[See cat breed personality trends]

Catster Statistics!

Most Popular Cat Breeds


Domestic Shorthair -- 51,045
American Shorthair -- 32,755
Domestic Medium Hair -- 13,788
Domestic Long Hair -- 12,724
Siamese -- 12,286
Maine Coon -- 8,852
Persian -- 5,765
Russian Blue -- 3,178
Himalayan -- 3,145
Ragdoll -- 2,888
Bengal -- 2,564
Manx -- 1,959
British Shorthair -- 1,902
Norwegian Forest Cat -- 1,488
Bombay -- 1,202

Top Ten Female Cat Names


Chloe -- 997 
Lucy -- 842 
Bella -- 800 
Kitty -- 710 
Princess -- 704 
Molly -- 687 
Sophie -- 620 
Lily -- 603 
Angel -- 600 
Sassy -- 576 

Top Ten Male Cat Names


Tigger -- 913 
Max -- 904 
Tiger -- 787 
Oliver -- 763 
Smokey -- 722 
Charlie -- 636 
Simba -- 617 
Buddy -- 614 
Jack -- 612 
Simon -- 576 
[See the top 100 male and female cat names]

Battle of the Sexes


Female -- 102,749 
Male -- 102,599 

Most Popular Countries of Residence


United States -- 152,707 
Canada -- 11,237 
United Kingdom -- 4,541 
Australia -- 2,430 
Philippines -- 1,417 
Brazil -- 862 
Singapore -- 806 
Malaysia -- 640 
Indonesia -- 576 
New Zealand -- 538 
Netherlands -- 454 
Germany -- 296 
France -- 261 
Mexico -- 249 
South Africa -- 238 

Most Popular States of Residence


California -- 17,799 
New York -- 9,385 
Texas -- 8,947 
Florida -- 8,073 
Pennsylvania -- 7,097 
Ohio -- 6,077 
Michigan -- 4,978 
Illinois -- 4,937 
Washington -- 4,876 
Ontario -- 4,134 
Georgia -- 3,884 
Massachusetts -- 3,872 
New Jersey -- 3,793 
North Carolina -- 3,721 
Virginia -- 3,615 

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