Evil Cat Name Generator

Villainous names for cats who plot in the dark

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Generate evil cat names for the kitten who knocks things off shelves with eye contact: classic dark names like Salem and Lilith, pop-culture villains from Voldemeow to Catra, demon and underworld names, and gleefully sinister titles like Lord Whiskerton the Cruel.

About evil cat names

Evil cat names work best when they match the specific brand of menace your cat actually has. A black cat that stares from the top of the wardrobe suits a classic witch's-familiar name: Salem, Grimalkin, Pyewacket, Hecate or Lilith all come from real folklore and fiction about cats in league with darker powers. A chaotic kitten who shreds curtains and bites ankles is better served by something louder, like Havoc, Banshee, Catzilla or Murder Mittens, where the joke is the gap between the tiny animal and the enormous name.

The second big source is fiction. Cats have been cast as villains for decades, so there is a ready supply of canon evil cats (Lucifer from Cinderella, Mr. Tinkles, Azrael, Scourge from Warrior Cats, Mrs. Norris, Meowth) plus every non-cat villain whose name sits nicely on a cat: Moriarty, Cruella, Bellatrix, Skeletor, Scar. Puns on those names (Voldemeow, Emperor Pawlpatine, Clawdius, Meowleficent) are the most popular evil cat names online because they are recognisable and funny at the vet.

Finally there are the grand titles, which work for any cat that behaves like a deposed monarch: Lord Whiskerton the Cruel, Countess Hissyfit, Supreme Leader Snowball. A short everyday version (Whiskers, Snowball) keeps the name usable day to day while the full title stays on the vaccination card.

How to choose evil cat names

Pick a name you can shout across the house without embarrassment; Voldemeow and Salem pass that test, Nyarlathotep mostly does not, though it still makes a great middle name.
Match the name to the cat's look and energy: sleek black cats carry Nyx, Morticia or Onyx-style names, while a fluffy white terror is funnier as Overlord Mittens or Supreme Leader Snowball.
Cats respond best to names ending in a long 'ee' or a sharp consonant, so Loki, Hex, Jinx and Kitty Galore will get more reactions than long flat names.
If you have two cats, pair villains who belong together (Harley and Joker, Flotsam and Jetsam, Morticia and Wednesday, Bellatrix and Draco) instead of two unrelated dark names.
Check the name is not a real evil person: demon names, fictional villains and cheeky titles are fun, but naming a pet after a dictator or murderer gets old fast.

Frequently asked questions

What are good evil names for a black cat?

Black cats have centuries of witch-and-familiar folklore to draw on, so Salem, Grimalkin, Pyewacket, Hecate, Lilith, Nyx and Morticia all feel natural. For something less obvious try Onyx, Soot, Bane, Hex or a title like Duchess of Doom.

Are these names okay for a female cat?

Plenty are. Female villains and dark figures include Lilith, Hecate, Nyx, Bellatrix, Cruella, Ursula, Morticia, Jezebel, Medea, Circe, Catra, Villanelle and Countess Hissyfit, and puns like Meowleficent, Purrsephone and Clawdia are specifically feminine.

What should I name a cat that is evil but cute?

Lean into the contrast. Small sweet-sounding names attached to big evil titles (Mittens the Merciless, Fluffy the Destroyer, Princess Deathpaws, Murder Mittens) or cuddly words with a twist (Bitey McBiteface, Stabitha, Hell Kitty) get the biggest laugh.

Where do the villain cat names in this generator come from?

They mix canon evil cats from books, films and games (Lucifer, Mr. Tinkles, Azrael, Scourge, Tigerstar, Meowth, Mrs. Norris), famous human villains whose names suit cats (Moriarty, Scar, Skeletor, Hannibal), demons and underworld figures from mythology (Hades, Baphomet, Cerberus, Apep), and original puns and titles written for this page.

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All 500 evil cat 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: 20 names

Abaddon
Acererak
Agent Smith
Ahriman
Akuma
Al Catpone
Annabelle
Annie Wilkes
Apep
Apocalypse
Ares
Arkham
Armageddon
Arsenic
Ashfang
Asmodeus
Azathoth
Azazel
Azkaban
Azrael

B: 37 names

Baba Yaga
Babadook
Bad Kitty
Bakeneko
Balrog
Bandersnatch
Bane
Banshee
Baphomet
Baron von Scratch
Basilisk
Bates
Beast
Beelzebub
Beetlejuice
Behemoth
Belial
Belladonna
Bellatrix
Big Brother
Bitey McBiteface
Black Mamba
Black Widow
Blackbeard
Blackheart
Blaze
Bloodfang
Bluebeard
Bone
Boogeyman
Borgia
Bowser
Brimstone
Brokenstar
Bruiser
Brute
Brutus

C: 49 names

Cain
Caligula
Candyman
Captain Claw
Carmilla
Carrie
Casket
Cat Burglar
Cat Sith
Cat-aclysm
Catastrophe
Catra
Catrick Bateman
Cattila the Hun
Cattivo
Catzilla
Cerberus
Cersei
Cesare
Chaos
Charybdis
Cheetah
Chernabog
Cheshire
Chimera
Chomper
Chucky
Chupacabra
Church
Circe
Clawdette
Clawdia
Clawdius
Clawford
Clytemnestra
Cobra
Coffin
Corvina
Corvus
Count Catula
Countess Hissyfit
Creeper
Crossbones
Cruella
Cruella de Fur
Crypt
Cthulhu
Curse
Cyanide

D: 32 names

Dagger
Dagon
Damien
Dark Lord Fluffington
Darkfang
Darkling
Darkstripe
Darth Meow
Darth Tabby
Dastardly
Davy Jones
Delilah
Dementor
Demogorgon
Demona
Dexter
Diabla
Diablo
Don Catleone
Doom
Doomclaw
Dorian Gray
Dr. Claw
Dr. Evil
Dr. Nefario
Draco
Dracula
Draven
Dread
Dreadpaw
Drogon
Duchess of Doom

E: 10 names

Echidna
Elvira
Emperor Pawlpatine
Empusa
Enchantress
Envy
Erebus
Eris
Espurr
Evil-Lyn

F: 14 names

Facilier
Fang
Faust
Felicia
Fenrir Greyback
Feral
Fester
Fiend
Fluffy the Destroyer
Foxglove
Freddy Clawger
Frostbite
Furocious
Fury

G: 21 names

Gallows
Ganondorf
Gargamel
General Mayhem
Ghostface
Ghoul
Giovanni
GLaDOS
Gluttony
Gollum
Gorgon
Gothel
Gozer
Graves
Greed
Gremlin
Grendel
Grimalkin
Grimtail
Grinch
Guillotine

H: 27 names

Hades
HAL
Handsome Jack
Hannibal
Hannibal Lickter
Harley
Harpy
Havoc
Hawkfrost
Heathcliff
Hecate
Hel
Hela
Hell Kitty
Hellcat
Hellfire
Hellraiser
Hemlock
Hex
Hexley
Hissabelle
Hissteria
Hobgoblin
Hook
Horned King
Hyde
Hydra

I: 4 names

Iago
Imp
Inferno
Iscariot

J: 14 names

Jabba the Cat
Jabberwock
Jack the Nipper
Jadis
Jafar
Jafurr
Jaws
Jersey Devil
Jezebel
Jigsaw
Jinx
Joffrey
Joker
Judas

K: 10 names

Kaa
Kasha
Kayako
Kitty Galore
Koschei
Kraken
Krampus
Kraven
Krueger
Kylo

L: 19 names

Lady Macbeth
Lamashtu
Lamia
Leatherface
Legion
Lestat
Leviathan
Lich
Liepard
Lilith
Loki
Lolth
Lord Whiskerton the Cruel
Lovett
Lucian
Lucifer
Lucrezia
Lurch
Lurker

M: 55 names

Macabre
Macbeth
Machete
Machiavelli
Mad Cat
Mad Hatter
Madam Mim
Madame Hiss
Madame Medusa
Magneto
Malachi
Malfoy
Malice
Malvagio
Mammon
Mapleshade
Mara
Matagot
Maul
Mayhem
Medea
Medusa
Megatron
Melkor
Menace
Meowgneto
Meowleficent
Meowriarty
Meowth
Mephisto
Mewtwo
Mischief
Mittens the Merciless
Moloch
Mordor
Mordred
Morgana
Morgoth
Moriarty
Mormo
Morrigan
Morticia
Mortimer
Mortis
Mr. Bigglesworth
Mr. Dark
Mr. Freeze
Mr. Jinks
Mr. Scratch
Mr. Tinkles
Mrs. Norris
Murder Mittens
Mxyzptlk
Myers
Mystique

N: 19 names

Nagini
Napoleon
Nazgul
Nekomata
Nemesis
Nergal
Nero
Nibbler
Night King
Nightclaw
Nightmare
Nightshade
Nihilus
Noctis
Nocturne
Nosferatu
Nox
Nyarlathotep
Nyx

O: 11 names

Oblivion
Obscura
Old Nick
Old Scratch
Oleander
Omen
Oni
Oogie Boogie
Orcus
Orlok
Overlord Mittens

P: 26 names

Pandemonium
Pandora
Pawsferatu
Pazuzu
Penguin
Pennywise
Persian
Phantom
Pinhead
Plague
Poison Ivy
Poltergeist
Prince John
Princess Deathpaws
Professor Chaos
Prowler
Pugsley
Purrdition
Purrfidy
Purrgatory
Purrloin
Purrsecutor
Purrsephone
Purugly
Pyewacket
Pyramid Head

Q: 2 names

Queen of Hearts
Queen of Hisses

R: 18 names

Ragnarok
Rakshasa
Ramsay
Rasputin
Ratched
Ravenna
Razor
Reaper
Red Queen
Regan
Renfield
Riddler
Rigor Mortis
Riot
Ripper
Robotnik
Ruin
Rumpelstiltskin

S: 60 names

Sabertooth
Sadako
Salazar
Salem
Salome
Samael
Samara
Saruman
Sauron
Savage
Scar
Scarecrow
Scorch
Scorpion
Scourge
Scrooge
Scylla
Scythe
Sekhmet
Selina
Sephiroth
Shadow Weaver
Shadowclaw
Shelob
Shere Khan
Shinigami
Shiv
SHODAN
Shoggoth
Shredder
Sidious
Sinistra
Sir Hiss
Sir Scratch-a-Lot
Siren
Skeletor
Skull
Skynet
Slasher
Smaug
Snape
Snowbell
Sol
Specter
Sphinx
Spite
Spook
Squealer
Stabitha
Stiletto
Strahd
Strix
Strychnine
Sulfur
Supreme Leader Snowball
Surtur
Sweeney
Switchblade
Sylvester
Syndrome

T: 15 names

Talon
Tartarus
Tenebris
Tepes
Thanatos
Thanos
The Pawfather
Tiamat
Tiffany
Tigerstar
Tomb
Tony Meowntana
Tremaine
Tybalt
Typhon

U: 5 names

Ultron
Umbra
Umbridge
Ungoliant
Ursula

V: 18 names

Vader
Valak
Vampira
Vecna
Vendetta
Vengeance
Venom
Vesper
Vex
Vicious
Villanelle
Viper
Vixen
Vlad
Vlad the Impawler
Voldemeow
Voodoo
Voorhees

W: 11 names

Warlock
Wednesday
Wendigo
Wesker
Whiskers the Wicked
Witch-king
Wolfsbane
Wormtongue
Wraith
Wrath
Wyvern

X: 1 name

Xenomorph

Y: 1 name

Yzma

Z: 1 name

Zuul