[See cat breed personality trends]

Catster Statistics!

Most Popular Cat Breeds


Domestic Shorthair -- 42,729
American Shorthair -- 29,129
Domestic Medium Hair -- 11,466
Domestic Long Hair -- 10,919
Siamese -- 10,544
Maine Coon -- 7,487
Persian -- 5,051
Russian Blue -- 2,725
Himalayan -- 2,652
Ragdoll -- 2,420
Bengal -- 2,177
British Shorthair -- 1,715
Manx -- 1,669
Norwegian Forest Cat -- 1,331
Bombay -- 977

Top Ten Female Cat Names


Chloe -- 887 
Lucy -- 721 
Kitty -- 593 
Molly -- 591 
Bella -- 589 
Princess -- 587 
Sophie -- 547 
Lily -- 523 
Angel -- 503 
Zoe -- 475 

Top Ten Male Cat Names


Tigger -- 795 
Max -- 741 
Oliver -- 657 
Tiger -- 635 
Smokey -- 611 
Simba -- 537 
Charlie -- 537 
Jack -- 514 
Simon -- 505 
Oscar -- 500 

[See the top 100 male and female cat names]

Battle of the Sexes


Female -- 91,452 
Male -- 91,533 

Most Popular Countries of Residence


United States -- 140,214 
Canada -- 10,339 
United Kingdom -- 4,213 
Australia -- 2,310 
Philippines -- 1,323 
Brazil -- 835 
Singapore -- 786 
Malaysia -- 621 
Indonesia -- 570 
New Zealand -- 471 
Netherlands -- 439 
Germany -- 276 
France -- 243 
Mexico -- 230 
South Africa -- 206 

Most Popular States of Residence


California -- 16,741 
New York -- 8,845 
Texas -- 8,315 
Florida -- 7,345 
Pennsylvania -- 6,522 
Ohio -- 5,476 
Washington -- 4,686 
Illinois -- 4,561 
Michigan -- 4,465 
Ontario -- 3,825 
Massachusetts -- 3,633 
New Jersey -- 3,615 
Georgia -- 3,593 
North Carolina -- 3,358 
Virginia -- 3,343 

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