Great grey cat names come in as many forms as our gorgeous grey kitties. Whether you have a grey breed like the Russian Blue, or a pretty grey tabby, grey is one of the most beautiful of all cat colors. We’ve gathered over 250 names for grey cats all in one place. You can use these to create the purrr-fect shortlist for your beautiful grey kitty! We have also got some creative ideas for choosing a completely unique name for your grey kitten, depending on their pattern, personality or coat type!
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Kittens come in lots of shades of grey. Whether you are brining home a blue, lilac or silver grey kitten, or adopting an adult grey cat, there are plenty of ways to get inspired. You can theme their name around synonyms for grey, or grey objects or even the weather! How about your favorite grey haired actor? The choices are endless, so we’ll help you to narrow them down.
Choosing Grey Cat Names
Grey cats are often seen as being mysterious as well as beautiful! And each one is completely unique. In fact, one particularly great way to choose between all the options for grey cat names is to closely study your feline sidekick’s unique coat color. Is she a stunning slate grey? Or perhaps a soothing blue gray? Is the shade of grey in her coat more on the light side, in the mid range or on the dark side? Is she silvery or maybe more dusky gray? Perhaps she even has a beautiful tabby pattern!
And what’s the difference between gray cats and grey cats? These are simply two different spellings of the same word – both are perfectly valid when referring to your cat! Grey cat names can be funny, cute, and completely unique! ‘Gray’ is a more common spelling in the US, but ‘grey’ is more common in the UK. Grey cat names can be funny, cute, and completely unique!
The 10 Best Names for Grey Cats
Raising a kitten is a wonderful experience, but it takes a while to figure out what cats like, and what kind of personality your new cat has. Choosing a name that your cat can ‘grow into’ is a great idea. There are lots of creative ways to approach choosing gray kitty names.
- Anchovy
- Ash
- Bandit
- Blue
- Dusty
- Pearl
- Shadow
- Smokey
- Storm
- Sylvia
Female Grey Cat Names
Girl names can be cute, feminine, and strong! Here are some fresh ideas for grey female cat names that you might not have considered yet.
- Agatha
- Artemis
- Beatrice
- Carmen
- Cleo
- Delilah
- Edith
- Elsa
- Fran
- Gemma
- Hannah
- Katherine
- Lulu
- Maggie
- Ness
- Opal
- Raya
- Ruth
- Sadie
- Susie
- Tasmin
- Talulah
- Trudie
- Ursula
- Vee
Male Grey Cat Names
Choosing great boy names for grey kittens and cats doesn’t have to be a challenge! Take a look at this list of great names for grey cats to see if one pops out at you saying “Pick me! Pick me!”
- Archie
- Arty
- Bruce
- Christopher
- Dennis
- Drew
- Ethan
- Freddie
- Gerry
- Harvey
- Hugo
- Joe
- Kylo
- Lewis
- Luke
- Mason
- Max
- Nathaniel
- Oscar
- Ozzie
- Patrick
- Ryan
- Samuel
- Troy
- Vince
Naming Your Kitten
When you are picking out names for gray kittens, and your little one is still just a tiny ball of fluff, you may not yet have enough information about his personality, habits, preferences or cute quirks to pick a descriptive name on that basis alone. Here are some gender neutral names that might suit your kitten best.
- Alex
- Andie
- Ash
- Avery
- Bailey
- Billy
- Blake
- Brooke
- Cameron
- Casey
- Charlie
- Drew
- Frankie
- Georgie
- Harley
- Jackie
- Jamie
- Jesse
- Jo/Joe
- Jordan
- Keegan
- Kerry
- Parker
- Sam
- Taylor
Keeping It Cute
Feline fanciers may disagree on many things, but there is one thing all of us seem to universally agree about: cats are very cute! Here are some adorable ideas for boys and girls.
- Angel
- Beans
- Buddy
- Bunches
- Cuddles
- Cutiepie
- Disco
- Ember
- Flower
- Haribo
- Hugs
- Jupiter
- Lady
- Lullaby
- Maple
- Mercury
- Misty
- Noddy
- Olive
- Petal
- Prince
- Sage
- Silverton
- Sylvie
- Tinsel
Adorable Inspiration
And if cats are cute, kittens are even cuter! Which of these adorable grey kitten names is your favorite?
- Barbie
- Bubbles
- Bunny
- Buttercup
- Chipmunk
- Cookie
- Cosmo
- Daisy
- Dimples
- Duke
- Elvis
- Faith
- Gumdrop
- Jellybean
- Marshmallow
- Munchkin
- Nibbles
- Nugget
- Picasso
- Pickles
- Romeo
- Simba
- Squiggle
- Taffy
- Waffles
Good Names for Grey Cats
As you probably well know, even if your cat’s predominant fur color is gray, often if you look closely you can see other, subtler colors mixed in. Here are some good names for grey cats that aren’t just grey!
- Artemis
- Cami
- Champagne
- Checkers
- Domino
- Granite
- Jewel
- Karma
- Lucky
- Mystic
- Oreo
- Oyster
- Panda
- Patches
- Prism
- Quartz
- Rainbow
- Sardine
- Shimmer
- Smurf
- Stardust
- Storm
- Wolf
- Zebra
- Ziggy
Grey Tabby Cat Names
The word “tabby” refers to a color pattern, not to a cat breed type. So, there are plenty of grey cats out there with tabby coats! Here are some ideas for them.
- Amber
- Anchor
- Asteroid
- Blackberry
- Casper
- Chai
- Comet
- Constellation
- Galaxy
- Ginger
- Katniss
- Marble
- Mouse
- Mushroom
- Nebula
- Obsidian
- Pepper
- Rusty
- Slate
- Smoke
- Speckles
- Supernova
- Tawny
- Titan
- Tongs
Celebrity Inspiration
If you have gotten this far and still haven’t found that one perfect name for your grey cat, maybe what you need is a little celebrity cat-spiration!
- Comedian Ricky Gervais and his gray cat “Ollie”
- Ed Sheeran and his gray kitten “Graham”
- Rapper Macklemore and his tabby cat “Cairo”
- Katy Perry with her gray cat “Kitty Purry”
- Abraham Lincoln with his tabby cat “Tabby”
- Amy Carter (daughter of President Jimmy Carter) and her Siamese cat “Misty Malarky Ying Yang”
- CeeLo Green with his Persian cat “Purrfect”
- Snoop Dogg with his two Siamese cats “Miles Davis” and “Frank Sinatra”
- Rapper Kreayshawn with her kitties “Kitty” and “Choppa”
- Eva Longoria with her grey (studio) cat “Nick”
Funny Grey Cat Names
There are some grey objects that you might never think to name your cat after, but the results can be pretty hilarious. Here are some names that will tickle your funny bone!
- Barbed Wire
- Bender
- Catfish
- Cement
- Chainsaw
- Concrete
- Dumbbell
- Duct Tape
- Gandalf
- Garbage Can
- Nintendo
- Pylon
- Rice Cooker
- Scaffolding
- Screwdriver
- Skillet
- Spanner
- Spoon
- Stapler
- Thermos
- Toaster
- Trowel
- Waffle Iron
- Weimaraner
- Zipper
Unique Grey Cat Names
While you are sleuthing out good names for gray cats, this is also a perfect time to start pondering all the great qualities and unique personality traits that make your gray feline so special. This can lead to great name ideas!
- Anchovy
- Bouncer
- Bullet
- Cinna
- Eclipse
- Einstein
- Flash
- Foxy
- Ganache
- Happy
- Hungry
- Jonah
- Kooky
- Loco
- Mystique
- Nimble
- Opal
- Precious
- Racer
- Rocket
- Silverbell
- Silky
- Springs
- Tigger
- Wily
Russian Names for Grey Cats
A Russian Blue cat is one of the most popular grey breeds out there! So, you could choose Russian names, or those inspired by the color blue!
- Akim
- Aleksi
- Anton
- Aqua
- Blue
- Boris
- Czar
- Dimitre
- Egor
- Feliks
- Feyina
- Gav
- Igor
- Indigo
- Irina
- Ivan
- Jurg
- Katya
- Kiska
- Marina
- Olga
- Periwinkle
- Sapphire
- Sonia
- Topaz
Choosing the Best Grey Cat Names
Choosing the very best name for your grey fur baby is not an easy task for most cat parents! After all, you will be using that name many times per day for many years to come to interact with your precious pet cat! If you have managed to narrow down your choices to just a handful of options, but you still have no idea which single name to choose, you can try this little experiment to see if it helps.
Write down your top name choices for grey cats on a sheet of paper. Next, practice calling your new cat using each name. Notice if your cat seems to respond more enthusiastically or more quickly to one name over the others.
You may want to try this experiment over the course of a day or two to be sure you are reading your cat’s responses accurately. But most of all, just remember that your cat will likely be taking the first few days to get acclimated to her new home anyway, so you have plenty of time to ponder all of your choices for names for grey cats and pick the one that is simply purrfect for your new little fluffy love!
Kyle says
I really love cats they are my favorite animal.
Dottie Larsen says
Me too Kyle. I have rescued cat/kittens for decades. Was raised on a farm, we had lots of cats and kittens. I absolutely love cats, they are amazing creatures.
UDL says
They forgot “Church”! That’s what we named our grey kitten. Stephen King’s Pet Semetary
Angie says
LOVE it! We have a black cat named chucher
Kottystein98 says
We named our black kitten that he has only 3 legs
Amy Jo McCord says
What? You didn’t name it Tripod???
Mark says
Name them Legales…*leg-a-less*
Tri Trime says
Black Cat was “Kingsford”, get it?
Gagerooo says
Name him lincoln
Tajnis says
“Church” from mortal instruments?????
Michi Quinn says
Same I might be getting a kitten tomorrow
Khadija says
I’m getting a kitten too
Wendy says
I love my cats as well, I think the name Augustus is great for a gray cat.. Gus for short. Any thoughts?
Christina says
Great name!
Dante says
Oh My Gosh Kyle I couldn’t agree more. I’ve got 2 beautiful Tabby Muffins. Chloe and Mocha. Awesome seeing some one else online with the same amount of love as I for such a beautiful and tantalizing animal.
Kind Regards
Helen Nguyen says
same. Just thinking is blue a good name for a grey cat? Also you don’t exactly call grey cats grey you actually call them blue. No offence.
andrew says
i like dogs
Ava says
I just got a cat for my birthday shes a gray tabby cat and she has an orange spot on her shoulder do you know any names i could use shes a girl and very small
Anikka B says
Hi… I found a stray cat that from what he looks like he is about 2-3 months old and he/she comes back every morning. For now I call him/her Meow-Meow but this list of names gave some good ideas for both girl and boy names. Thanks
Aurora says
Same, we found this grey kitty sitting in the back porch and he is skinny and a little dehydrated so we fed him and he’s super cute and sweet
ZAS says
We just adopted a gray cat yesterday, we named him Mr. Gray ?
Terri says
My granddaughter named her kitten meow-meow. She talked to her all the time and that’s how she got her name. Thanks for taking in the kitten.
Kellie says
Me too
katherine says
We found a stray kitty to she loves dog food ahhhhhh!CUTE
KassiKat says
I’ve heard that the composition of dog food is really not good for cats. But for some reason they do like it and don’t gs love cat food. Go figure lol
Denise says
I believe it’s cat food that can be really bad for dogs because of how how the protein levels are in cat food compared to dog food.
Lisa says
My vet said cat food is ok for dogs but dog food is not ok for cats
Mary says
Dog food lacks Tarmine. An enzyme cats can’t produce alone. Feeding cats only dog food will it is added to cat food.
eventually hurt them.
Dianne Carrol says
Dog food is not good for cats as it does not have tourine in it that is essential for cat health.
Midnight says
A cat I have ate dog food when she was a kitten and now she’s fat
Patricia says
A little occasional dog food won’t harm a cat. It’s only when it’s a lot of their diet, especially for indoor cats who can’t supplement their diets by hunting, and for kittens whose eyes and brains are still forming, so they need lots of taurine.
ELLA says
She probably just hungry
Khloe says
Watch out though, cats are supposed to be eating dog food so it will mess up their system really bad.
Hanna says
Ruby my cat it super cute follow his insta @ruby_The_gray_kitty
angel says
ILIKE THE HAPPY CAT SITE! VERY USEFUL.
angel says
CATS ARE MY 2 FAV ANIMAL IN THE HOLE WIDE WORLD
Michi Quinn says
Really 2nd Cats are my 1ST favourite animal in the whole wide universe
MILES says
Agree
Isabella says
U might want to change your mind if you search fennic fox (just sayin lol), it’s a dog , cat, fox kinda thing
Gracie says
I named my gray cat Cleo
cemego says
My grey cat’s name is Gladys Myrna.
Leilani says
I had a cat named Guppy he died last week on February, 11 2018.
Now I’m looking to adopt this kitten today. I found this adorable name Cinder on here so thank you!
Barbara Smith says
My British Blue was Buxton. There was a film called Dougal and the Blue Cat and the cat’s name was Buxton. Buxton said in the film “Blue is beautiful, Blue is best – I am Blue, I am beautiful, I am best”.
H&J says
Our Russian blue’s name is: Grisou.
It is a very cute name for either boy or a girl. It is also very easy for them to understand and remember. Gris means grey in French. 🙂
Saba says
I dunno..probably Gandalf the grey… XD
Rie says
I named my Gray Tabby Gandalf… it fits his personality perfectly.
TANZIR BEIG says
I FOUND A KITTEN IN THE MARKET IT WAS ALL ALONE IT WAS HUNGRY I FELT SAD FOR IT SO I BOUGHT IT HOME WITH ME I GAVE IT A BATH FED IT AND NOW IT’S SLEEPING ON ME.. LOVE IT SO MUCH…BUT NOW JUST THINKING WHAT TO NAME IT
Aislinn Klein says
Well, it depends on its personality and what it likes and does not like or what they look like. I recently rescued two baby kittens. One’s calico looking, and the other is grey. I named the calico one Pebbles and the grey one is Smokey.i hope you find a name soon!
Cami Anle says
My family is fostering 2 gray kittens. This has helped us think of names.
Peppa says
Found my stray last March 2018. She’s a tabby tricolor and named her peppa. My sons weren’t happy with her name at first but now they say her name suits her personality. She is the love of our lives. And not we’re adopting a boy kitten and his name will be shadow. Can’t wait to get him❤️
Allykat says
I absolutely love cats! They all have unique personalities and can be hilarious at times. I like the name Peppa for a girl and Peppers for a boy. I also found Snow, Mars, and Sir Pounces to be very cute. ?
Kinza asif says
We found a kitten in our garden..i wathched the film black penther..and so as my kitten is FIRM black… I named him “PENTHER”! 😉
Milos says
It’s called “Black Panther”…
Jennifer says
I have a cat that found me last year. She all grey, her mother was born outside and the grandmother was a stray I took care of on my front porch. She is all grey and I call her Baby. I got her in the house now, she has 5 kittens now and was looking up names.
Nancy says
We named our little girl gray kitty Shady!!
Ryan says
Rescued 2 kittens, brother and sister, (I think, since the vet couldn’t tell the sex yet becuz they are about 5 weeks) one is black with little white markings on the feet and a stripe down the tummy, and the other is a gray (possible tabby). Thought the black one was the boy, but now we think the Grey one is the boy. Names were Storm and Merlin. But if opposite sexes, then the Grey boy will be Stormie Majick, and the Lil black girl will be Aurora Satin or Raven Aurora.
PJ says
We named the gray kitten we found, ‘Mr. Business’ after the gray cat on Bob’s Burgers
Kylie B//Snap: kiki123bby says
My grandmother and I found a small gray kitten in the corner of our fence. It was all alone, and cant be more than 3 weeks old. The mother was no where in sight, nor came back for the kitten. We took it in and don’t know what to name it. This website has some cute names I think ill choose from.
Abigail says
I found a cute cat in my back yard I typed in cute cat names and it brought me here these are so cute I might name her(the cat is a girl) something from the list these names are SO CUTE!!
Dolores Diaz says
Just rescued a gray Siamese with icecold blue eyes. We are naming her stormie
Cindy says
Just thought I’d share my kitty names..Tia, Nakia, Meow Meow, Bronc,Gracie,and Meanie Butt!
Margaret Loadman says
My 15 year old grey cat is Gracie.
Leah says
Adopted a precious gray boy with white chin, tummy, and feet. His name from the rescue was Miso, at the adoptions they called him Felix. So we named him Miso Felix. But, can’t decide what to call him for short!
Jessica Doherty says
My grey cat is named Dorian grey.
Kaitlyn Rogers says
my calico is named keiko (keke for short) 🙂
Melis says
We just adopted a gray Male kitten and were thinking Dorian due to the hurricane. Love Dorian gray.
Teresa Ripley says
We have 16 cats. One Siamese color, one grey and 14 black. All our babies ☺️❤️ We absolutely love picking their names. Some taking months to figure out personalities and quirks.
Sassy, Chester, CJ ( Chester junior ?) sketch, iliya, Charlie, jack, Simon , simons sister, Keira, nario ,Hailey (our Siamese girl) little John , Sammy ( our grey boy) Rosie and olive.
Cloudy says
I named my gr(e-a)y kitten Pepper, because it suited her pelt and personality
CHRISTINA BAKER says
Back in my ballet days I had two cats, Misha and Ninski. Now I like people names so I have a Henry, Harry, Dottie, Winston, Tom and Bob. And Misha the 2nd. I’ve Also had two Gingers, Sassy and Sweetie. I’ve had ALOT of cats through the years. I recently lost Diamond. She was my loving, funny encourager. Very difficult to get overasing.
Heidi Du Plessis says
Hi, I adopted a tiny multy colored kitten last year at the SPCA and her name is SAPSY.. She is beautiful ?
Bonnie says
Over the years I have had many cats,some of the names were Firecracker,Sparkler born on the 4th of July.Tattoo we got him from a tattoo parlor,Biscuit,Sundae,Cupcake,Peaches,Opal,Aurora,Snoball,Calico,Butterscotch,Mitzi,Licorich,Pepper
Kiki says
Awww, I found a li’l grey and white kitty and she followed me home looking 4 a name cuz no one claimed her!
Moonlight the hedgehog says
I LOVE CATS I HAVE 3 RIGHT NOW BUT I USED TO HAVE 5 CATS 1 DOG AND 40 – 50 FISH
Moonlight the hedgehog says
my cats names are Swirl (died), Fluffy(gave away she was mean), Tiger (ADORABLE),Princess (scared of EVERYTHING), Connor (HATES CUDDLES AND LOVES PRINCESS SOMETIMES WILL PLAY WITH TIGER) my dog (had to give away when she was a pup) is named Jersey, and last but least MY 40-50 fish don’t have names.
Amy Mayberry says
How sad that you gave your cat away because you thought she was mean. 😭
thomas andrew robertson says
yeah pets are for life
Ashley Marie Hull says
We have silver gray kittens born in our house, my niece is naming one olaf. Lol our kitty’s are our life they are all awesome.
Kylie Nuyen says
My cats name is timber uggg
Shelby says
I recently got a gray kitten his fur is gray with faint darker gray rings at the end of his tail like a rattle snake. I need him Shadows
Mary says
I adopted a 16 week old gray kitten with the tag name, Frederick, I knew that was not going to work so, I watched him for a few weeks. Today, I’m naming him Junior after my older gray cat named Pootie Tat, but It will be Junior Bones (because he looks so skinny (the joke will probably be on me.) HE is so adorable.
Michaela says
My favourite name in this entire list is Earl Grey. I’d use it if I hadn’t already named the newly born twins Earnest and Modesty.
Daisy says
I’m getting a grey boy cat with a white tummy and don’t know that to call him. Any suggestions
raven says
thanks to who made this awesome list of cat names! found “ziggy” for my white n gray cat
Lenny says
After debating for a while about getting a cat, fate has stepped in and made my mind up for me whether I’m ready or not. As I walked back home from volunteering today I came across a box with 4 kittens with a sign that read “free kittens”. Among the all grey with white spots kittens there was a male that screamed “take me with you”, so I did. Don’t know what to name it yet, (hence what got me here) but my dog is thrilled and I’m looking forward to seeing how this friendship pans out.
Mara says
I had a beautiful, shiny, deep black cat that I named Merlin!
Ronnie says
We have had Persian cats since we retired. Right now we have had two: Simba is golden orange; Max is a big Brown patch tabby. We are getting another Persian in 6 more weeks. Persians stay with the mother for 12 weeks. He is grey…..please suggest a name that comes to mind for a grey male Persian. Thank you. We have used these names for our Persians over the years: BlueBear, Rascal, Miss Violet, Red Prince,
Emily says
i have a dark grey kitten that i named bullet
Tins says
Mine is Gunner! Bullet is soo cute
Erin says
I’m looking for the perrfect name for a silver Bengal cat that I’ll be getting in the coming weeks. Any ideas?
Tina says
I named my grey male Gunner… I think that’d be super cute for a Bengal
pamela green says
Seryy — russian for gray –and the pun for siri
Dawn says
I have my gray cat his name is bompton
Kitty says
My 8 year old grey tabby chonk is named Felix but we call him Grey Beast or The Great Grey because he is the King of our neighborhood!
Kathleen Bodden-Harris says
Cinder.
Sara says
I don’t think you have my favorite!
NIMBUS! I’ve been a pet sitter for 16 years, and my favorite grey cat name
is NIMBUS.
Jaime Stephens says
My name for a grey cat is the very best and I’m saving it for my next cat: Earl Grey! Feel free to use it if you like it. I think it’s spectacular!
Mike says
I named mine BITER. Because when she would rub up against me. And I didn’t rub back she would bite me. She would bite me if I stopped rubbing her
kutekittykatz. says
I had a gray cat with gray ears, gray nose, gray fur, and gray paws. He was a lovely cat and because of his all gray coloring, I named him “Pewter”. He liked his name and came to me when I called his name.