Catster Statistics!

Most Popular Cat Breeds


Domestic Shorthair -- 61,166
American Shorthair -- 37,594
Domestic Medium Hair -- 16,795
Domestic Long Hair -- 15,067
Siamese -- 14,600
Maine Coon -- 10,870
Persian -- 6,730
Russian Blue -- 3,878
Himalayan -- 3,703
Ragdoll -- 3,576
Bengal -- 3,121
Manx -- 2,352
British Shorthair -- 2,173
Norwegian Forest Cat -- 1,828
Bombay -- 1,581

Top Ten Female Cat Names


Chloe -- 1,161 
Bella -- 1,077 
Lucy -- 1,028 
Kitty -- 921 
Princess -- 878 
Molly -- 811 
Sophie -- 783 
Lily -- 758 
Angel -- 740 
Sassy -- 695 

Top Ten Male Cat Names


Max -- 1,097 
Tigger -- 1,097 
Tiger -- 958 
Smokey -- 922 
Oliver -- 890 
Charlie -- 784 
Jack -- 774 
Buddy -- 770 
Simba -- 716 
Shadow -- 702 
[Choosing Cat Names, a guide to picking the right name for your cat or kitten]

Battle of the Sexes


Female -- 119,156 
Male -- 118,797 

Most Popular Countries of Residence


United States -- 166,721 
Canada -- 11,876 
United Kingdom -- 4,987 
Australia -- 2,630 
Philippines -- 1,558 
Brazil -- 899 
Singapore -- 818 
Malaysia -- 659 
Indonesia -- 612 
New Zealand -- 595 
Netherlands -- 488 
Germany -- 321 
Mexico -- 287 
France -- 276 
South Africa -- 270 

Most Popular States of Residence


California -- 18,915 
New York -- 10,069 
Texas -- 9,673 
Florida -- 8,832 
Pennsylvania -- 7,864 
Ohio -- 6,581 
Illinois -- 5,460 
Michigan -- 5,402 
Washington -- 5,201 
Ontario -- 4,336 
Georgia -- 4,242 
Massachusetts -- 4,127 
New Jersey -- 4,112 
North Carolina -- 4,047 
Virginia -- 3,912 

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