These Black Cat Names Are Unique And Creative, Perfect For Pretty Kitties

Whether you are looking for cute black kitty names, witchy cat names, or names inspired by famous black cats, you've got a lot to choose from here.

When you're on your cat naming journey, why not start out simply by considering some of the most popular names for black cats? Why not choose a black cat name that is based on something everyone knows like Batman, or something sleek and exotic like Panther?

• Batman
• Cola
• Damien
• Domino
• Gothic
• Ink
• Knight
• Midnight
• Night
• Ninja
• Onyx
• Panther

• Pepper
• Pepsi
• Raven
• Salem
• Sharpie
• Spades
• Spy
• Storm
• Wednesday
• Wicked
• Witchy
• Zorro

• Scat Cat (‌Aristocats‌)
• Binx (‌Hocus Pocus‌)
• Isis (both Catwoman's cat AND a shapeshifter who appeared in the original ‌Star Trek‌ TV show)
• Bagheera (‌The Jungle Book‌)
• Salem (‌Sabrina the Teenage Witch‌)
• Snowball II (‌The Simpsons‌)
• Lucifer (‌Cinderella‌)
• Luna (‌Sailor Moon‌)
• Jiji (‌Kiki's Delivery Service‌)
• Winkie (‌Escape to Witch Mountain‌)
• Sylvester (not a completely black cat, but a famous cat from the Looney Tunes cartoons)

For the raven-haired boys of the bunch, these black cat names names not only honor their sharp good looks, but might speak to their mysterious, playful, or laid-back personalities as well.

• Angus
• Antagonist
• Arcane
• Asher
• Ashton
• Bagheera
• Bandit
• Bat
• Bear
• Betelgeuse
• Billy
• Binx
• Blackjack
• Boogie Man
• Bow tie
• Butler
• Cadbury
• Chip
• Coal (or Cole)
• Cooper
• Crow
• Dante
• Darth

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• Demetrius
• Dice
• Draco
• Duke
• Dusty
• Ego
• Ernie
• Felix
• Figaro
• Flagg
• Fog
• Fudge
• Gaelic
• Gomez
• Gotham
• Grimm
• Hendrix
• Hitchcock
• Jaguar
• Jax
• King
• Lovecraft
• Lucifer

• Mac
• Merlin
• Metal
• Mourn
• Mr. Black
• Mr. Sandman
• Nox
• Oakland
• Obsidian
• Pepe
• Phantom
• Pirate
• Poe
• Priest
• Raider
• Richy
• Sir Shadow
• Skunk
• Sly
• Smokey
• Stallion
• Stone
• Sylvester

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• Tar
• Thestral
• Thunder
• Tux
• Vader
• Warrior
• Wizard
• Yankee
• Zachery

For the good girls, this list features a variety of female names for black cats that range from cute to serious to just plain beautiful.

• Abbi
• Adrianna
• Alchemy
• Ali
• Amy
• Annie
• Ashley
• Astral
• Ava
• Batty
• Beans
• Beauty
• Bella
• Betsy
• Bittersweet
• Blackberry
• Brunette
• Chocolate
• Coco
• Coffee
• Dahlia

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• Dani
• Dot
• Ebony
• Elsa
• Elvira
• Emma
• Frankie
• Freda
• Goddess
• Godiva
• Grace
• Harlem
• Harley
• Hershey
• Indigo
• Inky
• Isis
• Java
• Kali
• Kiki
• Lady
• Layla
• Lexi
• Lilith
• Magpie
• Mary
• Matches
• Miss Nola
• Misty
• Morticia
• Mrs. Black
• Mystic
• Mystique
• Nelly
• Nestle
• Nightingale
• Olive
• Orchid
• Oreo

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• Paige
• Pearl
• Phoebe
• Phoenix
• Piper
• Prudence
• Puma
• Queen
• Rilla
• Sable
• Sabrina
• Sade
• Sarah
• Sheba
• Sibyl
• Silhouette
• Starlight
• Stormy
• Sunset
• Tootsie
• Twilight

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• Velvet
• Vampirella
• Winona
• Zora

Black cats are special for a lot of reasons. We know that black cats really aren't anything to be superstitious about. And although their fur color can be associated with witchy and dark things, black cats are really sweet and need to be protected during times when they might be attacked. For lovers of everything All Hallows Eve and sleek black cats, check out this list of names for black cats inspired by Halloween.

• Annabel Lee
• Autumn
• Boo
• Buffy
• Carrie
• Casper
• Chucky
• Costume
• Crafty
• Doom
• Dracula

• Endora
• Eve
• Frankenstein
• Freddy
• Fright
• Grave
• Halle/Hal
• Hallow
• Halloween
• Halo
• Harlow
• Jack (o'lantern)
• Licorice

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• Luna
• Mask
• Muertos
• Munster
• Norman (Bates)
• October
• Omen
• Pumpkin
• Rosemary

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• Snickers
• Spirit
• Spook
• Spooky
• T.O.T (trick-or-treat)
• Tabitha
• Thirty-one
• Tober
• Trixy
• Twix
• Vampire
• Voodoo
• Witchcraft

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Black cats seldom need help standing out with their striking hair and eyes, but some cats call for a name that might make people stop and think, like any of the choices on this list. Unique names for black cats with unique personalities could range from Abracadabra (cute!) to Zebra (exotic!).

• Abracadabra
• Absinthe
• Ace
• Achromatic
• Almond Joy
• Asphalt
• B.C. (black cat)
• Blacktop
• Bonfire
• Boots
• Box
• Bram
• Bullet

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• Bullseye
• Bump
• Burn
• Burny
• Caps
• Carbon
• Charcoal
• Checkers
• Chess
• Chip
• Cinder
• Comedy
• Cop
• Cross
• Crumbs
• Crypt (Keeper)
• Deadzone
• Decker
• Deja vu
• Detective
• Diesel
• Eclipse
• Eight ball
• Fuel
• Gloom
• Godiva
• Goth

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• Guiness
• Hellraiser
• Hissy
• Hole
• Humbug
• Jet
• Kettle
• Leather
• Marbles
• Market
• Nebulous
• Nimbus
• Nutella
• Penguin

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• Puma
• Serendipity
• Soot
• Spider
• Stoker
• Stygian
• Styx
• Sundown
• Tarmac
• Tint
• Tiptoe
• Undertaker
• Voltaire
• Web
• Zebra

All cats are mysterious creatures with their own individual quirks, but there's something about black cats that leave people saying "I need to know more."

• Alacazam
• Armageddon
• Ash
• Bewitch
• Blackamoor
• Blacken (the Dutch for "to burn")
• Crescent
• Dark Matter
• Darkness
• Darkside
• Dead of Night
• Dragon
• Drusy (a form of quartz)
• Dusk
• Ghost
• Hades
• Haze

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• Icy
• Jinx
• Kizmet
• Mystery
• Nebula
• Nero
• Nocturne
• Oracle
• Phlegein (Ancient Greek for "scorch")
• Scortch
• Secret
• Shade
• Shady
• Sinister
• Sky
• Superstiton
• Talon
• Tarot
• Wraith
• Yin (black in Yin Yang symbol)

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If you love your black cat, you can always choose to name them after their standout feature (that gorgeous coat!) Every language has its own word for "black," so check out these options for words that mean "black" in other languages that are perfect for your black cat!

• Beltza (Basque)
• Dubh (Irish)
• Hitam (Indonesian)
• Iswed (Maltese)
• Kuro (Japanese)
• Madow (Somali)
• Musta (Finnish)
• Negru (Romanian)
• Noir (French)
• Nyeusi (Swahili)
• Pango (Maori)
• Preto (Portuguese)
• Schwarz (German)
• Siyah (Turkish)
• Sort (Danish)
• Svart (Icelandic)
• Sweart (Old English)
• Wakuda (Chichewa)

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If you're looking for a cute black cat name that's unique, check out this list of black cat names and their meanings, most of which are directly related to all things dark-hued.

• Blake: Black, dark (interestingly, this can also mean "light" or "pale" in Olde English)
• Ciar: Black-haired
• Ferrer: Blacksmith
• Kaveh: Royal
• Krishna: Black, dark, the all-attractive
• Lonan: Blackbird
• Odessa: Wrathful
• Corbin: Crow
• Donovan: Brown-haired chieftain
• Douglas: Black water
• Dubhan: Black
• Dunstan: Brave warrior, dusty area
• Gethin: Dusky, dark
• Lamya: Dark complexion
• Nila: Blue
• Rosaleen: Gentle horse, little rose

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All cats are natural night dwellers, and black cats are even more associated with the after-hours thanks to their shining coats. You can lean into their nocturnal urges with any of the names for black cats listed below that mean "night."

• Aladdin
• Florence
• Isra
• Leander
• Nisha
• Nyx
• Olivia
• Puck
• Tatania
• Viola

If you're a night owl, occult enthusiast, or simply appreciate the passage of time and tides, a moon-themed name for your black cat might be the perfect match for you both.

• Aiday
• Aiman
• Alan
• Chandra
• Cynthia
• Diana
• Edwin
• Hala
• Helen
• Portia
• Rhiannon
• Selene
• Tanith
• Tara
• Theia

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It's a complete superstition that black cats are bad luck, but if you have a great sense of humor, then these witchy cat names might be perfect for tricky kitties!

• Bellatrix
• Binder
• Broom
• Cackle
• Cauldron
• Charm
• Cloak
• Draco
• Dumbledore
• Ginny
• Granger
• Half-Moon
• Harry
• Hat
• Hermione
• Hocus Pocus

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• Macbeth
• Magic
• Malfoy
• Nymphadora
• Potion
• Potter
• Sanderson
• Sirius
• Spell
• Spellbound
• Stocking
• Sweep
• Wand
• Warlock
• Wart
• Wayward
• Weasley
• Wicca
• Winifred

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Want something really different for your black cat? You can lean in the totally opposite direction by choosing from names for black cats that have a sense of irony, such as something that signifies color, lightness, or blondes.

• Alaska
• Amethyst
• Aqua
• Blanche
• Blanco
• Blizzard
• Blue
• Brighty
• Coral
• Cotton ball
• Cottontail
• Dandelion
• Emerald
• Ivory
• Jade
• Lemon drop
• Lightbulb
• Marshmallow
• Milk
• Pale Rider
• Pinky
• Powder puff
• Rainbow

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• Rosy
• Rouge
• Ruby
• Salty
• Sapphire
• Scarlet
• Snow Princess
• Snowball
• Snowflake
• Snowy
• Sugar
• Teal
• Tic Tac
• Tofu

There's not much that's cuter than a tiny black kitten, and if you're looking to name a new friend, take a look at these cute kitten names that any black cat could wear well for years to come.

• Chi Chi
• Crispy
• Daisy
• Disney
• Fuzzy
• Goofy
• Max
• Mickey
• Minnie
• Mint Chocolate
• Mittens
• Lil' Star Gaze
• Nighty
• Panda
• Shiny
• Sleepy
• Sooty
• Za Za

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