Simba Remains King: The Most Popular Cat Names of 2025

2025 confirms it: some cat names are true evergreens. The annual ranking by the animal welfare organisation TASSO e. V., based on millions of registered pets, gives a reliable picture of the mood in German cat households. And at the top? Business as usual – at least for the toms.

🐾 Top 10 Cat Names 2025 – Toms

1. Simba (undisputed No. 1 since 2019 👑)
   
2. Leo
   
3. Charly
   
4. Milo (⬆️ up 3 places)
   
5. Balu
   
6. Findus
   
7. Loki
   
8. Sammy
   
9. Felix
   
10. Mogli
    

Simba remains the undisputed king of cat names. Lion-strong, timeless, international – this name seems to do it all. Especially exciting is Milo, who jumps three places straight into the Top 5.

🐾 Top 10 Cat Names 2025 – Female Cats

1. Luna
   
2. Nala
   
3. Lilly
   
4. Lucy
   
5. Mia
   
6. Coco
   
7. Mimi (⬆️ riser)
   
8. Mila (⬇️ down one place)
   
9. Bella
   
10. Maja (🎉 returning entry)
    

Among the female cats, the top stays stable: the first six places are identical to 2024. Luna and Nala continue to lead confidently. Especially pleasing: Maja returns to the Top 10 and pushes out the still-young name Frieda, which is no longer represented in 2025.

While the top spots remain remarkably stable, it's worth looking at the movements within the list – because this is where changing tastes and zeitgeist become visible.

🚀 The Biggest Risers

• Milo (tom): +3 places – clearly the winner of 2025
  
• Mimi (female cat): moves up to No. 7
  
• Maja (female cat): celebrates a comeback into the Top 10
  

These names benefit from their brevity, soft sounds, and international ease of understanding – a clear trend of recent years.

👋 These Names Have Disappeared

• Frieda (female cat): New to the Top 10 in 2024, out again in 2025
  
  → shows how hard it is for new names to establish themselves permanently
  

🧠 What We Learn From the Ranking

• Classics beat fads: Simba, Luna & co. remain stable
  
• Film and pop-culture names hold their ground stubbornly
  
• Short, two-syllable names dominate
  
• Human first names remain extremely popular
  

Also striking: there are hardly any drastic drops. Names like Felix, Mogli, or Sammy hold steady – even in the lower ranks. This points to a strong emotional attachment to familiar names.

2025 is not a year of radical upheaval, but of subtle shifts. If you name your cat Simba, Luna, or Nala, you're still spot on. If you want to be bolder, go for risers like Milo or Mimi. And who knows – maybe the next big trend name has just been born 🐾