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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kitty

Kitty was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 355th; the most babies were born in 1947 (358). More babies were named Kitty in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1947358 babies
Total since 1880
11,657babies recorded

Kitty popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#9,93310
2010#10,15511
2000#6,65916
1990#4,60121
1980#2,29543
1970#1,28784
1960#621263
1950#548228
1940#565150
1930#647114
1920#78685
1910#62546
1900#54839
1890#50227
1880#6099

How popular is Kitty, counting every spelling?

Kitty has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Kitty?

About 6,300 people born in the US named Kitty are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 60 and 77. That makes Kitty a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Kitty by state

How common Kitty was among girls born in each state in 1945–1949, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.0×), Virginia (2.8×), South Carolina (1.9×), Texas (1.5×). In 21 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesWI0.07Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesWA0.23Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMN0.11Illinois: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesIL0.14Michigan: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesMI0.17New York: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNY0.07Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesOR0.22Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesIA0.14Indiana: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesIN0.21Ohio: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesOH0.18Pennsylvania: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesPA0.12New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesCA0.23Utah: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesUT0.15Colorado: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesCO0.11Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMO0.05Kentucky: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesKY0.15West Virginia: 0.53 per 1,000 babiesWV0.53Virginia: 0.48 per 1,000 babiesVA0.48Maryland: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesMD0.16Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesKS0.08Arkansas: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesAR0.22Tennessee: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesTN0.24North Carolina: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesNC0.22South Carolina: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesSC0.33District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesOK0.21Louisiana: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesLA0.24Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesAL0.15Georgia: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesGA0.17Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesTX0.26Florida: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesFL0.10
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kitty, girls, 1945–1949. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Kitty: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kitty, they share its era and feel.

Kitty is also a nickname for Katherine.

Questions about the name Kitty

How popular is the name Kitty?

Kitty was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 355th; the most babies were born in 1947 (358). More babies were named Kitty in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Kitty a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kitty in the US.

Where was Kitty most popular?

In 1945–1949, Kitty was most common in West Virginia (0.53 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and South Carolina.