[See cat breed personality trends]

Catster Statistics!

Most Popular Cat Breeds


Domestic Shorthair -- 50,687
American Shorthair -- 32,633
Domestic Medium Hair -- 13,681
Domestic Long Hair -- 12,648
Siamese -- 12,207
Maine Coon -- 8,781
Persian -- 5,723
Russian Blue -- 3,152
Himalayan -- 3,115
Ragdoll -- 2,858
Bengal -- 2,537
Manx -- 1,937
British Shorthair -- 1,900
Norwegian Forest Cat -- 1,471
Bombay -- 1,192

Top Ten Female Cat Names


Chloe -- 994 
Lucy -- 838 
Bella -- 784 
Kitty -- 706 
Princess -- 700 
Molly -- 684 
Sophie -- 617 
Lily -- 600 
Angel -- 597 
Sassy -- 577 

Top Ten Male Cat Names


Tigger -- 910 
Max -- 896 
Tiger -- 785 
Oliver -- 759 
Smokey -- 716 
Charlie -- 631 
Simba -- 613 
Jack -- 613 
Buddy -- 609 
Simon -- 572 
[See the top 100 male and female cat names]

Battle of the Sexes


Female -- 102,184 
Male -- 102,080 

Most Popular Countries of Residence


United States -- 152,045 
Canada -- 11,185 
United Kingdom -- 4,521 
Australia -- 2,426 
Philippines -- 1,413 
Brazil -- 862 
Singapore -- 804 
Malaysia -- 640 
Indonesia -- 576 
New Zealand -- 535 
Netherlands -- 453 
Germany -- 295 
France -- 262 
Mexico -- 247 
South Africa -- 236 

Most Popular States of Residence


California -- 17,738 
New York -- 9,376 
Texas -- 8,925 
Florida -- 8,052 
Pennsylvania -- 7,080 
Ohio -- 6,033 
Michigan -- 4,952 
Illinois -- 4,922 
Washington -- 4,874 
Ontario -- 4,126 
Massachusetts -- 3,861 
Georgia -- 3,857 
New Jersey -- 3,780 
North Carolina -- 3,707 
Virginia -- 3,608 

Most cats added in a day: 2,464 (February 19, 2008)