450+ Musical Cat Names {from Country to Rock to Rap}

If you have a song in your heart because you have just welcomed a new cat into your family, you might want to consider music cat names. From music terminology and instruments to recording artists ranging from Kitty Wells to Doja Cat, you’re sure to find a name in our list that will strike just the right chord!

Music Cat Names {from Country to Rock to Rap}

Blues Cat Names: Female

Billie Holiday
Etta James
Ma Rainey
Bonnie Raitt
Bessie Smith
Koko Taylor
Big Mama Thornton
Sippie Wallace

Blues Cat Names: Male

B.B. King
Lead Belly
Bo Diddley — A cat named after this blues great would be following in the pawprints of Bo, the Portuguese Water Dog who promenaded through the halls of the White House during the presidency of Barack Obama.
Buddy Guy
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Blind Lemon Jefferson
T-Bone Walker
Muddy Waters

Country Music Cat Names (Female)

Lynn Anderson — The star who climbed to the top of the charts with her hit single (“I Never Promised You) A Rose Garden” helped to cultivate a better tomorrow for our four-legged friends in need during her lifetime. The singer lent her voice to a Stop Animal Cruelty initiative to place harsher penalties on abusers of dogs, cats and horses in the state of North Dakota, and her passing in 2015 was marked with a request for donations to two of her favorite organizations: Stray Hearts Animal Shelter in Taos, New Mexico and Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue in Nashville, a non-profit which she frequently helped as a foster.
June Carter Cash
Maybelle Carter
Sara Carter
Patsy Cline
Sheryl Crow
Skeeter Davis
Crystal Gayle
Emmylou Harris — The multi- Grammy Award winner/founder of Bonaparte’s Dog Rescue also works closely with Crossroads Campus, which helps both people and pets in need.
Faith Hill
Goldie Hill
Wanda Jackson
Naomi Judd — The late country music icon was a long-time supporter of The American Humane Association, helping to shine a spotlight on the organization’s Canines & Childhood Cancer study and the need to bring Military Working dogs back to the United States.
Wynonna Judd — A proud pet parent to three cats, this chart-topper is also a supporter of the American Humane Association and the Helen Woodward Animal Center.
Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert — Along with helping cats and dogs find forever homes through MuttNation Foundation, the crooner who climbed to the top of the charts with “The House That Built Me” has opened up her heart and home to a number of fur babies. Among her feline family members are Curtis Loew (named after a song by Lynyrd skynyrd), Tequila, Ravioli, and Mac and Cheese.
Patty Loveless
Loretta Lynn
Barbara Mandrell — The Country Music Hall of Fame member, and proud pet parent to three cats, has helped our furry friends in need by taking part in such events as a MARS
Kathy Mattea
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Patsy Montana
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Dolly Parton — Although her “Doggy Parton” line of pet apparel and accessories is geared toward our canine companions, a portion of the proceeds from sales benefit Willa B. Farm, which cares for cats, dogs and other animals in need.
Carly Pearce
LeAnn Rimes
Tanya Tucker — This country music legend is a supporter of the Nashville Humane Association!
Shania Twain
Carrie Underwood — A platinum-selling recording artist with a heart of gold, Underwood helps both the people and pets in her hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma through C.A.T.S. (Checotah Animal, Town and School Foundation), which she created in 2009.
Kitty Wells
Dottie West
Gretchen Wilson
Lee Ann Womack
Tammy Wynette
Trisha Yearwood — While her Trisha Yearwood Pet Collection caters to canines, funds help both cats and dogs throughout the United States who need a forever home.

Country Music Cat Names (Male)

Roy Acuff
Chet Atkins
Garth Brooks
Glen Campbell
Johnny Cash
Kenny Chesney — The chart-topper, who lost his home on the island of St. John during Hurricane Irma in 2017, launched the Love for Love City Foundation to help rebuild the Caribbean community, reunite companion animals with their families and help dogs and cats who were saved from the streets get on the road to finding their forever home. “If you’ve ever loved a dog or a cat,” the singer stated “the idea of these poor animals who can’t find their people, who are struggling to find food, some of whom need medicine, it breaks your heart. To me, if we can’t find their owners, we can find them love. That’s what Love for Love City is all about.”
Larry Gatlin
Vince Gill
Mickey Gilley — A pal to those with paws, this country music great frequently performed for the Taney County Animal Control, with attendees bringing donations of kitty litter and cat and dog food. When the singer passed in 2022, donations to Best Friends Animal Society and local animal shelters were requested in lieu of flowers.
Merle Haggard
Waylon Jennings
George Jones
Tim Mcgraw
Bill Monroe
Willie Nelson — A portion of the sale of each Willie’s Rescue hemp product for companion animals (which contain no THC) is donated to animal rescues.
Buck Owens
Charlie Pride
Kenny Rogers
Marty Robbins
Blake Shelton
Chris Stapleton — The singer who took “Starting Over” to the top of the country chart has helped homeless cats and dogs enjoy a new start in life with grants from his charitable fund Outlaw State of Mind to the Johnson County Animal Shelter and The Tazzy Animal Rescue Fund.
George Strait
Randy Travis
Conway Twitty
Keith Urban — Did you know that that country crooner and his Oscar-winning wife Nicole Kidman are pet parents of a black-and-white rescue cat named Louis?
Hank Williams
Dwight Yoakum
Country Music Duos
The Bellamy Brothers
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osbourne
Dan & Shay — Did you know that Dan Smyers is an animal advocate who has shown support for such animal welfare groups as Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue and the Nashville branch of Wags & Walks Rescue?
Flatt & Scruggs
Montgomery Gentry

Country Band Names

Alabama
Diamond Rio
Lonestar

Jazz Names for Cats: Male

Louis Armstrong
Count Basie
Dave Brubeck
John Coltrane
Chick Corea
Miles Davis
Duke Ellington
Dizzy Gillespie
Herbie Hancock
Charles Mingus
Thelonious Monk
Charlie Parker
Sonny Rollins

Jazz Names for Cats: Female

Ella Fitzgerald
Nina Simone
Sarah Vaughan

Words Associated with Jazz Music

Axe — A word used by jazz musicians in place of instrument.
Bebop
Boogie
Boogie-Woogie — A fun combo name if you are adopting a pair of kittens!
Bop
Fusion
Hep Cat
Hepster or Hipster
Jazz
Jive
Jump
Riff
Rhythm
Scat
Sideman — Members of the band, excluding the lead.

Hip Hop and Rap Cat Names: Male

50 Cent
Biggie (The Notorious B.I.G.)
Sean Combs
Common
DaBaby
Snoop Dogg
Drake
Dr. Dre
Nipsey Hussle
Ice Cube
Ice-T
Jay-Z
Post Malone
Lil Wayne
LL Cool J
Tupac Shakur
Ye

Hip Hop and Rap Cat Names: Female

Cardi B
Da Brat
Missi Elliott
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Queen Latifa

Opera Cat Names: Male

Jose Carreras
Enrico Caruso
Placido Domingo
Mario Lanza
Luciano Pavarotti

Opera Cat Names: Female

Marian Anderson — A ground-breaking performer who made history with her rendition of “My County, ‘Tis of Thee” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the contralto spoke and sang of her love for her cat Snoopy in her 1963 album Snoopycat: The Adventures of Marian Anderson’s Cat Snoopy.
Kathleen Battle
Monsterrrat Caballe
Maria Callas
Renee Fleming
Marilyn Horne
Jessye Norman
Leontyn Pryce
Beverly Sills
Joan Sutherland
Kiri Te Kanawa

Words Associated with Opera Music

Aria
Baritone
Bass
Cadenza
Contralto
Diva
Encore
Falsetto
Impresario
Libretto
Portamento
Soprano
Soubrette
Tenor
Toi Toi Toi — Pronounced “toy toy toy,” this is a term in the opera world for good luck.
Trill

R & B/Soul Cat Names: Female

Erykah Badu
Mary J. Blige
Aretha Franklin
Alicia Keys
Chaka Khan
Patti LaBelle
Jill Scott

R & B/Soul Cat Names: Male

Sam Cooke
Isaac Hayes
Luther Vandross
Barry White

Cat Names Inspired by Music--by the decade (male and female names)

50s Pop Stars: Female

Doris Day — The love this multi-talented performer had for our four-legged friends lives on through the Doris Day Animal Foundation.
Connie Francis
Peggy Lee
Patti Page
Dinah Shore

50s Pop Stars: Male

Paul Anka
Chuck Berry
Pat Boone
Big Bopper
Fats Domino
Perry Como
Bill Hailey
Buddy Holly
Jerry Lee Lewis
Roy Orbison
Little Richard
Elvis Presley — If you are considering a cat name inspired by The King of Rock and Roll, be sure to check out our page of Elvis-themed pet names!

50s duos

The Everly Brothers (Phil and Don)
50s Band Names
The Cadillacs
The Coasters
The Crickets
The Drifters
The Flamingos
The Moonglows
The Penguins
The Platters
The Shirelles

Pop & Rock and Roll Cat Names: 1960s (Female)

Joan Baez
Shirley Bassey
Cher
Petula Clark
Judy Collins
Cass “Mama Cass” Elliot
Marianne Faithfull
Lesley Gore
Janis Joplin
Lulu
Peggy March
Joni Mitchell
Diana Ross
Nancy Sinatra
Ronnie Spector
Dusty Springfield
Barbra Streisand
Tina Turner
Dionne Warwick
Mary Wells

Pop & Rock and Roll Cat Names: 1960s (Male)

Roger Daltry (of The Who)
Donovan
Bob Dylan
George Harrison — The Beatle was a pet parent to several purring pals, including two siamese named Rupert and Joss Stick.
Jimi Hendrix
Mick Jagger — Did you know that The Rolling Stones frontman is a proud pet parent to a black cat named Nero?
John Lennon — The Beatle bonded with many feline friends over the years, including a black cat he called Salt.
Paul McCartney — The music icon who often lends his voice to help the voiceless, has had several cat companions over the years, including tabbies named Mary, Tiger and Thisbe.
Jim Morrison (The Doors)
Keith Richards
Ringo Starr

60s Duos

Jan and Dean
Simon and Garfunkel
Sonny and Cher

60s bands

The Beatles
The Byrds
Led Zeppelin
The Monkees (along with the name Monkee, cats could be named after band members Davey Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Michal Nesmith and Peter Tork)
Steppenwolf
The Supremes

Words Associated with 60s music

Fab
Gear
Groovy
Hippie
Woodstock

Pop & Rock and Roll Cat Names: 1970s (Male)

David Cassidy — The late teen idol’s devotion to cats, dogs and horses lives on through the I Think I Love You Animal Foundation.
Andy Gibb
Billy Joel
Elton John
Barry Manilow
Tony Orlando (and Dawn)
Donny Osmond
Rod Stewart

Pop & Rock and Roll Cat Names: 1970s (Female)

Karen Carpenter
Olivia Newton-John
Stevie Nicks
Marie Osmond
Carly Simon
Donna Summer
Linda Ronstadt

70s Duos

Captain and Tennille
Hall and Oates
Seals and Crofts

70s Bands

ABBA
Aerosmith
Bee Gees
Chic
Chicago
Fleetwood Mac
Queen

Words Associated with 70s music

Boogie
Disco

80s Musical Artists: Female

Pat Benatar
Bjork
Belinda Carlisle — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member is the co-founder of Animal People Alliance.
Gloria Estefan
Debbie Gibson
Debbie Harry
Whitney Houston
Chrissie Hynde (of The Pretenders)
Janet Jackson
Joan Jett
Cyndi Lauper
Annie Lennox
Madonna
Donna Summer

80s Musical Artists: Male

Bono (of U2)
Bryan Adams
Rick Astley
Jon Bon Jovi
David Bowie
Boy George
Michael Jackson
Simon LeBon
Freddie Mercury — A fan of our feline friends, the frontman of Queen shared his heart and home with many rescue cats, and even wrote a song about his purring pal Delilah!
George Michael
Prince — Did you know that The Purple One’s cat Paisley was known as the CEO of Paisley Park enterprises?
Lionel Richie
Rick Springfield
Sting

80s Bands

Bananarama
The Bangles
Blondie
Bon Jovi
Devo
Duran Duran
The Go-Gos
Heart
Journey
Van Halen
Wham!

90s Musical Artists: Female

Aaliyah
Christina Aguilera
Beyonce
Mariah Carey
Celine Dion
Jennifer Lopez
Mya — In 2022 the Grammy Award winner became the first US celebrity ambassador for World Animal Protection.
Sarah McLachlan
Kylie Minogue
Alanis Morissette
Shakira
Britney Spears
Gwen Stefani

90s Musical Artists: Male

Michael Buble
Kurt Cobain
Eminem
Lenny Kravitz
Seal
Rob Thomas — The singer/songwriter and his wife are the co-founders of Sidewalk Angels, a foundation which provides funds for 20 no-kill shelters and rescues across the United States.

90s bands

Korn
Nirvana
Oasis
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Soundgarden
Weezer

1990s Music Words

Lilith (Fair)
Lollapalooza

2000s Musical artists: Female

Avril Lavigne
Kelly Clarkson
Miley Cyrus — The “Wrecking Ball” singer has had many pals with paws over the years, including cats named Keke, LiLo and Shanti.
Dido
Katy Perry — For 15 years the chart-topper was a pet parent to a former stray tabby she dubbed Katy Purry.
Pink
Rihanna
Amy Winehouse

2000s Musical artists: Male

Enrique Iglesias
Adam Levigne
Chris Martin (of Coldplay)
Moby
Justin Timberlake

2000s Bands

Coldplay

2000s Music Words

Bonnaroo
Coachella

2010s Musical Artists: Female

Lady Gaga
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande — The “7 Rings” singer is the co-founder of Orange Twins Rescue!
Janelle Monae
Taylor Swift — A fan of naming her feline friends after her favorite characters, the multi-Grammy Award winner is a pet parent to two Scottish Folds called Olivia Benson and Meredith Grey, and a Ragdoll dubbed Benjamin Button.

2010s Musical Artists: Male

Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran — Since the start of his rise to stardom, the “Perfect” singer has been a doting dad to three cats — Graham, Calippo and Dorito.
Harry Styles