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Gitty

Gitty: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“good”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
GIT-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Gitty is a Yiddish diminutive usually used for Gיטל, often linked to Yiddish git 'good.' In Jewish usage it may also function as a pet form of names such as Gitel or Gitta.

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How popular is Gitty?

202446.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Gitty in 2024152

2024 rank#1,444 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18803,519

Gitty has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Gitty

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Gitty questions

What does the name Gitty mean?

Gitty means "good". It comes from Hebrew. Gitty is a Yiddish diminutive usually used for Gיטל, often linked to Yiddish git 'good.' In Jewish usage it may also function as a pet form of names such as Gitel or Gitta.

Is Gitty a boy or girl name?

Gitty is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Gitty?

152 US babies were named Gitty in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Gitty?

Gitty is usually pronounced GIT-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.