The title 'Yamatoneko' is used for the seventh Emperor Korei, the eighth Emperor Kogen, the ninth Emperor Kaika, and after an interval, the twenty-second Emperor Seinei (Kojiki), and is also found in the titles of such emperors as Jito, Monmu, Genmei, and Gensho (Nihonshoki and "Shoku Nihongi" [Chronicle of Japan Continued]), who existed in the period from the late seventh through the early eighth century when the compilation of the Kojiki and Nihonshoki was in the final stage.
「ヤマトネコ」という称号は7代孝霊・8代清寧・9代開化、少し離れて22代清寧の諸天皇（『古事記』）にみえ、『記・紀』の編纂が最終段階に入った7世紀末から8世紀初めに存在した持統・文武・元明・元正の諸天皇（『日本書紀』・『続日本紀』）の称号にもみえる。