Funny Kitten Names

Funny names lean on wordplay, incongruity, or a deliberately grand name on a small animal. The joke usually lives in the contrast rather than the word itself.

In the kitten library that tag covers 26 names, or about 9% of the kitten names on this site. Every one of them also carries at least one other style tag; the tag overlaps most with cute kitten names (12 shared).

By length: 8 one-syllable names, 18 two-syllable, and 0 with three or more — averaging 6 letters. The shortest options are Yam, Bubba, Dotty, Gizmo, Moose; the longest are Whiskers, Snickers, Scooter, Pretzel, Popcorn. Syllable counts here are estimated from spelling, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a phonetic analysis.

Worth thinking about: Consider how the name reads on a chart or a lost-pet poster, and how it will feel when a stranger asks you to repeat it. A joke that needs explaining stops being funny by the tenth time.

Kitten names are usually chosen in the first days, before the cat has shown you who it is. If you are unsure, favour a name flexible enough to fit either a lap cat or a climber.

Style tags are editorial browsing aids. They are not popularity rankings, and nothing on this page describes how common a name is nationally — this site has no data that would support that claim. How the data works