# cat-names

> Get popular cat names

Latest version **4.0.0** (published 2024-04-30) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install cat-names
pnpm add cat-names
yarn add cat-names
bun add cat-names
```

Provides the command `cat-names`.

## Health

**Score 30/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; high quality score.

Warnings: low downloads.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.0 |
| Published | 2024-04-30 |
| First published | 2015-01-14 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM |
| Node | >=18.20 |
| Dependencies | 2 |
| Unpacked size | 5.3 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 274 |
| Author | Sindre Sorhus |
| Maintainers | sindresorhus |
| Keywords | cli-app, cli, bin, word, words, list, array, random, rand, animal, cat, cats, kitten, name, names, female, male |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/cat-names
- Repository: https://github.com/sindresorhus/cat-names
- Homepage: https://github.com/sindresorhus/cat-names#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/sindresorhus/cat-names/issues
- Funding: https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/cat-names

## Dependencies (2)

- [meow](https://npm.io/package/meow.md) ^13.2.0
- [unique-random-array](https://npm.io/package/unique-random-array.md) ^3.0.0

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## Recent versions

- 4.0.0 (latest) — 2024-04-30
- 3.1.0 — 2022-06-15
- 3.0.0 — 2019-05-04
- 2.0.0 — 2018-09-17
- 1.0.2 — 2015-02-16
- 1.0.1 — 2015-01-22
- 1.0.0 — 2015-01-14

## README

# cat-names

> Get popular cat names

![](dofle.jpg)

The name list is just a [JSON file](cat-names.json) and can be used anywhere.

*I'm not accepting PRs for additional names.*

## Install

```sh
npm install cat-names
```

## Usage

```js
import {catNames, randomCatName} from 'cat-names';

catNames;
//=> ['Abby', 'Angel', …]

randomCatName();
//=> 'Max'
```

## API

### catNames

Type: `string[]`

Top 100 cat names in alphabetical order.

### randomCatName()

Type: `Function`

Get a random cat name.

## CLI

```sh
npm install --global cat-names
```

```
$ cat-names --help

  Examples
    $ cat-names
    Max

    $ cat-names --all
    Abby
    Angel
    …

  Options
    --all  Get all names instead of a random name
```

## Related

- [dog-names](https://github.com/sindresorhus/dog-names) - Get popular dog names
- [pokemon](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pokemon) - Get Pokémon names
- [superb](https://github.com/sindresorhus/superb) - Get superb like words
- [superheroes](https://github.com/sindresorhus/superheroes) - Get superhero names
- [supervillains](https://github.com/sindresorhus/supervillains) - Get supervillain names
- [random-tree-names](https://github.com/pguth/random-tree-names) - Get tree names
- [yes-no-words](https://github.com/sindresorhus/yes-no-words) - Get yes/no like words

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