Modern & Everyday data
Cat name data
This is the whole grammar behind the Cat Name Generator: 24 building blocks in 1 set, assembled by one pattern, with a selection space of 24 combinations. Nothing is withheld and nothing is summarised: the lists below are the arrays the generator runs on.
Summary
| Building blocks | 24 |
|---|---|
| Patterns | [Name] |
| Selection space | 24 |
| Counted as | 24 curated names, drawn one at a time |
Where these blocks came from
Own selection of names in common use for cats in English-speaking households. Stated plainly: this generator repeats far sooner than the syllable models do, because a real pet name has to already sound like a real pet name.
The building blocks
Names 24
The whole name. A curated list, not a model.
MittensWhiskersShadowLunaOliverMiloSalemPumpkinBiscuitJinxCleoAshPepperWafflesMarbleZiggyNimbusCloveSootyPixelTofuMochiPippinOnyx
Worked examples
Six names this generator produced, with the measurements the site shows next to every name. Syllables follow one published rule: count each run of vowel letters as one syllable, then subtract one for a silent trailing e when the word has more than one vowel group. The rule is approximate at the edges and deliberately simple, so anyone can apply it to any name here and get the same answer.
| Name | Characters | Syllables | Words | Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow | 6 | 2 | 1 | CCVCVC |
| Luna | 4 | 2 | 1 | CVCV |
| Tofu | 4 | 2 | 1 | CVCV |
| Salem | 5 | 2 | 1 | CVCVC |
| Clove | 5 | 1 | 1 | CCVCV |
| Mochi | 5 | 2 | 1 | CVCCV |
How to cite this
NameForge. Cat name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1. 2026. CC BY 4.0. https://nameforge.name/data/cat
BibTeX
@misc{nameforge-corpus-v1,
author = {NameForge},
title = {Cat name data, NameForge Naming Corpus v1},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://nameforge.name/data/cat}},
note = {CC BY 4.0}
}
Reuse is welcome under CC BY 4.0. Attribution line: Data: NameForge Naming Corpus v1, https://nameforge.name/data. A name assembled from these blocks can coincide with a real name, business or trademark; nothing here is checked against any register.
Related corpus entries
The generators this one shares naming conventions with, and how their block counts compare. A larger corpus is not a better one: cat names are assembled from 24 blocks in 1 set, and a generator with fewer blocks in more sets can still reach a wider selection space.
| Corpus | Blocks | Block sets | Combinations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dog name data | 24 | 1 | 24 |
| Character name data | 39 | 4 | 259,595,667,507,939,840,000 |
| Fantasy name data | 39 | 4 | 16,111,972,800 |
| Username name data | 48 | 2 | 576 |
Back to the Cat Name Generator, or to the full corpus index.
Last reviewed 6 August 2026. Corpus v1. Method: how NameForge builds a name. Built and maintained by FusionStudios.