[See cat breed personality trends]

Catster Statistics!

Most Popular Cat Breeds


Domestic Shorthair -- 37,812
American Shorthair -- 27,272
Domestic Medium Hair -- 10,057
Domestic Long Hair -- 9,833
Siamese -- 9,647
Maine Coon -- 6,812
Persian -- 4,722
Russian Blue -- 2,472
Himalayan -- 2,444
Ragdoll -- 2,133
Bengal -- 1,959
British Shorthair -- 1,581
Manx -- 1,528
Norwegian Forest Cat -- 1,219
Abyssinian -- 885

Top Ten Female Cat Names


Chloe -- 813 
Lucy -- 655 
Molly -- 534 
Kitty -- 532 
Princess -- 526 
Bella -- 509 
Sophie -- 506 
Lily -- 479 
Angel -- 454 
Zoe -- 441 

Top Ten Male Cat Names


Tigger -- 725 
Max -- 669 
Oliver -- 601 
Tiger -- 580 
Smokey -- 537 
Simba -- 488 
Jack -- 478 
Simon -- 469 
Charlie -- 469 
Oscar -- 451 

[See the top 100 male and female cat names]

Battle of the Sexes


Female -- 84,562 
Male -- 84,711 

Most Popular Countries of Residence


United States -- 130,834 
Canada -- 9,804 
United Kingdom -- 3,957 
Australia -- 2,219 
Philippines -- 1,212 
Brazil -- 827 
Singapore -- 770 
Malaysia -- 589 
Indonesia -- 545 
New Zealand -- 462 
Netherlands -- 426 
Germany -- 258 
France -- 220 
Mexico -- 216 
South Africa -- 184 

Most Popular States of Residence


California -- 16,048 
New York -- 8,450 
Texas -- 7,959 
Florida -- 6,879 
Pennsylvania -- 6,178 
Ohio -- 5,146 
Washington -- 4,460 
Illinois -- 4,300 
Michigan -- 4,234 
Ontario -- 3,694 
Massachusetts -- 3,460 
New Jersey -- 3,449 
Georgia -- 3,329 
Virginia -- 3,196 
North Carolina -- 3,150 

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