Kitty

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Kitty or Kittie is a feminine given name, an English diminutive of Katherine or Irish diminutive of Caitlin and an extension of Kit.

From Wikipedia

Kitty first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 143 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1947 with 358 babies (rank #430 that year). In 2024 it was given to 6 girls (rank #14,374). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kitty

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kitty yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

11,657

Total babies (all years)

143

Years in the data

358

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Kitty

Kitty Carlislefilm actor · b. 1910
Kitty Wellsrecording artist · b. 1919
Kitty Prydecircus performer

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	9	#609
1881	22	#355
1882	19	#423
1883	16	#491
1884	16	#531
1885	18	#511
1886	31	#389
1887	33	#375
1888	28	#474
1889	28	#471
1890	27	#502
1891	29	#479
1892	29	#508
1893	31	#495
1894	29	#538
1895	30	#543
1896	35	#501
1897	30	#547
1898	37	#514
1899	25	#621
1900	39	#548
1901	32	#542
1902	39	#512
1903	29	#619
1904	23	#743
1905	33	#614
1906	37	#586
1907	38	#609
1908	32	#686
1909	41	#611
1910	46	#625
1911	48	#621
1912	55	#676
1913	58	#685
1914	81	#645
1915	105	#647
1916	89	#723
1917	91	#736
1918	97	#728
1919	89	#750
1920	85	#786
1921	83	#805
1922	95	#752
1923	107	#707
1924	127	#662
1925	127	#654
1926	127	#638
1927	117	#666
1928	122	#639
1929	119	#635
1930	114	#647
1931	123	#597
1932	126	#584
1933	121	#586
1934	123	#590
1935	130	#562
1936	105	#645
1937	106	#662
1938	136	#594
1939	121	#615
1940	150	#565
1941	172	#534
1942	168	#570
1943	182	#559
1944	174	#550
1945	210	#506
1946	294	#453
1947	358	#430
1948	288	#473
1949	238	#539
1950	228	#548
1951	228	#561
1952	193	#640
1953	209	#611
1954	220	#612
1955	269	#552
1956	277	#563
1957	261	#605
1958	357	#511
1959	311	#552
1960	263	#621
1961	231	#682
1962	235	#665
1963	186	#756
1964	169	#805
1965	127	#891
1966	126	#898
1967	88	#1,126
1968	77	#1,252
1969	73	#1,336
1970	84	#1,287
1971	68	#1,496
1972	66	#1,463
1973	65	#1,469
1974	62	#1,557
1975	42	#2,080
1976	42	#2,081
1977	62	#1,688
1978	57	#1,792
1979	54	#1,933
1980	43	#2,295
1981	48	#2,140
1982	27	#3,216
1983	29	#2,944
1984	23	#3,570
1985	23	#3,668
1986	24	#3,596
1987	18	#4,575
1988	29	#3,350
1989	16	#5,425
1990	21	#4,601
1991	30	#3,580
1992	16	#5,868
1993	23	#4,468
1994	9	#9,233
1995	21	#4,770
1996	20	#4,963
1997	23	#4,594
1998	18	#5,704
1999	26	#4,389
2000	16	#6,659
2001	17	#6,482
2002	11	#9,181
2003	12	#8,800
2004	23	#5,466
2005	16	#7,334
2006	14	#8,502
2007	11	#10,505
2008	15	#8,347
2009	8	#13,104
2010	11	#10,153
2011	11	#10,093
2012	10	#10,873
2013	15	#7,989
2014	14	#8,298
2015	10	#10,521
2016	7	#13,655
2017	12	#9,077
2018	6	#14,803
2019	7	#13,155
2020	10	#9,928
2023	6	#14,337
2024	6	#14,374