The first name Kitty

In 2025, 23 girls were named Kitty, making it the 1,362nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 279 births (#189).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kitty with other names.

In 2024, 6 girls born in the United States were named Kitty, the 14,422nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1947, when 358 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Kitty Carlisle
  American stage and screen actress, singer, and spokesperson for the arts (1910–2007)
• Kitty Wells
  American country music singer (1919–2012)
• Kitty Marion
  Actress and political activist, Militant Suffragette (1871-1944)
• Kitty Kallen
  American singer (1921-2016)
• Kitty Joyner
  American electrical engineer, 1916–1993
• Kitty O'Neil
  American racing driver and stuntwoman (1946–2018)
• Kitty Crowther
  Belgian children's illustrator and writer (born 1970)
• Kitty Genovese
  American murder victim, 1935–1964
• Kitty Gordon
  British actress (1878–1974)
• Kitty ter Braake
  Dutch hurdler and sprinter (1913-1991)
• Kitty Kiernan
  Fiancée of Michael Collins (1892–1945)
• Kitty Dukakis
  American author (1936–2025)

What does the name Kitty mean?

Clipping of Katherine and related names + -y (diminutive suffix).

How popular is the name Kitty?

In 2025, 23 girls born in England and Wales were named Kitty, ranking 1,362nd. Its peak was 2009, with 279 births.

Is Kitty a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 11,657 US babies named Kitty since 1880 were girls.

When was Kitty most popular?

1947 in the United States, when 358 babies were named Kitty, its highest rank at 430th.

How do you pronounce Kitty?

Kitty is /ˈkɪti/, 2 syllables.