109 Halloween Cat Names for Your Spooky Kitty
Aside from made-up monsters, the animal most associated with spooky season is your standard housecat—especially black ones. So it’s natural to search for Halloween cat names for your newest furry family member. We’ve got you covered with a supernaturally comprehensive list of 109 Halloween names for cats, perfect for the frighteningly cute feline who’s stalked their way into your heart.
Spooky Cat Names
- Boo — Be careful with this one—you might end up scaring your friends when all you’re really doing is calling your spooky cat.
- Cobweb — You wouldn’t want an actual cobweb hanging around your house, but a cat named Cobweb is actually pretty cute in that dusty corner.
- Ghost — What’s one surefire thing associated with Halloween? Ghosts.
- Halloween — Basic? Maybe—but if you love Halloween, who cares? You can even give your new pet the nickname “Hal” or “Weenie”—it’s a perfect Halloween cat name either way.
- Jack — Short for jack-o’-lantern, Jack is a festive choice for an orange cat.
- Patch — This name would be even more purr-fect if you found your new furry friend at a pumpkin patch!
- Pumpkin — Pumpkins are sweet, round and plump—just like your new kitten will be after indulging in some cat-friendly Halloween treats.
- Sheets — Cut out a set of eye holes in an old bed sheet and voilà, you’ve got yourself a spooky costume—or a great new spooky cat name.
- Spider — These creepy-crawlies lurk in dark corners all year round, but somehow they’re acceptable in October.
Halloween Related Names
- Amulet — As in the magic amulet your cat brought home from your neighborhood witch’s house. Naughty kitty.
- Autumn — The spookiest time of the year.
- Bolts — This scary cat name is inspired by the electric bolts protruding from Frankenstein’s monster’s neck.
- Bones — What makes up a skeleton.
- Bump — A spooky cat name inspired by things that go bump in the night.
- Captain — Every ghostly pirate ship needs its captain.
- Charms — Every good witch has a book full of charms and spells.
- Crescent — Much like the moon, your new kitten will go through plenty of phases.
- Crystal — Mystics like to use crystals to connect with Mother Earth.
- Enchanted — Cats are really enchanting creatures, so why not name your new pet after magic wands and shooting stars?
- Fangs — Vampire fangs are almost as dangerous as your cat’s teeth.
- Harvest — Although harvest festivals typically take place in late September and early October, they pave the way for the spooky Halloween season.
- Jinx — You’re lucky to have your feline friend, of course. But this bad-luck curse makes a fun spooky cat name, all the same.
- Magic — Because having a cat in your life is simply magical.
- Red — As in the color of blood.
- Rip — Instead of writing it on a headstone, put this spooky cat name on your new cat’s collar.
- Ron — This name is short for “cauldron,” a staple in any witch or wizard’s kitchen. It’s also a nod to Ron Weasley in “Harry Potter,” which is a simply bewitching book and movie series.
- Slime — As in the green, gooey thing that oozes from a nearby ghost (or at least that’s what we’ve seen on TV).
- Stitches — Doctor Frankenstein built his monster from spare human parts, leaving his creation to be covered in—you guessed it—stitches.
- Stone — Graveyards aren’t a great place for cats to hang out. Instead of letting your kitten frolic among the headstones, give them a rad new name like Stone.
- Tarot — Maybe your most recent tarot card reading led you to finally adopt your new furry friend.
- Tober — This name is short for “October.”
Halloween Names for Black Cats
- Dagger — This scary cat name wouldn’t be fitting for a pet any color other than black.
- Darth — The force is strong with this “Star Wars“-inspired name, which is perfect for a male cat.
- Dawn — As in the vampire film “From Dusk Till Dawn.”
- Devil — A Halloween cat name for an especially mischievous (dare we say, devilish) kitty.
- Dusk — This is the time just before night falls, making it an excellent Halloween name for black or gray cats.
- Ember — The final flicker of light before a fire turns to ash.
- Horns — We’re convinced some cats have invisible, devilish horns.
- Jet — As in jet black, a quite literal Halloween name for black cats.
- Lucy — A seemingly innocuous cat name—until you reveal that Lucy is short for Lucifer.
- Luna — Many black cat names wink to the moon, which has long been associated with magical happenings. Luna is also one of the most popular cat names around!
- Midnight — Some believe it’s the hour when the veil between worlds is thinnest.
- Misfit — Your new cat or kitten might act a bit like a misfit at times.
- Morticia — Meow! The Addams Family matriarch is known for her signature head-to-toe, tight-as-can-be black wardrobe.
- Night — The time of day when the sky is black and spooky.
- Occult — There’s nothing darker than the dark arts.
- Onyx — A gemstone that’s often black as night.
- Ouija — They say playing with a Ouija board can conjure up dark, evil spirits. Best to avoid the actual game and just use it as a Halloween cat name for your black cat instead.
- Raven — Ravens are all-black birds with a tendency to appear in horror movies.
- Shadow — Shadows cast a bit of darkness wherever they land, just like your black cat.
- Smokey — Just like all that smoke coming out of your cauldron while you brew your next potion.
- Tip — As in the pointed tip of a witch’s hat—perfect for your witchy cat.
- Twilight — Whether you’re referencing the book and movie series or the dusky time of day, it’s a winner.
Monster Names
- Batty — A nod to bats (and the vampires who turn into them).
- Banshee — Banshees are ghosts, typically female, who come to warn of the impending death of a family member. If your female cat has a piercing scream, this one’s a winner.
- Count — In Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula was actually a noble Transylvanian count.
- Doc — Doctor Frankenstein is a mouthful, so instead give your pet this shortened Halloween cat name for the man who created a monster in his lair.
- Dracula — Perhaps the most famous vampire ever, Dracula is what nightmares are made of.
- Dusa — Short for the monster Medusa, who has snakes for hair and can turn people into stone with just one look.
- Frank — Short for Frankenstein, in homage to either the monster or the man who created him.
- Golem — In Jewish folklore, a golem is a creature created from mud and used to do the conjurer’s bidding.
- Harpy — These monsters have a female head and body but large bird wings and claws.
- Mary — Frankenstein’s monster wouldn’t be who he was if it weren’t for the author herself, Mary Shelley, who penned the horror classic.
- Nessie — The creature who haunts Loch Ness lake in Scotland.
- Newt — A scary cat name taken from the creature whose eyes are a popular cauldron ingredient amongst witches, at least according to Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.”
- Siren — Sirens are often associated with mermaids; however, where mermaids are sweet and approachable, you do not want to get caught listening to a siren’s song because that just might be the last thing you hear.
