Names / Girl names
Kitty
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#355
in 1881
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
11,600
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #355 in 1881 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Kitty was first recorded in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. Its strongest year was 1881, at #355 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 11,600 have carried it since records began.