Cat Names Starting With I

Still need a name for your kitty? Here's a list of cat names beginning with I.

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• Icabaud

  Noble strength.
• Ice

  Coldness, frigidity.
• Iceberg

  A large mass of floating ice, usually found in polar regions.
• Ichika

  One thousand flowers
• Icylyn

  Cool and graceful.
• Ida

  Nourishing, prosperous.
• Idayia

  Feminine form of Iddo, meaning "time" or "season".
• Idle

  Inactive; not working or productive.
• Ifran

  Knowledge
• Iggy

  A diminutive of the name Ignatius, meaning "fiery one".
• Igloo

  A type of snow house or shelter built by the Inuit people of the Arctic.
• Ignacio

  Spanish: "Fiery" or "ardent"
• Ignorance

  Lack of knowledge or awareness.
• Igor

  Slavic origin meaning "warrior of the gods".
• Ike

  Strength or power.
• Illuminée

  Illuminated
• Ima

  Present
• Imani

  Faith
• Immortal

  Eternal, not subject to death.
• Imogen

  Noble, kind, and beloved.
• Imp

  A mischievous or impish person.
• Inara

  Protector of fire and home.
• Inaya

  Care
• Indiana

  a state in midwestern United States
• Indie

  Independent; not bound by convention or tradition.
• Indra

  King of Gods
• Indus

  The name of a constellation in the southern sky.
• Indy

  Independence
• Inferno

  A place or state of intense suffering or torment.
• Infinity

  time without end
• Ink

  Darkness; night.
• Inkspot

  A dark mark or spot made by ink.
• Inkwell

  A receptacle for holding ink.
• Inky

  Dark-colored.
• Ino

  Wild boar
• Inoue

  Above the well
• Ipuki

  Protector.
• Ireland

  Green land
• Iris

  diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
• Irsu

  Protector.
• Irvin

  Strong, brave, and powerful.
• Isaac

  (Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
• Isabella

  A combination of the Hebrew name Elisheba and the Spanish name Isabel, meaning "God is my oath" or "God is my abundance".
• Isabelle

  God is my oath
• Isabis

  Protected by God.
• Isadora

  Feminine form of the name Isidore, meaning "gift of Isis".
• Isaiah

  Prophet, messenger of God
• Isamu

  Vigorous
• Ishii

  Stone well
• Ishmael

  God will hear
• Ishwa

  Sanskrit for “spiritual teacher”.
• Isis

  Egyptian goddess of magic, fertility, and motherhood.
• Isla

  Island
• Island

  A landmass surrounded by water.
• Isle

  A small island.
• Isobel

  Noble.
• Isotope

  A variant of an element that has a different number of neutrons in its nucleus.
• Israel

  Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• Issey

  First-born son
• Itachi

  Weasel
• Ito

  String
• Itsy

  Small, tiny.
• Iva

  Yew tree
• Ivan

  A Slavic form of John, meaning "God is gracious".
• Ivanna

  Feminine form of John, meaning "God is gracious".
• Ivette

  Yew
• Ivory

  White; pure.
• Ivy

  Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
• Iwa

  Rock
• Iwai

  Celebration
• Iyabo

  Fortunate.
• Izanagi

  First male, the god of creation
• Izanami

  Shinto goddess of creation and death
• Izar

  Bright star.
• Izara

  Beautiful.
• Izzy

  A diminutive of the name Isabel or Isabella, meaning "God is my oath".

Cat Names Starting With I currently rank in 73rd place out of all MeowNames.com categories.

As of December 2024, cat names starting with i are losing some popularity with new kitten owners. According to MeowNames stats, they are less fashionable than they were at this time last year.

We've seen quite a bit of variation for this category, which might suggest that its popularity is influenced by seasonal or cultural events.