[See cat breed personality trends]

Catster Statistics!

Most Popular Cat Breeds


Domestic Shorthair -- 54,697
American Shorthair -- 34,831
Domestic Medium Hair -- 15,106
Domestic Long Hair -- 13,780
Siamese -- 13,277
Maine Coon -- 9,636
Persian -- 6,139
Russian Blue -- 3,443
Himalayan -- 3,381
Ragdoll -- 3,101
Bengal -- 2,753
Manx -- 2,113
British Shorthair -- 1,980
Norwegian Forest Cat -- 1,585
Bombay -- 1,306

Top Ten Female Cat Names


Chloe -- 1,077 
Lucy -- 930 
Bella -- 915 
Kitty -- 846 
Princess -- 823 
Molly -- 755 
Sophie -- 681 
Angel -- 672 
Lily -- 669 
Sassy -- 642 

Top Ten Male Cat Names


Tigger -- 1,014 
Max -- 999 
Tiger -- 869 
Smokey -- 825 
Oliver -- 810 
Charlie -- 706 
Buddy -- 701 
Jack -- 701 
Simba -- 674 
Shadow -- 636 
[See the top 100 male and female cat names]

Battle of the Sexes


Female -- 109,087 
Male -- 108,642 

Most Popular Countries of Residence


United States -- 156,920 
Canada -- 11,352 
United Kingdom -- 4,609 
Australia -- 2,458 
Philippines -- 1,428 
Brazil -- 864 
Singapore -- 809 
Malaysia -- 647 
Indonesia -- 585 
New Zealand -- 558 
Netherlands -- 459 
Germany -- 301 
France -- 263 
Mexico -- 253 
South Africa -- 239 

Most Popular States of Residence


California -- 18,056 
New York -- 9,634 
Texas -- 9,072 
Florida -- 8,373 
Pennsylvania -- 7,352 
Ohio -- 6,266 
Michigan -- 5,128 
Illinois -- 5,057 
Washington -- 4,963 
Ontario -- 4,163 
Georgia -- 4,001 
Massachusetts -- 3,941 
New Jersey -- 3,884 
North Carolina -- 3,830 
Virginia -- 3,709 

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