325 Orange Cat Names For Your Little House Tiger

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Male names
Female Names
Food Names
Funny Names
Pop Culture Names
Unique Names
More Name Ideas

If you recently adopted an orange cat or kitten, congratulations! Orange cats come in a variety of shades, from pale orange-cream to deep red and many different orange hues in between. Ginger cats also come in different patterns, including solid orange, orange tabby, and bicolor (orange and white).

Inspiration is almost endless for orange cat names, so let’s take a look at 325 orange cat names.

Male Orange Cat Names

If you have an orange cat, it’s probably a boy. About 80% of orange cats are male due to the way color genetics work their magic Lots of names work great for boy orange cats, including:

Ace
Aidan
Ash
Bandit
Baxter
Bear
Blaze
Bo
Bolt
Bravo
Bruce
Chase
Clark
Clyde
Copper
Dante
Dash
Dexter
Duke
Dusty
Felix
Finn
Finnegan
Flynn
Fraser
Freddie
Griffin
Gus
Hank
Henry
Hercules
Homer
Hunter
Jack
Jagger
Jake
James
Jamie
Jasper
Jax
Leo
Linus
Lion
Logan
Louie
Lucky
Luigi
Luke
Mac
Magic
Mars
Maverick
Max
Merlin
Phoenix
Randy
Rascal
Rebel
Reggie
Remy
Rex
Rocco
Rocket
Rocky
Roscoe
Rowan
Rudy
Rufus
Russell
Rusty
Sammy
Scout
Seamus
Sebastian
Sheldon
Sparky
Spencer
Spike
Theo
Thor
Tiger
Titan
Toby
Tom
Tommy

Female Orange Cat Names

If your orange cat is female, you have a very special cat on your hands since only about 2 out of 10 orange cats will be female. These rare beauties deserve special names, perhaps one of these feminine orange cat names:

Abbie
Alice
Allie
Amber
Angel
Annabelle
Athena
Aurora
Autumn
Ava
Bella
Belle
Blossom
Bonnie
Bunny
Buttercup
Callie
Chloe
Cleo
Coral
Crystal
Daisy
Delilah
Dinah
Dixie
Dottie
Duchess
Ella
Ellie
Elsa
Emma
Eva
Faith
Foxy
Gabby
Garnet
Gigi
Goldie
Grace
Gypsy
Hannah
Harper
Hazel
Heidi
Holly
Hope
Isabel
Izzy
Jasmine
Jazzy
Jessie
Josie
Juliet
Kiki
Kira
Lily
Pepper
Petunia
Piper
Polly
Poppy
Princess
Reese
Rose
Roxy
Ruby
Sahara
Sandy
Sassy
Scarlet
Sienna
Sierra
Sophie
Sunny
Sunset
Tabby
Tawny
Tiffany
Topaz
Trixie
Tulip
Venus
Willow

Food-Inspired Orange Cat Names

So many orange-colored foods make great orange cat names. Here are some of our favorites!

Amaretto
Apricot
Butterscotch
Candy
Candy corn
Cantaloupe
Caramel
Carrot
Cayenne
Chai
Cheddar
Cheese
Cherry
Chestnut
Chili
Chip
Cider
Cinnamon
Citrus
Clementine
Cheeto
Ginger
Gingerbread
Gingersnap
Gumdrop
Honey
Jellybean
Mai Tai
Mango
Maple
Marmalade
Mimosa
Mochi
Muffin
Nacho
Nutmeg
Paprika
Peaches
Peaches and Cream
Persimmon
Pumpkin
Pumpkin Spice
Saffron
Sherbet
Sorbet
Spice
Squash
Sunkist
Sweet potato
Tabasco
Taffy
Tang
Tangerine
Toast
Toffee
Turmeric
Waffles
Yam

Funny Orange Cat Names

Some of these name ideas are also foods—extra funny ones—and some are animals (adorably amusing in their own way!).

Cheetah
Chipmunk
Clownfish
Creamsicle
Dorito
Fajita
Fanta
Goldfish
Gouda
Kit Kat
Koi
Ladybug
Mac and Cheese
Macaroni
Orangina
Siracha
Squirrel

Pop Culture Orange Cat Names

Annie (after the red-headed orphan in Annie)
Archie (after the red head in the Archie comic strip)
Ariel (after the red-haired mermaid from Disney’s The Little Mermaid)
Arthur (after Arthur Weasley, patriarch of the red-headed Weasley family in the Harry Potter series)
Aslan (after the lion from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)
Bill (after Bill Weasley from the red-headed Weasley family in the Harry Potter series)
Charlie (after Charlie Weasley from the red-headed Weasley family in the Harry Potter series)
Chester (after Frito-Lay's mascot cheetah for Cheetos)
Clawhauser (after Officer Clawhauser, a cheetah character in Disney’s Zootopia)
Conan (after red-headed comedian Conan O’Brien)
Crookshanks (after Hermione’s orange Persian cat in the Harry Potter series)
Daphne (after the red-headed character in Scooby-Doo)
Elmo (after the famous red muppet from Sesame Street)
Fiona (after the red-headed princess/ogre in the movie Shrek)
Fred (after Fred Weasley from the red-headed Weasley family in the Harry Potter series)

Garfield (after the lasagna-loving orange cat in the Garfield comic strip)
George (after George Weasley from the red-headed Weasley family in the Harry Potter series)
Ginny (after Ginny Weasley from the red-headed Weasley family in the Harry Potter series)
Heathcliff (after the orange tabby cat in the Heathcliff comic strip)
Hobbes (after the orange tiger in the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip)
Hit Cat (after the orange alley cat in the Disney animated film The Aristocats)
Jones or Jonesy (after the orange cat in the Alien movies)
Lucy (after Lucille Ball, the red-headed comedienne)
Marlin (after Nemo’s orange clownfish dad in Disney’s Finding Nemo)
Molly (after Molly Weasley, matriarch of the red-headed Weasley family in the Harry Potter series)
Morris (after the orange tabby “spokescat” for 9 Lives Cat Food)
Nala (after Simba’s female friend in Disney’s The Lion King)
Nemo (after the young orange clownfish in Disney’s Finding Nemo)
Orangey (after the animal actor, an orange cat who appeared in Breakfast at Tiffany’s)

Orion (after the orange-and-white tabby cat from Men in Black)
Percy (after Percy Weasley from the red-headed Weasley family in the Harry Potter series)
Pippi (after Pippi Longstocking)
Prince Harry (after the famous red-head prince of the British royal family)
Puss in Boots (portrayed as an orange cat in the films Shrek and Puss in Boots)
Raggedy Andy
Raggedy Ann
Ron (after Ron Weasley from the red-headed Weasley family in the Harry Potter series)
Scar (after the villain lion in Disney’s The Lion King)
Shere Khan (after the tiger in Disney’s The Jungle Book)
Simba (after the future lion king in Disney’s The Lion King)
Spot (after an orange cat adopted by Data in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Thomas O’Malley (after an orange alley cat in the Disney animated film The Aristocats)
Tigger (after the orange tiger in Winnie the Pooh)
Toulouse (after an orange cat in the Disney animated film The Aristocats)
Weasley (after the beloved red-headed Weasley family in the Harry Potter series)
Wilma (after the red-headed character from The Flintstones)