If you’re looking for the best tough cat names for your rock-star kitty, we’ve got you covered!

We’ll look at the top 133 names (including gangster cat names) that are the epitome of grit and gristle!

In other words, these names will tell the world, “back off buddy, cool cat coming through!”

Check them out and tell us which ones you love!

You may also adore these clever mischievous cat names!

Tough Cat Names for Male & Female Kitties

Some cats are defined by their tough personalities.

We as cat parents know more than one cat that can hold it down and hold their own – if you know what I mean.

So when you get an adorable new kitten and you realize she is incredibly resilient and strong, it’s only natural you want her name to reflect that.

So what we have done is scour the Internet and our brains to bring the toughest cat names we can think of.

Tough Male Cat Names

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This one’s easy, as there are a lot of tough feline characters throughout history and in folklore as well as cartoons that we can draw inspiration from.

1. Admiral
2. Arnold (like Schwarzenegger)
3. Aslan – The all powerful lion from Narnia
4. Ares – Greek God of War
5. Atlas – He held up the heavens, who else can say that?
6. Balboa
7. Bane
8. Boss
9. Bruiser
10. Bronson
11. Bugsy
12. Bullet
13. Cheshire
14. Chief
15. Doyle
16. Fang
17. Felix – We just had to, he’s the OG!
18. Hades – King of the Underworld, who can beat that?
19. Han – From Star Wars, I think that speaks for itself.
20. Harry
21. Heathcliff – The street smart orange cat.
22. Hercules
23. Hulk
24. Khan
25. Kong
26. Kova- Finnish for “tough”
27. Lion
28. Loki
29. Lucifer – The annoying and evil cat from Cinderella.
30. McClane (Bruce Willis’ character from the Die Hard movies)
31. Mufasa
32. Odin
33. Oliver – Any cat that can bond with street dogs is tough!
34. Rebel
35. Rocky
36. Rowdy
37. Samson
38. Scat the Cat
39. Scratchy – Yes, from the Simpsons! A cat that continuously tries to kill a mouse is tough in our books.
40. Salem – The awesome sidekick of Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
41. Simba
42. Snake
43. Scar – Even though we realize he’s quite the coward from the Lion King, but at least his name is tough.
44. Tarantino
45. Tiberius
46. Tiger
47. Thor
48. Walker
49. Vulcan – The calmest and most logical race in Star Trek.

Whether it be from movies or deities, there are a few very fitting names, with Ares as one of our favorites.

Some of the names speak for themselves, like Tiger and Lion, the big cats have so much power they can take down most other animals.

Hulk, referred to as the strongest Avenger, can definitely live up to your tough cat.

Now, let’s check out some tough names for our female cats!

Tough Female Cat Names

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1. Andromeda
2. Aphrodite – Goddess of Beauty
3. Artemis – Goddess of wild animals and the hunt.
4. Astra
5. Athena – Greek Goddess of war
6. Cersei – She’s a terrible person, but super tough.
7. Clarice
8. Diva
9. Domino
10. Duchess
11. Eowyn
12. Gaia – Goddess and Mother of Life.
13. Gamora
14. Hera – The queen of all Gods!
15. Harley – In reference to Harley Quinn.
16. Hermione
17. Katniss – Everdeen
18. Jinx
19. Leia – The Princess in Star Wars was pretty tough.
20. Liberty
21. Lynx
22. Matilida
23. Medusa
24. Minx
25. Mystique
26. Nala – The tough significant other of Simba.
27. Nikita
28. Puma
29. Sarah (Connor, from Terminator)
30. Ripley
31. Rogue
32. Queenie
33. Sabriel
34. Sarabi – Nala’s mother
35. Selena – Catwoman is tough!
36. Sassy
37. Savannah
38. Sheba
39. Shuri (from Black Panther)
40. Stormy
41. Trinity
42. Valkyrie
43. Venus
44. Vixen
45. Xena – Warrior princess, if you were born in the 90’s .

As a bonus, for those extra tough kitties out there, we have made a list of gangster cat names if all the above don’t seem tough enough.

Gangster Male Cat Names

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1. Capone – After Al Capone
2. Baby Face – After Baby Face Nelson
3. Siegel – After Bugsy Siegel
4. Danger
5. Mad Cat – After Mad Dog Coll, but Mad Cat instead.
6. Dillinger – After John Dillinger
7. Angelo
8. Mickey
9. Mario
10. Joe or Joey – Lots of gangsters with that first name.
11. Gambino – After the Gambino crime family.
12. Gotti – After John Gotti.
13. Corleone – Have you watched The Godfather?
14. Kingpin
15. Don – Mafia boss
16. King
17. Prophet
18. Satan
19. Ice – The slang for kill.

Gangster Female Cat Names

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1. Bonnie – One half of Bonnie and Clyde
2. Belle – After Belle Starr, a Texas outlaw
3. Kelly – After Machine Gun Kelly’s wife.
4. Ma – After Ma Barker of the Barker gang.
5. Rebel
6. Flamingo – After Bugsy Siegel’s girlfriend.
7. Queen – After Sandra Beltran.
8. Angel Face
9. Diamond
10. Cougar
11. Dollface
12. Cadillac
13. Black Widow
14. Bandit
15. Bandana
16. Wicked
17. Hatchet
18. Pistol
19. Warrior
20. Calypso

Naming your new kitten after a mob boss or his girlfriend, or a female gangster in her own right is the definition of tough.

Which do you think was the toughest sounding name? Which would you choose for your new kitten?

Can you think of any more tough cat names to add to the list? Leave your comments below and tell us what you think!