You've brought home a furry, striped cat, so you'll need a list of tabby cat names to decide which is best for your new buddy. If your tabby is orange, you kitty's name can relate to their color or a famous redhead. Or perhaps you simply want a name that's simply random.
Surely you can find a winner in this list of tabby cat names—from the top names to the funniest options.
Top Tabby Cat Names
These are the classics. When we hear these names, we immediately picture a spotted or striped tabby cat.
- Amber
- Stripes
- Sunny
- Tiger
- Ginger
- Smokey
- Milo
- Fred
- George
- Missy
Male Tabby Cat Names
Let's hear it for the boys. Here are some names based on famous redheads and well-known fictional tabbies.
- Bob
- Bubba
- Malcolm
- Tonto
- Jonesy
- Orion
- Rupert
- Harry
- Ed
- Conan
- Damian
- Henry
- Chester
- Lester
- Shaun
- Leo
- Tigger
Female Tabby Cat Names
This list also features the names of famous female redheads—fictional and otherwise. Plus: just some good female cat names.
- Beauty
- Foxy
- Princess
- Marigold
- Emma
- Julianne
- Lucille
- Isla
- Sophie
- Rose
- Mary Jane
- Ariel
- Merida
- Scully
- Daphne
- Grace
Orange Tabby Cat Names
Many—though not all—tabby cats are orange. So why not name them after a vegetable, fruit, or flower of the same color.
- Apricot
- Autumn
- Pumpkin
- Clementine
- Peach
- Pepper
- Carrot
- Marigold
- Kumquat
- Tulip
- Garfield
- Phoenix
- Ember
Gray Tabby Cat Names
These are perfect for the gray, striped cat in your life, the silver lining in your cloudy day.
- Meredith
- Silver
- Steel
- Cloud
- Tin
- Misty
- Slate
- Ash
- Ghost
- Foggy
- Moonbeam
- Charcoal
Spotted Tabby Cat Names
Not all tabby cats wear stripes. Some, like the American bobtail, sport spots, and you'll want a name to reflect that.
- Spot
- Dot
- Polka
- Ladybug
- Cheetah
- Dice
- Blotch
- Gumdrop
- Dippin'
Unique Tabby Cat Names
You try finding someone else whose cat shares one of these names.
- Augustus
- Albus
- Bronco
- Bucky
- Ulysses
- Maximillian
- Esmeralda
- Willard
- Quinton
- Salvador
- Maxine
- Barnaby
- Bethany
Funny Tabby Cat Names
These are for the tabby cats who are a bit silly—the ones who never, ever fail to make you smile.
- Allen
- Snuggles
- Chunk
- Cuddlesaurus
- Richard
- Stinky
- Ebeneezer
- Karen
- Nugget
- Flerken
- Nathan
- Steve
- Turbo
- Dennis
Tips For Choosing Tabby Cat Names
This list is just a starting point. When you bring your tabby cat home, don't settle on a name right away. You can have a list of names you like, but observe your cat for a few days first to see which name fits them best. Or perhaps they'll do something in their first days with you that gives you a completely different idea. And most of all, have fun with the process.