437 Best Musical Cat Names in 2023

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Cat names often reflect the cat’s personality or may be chosen by the owner because of their similarity to something else, such as a relative’s name.

The most popular cat names in history have changed over time, with some names staying popular for centuries while others become popular for a short period.

Here is a list of music-themed cat names.

I’ve tried to cover as much ground as possible when making name lists so that you have loads of ideas, drawing inspiration from celebrities, pop culture, literature, history and film to create this collection.

I hope you enjoy reading through these ideas as much as I enjoyed finding them.

A

  • A Cappella
  • Abba
  • Abbey
  • Abhi
  • Adele
  • Alanis
  • Aldous
  • Alice Cooper
  • Allegro
  • Alto
  • Amadeus
  • Andante
  • Angela
  • Angus
  • Ani
  • Anthem
  • Anthrax
  • Aretha
  • Aria
  • Ash
  • Audio
  • Avril
  • Axl

B

  • Babyface
  • Bach
  • Ballad
  • Bangles
  • Banjo
  • Barry
  • Bass
  • Bauhaus
  • B.B. King
  • Bebop
  • Beck
  • Beethoven
  • Bela Fleck
  • Bell
  • Belle & Sebastian (for two cats)
  • Beyonce
  • Billie Holiday
  • Billie Jean
  • Bing Clawsby
  • Bjork
  • Black Betty
  • Blake
  • Blondie
  • Bluebird
  • Bluegrass
  • Bob Meowerly
  • Boogaloo
  • Bon Iver
  • Bonnaroo
  • Bon Jovi
  • Bongo
  • Bono
  • Bossa Nova
  • Bow
  • Bowie
  • Brahms
  • Brass
  • Bravo
  • Bright Eyes
  • Broadway
  • Buckley
  • Buddy Holly
  • Busdriver

C

  • Cadence
  • Cake
  • Canon
  • Carmen
  • Carnegie
  • Carol
  • Casbah
  • Cat Benatar 
  • Cat King Cole
  • Cat Stevens
  • Catfish Keith
  • Cats Domino
  • Catsy Cline
  • Cecelia
  • Celine Dion
  • Cello
  • Cher
  • Chicago
  • Chick Corea
  • Chopin
  • Chorus
  • Chubby Checker
  • Clef
  • Coachella
  • Coda
  • Coltrane
  • Conway Kitty
  • Coolio
  • Count Basie
  • Crescendo
  • Crofoot
  • Crooner

D

  • Def Leppard
  • Delilah
  • Devo
  • Diana Ross
  • Didgeridoo
  • Dinah
  • Disco
  • Ditty
  • Dixie
  • Diva
  • Dizzy Gillespie
  • Dolce
  • Dolly 
  • Dr. Teeth
  • Drake
  • Dubstep
  • Duke Silver
  • Dusty 
  • Dylan

E

  • Echo
  • Edith Piaf
  • Eileen 
  • Eminem
  • Eleanor Rigby
  • Elegy
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Elvis
  • Emmylou
  • Emo
  • Empire
  • Encore
  • Enigma
  • Engelbert
  • Enya
  • Esperanza
  • Etheridge
  • Evita

F

  • Fantasia
  • Fender
  • Fergie
  • Fernando
  • Fiddler
  • Fife
  • Fillmore
  • Firefly
  • Fitzgerald
  • Fleetwood
  • Forte
  • Foxtrot
  • Frank Ocean
  • Frank Zappa
  • Freddie Mercury 
  • Fret
  • Fusion

G

  • Garfunkel
  • Genesis
  • Georgia
  • Gershwin
  • Ghost
  • Gibson
  • Ginuwine
  • Glee
  • Glitter
  • Gloria
  • Gospel
  • Grace
  • Grammy
  • Grimes
  • Grizabella

H

  • Hamilton
  • Halsey
  • Handel
  • Hank
  • Harmony
  • Harry 
  • Haydn
  • Hendrix
  • Herbie

I

  • Icarus
  • Iggy Pop
  • Ike
  • Imogen Heap
  • Improv
  • Indie
  • Iris (Goo Goo Dolls song)
  • Issimo
  • Ivory (piano keys)
  • Izzy

J

  • Jackson
  • Janis Joplin
  • Jay-Z
  • Jazz
  • Jelly Roll 
  • Jem
  • Jethro Tull
  • Jericho
  • Jewel
  • Jimi
  • Jingle
  • Jitterbug
  • Jive
  • Joan Jett
  • Johnny Cash
  • Jonas
  • Joni Mitchell
  • Jorge Regula
  • Jordin
  • Journey
  • Jude
  • Judy Garland
  • Juice
  • Jukebox
  • Junebug
  • Justice

K

  • Kacey
  • Kansas
  • Karaoke
  • Kashmir
  • Kawai
  • Kazoo
  • Kenny G
  • Kenny Rogers
  • Kesha
  • Khaled
  • Kiki
  • Kimbra
  • Kitty Perry
  • Kris Kross
  • Kurt Cobain
  • Kyrie

L

  • Lady Gaga
  • Lady Jane
  • Lady Marmalade
  • Largo
  • Leonard Cohen
  • Legacy
  • Legato
  • Legend
  • Lennon
  • Leroy Brown
  • Liberace
  • Limerick
  • Little Richard
  • Lionel
  • Liza
  • Lizzo
  • Lola
  • Lorde
  • Loretta
  • Louis Armstrong
  • Loverboy
  • Lucy
  • Ludacris
  • Luna
  • Lullaby
  • Luther Vandross
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Lyric

M

  • Maestro
  • Madonna
  • Major
  • Mandolin
  • Mariah
  • Marilyn Manson
  • Marvin Pontiac
  • Maxwell
  • Meatloaf
  • Mellow Yellow
  • Melody
  • Metronome or Metro
  • Mezzo
  • Mick
  • Miles 
  • Minuet
  • Mitski
  • Moby
  • Moody
  • Morrison
  • Mosh
  • Mozart
  • Mr. Mustard
  • Muse
  • Muzak

N

  • Nashville
  • Neil Young
  • Nelly
  • Nirvana
  • Nocturne
  • Norma

O

  • Octave
  • Ode
  • Opera
  • Opus
  • Otis
  • OutKast
  • Ozzy Osbourne

P

  • Pachelbel
  • Panama
  • Pandora
  • Panpipe
  • Pantera
  • Pavarotti
  • Paw McCartney
  • Peaches
  • Pearl
  • Peggy Sue
  • Penny Lane
  • Petula
  • Petunia
  • Phantom
  • Piccolo
  • Pink
  • Piper
  • Pitchfork
  • Polka
  • Presto
  • Prima Donna
  • Primus
  • Prince
  • Prodigy
  • Professor Longhair 

Q

  • Queen
  • Quincy

R

  • Radio
  • Rainbow
  • Ravi
  • Reba
  • Reed
  • Requiem
  • Rhapsody
  • Rhythm
  • Rialto
  • Rigoletto
  • Rihanna
  • Rick James
  • Riff
  • Ringo
  • Roberta Flack
  • Robyn
  • Rocket
  • Rosanna
  • Rufus
  • Rum Tum Tugger
  • RuPaul

S

  • Salsa
  • Santana
  • Sergeant Pepper
  • Scat
  • Schubert 
  • Seal
  • Selena
  • September (Earth Wind and Fire)
  • Serenade
  • Shaggy
  • Shakira
  • Shandi
  • Shania
  • Sharona
  • Sheeran
  • Sia
  • Simon
  • Sinatra
  • Sinead
  • Sir Elton
  • Slayer
  • Sleater-Kinney (for one or two cats!)
  • Smokey Robinson
  • Solo
  • Sonata
  • Song
  • Sonny
  • Soprano
  • Springsteen
  • Staccato
  • Star
  • Starlight
  • Starship
  • Steely Dan
  • Stereo
  • Stevie Ray
  • Stevie Wonder
  • Sting
  • Strutter
  • Styx
  • Sublime
  • Sufjan
  • Sugar Ray
  • Supertramp
  • Sweet Caroline
  • Switchfoot
  • Symphony

T

  • T. Rex
  • Tabernacle
  • Tam-Tam
  • Tchaikovsky
  • Techno
  • Tempo
  • Thelonious Monk
  • Theory
  • Thin Lizzy
  • Tiger (Eye of the)
  • Timbre
  • Timpani
  • Tina Turner
  • Tomcat Petty
  • Tomcat Waits
  • Trance
  • Treble
  • Trill
  • Tutti

V

  • Valentine
  • Van Halen
  • Verse
  • Vinyl
  • Viola
  • Vivaldi

W

  • Waltz
  • Warble
  • Waylon
  • Weezer
  • Weird Al
  • Whitney
  • Wilco
  • Willie Nelson
  • Windsong
  • Wolfgang
  • Woodstock
  • Woody Guthrie
  • Wooly Bully

Y

  • Yamaha
  • Yesterday
  • Yodel
  • Yo Yo Ma

Z

  • Zanzabar
  • Zappa
  • Zebra
  • Zeppelin
  • Ziggy Stardust
  • ZZ Top

If you’re a new cat owner or looking to be one in the future, now is a great time to check out our top tips for new cat owners.

Are you a cat lover looking for the purrfect name for your feline friend? Check out our full archive of cat name posts for inspiration and ideas!

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