Celebrity Cat Names

Celebrity cat names are even wilder than unique celebrity baby names. Cat names can be more creative than baby names and even dog names, which are limited by syllable count. Food names, character names, puns inspired by dubious historical figures — the sky’s the limit when naming your cat.

Some examples of the most unique celebrity cat names: Tiffany Haddish has a tabby named Catatonic (previously Clementine), who she adopted from the set of the cat-themed movie Keanu. Celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s cat is appropriately named Nacho, and Nicolas Cage, known lover of comic book names, named one of his Maine Coons Tigra.

One of the most prolific cat namers is Jonathan Van Ness, who currently has cats named Larry, Matilda “Tildy,” Lady G, Liza Meownelli, and Baggy. Other celebrities who chose remarkably normal people names in the style of Larry include Lea Michele with her cat Sheila, and Ellie Goulding, who has cats called Eve and Wallace.

You may expect Doja Cat to have a uniquely named cat, given her stage name, however, her cat has the ordinary name Alex.

Below, the craziest celebrity cat names and the stars who chose them.

Word Names

Word names are on the rise for babies, but certain choices are off limits. With word names for cats, anything goes! Even full-blown phrases are used as celebrity cat names (looking at you, Norman Reedus).

Baggy — Jonathan Van Ness

Catatonic — Tiffany Haddish

Doctor — Debby Ryan

Eye in the Dark — Norman Reedus

Fern — Drew Barrymore

Grey Kitty — Khloe Kardashian

Jupiter — Carly Rae Jepsen

Karma — Mariska Hargitay

Kitsune — Anya Taylor Joy

Little Man — Cameron Diaz

Moose — Jennifer Garner

Munchkin — Paris Hilton

Purrfect — CeeLo Greene

Rocket — Nathan Fielder

Shanti Om Bb — Miley Cyrus

Snow — Nicole Kidman

Spanky — Halle Berry

Zen — Cher

Food Names for Celebrity Cats

Certain food names, like Olive and Rosemary, are popular for babies, but the yummiest names for celebrity cats tend to be fishy and cheesy.

Bagel — Kumail Nanjiani

Biscotti — Mark Ruffalo

Mango — Jenna Bush Hager

Mister Martini — Michelle Trachtenberg

Nacho — Bobby Flay

Peach — Drew Barrymore

Peanut — Mandy Moore

Pickle — Ricky Gervais

Poké — Tom Brady

Queso — Kesha

Sushi — Justin Bieber

Tuna — Justin Bieber

Whiskey — Machine Gun Kelly

Place Names

These place names are popular for babies and celebrity pets. Celebrity cat names that are also place names include:

Cairo — Macklemore

Harlem — Miley Cyrus

Hollywood — Jenna Bush Hager

Jericho — Russell Brand

Montgomery — Robert Downey Jr.

Nino Positano — Kate McKinnon

Topanga — Lana Del Rey

People Names as Celebrity Cat Names

There’s something about an ordinary person name that feels funny on a cat. You may expect to see cats with human/pet crossover names like Milo or Bella, but Graham? That feels entirely un-catlike, which is part of the charm.

Aaron — Gabby Sidibe

Addie — Mayim Bialik

Alex — Doja Cat

Atlas — Asa Butterfield

Benjamin — Taylor Swift

Camila Valenciana Azul — Hilaria & Alec Baldwin

Cayetana — Hilaria & Alec Baldwin

Charlie — Kesha

Daisy — Jhené Aiko

Derrell Jermaine Dupree — Gabby Sidibe

Dolly — Maude Apatow

Emilio — Hilaria & Alec Baldwin

Ethel — Elisabeth Moss

Eve — Ellie Goulding

Frances — Mayim Bialik

Frederick — Jennifer Lawrence

Graham — Ed Sheeran

Jackie — Nathan Fielder

Larry — Jonathan Van Ness

Louis — Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban

Lyra — Asa Butterfield

Matilda “Tildy” — Jonathan Van Ness

Millie — Kat Dennings

Montgomery — Robert Downey Jr.

Murphy — Colin Farrell

Niko — Lana Del Rey

Olivia — Mandy Moore

Sheila — Lea Michele

Sohalia — Nikki Reed & Ian Somerhalder

Wallace — Ellie Goulding

Wendy — Britney Spears

Character Names

Celebrities love to use weird, oddly specific character names from TV, movies, video games, and mythical stories for their cats. Probably better to use Mad Maxine Fury Road on a pet than a baby.

Figaro — Mandy Moore

Holmes — Jason Mraz

Jackie Brown — Keke Palmer

Lilo — Miley Cyrus

Mad Maxine Fury Road “Max” — Allison Brie & Dave Franco

Meredith Grey — Taylor Swift

Merlin — Nicolas Cage

Nala — Cher

Nermal — Mayim Bialik

Olivia Benson “Dibbles” — Taylor Swift

Princess Peony — Martha Stewart

Roo — Jenna Lyons

Tigra — Nicolas Cage

Velma — Debby Ryan

Zelda — James Franco

Other Celebrities’ Names

Consider naming your dog after a star you look up to, whether it be a famous singer, performer, or even TikTok star. Among the celebrity cat names that are also celebrity celebrity's names are:

Charli — Kourtney Kardashian

Hendrix — Jennifer Lopez

Keke — Miley Cyrus

Lady G — Jonathan Van Ness

Lennon — Ellie Goulding

Liza Meownelli — Jonathan Van Ness

Morrissey — Russell Brand

Piaf — Kat Von D

Names of Historical Figures

The name of a historical figure can imbue dignity and importance in your celebrity cat's name. But certain names may get to your cat’s head — dictator names are not recommended, Ellen.

Chairman Meow Tse-Tung — Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi

Dartanian “Dart” — Robert Downey Jr.

Empress Tang — Martha Stewart

Nicodemus — Evan Rachel Wood

Poe — Kat Von D

Can't get enough celebrity pet names? See our post on Celebrity Dog Names.