Orange Cat Name Generator
Funny and fitting names for ginger cats
Generate names for orange, ginger and marmalade cats, from snack names like Cheeto, Nacho and Cheddar Biscuit to fire names like Ember and one-brain-cell jokes like Not My Turn.
About orange cat names
Orange cats go by several color names: ginger and marmalade in Britain, orange tabby in North America. They all mean the same cat, because an orange coat nearly always shows tabby stripes. This list starts from the color and leans toward comedy, since funny orange cat names are what most people come looking for.
The biggest group is orange food, led by the snack aisle: Cheeto, Dorito, Nacho, Cheese Puff, Mac and Cheese, Tater Tot. Citrus and spice follow (Clementine, Kumquat, Cara Cara, Paprika), then fire, sun and metal for a cat who deserves something grander: Ember, Solar Flare, Copper Kettle, Midas.
Then comes the internet's favorite joke, that all orange cats share one brain cell and take turns with it. One Brain Cell, Not My Turn, Still Loading and Not From Concentrate are meant with affection, for a cat who walks into the door he just watched you close. Steady, friendly tom names (Big Gus, Hank, Walter, Uncle Rusty) fill out the rest, along with words for orange, red, fox and pumpkin in other languages, such as Naranja, Rojo, Renard and Zucca. Famous fictional orange cats like Garfield, Heathcliff and Puss in Boots are good inspiration too.
How to choose orange cat names
- Look at the shade. A pale, creamy orange suits Apricot, Peach Tea or Creamsicle, and a deep red-orange suits Paprika, Rusty Nail or Red Leicester.
- Let the cat earn a brain-cell name. Give it a week: one who misjudges the sofa is Missed the Jump, and one who stares at a wall is Screensaver or Elevator Music.
- Pair a grand title with a snack. General Cheddar, King Cheeto and Duke of Marmalade are funnier than either half alone.
- Choose a call name of one or two syllables. Nacho, Gus, Ember and Tang carry across a garden, and Golden Retriever Energy can stay on the vet's form.
Frequently asked questions
What are some funny orange cat names?
Snack names get the quickest laugh: Cheeto, Dorito Thief, Nacho Business, Macho Nacho and Cheese Doodle. Brain-cell jokes are close behind, such as One Brain Cell, Not My Turn, Can't Concentrate and Still Loading. Puns on the fruit work too: Orange You Glad, Kumquat May and Zest Friend.
Are ginger, marmalade and orange tabby cats the same thing?
Yes, they are different words for the same coat color. Ginger and marmalade are the usual terms in Britain, orange tabby is common in North America, and none of them is a breed. Any name on this list fits all three.
What is the one orange brain cell joke?
It is a long-running internet joke that every orange cat shares a single brain cell, and that it is rarely your cat's turn to use it. It is said with love, about cats who are friendly, bold and not always careful. Names like Shared Brain Cell, Spare Neuron and Trying His Best come from it.
What are good names for a big orange male cat?
Friendly, solid names suit a large orange tom: Big Gus, Hank, Moose, Tank, Walter and Uncle Rusty. For something sillier, try Large Orange, Big Cheese or Baron Butterscotch.
Related generators
Cat Name Generator
Find the right name for your cat or kitten
Black Cat Name Generator
Perfect names for sleek, mysterious black cats
White Cat Name Generator
Cool, striking names for snow-white cats
Calico Cat Name Generator
Names for orange, black and white patchwork cats
Tortoiseshell Cat Name Generator
Names as mottled and fiery as a tortie
Funny Cat Name Generator
Silly, punny and ridiculous names for cats
Male Cat Name Generator
Cool, classic and gentlemanly names for boy cats
Cat Pet Name Generator
Names for kittens, rescues and regal house cats
More like this
Orange Car Name Generator
Cool and funny nicknames for an orange car
Orange Team Name Generator
Bright names for the team in orange
Barn Cat Name Generator
Rustic working names for mousers and yard cats
Cat Breed Name Generator
Invented, funny and fantasy breeds of cat
Cat Pair Name Generator
Matching names for two cats adopted together
Cat Personality Name Generator
Cat names labeled by temperament, trait in brackets
All 500 orange cat names
A: 11 names
- Agent of Chaos
- Airhead
- Airplane Mode
- Almost Made It
- Apelsin
- Apricot
- Apricot Jam
- Apricot Tart
- Arancia
- Arnold
- Autumn
B: 42 names
- Baby Carrot
- Baked Bean
- Barnaby
- Baron Butterscotch
- Basketball
- Beans
- Bellini
- Bergamot
- Bernard
- Big Boy
- Big Brain
- Big Cheese
- Big Friendly Gus
- Big Gus
- Big Hank
- Big Orange
- Big Walt
- Biggie
- Biscuit Boy
- Blank Stare
- Blep
- Bless His Heart
- Bliss
- Blowtorch
- Bolognese
- Bonk
- Boone
- Brain Freeze
- Brass Button
- Brazier
- Brick
- Brick Dust
- Bubba
- Buck
- Buffalo Wing
- Bumbles
- Bunsen Burner
- Butter Chicken
- Butterball
- Butterfingers
- Butternut
- Butterscotch
C: 66 names
- Calabaza
- Campfire
- Can't Concentrate
- Candied Yam
- Candlelight
- Candy Pumpkin
- Cantaloupe
- Canyon
- Captain Carrot
- Captain Oblivious
- Cara Cara
- Carotte
- Carrot
- Carrot Cake
- Carrot Juice
- Carrot Soup
- Carrot Stick
- Chanterelle
- Cheddar
- Cheddar Biscuit
- Cheese Ball
- Cheese Curl
- Cheese Doodle
- Cheese Puff
- Cheese Sauce
- Cheese Scone
- Cheese Straw
- Cheese Toastie
- Cheese Wheel
- Cheeseburger
- Cheesy
- Cheeto
- Cheeto Bandit
C, continued
- Chester
- Chili Cheese Fry
- Chip
- Chonk
- Cinnamon
- Circus Peanut
- Citrine
- Citrouille
- Citrus Maximus
- Clementine
- Clementino
- Clemmie
- Clownfish
- Clyde
- Code Orange
- Colby
- Conker
- Cooper
- Copper
- Copper Kettle
- Copper Top
- Copperfield
- Corn Chip
- Corn Dog
- Cornflake
- Cracker
- Creamsicle
- Crispy
- Croquette
- Curaçao
- Curly Fry
- Curtain Climber
- Cutie
D: 18 names
- Daidai
- Dandelion
- Daybreak
- Dean's List
- Derp
- Dijon
- Dingus
- Doofus
- Door Was Closed
- Dorito
- Dorito Thief
- Double Gloucester
- Doubloon
- Dragon
- Duck Sauce
- Duke of Marmalade
- Duke of Orange
- Dune
E: 7 names
- Earl
- Easygoing
- Egg Yolk
- Einstein
- Elevator Music
- Ember
- Extra Pulp
F: 28 names
- Faceplant
- Fanta
- Fennec
- Fergus
- Feuer
- Fireball
- Fireside
- Firestarter
- Firework
- Fish Finger
- Flame
- Flamme
- Flare
- Flowerpot
- Fluff for Brains
- Flynn
- Fondue
- Forge
- Forgot Why
- Foxtail
- Frank
- French Dressing
- French Fry
- French Toast
- Freshly Squeezed
- Fuego
- Fumbles
- Furnace
G: 23 names
- Galaxy Brain
- General Cheddar
- Gentle Ben
- Ginger
- Ginger Biscuit
- Ginger Nut
- Ginger Snapped
- Gingersnap
- Glowstick
- Gold Rush
- Golden Hour
- Golden Milk
- Golden Retriever Energy
- Goldfinger
- Goldfish
- Goldie
- Goober
- Goofball
- Gordon
- Grandpa Gus
- Gravity Check
- Grilled Cheese
- Gus
H: 25 names
- Halo
- Hamster Wheel
- Hank
- Happy Go Lucky
- Harvey
- Hash Brown
- Haybale
- Head Empty
- Hearth
- Heat Lamp
- Heatwave
- Hi-Vis
- High Noon
- Highland Coo
- Honey Mustard
- Honorary Dog
- Hot Coal
- Hot Sauce
- Hot Wing
- Hotshot
- House Tiger
- Huck
- Huckleberry
- Hunter's Moon
- Hushpuppy
J: 6 names
- Jack-o'-Lantern
- Jaffa Cake
- Jambalaya
- Juice Box
- Jupiter
- Just Peachy
K: 10 names
- Kaki
- Karotte
- Kettle Chip
- Kevin
- Kiln
- Kindling
- King Cheeto
- Kumquat
- Kumquat May
- Kürbis
L: 20 names
- Lady Tangerine
- Lantern
- Lap Warmer
- Large Orange
- Larry
- Lasagna
- Lava
- Leaf Pile
- Leon
- Life Jacket
- Lion Cub
- Lionel
- Little Red
- Lobster
- Lord Doofington
- Lord Marmalade
- Lost the Plot
- Lovable Goof
- Lovebug
- Low Battery
M: 44 names
- Mac
- Mac and Cheese
- Macho Nacho
- Magma
- Main Squeeze
- Mama Cheddar
- Mandarin
- Mango
- Mango Chutney
- Mango Lassi
- Mango Salsa
- Mango Sticky Rice
- Maple
- Maple Syrup
- Marigold
- Marinara
- Marmalade
- Marmalade Skies
- Marmalade Toast
- Marmie
- Mars Rover
- Marvin
- Matches
- Matchstick
- Mellow
- Meteor
- Midas
- Mimolette
- Mimosa
- Mini Lion
- Minneola
- Miss Marmalade
- Missed the Jump
- Mlem
- Monty
- Moose
- Mortimer
- Mr. A-Peel
- Mr. Cheddar
- Mr. Orange
- Murphy
- Murray
- Mustard
- My Turn Today
N: 19 names
- Nacho
- Nacho Average Tom
- Nacho Business
- Nacho Cheese
- Nacho Problem
- Naranja
- Neroli
- Newt
- Nice Try
- Ninjin
- No Thoughts
- Nobody Home
- Noodle Brain
- Norm
- Not a Thought
- Not From Concentrate
- Not My Turn
- Not Responding
- Nutmeg
O: 24 names
- Old Penny
- Old Rusty
- Omelet
- One Brain Cell
- Oops
- Oopsie Daisy
- Orange Alert
- Orange Blossom
- Orange Blur
- Orange Boy
- Orange Chicken
- Orange Cone
- Orange Juice
- Orange Pekoe
- Orange Sherbet
- Orange Soda
- Orange Squash
- Orange You Glad
- Orangutan
- Oranje
- Orville
- Otto
- Out of Office
- Out to Lunch
P: 28 names
- Papaya
- Paprika
- Parkour Fail
- Peach
- Peach Ring
- Peach Tea
- Peaches
- Peaches McGee
- Peachy Keen
- Peel
- Penny Farthing
- Persimmon
- Phoenix
- Pilot Light
- Pimento Cheese
- Pomelo
- Poppy
- Prawn Cracker
- Professor of Nothing
- Professor Pumpkin
- Pudge
- Pulp Fiction
- Pumpkin
- Pumpkin Bread
- Pumpkin Head
- Pumpkin Latte
- Pumpkin Patch
- Punkin
Q: 3 names
- Queen Clementine
- Queso
- Queso Dip
R: 28 names
- Ralph
- Rarebit
- Red
- Red Fox
- Red Giant
- Red Hot
- Red Leicester
- Red Lentil
- Red Panda
- Reid
- Renard
- Rind
- Robin Redbreast
- Rocket Scientist
- Rojo
- Romesco
- Rooster
- Rory
- Rossi
- Rouge
- Roux
- Rowan
- Rowdy
- Rufus
- Russell
- Rust Bucket
- Rusty
- Rusty Nail
S: 41 names
- Safety Vest
- Saffron
- Saffy
- Salamander
- Salmon
- Sawyer
- Scatterbrain
- Screensaver
- Seville
- Shared Brain Cell
- Short Circuit
- Shropshire Blue
- Sir Bonks-a-Lot
- Slow Blink
- Snuggle Bug
- Softie
- Solar Flare
- Soleil
- Space Cadet
- Space Heater
- Spaghetti Hoop
- Spare Neuron
- Spark
- Sparkler
- Spritz
- Sriracha
- Still Loading
- Sun-Kissed
- Sunbaked
- Sundance
- Sundown
- Sunny Side Up
- Sunshine
- Sunspot
- Sunstone
- Supernova
- Supreme Nacho
- Sweet Chili
- Sweet Potato
- Sweet Summer Child
- Sweetheart
T: 32 names
- Tandoori
- Tang
- Tangelo
- Tangerine
- Tangerine Dream
- Tangerine Tornado
- Tank
- Tansy
- Tater Tot
- Teddy Bear
- Thai Tea
- Thinking Cap
- Thousand Island
- Tiger
- Tigre
- Tiny Tiger
- Titian
- Toasty
- Toffee Popcorn
- Torch
- Tortilla Chip
- Tots
- Traffic Cone
- Trumpet
- Try Again Later
- Trying His Best
- Tuba
- Tubby
- Tumbles
- Tumbleweed
- Tuppence
- Two Neurons
U: 4 names
- Uh-Oh
- Unbothered
- Uncle Rusty
- User Error
V: 5 names
- Valedictorian
- Valencia
- Vitamin C
- Volcano
- Volpe
W: 10 names
- Waffle Fry
- Walked Into It
- Wally
- Walter
- Well Done
- Whiz Kid
- Wilbur
- Wings
- Wrong Box
- Wrong Way