363 Best Cat Names Starting With K in 2026

Cat names often reflect a cat’s personality, or they get picked because they remind the owner of something, like a relative’s name.

Popular names change over time. Some stay popular for centuries, others have a short run.

Names like “Mittens,” “Whiskers,” “Smudge” and “Buttons” have all made the list of most popular cat names in history.

It’s easier to browse for a name by letter, so here are cat names starting with K.

The lists draw on celebrities, pop culture, literature, history, film, nature and food, so there should be plenty to choose from. I enjoyed collecting them, and I hope you enjoy going through them.

Male Cat Names Starting With K

• Kabos
• Kace
• Kade
• Kaelan
• Kaine
• Kairn
• Kaleb
• Kalix
• Kallum
• Kamau
• Kandinsky
• Kanye
• Kappler
• Kareem
• Karl
• Karlson
• Karmi
• Kasim
• Kassius
• Kato
• Kattegat
• Kaufman
• Kavi
• Kayden
• Kaz
• Kazmer
• Kazumi
• Keagan
• Keanu
• Kearney
• Keaton
• Keats
• Kedric
• Keefe
• Keene
• Keeshawn
• Keirnan
• Keith
• Kelan
• Kelton
• Kelvin
• Kelwin
• Ken
• Kenneth
• Kenny
• Kent
• Keon
• Kepler
• Kermit
• Kerouac
• Kevin
• Kevorkian
• Khalid
• Khan
• Kiefer
• Kierkegaard
• Kiichi
• Kilpatrick
• Kimball
• King
• King Arthur
• King George
• King Kong
• King Tut
• Kingsbury
• Kingsford
• Kingpin
• Kingsley
• Kip
• Kipling
• Kirchhoff
• Kiren
• Kirk
• Kirkland
• Kirtland
• Kissinger
• Kitron
• Kjartan
• Klaus
• Klee
• Klimt
• Knight
• Knoll
• Knut
• Kobe
• Kojo
• Kole
• Konstantin
• Koopa Troopa
• Korbin
• Kramer
• Kris Kringle
• Krishna
• Krispin
• Kristoff
• Krobus
• Kronk
• Kronos
• Krusty
• Kubrick
• Kumar
• Kurn
• Kurt
• Kuzco
• Kyle
• Kyoto

Female Cat Names Starting With K

• Kaari
• Kachina
• Kacia
• Kadalee
• Kadesh
• Kaesha
• Kaimana
• Kairos
• Kaitlin
• Kaitriona
• Kala
• Kalena
• Kalesta
• Kalika
• Kalinda
• Kalista
• Kalona
• Kaloni
• Kamala
• Kamaria
• Kambri
• Kamella
• Kameo
• Kammie
• Kandy
• Kaori
• Kaprice
• Kara
• Karen
• Karenina
• Karina
• Karly
• Kassandra
• Kat
• Katara
• Kate
• Katharina
• Kathe
• Kathleen
• Kathryn
• Kathy
• Katie
• Katina
• Katinka
• Katja
• Katla
• Katniss
• Katuschka
• Katriel
• Katrina
• Katrine
• Kay
• Kaya
• Kaydence
• Kayla
• Kayleigh
• Keary
• Keda
• Keeli
• Keesha
• Kefira
• Kelby
• Kendra
• Kerry
• Kesha
• Khaleesi
• Khloe
• Kiani
• Kibah
• Kiera
• Kiersley
• Kiersti
• Kiko
• Kilea
• Kim
• Kimba
• Kimberly
• Kimbra
• Kimmy
• Kina
• Kinsey
• Kiona
• Kirsten
• Kishi
• Kitana
• Kithara
• Kitters
• Kivi
• Kiyo
• Klara
• Klari
• Kolette
• Konstantina
• Koralie
• Korra
• Krissy
• Krista
• Kristen
• Kristina
• Kya
• Kyla
• Kylie
• Kyrie

Gender Neutral Cat Names Starting With K

• K2
• Kabob
• Ka-Boom
• Kabuki
• Kace
• Kacey
• Kaepernick
• Kafka
• Kahlo
• Kahlua
• Kai
• Kailani
• Kainoa
• Kaiser Roll
• Kaj
• Kalamata
• Kalamazoo
• Kalanchoe
• Kalani
• Kale
• Kaleidoscope
• Kaling
• Kam
• Kamikaze
• Kamryn
• Kanga
• Kangaroo
• Kansas
• Karaoke
• Karate
• Kardashian
• Karma
• Karo
• Karson
• Kartier
• Kasen
• Kasha
• Kashi
• Kasper
• Kassidy
• Katamari
• Katydid
• Kawai
• Kayak
• Kazan
• Kazoo
• Keener
• Keeper
• Keiko
• Keller
• Kellogg
• Kelly
• Kelsey
• Kendall
• Kendrick
• Kenna
• Kennedy
• Keno
• Kensington
• Kentucky
• Kenya
• Kenzie
• Kerr
• Kerria
• Kerrigan
• Kessler
• Kestrel
• Ketchup
• Kettle Corn
• Keyes
• Khaki
• Khari
• Kibosh
• Kiddo
• Kielbasa
• Kiki
• Kilauea
• Kildare
• Kiley
• Kilkenny
• Killer
• Killian
• Kilo
• Kimchi
• Kindle
• Kindred
• Kingdom
• Kingsolver
• Kinko
• Kinsley
• Kipper
• Kippy
• Kirby
• Kirsch
• Kismet
• Kiss
• Kissy
• Kit
• Kit Kat
• Kitsch
• Kitty
• Kiwi
• Klingon
• Klondike
• Klump
• Klutzy
• Knickerbocker
• Knish
• Knock Knock
• Knockout
• Knowledge
• Knowles
• Knucklehead
• Knuckles
• Koa
• Koala
• Koda
• Kodak
• Kodiak
• Kody
• Koegel
• Kohlrabi
• Koi
• Koko
• Kokomo
• Kolby
• Kombucha
• Komodo
• Kona
• Kong
• Kookaburra
• Kooky
• Kori
• Koshihikari
• Krackel
• Kraft
• Krakatoa
• Kraken
• Krav Maga
• Kravitz
• Kreacher
• Kris
• Krispy Kreme
• Kritter
• Krum
• Krusha
• Krypton
• Kryptonite
• Kudos
• Kugel
• Kumera
• Kumquat
• Kung Pao
• Kyler

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