eater)
- Branya (The Comic Artist and Assistants)
- Bub (Sankarea)
- Cait Sith (Final Fantasy VII)
- Carla (Fairy Tail)
- Cerberus (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Chachamaru (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Amino)
- Chi (Chi’s Sweet Home)
- Chimaera (Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions)
- Chiyo-chichi (Azumanga Daioh)
- Chococat (Sanrio)
- Chomusuke (Konosuba)
- Delcatty (Pokemon)
- Diana (Sailor Moon)
- Donyatsu (Donyatsu)
- Doraemon (Doraemon)
- Espurr (Pokemon)
- Fukumaru (A Man and His Cat)
- Garnet (Jewelpet)
- Gin (The Way of the Househusband)
- Glameow (Pokemon)
- Happy (Fairy Tail)
- Haru Mikazuki (My Roommate Is A Cat)
- Hello Kitty (Sanrio)
- Jibanyan (Yo-kai Watch)
- Jiji (Kiki’s Delivery Service)
- Josephine (Nyan Koi!)
- Kamineko (Azumanga Daioh)
- Kaya (Ghost Stories)
- Karupin (Prince of Tennis)
- Kero (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Kirara (InuYasha)
- Korin (Dragon Ball)
- Kuro (Ao no Exorcist)
- Kuroneko (Trigun)
- Kyo (Fruits Basket)
- Lecter (Fairy Tail)
- Liepard (Pokemon)
- Litleo (Pokemon)
- Litten (Pokemon)
- Lucky (Fairy Tail)
- Luna (Sailor Moon)
- Luxio (Pokemon)
- Luxray (Pokemon)
- Madara (Natusme’s Book of Friends)
- Mao (Darker than Black)
- Marl (Fairy Tail)
- Maya (Azumanga Daioh)
- Memine (Death Parade)
- Meowstic (Pokemon)
- Meowth (Pokemon)
- Muta (The Cat Returns)
- Nanashi (Clannad)
- Natori (The Cat Returns)
- Natoru (The Cat Returns)
- Nekobasu (My Neighbor Totoro)
- Nekogami-Sama (Pani Poni Dash)
- Nyamsus (Nyan Koi!)
- Pantherlily (Fairy Tail)
- Piro (Kanon)
- Poyo Satou (Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki)
- Prince Lune (The Cat Returns)
- Puar (Dragon Ball)
- Puck (Re:Zero)
- Purrloin (Pokemon)
- Purugly (Pokemon)
- Pyroar (Pokemon)
- Raikou (Pokemon)
- Sakamoto (Nichijou)
- Shamisen (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
- Skitty (Pokemon)
- Solgaleo (Pokemon)
- Sorata (Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi)
- Sphynx (A Certain Magical Index)
- Spinel (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Tailmon (Digimon Adventure)
- Takkun (Fooly Cooly)
- Torakichi (Ohayo! Spank)
- Torracat (Pokemon)
- Yuki (The Cat Returns)
- Zangoose (Pokemon)
- Zeraora (Pokemon)
Final Thoughts
If you’re struggling to find a name for your cat, consider choosing a name that’s inspired by famous cartoon cats. There are so many wonderful cartoon cats with interesting personalities and origin stories. So, spend a little time researching some of your favorite cartoon cat names. With some time, you’ll find a great name that’s perfectly fitting for your own cat.
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