Surprisingly to some, calico isn't actually a breed of cat but rather the name of a color pattern, so many different breeds can be calico cats. These felines are almost always female, too, due to the chromosomal makeup that determines the color variation of the coat. The X chromosome carries the coding gene for the black and orange colors in a calico cat's coat, so a female cat with two X chromosomes will need to have one orange-coded chromosome and one black-coded chromosome to have the calico colors. Fascinating!

Here are 100 of the best calico cat names to choose from.

Top Calico Cat Names

Here are some of the most popular calico cat names, drawing inspiration from their distinct color pattern and mostly female identity.

• Blaze
• Boots
• Buttercup
• Calypso
• Chloe
• Cleo
• Ginger
• Josie
• Luna
• Margo
• Penelope
• Rue
  

Female Calico Cat Names

Because most calico cats are female (with a few rare males), you might want a traditional female moniker for your kitty.

• Alice
• Asher
• Athena
• Aurora
• Basil
• Bella
• Belle
• Callie
• Clover
• Dove
• Fiona
• Harley
• Harlow
• Hazel
• Iris
• Jo
• Kyra
• Maggie
• Misty
• Penny
• Persephone
• Posie
• Sadie
• Sasha
• Scarlett
• Smokey
• Stella
• Viola
• Willow
• Winnie
• Zoey

Food-Inspired Calico Cat Names

The orange, black, and white coloring of a calico cat lends perfectly to a food-inspired name.

• Amaretto
• Bourbon
• Butterscotch
• Chestnut
• Chowder
• Cinnamon
• Clementine
• Cocoa
• Ginger
• Honey
• Meatball
• Mocha
• Olive
• Peach
• Pretzel
• Pumpkin
• Saffron
• Sage
• Sesame
• Snickers
• Toffee
• Truffle
• Twix
• Whiskey

Cute Calico Cat Names

Cute calico cat names just never go out of style and are the perfect match for your cuddly, adorable kitty.

• Binx
• Blossom
• Buttons
• Fluffy
• Gato
• Jingle
• Junebug
• Missy
• Mittens
• Monkey
• Patches
• Pompom
• Princess
• Sugar Foot
• Sunshine
• Tiny
• Tortie
• Whiskers
  

Unique Calico Cat Names

Calico cats are almost as unique as snowflakes, so pick a name that's as distinctive and rare as they are.

• Arabella
• Freya
• Gamora
• Katniss
• Lennon
• Loki
• Phantom
• Phoenix
• River
• Rowan
• Saphira
• Seraphina
• Sutton
• Tango
• Zelda