The 50 Most Popular Calico Cat Names for Your Multi-Colored Kitty

Now that you're a proud owner of a calico cat, you need to come up with a name for your new pet. But before you scroll through this list, you should know a bit more about the latest addition to your family.

Interestingly, calico isn't a breed of cats, but rather a description of their black, white, and orange coats. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), many cats can be considered calicos, including the American shorthair, the Persian, and the Norwegian forest cat. Because calicos can be different breeds, each kitty's personality will be quiet different, and dependent on which type of cat they are. It's not completely clear where calicos came from, but many think they were first found in Egypt and could have been brought down from the Mediterranean. There's no exact number as to how many calicos exist, but they live all over the world.

In folklore, calico cats are often thought to bring good fortune, and in the United States, they're considered so lucky they're called "money cats." You're welcome to name your cat anything you'd like, but it's important to know that there's almost a 100% certainty your pet is a female because its unique black, orange, and white coat is due to the X chromosome.

To help you come up with the best moniker for your new kitty, we turned to the pet experts at Rover. Each year, the company sifts through its database to determine the most popular names, and in 2018, they went a step further by pulling out the top picks for calicos only.

The original list on Rover features a total of 119 names, but we narrowed it down to our favorite 50 to make sorting through them all a bit easier. There are a variety of unique options on this roundup. We especially like the food-inspired names, such as Amaretto, Butterscotch, Cheeto, Chestnut, and Ginger. We also love the options in honor of flowers, including Buttercup and Dahlia. If you're struggling with choosing one, try saying different names to your cat to see which one feels most natural.

1. Amaretto
2. Bell
3. Bourgon
4. Butterscotch
5. Buttercup
6. Cheeto
7. Chloe
8. Clementine
9. Copper
10. Dahlia
11. Frisky
12. Garfield
13. Ginger
14. Haley
15. Harlow
16. Hermoine
17. Honey
18. Honeybee
19. Jynx
20. Kiki
21. Latte
22. Lena
23. Lucy
24. Maizie
25. Marble
26. Mattie
27. Ollie
28. Paprika
29. Penny
30. Piper
31. Pumpkin
32. Reese
33. Rio
34. Rocky
35. Rye
36. Saffron
37. Simba
38. Sofia
39. Sophie
40. Stacey
41. Sunny
42. Taco
43. Taffy
44. Tiger
45. Trixie
46. Truffles
47. Turtle
48. Twinkie
49. Waffles
50. Zooey