We bring to you our list of un-fur-gettable names for your orange cat, particularly the zany and unique ginger generals out there that are in desperate need of a title that matches their fiery temperament!
Sunshine-colored cats can be incredibly warm, loving, and cheerful – who wouldn’t want to wake up in the morning to cuddle from an orange tabby?!
In the spirit of orange cats, grab a snack (or lasagne) and make your way through our list of more than 550 orange cat names.
Choose A Great Orange Cat Name
With so many names to choose from for your orange moggy, you are likely to be stumped!
Before we start to share our lists of cat names, take your time, as your cat may have to respond to this moniker for more than a decade.
Here are our top four tips for naming your orange feline beauty:
- Orange tabbies are very friendly and are always popular with other cats. Pick a name that will make them stand out from the crowd and don’t choose something that all their other ginger feline friends will have.
- This name will stick with your cat throughout their whole lifetime, so make sure it’s not something you’d feel silly shouting at the top of your lungs.
- Pick a name related to their orange-ness. Your cat has been blessed with this fiery, warm and cheerful color, so why not make the most of it.
- Like any other cat, an orange tabby has its own personality so pick a name based on your cat’s personality, such as a cat that loves to jump, climb and go on adventures.
Cat Names for Orange Cats
Orange tabby cats are loved by everyone!
The former UK prime minister, Winston Churchill, had a preference for these ginger kitties – he had one named Tango and another named Jock.
If you are a fan of Harry Potter, then you will also know Hermione’s fluffy feline friend was an orange cat, named Crookshanks.
Perhaps the most famous orange cartoon cat is the one-and-only ginger Garfield, the sarcastic kitty created by Jim Davis.
Another famous fictional orange cat is the fierce Puss in Boots from the Shrek series of films.
Whether your ginger kitty has the grumpy temperament of Crookshanks, or the warrior-like determination of Puss, we will have the perfect name for them in this list.
Our Favorite Name
Pumpkin
name your pet after this vibrantly orange iconic Halloween prop! Legend has it that any cat named ‘Pumpkin’ can speak to ghosts and walk through walls! (Or maybe not…)
- Ace
- Alexei
- Alvin
- Angel
- Archie
- Billie
- Bingley
- Brooklyn
- Buddy
- Buster
- Buttercup
- Clementine
- Coco
- Daisy
- Dana
- Drax
- Duncan
- Dusty
- Elvis
- Emma
- Fluffy
- Franklin
- Garfield
- George
- Georgie
- Gizmo
- Hank
- Harold
- Harvey
- Hazel
- Jasmine
- Jessie
- Juno
- Kit Kat
- Lilo
- Lola
- Lottie
- Lucas
- Luigi
- Luna
- Maggie
- Marmite
- Meow
- Mia
- Mickey
- Mildred
- Millie
- Misty
- Mittens
- Moe
- Monty
- Monty
- Muffin
- Nala
- Nico
- Oliver
- Ollie
- Oscar
- Parker
- Peanut
- Penny
- Pepper
- Precious
- Primrose
- Ralph
- Riley
- Rufus
- Rusty
- Ryan
- Sasha
- Scout
- Seamus
- Sebastian
- Shawn
- Sherlock
- Simon
- Smudge
- Snickers
- Snowball
- Sooty
- Sparkles
- Spike
- Springfield
- Squirrel
- Sylvester
- Tabitha
- Tango
- Taz
- Theodore
- Thomas
- Tiger
- Tillie
- Timmy
- Vincent
- Vinny
- Waffles
- Whiskers
- Willow
Cute Names for Orange Cats
So many of these adorable orange cat names revolve around food. Why not name your sweet kitty after a sweet treat?!
Even better, name them after an orange food… ‘Clementine’ is purrfect for a delicate and angelic kitten, or you could go for a sassy cat name like ‘Sweet Chilli’.
It depends on who you ask, but apparently orange cats give and demand the most cuddles.
The colors orange, yellow and red are supposed to have an aura of warmth, happiness and cheerfulness, so clearly we should all get a ginger cat to keep us warm in the winter!
Our Favorite Name
Leo
named after the famous painter, Leonardo Da Vinci, or the famous actor, Leonardo DiCaprio. We wonder how many orange cats you might’ve found on the Titanic…
Give your orange cat the attention they deserve with these cute names!
- Amigo
- Angel
- Apples
- Archer
- Beans
- Bella
- Benedict
- Blossom
- Bluebell
- Bonbon
- Boo
- Brownie
- Bubbles
- Buffalo
- Bunnie
- Butterscotch
- Buttons
- Caliente
- Candyfloss
- Cappuccino
- Catnip
- Checkers
- Chilli
- Chipmunk
- Chloe
- Cola
- Cookie
- Crouton
- Cyclone
- Cyclops
- Dreamer
- Dumpling
- Fanta
- Frosty
- Gabriel
- Gherkin
- Goldie
- Grumpy
- Havana
- Hopper
- Indigo
- January
- Jellybean
- Julianne
- Kitty
- Kiwi
- Latte
- Loki
- Lovebug
- Mango
- Merry
- Midnight
- Milkshake
- Mimi
- Moon
- Munchkin
- Neptune
- Noodle
- Nugget
- Nutmeg
- Olive
- Olivia
- Oscar
- Paloma
- Panda
- Paprika
- Peach
- Periwinkle
- Pickles
- Pixie
- Prawn
- Rapunzel
- Ribbit
- Ron
- Ruffles
- Scratches
- Shakespurr
- Shrimp
- Simon
- Skittles
- Soda
- Soldier
- Stomp
- Sunset
- Swan
- Taffy
- Teriyaki
- Tiddles
- Tigger
- Truffle
- Turbo
- Twister
- Twisty
- Vinyl
- Weasley
- Winky
- Zippy
- Zoe
Names for Orange Male Cats
Did you know, the majority of orange tabby cats (4 out of 5) are male?
There’s a reason for this, it is because the orange coloring of a cat is relatable to the X chromosome, meaning a male cat only needs the ginger trait from his mother to be a fully-fledged orange moggy!
Orange is apparently meant to be the color of adventure, so purrhaps name your ginger kitty after a famous, swashbuckling adventurer, such as Jack Sparrow, Indiana Jones, or Luke Skywalker!
Our Favorite Name
Charlie
from Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We think ‘Charlie’ is a more fitting name for a ginger cat than ‘Oompa Loompa’, even if they do share the same orange color!
- Abel
- Aberforth
- Achilles
- Adriel
- Aeneas
- Aiden
- Aladdin
- Aldo
- Alessio
- Alfonso
- Alwyn
- Amadeus
- Ambrose
- Anakin
- Aragorn
- Aries
- Aristotle
- Arlo
- Asher
- Aslan
- Atticus
- Balthazar
- Barker
- Bear
- Beckett
- Bentley
- Blade
- Bran
- Broderick
- Brodyn
- Brynn
- Bryson
- Byron
- Cagney
- Caleb
- Caligula
- Cameron
- Canon
- Carson
- Caspar
- Cassius
- Chase
- Colton
- Danny
- Dante
- Dexter
- Duke
- Elijah
- Ellis
- Ethan
- Evan
- Ezekiel
- Finley
- Gavin
- Grey
- Gunner
- Hugo
- Huxley
- Indiana
- Isaac
- Jace
- Jacob
- Jagger
- Jeremiah
- Joaquin
- Julian
- Kayden
- Killian
- Landon
- Levi
- Lincoln
- Logan
- Mason
- Mateo
- Matthias
- Nathaniel
- Nelson
- Noah
- Orion
- Otis
- Owen
- Penn
- Phoenix
- Raphael
- Roman
- Ryder
- Sage
- Sammy
- Santiago
- Simba
- Spike
- Tobias
- Wyatt
- Zacharias
- Zane
- Zeke
Best Names for Orange Cats
Sometimes, your furry feline friend can seem more like a human than most humans.
Orange cats are no exception.
Now comes the science, ginger cats get their coloring from a pigment called ‘pheomelanin’, which is also what makes red hair in humans.
So, if you have ginger hair and an orange cat, then you have more in common with your pet than you might have thought!
Ginger cats are the most adorable cat on Earth. Give your kitten a name you love just as much as you love them.
Our Favorite Name
Heathcliff
purrfect for a cat who longs to wander a large and windy moor, just like this brooding character from Emily Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’.
- Africa
- Allura
- Amethyst
- Andromeda
- Antigone
- April
- Arctic
- Arwen
- Asia
- Aspen
- Aurora
- Bacon
- Bambi
- Beck
- Beetle
- Bernie
- Bijou
- Brando
- Britt
- Buddy
- Buggs
- Caledonia
- Catalina
- Cedric
- Champion
- Cherish
- Chickpea
- Columbus
- Cosmo
- Crescent
- Dash
- Davy
- Deano
- December
- Demetrius
- Desdemona
- Desperado
- Diggory
- Dione
- Divine
- Donatella
- Doris
- Easter
- Effie
- Elio
- Elmo
- Elvira
- Emanuel
- Enya
- Enzo
- Errol
- Estrella
- Eugene
- Fallon
- Fernando
- Fiona
- Fortune
- Galileo
- Gaston
- Gideon
- Glenn
- Gunther
- Hades
- Hamlet
- Hemingway
- Hodge
- Hooch
- Horace
- Iago
- Ignacio
- Igor
- Jarrett
- Javier
- Joel
- Johnny
- Jove
- Kenji
- Lawrence
- Liston
- London
- Lucky
- Lucy
- Marilyn
- McCarthy
- Milo
- Pepperoni
- Persephone
- Punk
- Rockerfella
- Rosa
- Rosco
- Roy
- Sally
- Sammy
- Shannon
- Sugar
- Tabasco
- Taco
- Teddy
- Toby
- Truman
- Walter
- Whitby
- Woodstock
- Yeti
- Zenith
Names for Orange Tabby Cats
Whist this may not be news to many die-hard cat fanatics out there, not everyone knows that a ‘tabby’ is not a breed of cat, but rather refers to the striped patterns and markings of a cat’s coat.
Not all tabby cats are orange, but… all orange cats are tabbies!
You could even give a unique name to your orange cat after a ginger celebrity, such as Ed Sheeran, Benedict Cumberbatch, Amy Adams, Isla Fisher or even Jessica Rabbit!
Our Favorite Name
Marmalade
this sweet, orange jam is a perfect name for any ginger cat – both are the same color, although you can’t have a cat on toast!
- Adele
- Aisha
- Apollo
- Arabella
- Arti
- Astrid
- Barnabas
- Bombay
- Bono
- Booker
- Brody
- Cadence
- Carl
- Carmen
- Celeste
- Chips
- Clara
- Colin
- Crusty
- Delilah
- Destiny
- Elise
- Emory
- Evangeline
- Evelyn
- Everett
- Fletcher
- Florence
- Foster
- Gage
- Garfunkel
- Genesis
- Gerard
- Ginny
- Graham
- Greer
- Griselda
- Guinevere
- Hattie
- Hilda
- Hope
- Idris
- Imogen
- Inez
- Joel
- Jubilee
- Juniper
- Keaton
- Kent
- Ketchup
- Knox
- Kofi
- Kylo
- Kyoko
- Laertes
- Lainey
- Lars
- Lazarus
- Lee
- Leia
- Leigh
- Leighton
- Lilly
- Lonnie
- Louis
- Lyra
- Maddox
- Maeve
- Magdalena
- Magnus
- Max
- Melba
- Melbourne
- Memphis
- Miguel
- Mikel
- Minerva
- Misha
- Montana
- Morris
- Nacho
- Nadine
- Nash
- Nemo
- Nia
- Nolan
- Norris
- Nova
- Orange
- Ovid
- Ovid
- Quentin
- Rebekah
- Rhett
- Romeo
- Rory
- Rumi
- Sadie
- Safiya
- Selene
- Shakira
- Silas
- Silvana
- Stella
- Stevie
- Suri
- Tate
- Thatcher
- Thor
- Tyskie
- Veda
- Waverly
- Willa
- Yoda
- Zahara
- Zelda
- Zeus
- Ziva
Names for Orange and White Cats
No ginger cat has a solid orange coat, and this makes for some unique markings on their fur.
In fact, there are four unique patterns for an orange cat’s fur:
- Mackerel
- Classic
- Ticked
- Spotted
With this many variants, you won’t mistake your orange and white kitten for any other cat you see!
Our Favorite Name
Patch
like the name suggests, this is brilliant for an orange cat with white patches, or the other way around. Orange is a unique and interesting color for a cat… but orange and white is even more special!
- Acacia
- Albany
- Almond
- Ambrose
- Apollonia
- Balthazar
- Banjo
- Barnaby
- Berry
- Bloom
- Briar
- Bronx
- Calais
- Canyon
- Chrysalis
- Cloud
- Cobalt
- Cuba
- Domino
- Dublin
- Eagle
- Electra
- Ember
- Glacier
- Granite
- Henry
- Hill
- Huckleberry
- Hydrangea
- Jack
- Murphy
- Narcissa
- Octavia
- Orchid
- Oriana
- Orlean
- Otis
- Palma
- Pax
- Peony
- Prince
- Prospero
- Rex
- Rigby
- Ringo
- Rogue
- Rudolph
- Sabrina
- Saffron
- Sahara
- Shadow
- Sirius
- Sophie
- Sparrow
- Spike
- Stellan
- Storm
- Tennessee
- Tito
- Ulysses
- Uriel
- Valentine
- Vance
- Vaughn
- Vladimir
- Wade
- Waldo
- Warwick
- Watson
- Webster
Conclusion
Leave us a comment letting us know your favorite names for orange Cats from this list, and also be sure to add any other fantastic kitten names we haven’t mentioned!
Also, if you know anyone who has an affinity for orange cats, then make sure to send them this list.
We hope you enjoyed this list of over 550 wacky and wonderful orange tabby cat names, and we can only hope that some future ginger furry feline has a name inspired by this list.
Loved your lists and great suggestions! I am the lucky care-taker of a female orange tabby with green eyes (now 15 months) named Jolene, after Dolly Parton’s famous song! Super friendly and loving yet does not purr.
I think a name should be Razor
I have a male orange tabby he has no white but cream on him and he’s not bright orange so I named him Copper!
Hi! “Winston” is the name of my feline son & now I found the reason for his name, after reading your article on Orange Cats. I ‘m an 81 year old Grannie,who shares my home with “Winston”. Thanks for enlightening me! MarieLuise from Canada!