[See cat breed personality trends]

Catster Statistics!

Most Popular Cat Breeds


Domestic Shorthair -- 40,777
American Shorthair -- 28,461
Domestic Medium Hair -- 10,935
Domestic Long Hair -- 10,480
Siamese -- 10,231
Maine Coon -- 7,199
Persian -- 4,937
Russian Blue -- 2,603
Himalayan -- 2,565
Ragdoll -- 2,292
Bengal -- 2,075
British Shorthair -- 1,657
Manx -- 1,621
Norwegian Forest Cat -- 1,282
Abyssinian -- 929

Top Ten Female Cat Names


Chloe -- 855 
Lucy -- 702 
Kitty -- 582 
Molly -- 574 
Princess -- 572 
Bella -- 557 
Sophie -- 535 
Lily -- 505 
Angel -- 482 
Zoe -- 470 

Top Ten Male Cat Names


Tigger -- 785 
Max -- 710 
Oliver -- 639 
Tiger -- 612 
Smokey -- 586 
Simba -- 518 
Charlie -- 507 
Jack -- 496 
Simon -- 489 
Oscar -- 487 

[See the top 100 male and female cat names]

Battle of the Sexes


Female -- 88,490 
Male -- 88,544 

Most Popular Countries of Residence


United States -- 135,855 
Canada -- 10,089 
United Kingdom -- 4,101 
Australia -- 2,254 
Philippines -- 1,285 
Brazil -- 825 
Singapore -- 781 
Malaysia -- 597 
Indonesia -- 560 
New Zealand -- 459 
Netherlands -- 431 
Germany -- 268 
France -- 229 
Mexico -- 222 
South Africa -- 195 

Most Popular States of Residence


California -- 16,462 
New York -- 8,696 
Texas -- 8,222 
Florida -- 7,210 
Pennsylvania -- 6,383 
Ohio -- 5,328 
Washington -- 4,592 
Illinois -- 4,429 
Michigan -- 4,350 
Ontario -- 3,762 
Massachusetts -- 3,564 
New Jersey -- 3,528 
Georgia -- 3,470 
North Carolina -- 3,279 
Virginia -- 3,261 

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