100 Sporty Cat Names Inspired by Famous Athletes

Last Updated: 5 months ago

If you’re looking for some amazingly spectacular sporty cat names, you’re in the right place!

I whipped up a huge list of ideas for your active furball!

From Olympic medalists to famous boxers to epic soccer players, there’s something for every sports fan below.

Let’s take a look!

Sporty Cat Names For Males

1. Ace – English name for the one who comes in first. Unity.
2. Agassi – Hebrew name for the winner.
3. Ali – Muslim name, after one of the most famous fighters.
4. Andre – English name, meaning ‘manly.’
5. Armstrong – after Lance Armstrong.
6. Arnold – after Arnold Schwarzenegger who’s a professional bodybuilder.
7. August – beautiful name for the one who’s venerable.
8. Austin -English name meaning ‘exalted one.’
9. Barkley – after Charles Barkley.
10. Beckham – after the famous soccer player.
11. Ben – after Ben Affleck who went though amazing transformations for movies.
12. Blade – cool sporty name meaning ‘glory.’
13. Blitz – perfect name for a very fast cat.
14. Boris – Slavic name meaning ‘fighter.’
15. Bradshaw – after famous football player Terry Bradshaw.
16. Brady – Irish name for a powerful one.
17. Brett – after American football player Brett Favre.
18. Bronson – after Australia’s professional wrestler Bronson Reed.
19. Brooks – after the famous running shoes brand.
20. Cal – Latin name for a bald one.
21. Calvin – after the Calvin Knights team.
22. Cassius – after Muhammad Ali’s birth name.
23. Champion – for the little champion you have.
24. Colt – English name from The Dark Town.
25. Cooper – after the famous Bradley Cooper.
26. Cornelius – after American athlete Cornelius Johnson.
27. Crosby – after Canadian ice hockey player Sidney Crosby.
28. Delvin – after American football cornerback Delvin Breaux.
29. Dempsey – after American football player Clint Dempsey.
30. Denton – after Peter Denton, the Australian pole vaulter.
31. Derek – after British athlete Derek Redmond.
32. Desmond – after Jamaican athlete Desmond Morris.
33. Dexter – after American bodybuilder Dexter Jackson.
34. Dodger – inspired from the famous Dodger Stadium in LA.
35. Dublin – Hebrew name for the winner.
36. Duke – English name for an always winning cat.
37. Earnest – after 1920’s legend Ernest Glover.
38. Edwin – after Edwin Moses, the American athlete.
39. Emmett – after famous Tim Emmett.
40. Ernie – after American basketball player Ernie Grunfeld.
41. Evander – after professional boxer Evander Holyfield.
42. Falcon – English name for a very fast cat.
43. Fortney – Latin name meaning the strong one.’
44. Franco – after bodybuilder Franco Columbu.
45. Frankie – after Namibian athlete Frankie Fredericks.
46. Frazier – after American boxer Joe Frazier.
47. Gabriel – after Brazilian hurdler Gabriel Constantino.
48. Garfield – great name for a cat who should be sporty, but isn’t.
49. Grant – after Australian athlete Bob Grant
50. Kobe – after famous late and great Kobe Bryant.

It’s hard to choose a favorite, especially since everyone loves different sports. I like “Blitz” or “Blade” as general sporty cat names, though!

Sporty Cat Names For Females

1. Althea – after American tennis player Althea Gibson.
2. Anna – after Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova.
3. Annika – after professional golfer Annika Sörenstam.
4. Babe – after Babe Ruth.
5. Blue – one of the sportiest names ever!
6. Bo – after professional baseball player Bo Jackson.
7. Bonnie – a very elegant and sporty name.
8. Brandi – after athlete Brandi Cross.
9. Candace – after professional basketball player Candace Parker.
10. Cy – after baseball player Cy Young.
11. Dara – after famous Dara Torres.
12. Deanna – after DeAnna Price.
13. Demi – after trainer Demi Bagby.
14. Devi – after Indian athlete Anjali Devi.
15. Dominique – after Dominique Blake.
16. Fatima – after Spanish athlete Fátima Diame.
17. Flora – after Greek hurdler Flora Redoumi.
18. Florence – after Florence Griffith Joyner.
19. Francesca – after Italian soccer player Francesca Penasso.
20. Fu – after Chinese athlete Fu Baolu.
21. Gabriella – after Gabriella Papadakis, the French ice dancer.
22. Gail – after Canadian professional wrestler Gail Kim.
23. Heather – after Canadian athlete Heather Moyse.
24. Jackie – After American athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
25. Janet – after Janet Simpson.
26. Jennie – after British athlete Jenny Meadows.
27. Jesse – after athlete Jesse Owens.
28. Kara – after American track and field athlete Kara Winger.
29. Katarina – after German ice skater Katarina Witt.
30. Kendra – after American hurdler Kendra Harrison.
31. Laila – after runner Laila Traby.
32. Lana – after American professional wrestler.
33. London – after British athlete Jack London.
34. Maeve – after Irish Olympic athlete Maeve Kyle.
35. Marlene – after famous Olympic athlete Marlene Mathews.
36. Martina – after Tennis player Martina Hingis.
37. Mia – after professional soccer player Mia Hamm.
38. Misty – after ballerina Misty Copeland.
39. Nadia – after Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci.
40. Paula – after famous Paula Radcliffe.
41. Rita – after Indian athlete Rita Sen.
42. Rochelle – after Brazilian Rochele Nunes.
43. Serena – after Serena Williams.
44. Sheila – after American athlete Sheila Taormina.
45. Silken – after Canadian rower Silken Laumann.
46. Sonya – after athlete Sonia Lannaman.
47. Svetlana – after Russian ballerina Svetlana Zakharova.
48. Tatyana – after American-Russian athlete Tatyana McFadden.
49. Victoria – Latin name meaning ‘victory.’
50. Yolanda – after Russian athlete Yolanda Chen.

In my opinion, Althea is a beautiful, sporty name for a female cat! I also really love Maeve.

How about you? What are your favorite sporty cat names? Share below!