Coco
Coco was the nickname used by Gabrielle Chanel. Chanel’s own history uses that nickname in describing the opening of her hat shop in 1910. This is one documented namesake reference; it does not establish a single linguistic origin or literal meaning for all cats called Coco.
- Meaning
- A single literal meaning has not been established. See the name-history notes above.
Sources and meaning notes
The source verifies a namesake. Other word or family-name readings of Coco are not resolved by this reference.
- CHANEL: the house in the 1910s Gabrielle Chanel’s use of the nickname Coco
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Catalog grouping: Female. This is a browsing label and does not restrict which cats can use the name.
Popularity in cited datasets
Each position below belongs to its publisher’s sample and time period. These are not iCatNames registration counts or a combined ranking.
| Dataset scope | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Newly enrolled cats, 2025 | #10 | Healthy Paws enrolled cats (2025 data) |
| U.S. cat names — top 100 | #26 | Rover catalog (checked 2026-10-26; undated) |
An undated catalog checked in 2026 is not a 2025 annual result. Historical reports keep their published period. Source records on this page were checked on 2026-10-26.
Compare the checked ranking snapshotsNames in similar collections to Coco
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