[See cat breed personality trends]

Catster Statistics!

Most Popular Cat Breeds


Domestic Shorthair -- 46,056
American Shorthair -- 30,359
Domestic Medium Hair -- 12,243
Domestic Long Hair -- 11,617
Siamese -- 11,119
Maine Coon -- 7,996
Persian -- 5,284
Russian Blue -- 2,881
Himalayan -- 2,824
Ragdoll -- 2,601
Bengal -- 2,325
British Shorthair -- 1,820
Manx -- 1,764
Norwegian Forest Cat -- 1,403
Bombay -- 1,080

Top Ten Female Cat Names


Chloe -- 922 
Lucy -- 753 
Bella -- 657 
Princess -- 621 
Molly -- 618 
Kitty -- 610 
Sophie -- 575 
Angel -- 539 
Lily -- 537 
Sassy -- 509 

Top Ten Male Cat Names


Tigger -- 822 
Max -- 781 
Oliver -- 699 
Tiger -- 681 
Smokey -- 641 
Simba -- 566 
Charlie -- 564 
Jack -- 545 
Buddy -- 543 
Simon -- 524 

[See the top 100 male and female cat names]

Battle of the Sexes


Female -- 96,372 
Male -- 96,368 

Most Popular Countries of Residence


United States -- 146,044 
Canada -- 10,739 
United Kingdom -- 4,400 
Australia -- 2,367 
Philippines -- 1,374 
Brazil -- 854 
Singapore -- 795 
Malaysia -- 634 
Indonesia -- 574 
New Zealand -- 528 
Netherlands -- 450 
Germany -- 289 
France -- 247 
Mexico -- 242 
South Africa -- 225 

Most Popular States of Residence


California -- 17,253 
New York -- 9,068 
Texas -- 8,662 
Florida -- 7,677 
Pennsylvania -- 6,772 
Ohio -- 5,708 
Washington -- 4,757 
Illinois -- 4,756 
Michigan -- 4,715 
Ontario -- 3,976 
Massachusetts -- 3,743 
Georgia -- 3,725 
New Jersey -- 3,676 
North Carolina -- 3,521 
Virginia -- 3,480 

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