Catboy Name Generator

Anime-style names for neko boys and cat-eared OCs

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Generate catboy names with the right anime energy: short Japanese given names like Kuro, Ren and Kai, full OC names with cat-flavoured surnames, neko and nya puns, famous cat-eared boys from anime, and Western cat puns like Purrcy and Clawde.

About catboy names

Catboy (nekomimi boy, or neko boy) names borrow most of their conventions from anime and manga, with a second stream coming from Western cartoon cats and internet culture. The anime pattern favours short, cool-sounding Japanese given names of one or two syllables that end cleanly: Kuro, Shiro, Ren, Kai, Rin, Sora, Yuki. Colour words are especially common because they double as fur descriptions: Kuro (black), Shiro (white), Tora (tiger-striped), Mike (calico), Chairo (brown). Famous examples include Kyo Sohma from Fruits Basket, Ikuto Tsukiyomi from Shugo Chara, Ritsuka from Loveless and Kuro, the lazy cat-vampire of Servamp.

For a full original-character name, pair one of those given names with a surname that hides a cat reading, such as Nekomiya, Nekozawa, Torayama or Mikeneko, or with an ordinary surname like Tachibana or Fujiwara if you want the cat side to be a reveal rather than a label. English-language catboy names lean on puns built from purr, paw, claw, mew and cat (Purrcy, Clawde, Catsby, Mewlo) and on classic cartoon toms like Felix, Tom, Sylvester and Jasper.

The best catboy name matches the personality: sleek and aloof characters suit hard consonants (Kuro, Jett, Onyx), playful ones suit softer repeated sounds (Momo, Mochi, Nyanta), and VTuber or streamer personas need something short enough to chant in chat.

How to choose catboy names

Decide whether the name should announce the cat or hide it: Kuroneko and Purrcy are obviously feline, while Ren Tachibana with cat ears lets the design do the talking.
Colour names (Kuro, Shiro, Tora, Mike, Ginger, Smokey) are the quickest way to make hair, ears and tail feel coordinated with the name.
For OCs in an existing anime setting, check the series' naming style first; a neko boy in a Japanese high-school story needs a plausible surname, while a fantasy catfolk character can be just Nyanta or Felix.
Cat puns wear out fast in prose, so keep them for nicknames, usernames and mascots, and give the character a real name underneath.
If the name is for a VTuber, Discord handle or game tag, test it with a suffix like -nyan or a word like neko added, so the short form and the branded form both sound good.

Frequently asked questions

What is a catboy?

A catboy (also nekomimi boy or neko boy) is a male character with cat ears, usually a tail, and sometimes feline behaviour, common in anime, manga, VTubing and fan art. He may be a literal cat spirit like a nekomata, a half-cat beastman, or an ordinary human wearing cat ears as a costume.

What are some famous catboy characters?

Well-known examples include Kyo Sohma (Fruits Basket), Ikuto Tsukiyomi and Yoru (Shugo Chara), Ritsuka Aoyagi (Loveless), Kuro (Servamp), Schrödinger (Hellsing), Nyanta (Log Horizon), Train Heartnet (Black Cat) and Chat Noir from Miraculous Ladybug.

Do catboy names need to be Japanese?

No. Japanese names fit the anime origin of the archetype, but Western cat names (Felix, Salem, Jasper, Tom) and English puns (Clawde, Purrcival, Catsby) work well for comedic characters, furry-adjacent designs, Western cartoons and streaming personas.

What surnames work for a catboy OC?

Surnames built on the kanji for cat (neko) or tiger (tora) read as feline to Japanese speakers and anime fans: Nekomiya, Nekozawa, Nekota, Nekoyama, Torayama, Toramaru. Mikeneko (calico) and Kuroneko (black cat) work as stylised surnames for more obviously supernatural characters.

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All 500 catboy names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 19 names

Aki
Akira
Akito
Akito Kasumi
Ame
Ao
Aoi
Aoi Shiranui
Aoto
Arashi
Arata
Arata Nanase
Artemis
Asahi
Asahi Shiraishi
Ash
Ayato Mikazuki
Ayumu
Azrael

B: 9 names

Bagheera
Bandit
Baron Humbert von Gikkingen
Berlioz
Binx
Bobcat
Boots
Buchi
Bustopher Jones

C: 26 names

Calico
Caracal
Caspian
Cassius
Catnip
Catrick
Catsanova
Catsby
Catsworth
Chat Noir
Chatora
Checkers
Cheetah
Cheshire
Chibi
Chibikuro
Church
Cinder
Claw
Clawde
Clawdius
Clawrence
Clawvin
Cougar
Crookshanks
Cyrus

D: 7 names

Daichi
Daichi Kurosawa
Daiki
Dante
Domino
Dorian
Dusk

E: 6 names

Eiji
Eiji Kanemura
Eita
Ember
Emrys
Ezra

F: 11 names

Fang
Felix
Figaro
Finn
Fumi
Furrdinand
Furrgus
Furrnando
Furrnest
Fuyu
Fuyuki

G: 7 names

Gaku
Garfield
Gin
Ginger
Gizmo
Goro
Growltiger

H: 27 names

Hachi
Hachiware
Hajime
Haru
Haru Miyazawa
Haruki
Haruki Nekojima
Haruma Nekogawa
Haruto
Haruto Mochizuki
Hayate
Hayate Ichijo
Hayato
Heathcliff
Hibiki
Hibiki Kiryu
Hikaru
Hikaru Tsukimura
Hinata
Hinata Yanagi
Hiro
Hiroto
Homura
Hoshi
Hoshineko
Hotaru
Hunter

I: 7 names

Ikuto Tsukiyomi
Inazuma
Isamu
Itsuki
Itsuki Miyano
Itsuki Yoshida
Ivo

J: 14 names

Jaguar
Jasper
Jett
Jiji
Jin
Jinx
Jiro
Jonesy
Jude
Jules
Julian
Jun
Jun Shiromiya
Junpei

K: 54 names

Kagami
Kagami Yumeno
Kagemaru
Kageneko
Kagetora
Kai
Kai Toramaru
Kaito
Kaito Nekozawa
Kaname
Kanata
Kanata Hanamura
Kaoru
Kaoru Ayase
Kasper
Kaze
Kazuki
Kazuki Kurobane
Kei
Kei Nekotani
Keita
Kenta
Kenta Kuroda
Kento
Kian
Kinako
Kit
Kit Whiskers
Kitty
Kiyo
Kiyo Natsume
Kogane
Koharu
Koki
Koki Ichinose
Kotaro
Kotetsu
Kou
Kou Hanazawa
Kouki
Kouki Usami
Kumo
Kuro
Kuro Sleepy Ash
Kurogane
Kuroneko
Kuronosuke
Kuronyan
Kuroya Hoshizora
Kuu
Kyo
Kyo Sohma
Kyosuke
Kyosuke Takahashi

L: 11 names

Leo
Leon
Leopold
Lief Nekoyama
Lionel
Loki
Luca
Lucian
Lucifer
Lynx
Lysander

M: 43 names

Macavity
Makoto
Makoto Tsukishima
Mamoru
Mao
Margay
Marlow
Marmalade
Masaki
Masaki Tachibana
Max
Meowgan
Meowlo
Meowrice
Meowthew
Mewcifer
Mewlo
Mewrlin
Michi
Michi Mikazuki
Midnight
Mike
Mikeneko
Mikeo
Mikoto
Mikoto Sakurai
Milo
Minato
Minato Fujiwara
Mio
Mistoffelees
Mitsu
Mittens
Mizu
Mizuki
Mizuki Fujisaki
Mochi
Momo
Momo Mikeyama
Mugi
Mungojerrie
Munkustrap
Muta

N: 33 names

Nachi
Nagi
Nagi Kazehaya
Nami
Nao
Naoki
Natsu
Natsuki
Natsuki Nishikawa
Neko
Nekomaru
Nekomata
Nekosuke
Nekotaro
Nekozaemon
Nico
Nip
Nipper
Noa
Noa Amane
Noah
Nozomu
Nyaa
Nyako
Nyakuro
Nyan
Nyanderson
Nyankichi
Nyanko-sensei
Nyanta
Nyantaro
Nyaru
Nyashiro

O: 8 names

Ocelot
Oliver
Onyx
Oreo
Orion
Osamu
Oscar
Otis

P: 21 names

Panther
Patches
Pawdrick
Pawl
Pawlo
Paws
Pawvel
Pepper
Phoenix
Pixel
Pounce
Prowl
Puma
Purrcival
Purrcules
Purrcy
Purrlock
Purrseus
Purrston
Puss
Puss in Boots

Q: 1 name

Quill

R: 30 names

Rafe
Raiden
Raiki
Raito
Rajah
Rei
Reiji
Reiji Kagerou
Remy
Ren
Ren Ayanokoji
Ren Nekomiya
Riku
Riku Nekosaki
Rikuto Nekomoto
Rin
Rin Torayama
Ritsuka Aoyagi
Rowan
Rui
Rui Amano
Ruka
Rum Tum Tugger
Rusty
Ryo
Ryota
Ryota Toranosuke
Ryu
Ryu Sasaki
Ryuji

S: 63 names

Sabi
Sable
Saburo
Saki
Sakuya
Sakuya Kazama
Salem
Satoru
Scamp
Scat Cat
Schrödinger
Scratch
Scratchy
Sei
Sei Amamiya
Seiji
Seiji Satou
Seiya
Seiya Isshiki
Sen
Sena Toraguchi
Serval
Setsu
Shadow
Shiki
Shin
Shinji
Shinji Shibata
Shion
Shion Morikawa
Shiro

S, continued

Shiro Hoshino
Shironeko
Shirotaro
Shiroyuki
Shishi
Sho
Shou Yukimura
Shoya
Shun
Shun Toragami
Shuu
Silas
Simba
Skimbleshanks
Smokey
Snagglepuss
Socks
Soot
Sora
Sora Nekohara
Soren
Sosuke
Sosuke Himuro
Souta
Souta Narumi
Spot
Stripe
Subaru
Subaru Okazaki
Suzu
Sylvan
Sylvester

T: 62 names

Tabby
Tabi
Tadashi
Taichi
Taiga
Taiga Nekomura
Taiyo
Takashi
Takeru
Takeru Suzuhara
Takumi
Takumi Kaneko
Talon
Tama
Tamaki
Taro
Tatsu
Tatsu Onizuka
Tatsuya
Tatsuya Torashima
Teru
Teru Shirakawa
Tetsu
Tetsu Nekobe
Tetsuya
Thackery Binx
Theo
Theodore
Thomas O'Malley
Tiger
Tigger

T, continued

Tobias
Tom
Tomcat
Tomo
Tomo Kisaragi
Tomoya
Tomoya Tanaka
Top Cat
Tora
Torajiro
Torakichi
Toramaru
Toranosuke
Torao
Toru
Toru Sugimoto
Toulouse
Towa
Toya
Toya Kuroki
Train Heartnet
Tsubasa
Tsubasa Oikawa
Tsukasa
Tsuki
Tsukineko
Tsukiyo
Tsuzuri Nekota
Tux
Tuxedo
Tybalt

U: 2 names

Ukyo
Umi

V: 1 name

Vesper

W: 10 names

Wataru
Wataru Hoshikawa
Whisk
Whisker
Whiskerby
Whiskerley
Whiskers
Whiskerton
Whiskey
Wren

X: 1 name

Xavier

Y: 24 names

Yamaneko
Yamato
Yasu
Yasu Wakabayashi
Yoh
Yori
Yori Mikage
Yoru
Yoru Tsukiyomi
Yoru Tsukuda
Yoruneko
Yoshi
Yuito Kurokawa
Yuki
Yukito
Yuma
Yuma Himura
Yusei
Yuta
Yuu
Yuuto
Yuuto Nekoi
Yuzuru
Yuzuru Shirogane

Z: 3 names

Zen
Zen Mikeneko
Zephyr