Boots

A common name for cats with boot-like markings on their feet, in the same vein as Mittens, Socks, and Beans, Boots is also the name of Dora The Explorer's monkey friend and the name of a UK drugstore chain. It has, you may be surprised to learn, also appeared in the US stats, used sparingly in the early half of the 20th-century, possibly as a nod to a family surname.

Pronounced BOOTS.

As of October 2026, Boots ranked #3868 in US births in 1934 SSA, peaked at #2455 in 1929.