Mochi
Mochi is a Japanese food word for a preparation made by cooking and pounding glutinous rice. As a cat name it can be a food reference. The dictionary supports that word meaning; it does not imply that the name predicts a cat’s size, sweetness or temperament.
- Meaning
- Japanese rice cake made from cooked, pounded glutinous rice
- Name or word origin
- Japanese food word
Sources and meaning notes
The citation documents a food word, not a traditional personal-name etymology.
- Merriam-Webster: mochi The English word and its documented lexical sense; not a claim about every possible personal-name origin
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Catalog grouping: Unisex. 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 | #4 | Healthy Paws enrolled cats (2025 data) |
| U.S. cat names — top 100 | #15 | 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 Mochi
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